To: | Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (rjacques@mabr.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 90550004 - DEPRESSETTLING - A3225.82855U |
Sent: | September 15, 2021 01:16:42 PM |
Sent As: | ecom101@uspto.gov |
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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application
U.S. Application Serial No. 90550004
Mark: DEPRESSETTLING
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Correspondence Address:
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Applicant: Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
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Reference/Docket No. A3225.82855U
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NONFINAL OFFICE ACTION
The USPTO must receive applicant’s response to this letter within six months of the issue date below or the application will be abandoned. Respond using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). A link to the appropriate TEAS response form appears at the end of this Office action.
Issue date: September 15, 2021
The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney. Applicant must respond timely and completely to the issue(s) below. 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
Summary of Issues that Applicant Must Address:
1. Advisory – Search Results:
2. Requirement – Significance:
(1) Explain whether the wording “DEPRESSETTLING” in the mark has any meaning or significance in the trade or industry in which applicant’s goods and/or services are manufactured or provided, any meaning or significance as applied to applicant’s goods and/or services, or if such wording is a term of art within applicant’s industry.
See 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b); TMEP §814.
Failure to comply with a request for information is grounds for refusing registration. In re Harley, 119 USPQ2d 1755, 1757-58 (TTAB 2016); TMEP §814.
3. Requirement – Recitation of Services:
A written application must specify the particular goods and/or services on or in connection with which the applicant uses, or has a bona fide intention to use, the mark in commerce. 15 U.S.C. §§1051(a)(2) and 1051(b)(2); 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6). To "specify" means to name in an explicit manner. The identification should set forth common names, using terminology that is generally understood. The identification of goods and/or services must be specific, definite, clear, accurate, and concise. See In re Societe Generale des Eaux Minerales de Vittel S.A., 1 USPQ2d 1296 (TTAB 1986) , rev’d on other grounds, 824 F.2d 957, 3 USPQ2d 1450 (Fed. Cir. 1987); The Procter & Gamble Co. v. Economics Laboratory, Inc., 175 USPQ 505 (TTAB 1972), modified without opinion, 498 F.2d 1406, 181 USPQ 722 (C.C.P.A. 1974); In re Cardinal Laboratories, Inc., 149 USPQ 709 (TTAB 1966) ; California Spray-Chemical Corp. v. Osmose Wood Preserving Co. of America, Inc., 102 USPQ 321 (Comm’r Pats. 1954); Ex parte The A.C. Gilbert Co., 99 USPQ 344 (Comm’r Pats. 1953). TMEP §1402.01.
As to International Class 044:
Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:
International Class 038:
Providing an on-line forum for patients and doctors to communicate and discuss depression and treatments for depression.
International Class 044:
Providing health information; Providing health information via a website; Providing medical information via a website; Providing medical information in the field of depression and treatments for depression; Providing mental health information via a website; Providing mental health and wellness information; Providing news and information in the field of medicine; Providing news and information in the field of mental health about depression and treatments for depression; Providing on-line information, news and commentary in the field of health and wellness relating to depression and treatments for depression.
For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and services in trademark applications, please see the USPTO’s online searchable U.S. Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual. See TMEP §1402.04.
4. Advisory – Assistance:
Please email the assigned trademark examining attorney at colleen.dombrow@uspto.gov with questions about this Office action. Although an examining attorney cannot provide legal advice, the examining attorney can provide additional explanation about the refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) in this Office action. See TMEP §§705.02, 709.06.
The USPTO does not accept emails as responses to Office actions; however, emails can be used for informal communications and are included in the application record. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(c), 2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05.
PLEASE NOTE: If applicant requires assistance navigating the online response form, applicant should contact the Trademark Assistance Center at 571-272-9250. The Examining Attorney cannot assist the applicant with the online response form.
5. Advisory – How to Respond:
Response guidelines. For this application to proceed, applicant must explicitly address each refusal and/or requirement in this Office action. For a refusal, applicant may provide written arguments and evidence against the refusal, and may have other response options if specified above. For a requirement, applicant should set forth the changes or statements. Please see “Responding to Office Actions” and the informational video “Response to Office Action” for more information and tips on responding.
How to respond. Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action.
/Colleen Dombrow/
Trademark Attorney
Law Office 101
571-272-8262
colleen.dombrow@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE