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`Arch Chemicals, Inc. (perry@blankrome.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85483601 - ZOE - 137351-00107
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`2/6/2013 6:45:31 AM
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`85483601
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: ZOE
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICANT: Arch Chemicals, Inc.
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`*85483601*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) DAVID M. PERRY
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) BLANK ROME LLP
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) 1 LOGAN SQ FL 8
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-6998
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) 137351-00107
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) perry@blankrome.com
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER
`TO AVOID ABANDONMENT OF APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION, THE USPTO
`MUST RECEIVE APPLICANT’S COMPLETE RESPONSE TO THIS LETTER WITHIN 6 MONTHS
`OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE BELOW.
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 2/6/2013
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`(cid:160)T
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`HIS IS A FINAL ACTION.
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`Applicant’s Correspondence
`This action responds to applicant’s Request for Reconsideration filed January 8, 2013. (cid:160) The examining
`attorney has considered applicant’s arguments, but is not persuaded. (cid:160) While a final action previously
`issued on October 16, 2012, this subsequent final refusal is now being issued because the evidence
`enclosed herewith includes internet evidence, which was not previously included.(cid:160) Accordingly, for the
`reasons set forth below, the FINAL refusal under Trademark Act Section 2(d) is maintained and continued
`with respect to U.S. Registration Nos. 0947075 and 3444758.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); 37 C.F.R.
`§2.64(a).(cid:160) In addition, the FINAL requirement for payment of the fee for loss of TEAS Plus status is
`maintained and continued.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.64(a).
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`(cid:160)L
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`ikelihood of Confusion
`Registration of the applied-for mark is FINALLY refused because of a likelihood of confusion with the
`marks in U.S. Registration Nos. 0947075 and 3444758.(cid:160) Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d);
`see TMEP §§1207.01 et seq.(cid:160) See the enclosed registrations.
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`Trademark Act Section 2(d) bars registration of an applied-for mark that so resembles a registered mark
`that it is likely that a potential consumer would be confused or mistaken or deceived as to the source of the
`goods and/or services of the applicant and registrant.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).(cid:160) The court in In re E. I. du
`Pont de Nemours & Co., 476 F.2d 1357, 177 USPQ 563 (C.C.P.A. 1973) listed the principal factors to be
`considered when determining whether there is a likelihood of confusion under Section 2(d).(cid:160) See TMEP
`§1207.01.(cid:160) However, not all of the factors are necessarily relevant or of equal weight, and any one factor
`may be dominant in a given case, depending upon the evidence of record.(cid:160) In re Majestic Distilling Co.,
`315 F.3d 1311, 1315, 65 USPQ2d 1201, 1204 (Fed. Cir. 2003); see In re E. I. du Pont, 476 F.2d at 1361-
`62, 177 USPQ at 567.
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`(cid:160)I
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`n this case, the following factors are the most relevant:(cid:160) similarity of the marks, similarity of the goods,
`and similarity of trade channels of the goods.(cid:160) See In re Opus One, Inc., 60 USPQ2d 1812 (TTAB 2001);
`In re Dakin’s Miniatures Inc. , 59 USPQ2d 1593 (TTAB 1999); In re Azteca Rest. Enters., Inc., 50
`USPQ2d 1209 (TTAB 1999); TMEP §§1207.01 et seq.
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`(cid:160)T
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`aking into account the relevant du Pont factors, a likelihood of confusion determination in this case
`involves a two-part analysis.(cid:160) The marks are compared for similarities in their appearance, sound,
`connotation and commercial impression.(cid:160) TMEP §§1207.01, 1207.01(b).(cid:160) The goods are compared to
`determine whether they are similar or commercially related or travel in the same trade channels.(cid:160) See
`Herbko Int’l, Inc. v. Kappa Books, Inc. , 308 F.3d 1156, 1164-65, 64 USPQ2d 1375, 1380 (Fed. Cir.
`2002); Han Beauty, Inc. v. Alberto-Culver Co., 236 F.3d 1333, 1336, 57 USPQ2d 1557, 1559 (Fed. Cir.
`2001); TMEP §§1207.01, 1207.01(a)(vi).
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`Applicant proposes ZOE for use in connection with biocides for use in the manufacture of antimicrobial
`coatings.
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`egistrant, which owns both of the cited registrations, provides pesticides for agricultural, commercial,
`industrial and domestic use in connection with the mark ZOECON and design and insecticides; insect
`attractants; insect hormones and analogs; and air deodorizing composition in connection with the mark
`ZOECON.
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`(cid:160)S
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`imilarity of the Marks
`Marks are compared in their entireties for similarities in appearance, sound, connotation, and commercial
`impression.(cid:160) In re Viterra Inc., 671 F.3d 1358, 1362, 101 USPQ2d 1905, 1908 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (quoting In
`re E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 476 F.2d 1357, 1361, 177 USPQ 563, 567 (C.C.P.A. 1973)); TMEP
`§1207.01(b)-(b)(v).(cid:160) Similarity in any one of these elements may be sufficient to find the marks
`confusingly similar.(cid:160) In re White Swan Ltd., 8 USPQ2d 1534, 1535 (TTAB 1988); see In re 1st USA
`Realty Prof’ls , Inc., 84 USPQ2d 1581, 1586 (TTAB 2007); TMEP §1207.01(b).
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant contends that the addition of(cid:160) “CON” in the registered marks “…gives Registrant’s marks an
`entirely distinct appearance from Applicant’s mark” and “…insofar as ZOE is a girl’s name, it
`contributes to a unique commercial impression that is completely absent from that of the Registrant’s
`Mark.” (cid:160) (Applicant’s September 6, 2012 Response, page 3). (cid:160) But marks may be confusingly similar in
`appearance where there are similar terms or phrases or similar parts of terms or phrases appearing in both
`applicant’s and registrant’s mark.
`(cid:160) See Crocker Nat’l Bank v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ,
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`228 USPQ 689 (TTAB 1986), aff’d sub nom. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. Wells Fargo
`Bank, Nat’l Ass’n , 811 F.2d 1490, 1 USPQ2d 1813 (Fed. Cir. 1987) (COMMCASH and
`COMMUNICASH); In re Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., 228 USPQ 949 (TTAB 1986) (21 CLUB and “21”
`CLUB (stylized)); In re Corning Glass Works, 229 USPQ 65 (TTAB 1985) (CONFIRM and
`CONFIRMCELLS); In re Collegian Sportswear Inc., 224 USPQ 174 (TTAB 1984) (COLLEGIAN OF
`CALIFORNIA and COLLEGIENNE); In re Pellerin Milnor Corp., 221 USPQ 558 (TTAB 1983) (
`MILTRON and MILLTRONICS); In re BASF A.G., 189 USPQ 424 (TTAB 1975) (LUTEXAL and
`LUTEX); TMEP §1207.01(b)(ii)-(iii).
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`(cid:160)M
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`oreover, ZOE is a dominant feature of the registered marks, as it is the first term in the marks.(cid:160)
`Consumers are generally more inclined to focus on the first word, prefix or syllable in any trademark or
`service mark.(cid:160) See Palm Bay Imps., Inc. v. Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Maison Fondee En 1772, 396 F. 3d
`1369, 1372, 73 USPQ2d 1689, 1692 (Fed. Cir. 2005); see also Mattel Inc. v. Funline Merch. Co., 81
`USPQ2d 1372, 1374-75 (TTAB 2006); Presto Prods., Inc. v. Nice-Pak Prods., Inc., 9 USPQ2d 1895,
`1897 (TTAB 1988) (“it is often the first part of a mark which is most likely to be impressed upon the
`mind of a purchaser and remembered” when making purchasing decisions).
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`urther, as there is no such term ZOECON, consumers would focus on the recognizable name ZOE in the
`registered marks and see it as a female name.(cid:160) As this term is the only term in the applicant’s proposed
`mark, consumers would focus on this term and believe that the overlapping goods emanate from a single
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`source.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The mere deletion of wording from a registered mark may not be sufficient to overcome a likelihood of
`confusion.(cid:160) See In re Mighty Leaf Tea, 601 F.3d 1342, 94 USPQ2d 1257 (Fed. Cir. 2010); In re Optica
`Int’l , 196 USPQ 775, 778 (TTAB 1977); TMEP §1207.01(b)(ii)-(iii).(cid:160) Applicant’s mark does not create a
`distinct commercial impression because it contains the same common wording as registrant’s mark, and
`there is no other wording to distinguish it from registrant’s mark.
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`hen comparing marks, the test is not whether the marks can be distinguished in a side-by-side
`comparison, but rather whether the marks are sufficiently similar in their entireties that confusion as to the
`source of the goods offered under applicant’s and registrant’s marks is likely to result.
`(cid:160) Midwestern Pet
`Foods, Inc. v. Societe des Produits Nestle S.A., 685 F.3d 1046, 1053, 103 USPQ2d 1435, 1440 (Fed. Cir.
`2012); Edom Labs., Inc. v. Lichter, 102 USPQ2d 1546, 1551 (TTAB 2012); TMEP §1207.01(b).(cid:160) The
`focus is on the recollection of the average purchaser, who normally retains a general rather than specific
`impression of trademarks.(cid:160) L’Oreal S.A. v. Marcon, 102 USPQ2d 1434, 1438 (TTAB 2012); Sealed Air
`Corp. v. Scott Paper Co., 190 USPQ 106, 108 (TTAB 1975); TMEP §1207.01(b).
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`hird-Party ZOE Formative Registrations
`Applicant argues “[ i]t must be recognized that severable [sic] notable Principal Registrations, all owned
`by different third-party registrants, support Applicant’s position that ‘ZOE’ and ‘ZOECON’ are not
`confusingly similar and are capable of coexisting on the Principal Register.” (cid:160) (Applicant’s January 8,
`2013 response, page 3).(cid:160) As a preliminary matter, it must be noted that applicant did not attach to its
`response any of the registrations which it discusses in its response.(cid:160) However, the mere submission of a
`list of registrations does not make such registrations part of the record.(cid:160) In re Promo Ink, 78 USPQ2d
`1301, 1304 (TTAB 2006); TBMP §1208.02; TMEP §710.03.
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`o make third party registrations part of the record, an applicant must submit copies of the registrations, or
`the complete electronic equivalent from the USPTO’s automated systems, prior to appeal.(cid:160) In re Jump
`Designs LLC, 80 USPQ2d 1370, 1372-73 (TTAB 2006); In re Ruffin Gaming, 66 USPQ2d, 1924, 1925
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`n.3 (TTAB 2002); TBMP §1208.02; TMEP §710.03.
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`urther, the registrations discussed by the applicant are for goods and services that are completely
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`unrelated to those in the application and cited registrations.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Prior decisions and actions of other trademark examining attorneys in registering different marks for
`different goods and services have little evidentiary value and are not binding upon the Office.(cid:160) TMEP
`§1207.01(d)(vi).(cid:160) Each case is decided on its own facts, and each mark stands on its own merits.(cid:160) See AMF
`Inc. v. Am. Leisure Prods., Inc., 474 F.2d 1403, 1406, 177 USPQ 268, 269 (C.C.P.A. 1973); In re Int’l
`Taste, Inc., 53 USPQ2d 1604, 1606 (TTAB 2000); In re Sunmarks, Inc., 32 USPQ2d 1470, 1472 (TTAB
`1994).
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`(cid:160)R
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`elatedness of the Goods
`Applicant states in its response that “…the goods are quite distinguishable.”(cid:160) (Applicant’s Response, page
`5).(cid:160) But the fact that the goods of the parties differ is not controlling in determining likelihood of
`confusion.(cid:160) The issue is not likelihood of confusion between particular goods, but likelihood of confusion
`as to the source or sponsorship of those goods.(cid:160) In re Majestic Distilling Co., 315 F.3d 1311, 1316, 65
`USPQ2d 1201, 1205 (Fed. Cir. 2003); In re Shell Oil Co., 992 F.2d 1204, 1208, 26 USPQ2d 1687, 1689
`(Fed. Cir. 1993); TMEP §1207.01.
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`ndeed, the goods of the parties need not be identical or directly competitive to find a likelihood of
`confusion.(cid:160) See Safety-Kleen Corp. v. Dresser Indus., Inc., 518 F.2d 1399, 1404, 186 USPQ 476, 480 (
`C.C.P.A. 1975); TMEP §1207.01(a)(i).(cid:160) Rather, they need only be related in some manner, or the
`conditions surrounding their marketing are such that they would be encountered by the same purchasers
`under circumstances that would give rise to the mistaken belief that the goods come from a common
`source.(cid:160) In re Total Quality Group, Inc., 51 USPQ2d 1474, 1476 (TTAB 1999); TMEP §1207.01(a)(i);
`see, e.g., On-line Careline Inc. v. Am. Online Inc., 229 F.3d 1080, 1086-87, 56 USPQ2d 1471, 1475-76
`(Fed. Cir. 2000); In re Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc. , 748 F.2d 1565, 1566-68, 223 USPQ 1289,
`1290 (Fed. Cir. 1984).
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`pplicant also argues that “[t]he goods offered under Applicant’s ZOE mark are to be used solely in the
`manufacture of other products, namely paints and other microbial coatings” and “Registrant’s goods, on
`the other hand, are pesticides and insecticides used to exterminate living insects and pests.” (cid:160) (Applicant’s
`January 8, 2013 Response, page 6).(cid:160) But the goods of registrant specifically include “pesticides
`for…commercial, industrial…use” and its insecticides, insect attractants, insect hormones and analogs are
`not indicated for any specific purpose, use, consumer or channel of trade.(cid:160) The goods of the registrant
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`therefore include those that may be used in the manufacture of other products.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Further, as shown by the dictionary definition for BIOCIDE attached to the March 7, 2012 Office action, a
`BIOCIDE is “a chemical agent, such as a pesticide, that is capable of destroying living organisms.” (cid:160) See
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`the dictionary definition of BIOCIDE from Yahoo!® Education.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`It is also noted that on the specimen submitted with the application, under the heading STORAGE AND
`DISPOSAL:, the label includes subheadings of PESTICIDE STORAGE and PESTICIDE DISPOSAL.(cid:160)
`Accordingly, applicant itself considers its biocides to be pesticides.
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`(cid:160)T
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`he trademark examining attorney has attached evidence from the USPTO’s X-Search database
`consisting of a number of third-party marks registered for use in connection with the same or similar
`goods and/or services as those of both applicant and registrant in this case.(cid:160) This evidence shows that the
`goods and/or services listed therein, namely, biocides, pesticides, and insecticides are of a kind that may
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`emanate from a single source under a single mark.(cid:160) See In re Anderson, 101 USPQ2d 1912, 1919 (TTAB
`2012); In re Albert Trostel & Sons Co., 29 USPQ2d 1783, 1785-86 (TTAB 1993); In re Mucky Duck
`Mustard Co., 6 USPQ2d 1467, 1470 n.6 (TTAB 1988); TMEP §1207.01(d)(iii).
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`(cid:160)I
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`n addition, the attached Internet evidence consists of websites from various chemical manufacturing
`companies.(cid:160) This evidence establishes that the same entity commonly manufactures the relevant goods and
`markets the goods under the same mark and the relevant goods are sold or provided through the same
`trade channels and used by the same classes of consumers in the same fields of use.(cid:160) Therefore,
`applicant’s and registrant’s goods are considered related for likelihood of confusion purposes.
`(cid:160) See, e.g.,
`In re Davey Prods. Pty Ltd., 92 USPQ2d 1198, 1202-04 (TTAB 2009); In re Toshiba Med. Sys. Corp., 91
`USPQ2d 1266, 1268-69, 1271-72 (TTAB 2009).
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`vidence obtained from the Internet may be used to support a determination under Trademark Act Section
`2(d) that goods and/or services are related.(cid:160) See, e.g., In re G.B.I. Tile & Stone, Inc., 92 USPQ2d 1366,
`1371 (TTAB 2009); In re Paper Doll Promotions, Inc., 84 USPQ2d 1660, 1668 (TTAB 2007).
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`he overriding concern is not only to prevent buyer confusion as to the source of the goods, but to protect
`the registrant from adverse commercial impact due to use of a similar mark by a newcomer.(cid:160) See In re
`Shell Oil Co., 992 F.2d 1204, 1208, 26 USPQ2d 1687, 1690 (Fed. Cir. 1993).(cid:160) Therefore, any doubt
`regarding a likelihood of confusion determination is resolved in favor of the registrant.(cid:160) TMEP
`§1207.01(d)(i); see Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Packard Press, Inc., 281 F.3d 1261, 1265, 62 USPQ2d 1001,
`1003 (Fed. Cir. 2002); In re Hyper Shoppes (Ohio), Inc., 837 F.2d 463, 464-65, 6 USPQ2d 1025, 1025
`(Fed. Cir. 1988).
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`(cid:160)A
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`ccordingly, because confusion as to source is likely, registration is refused under Section 2(d) of the
`Trademark Act.
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`(cid:160)T
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`his refusal is maintained and made FINAL.
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`TEAS Plus Status Lost – Additional Fee Required (cid:160)
`Applicant filed a TEAS Plus application based on use in commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(a);
`however, the specimen provided does not show the applied-for mark.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1051(a); 37 C.F.R.
`§2.34(a)(1)(iv).(cid:160) At the time of filing, a TEAS Plus application based on Section 1(a) must be filed with a
`specimen showing the applied-for mark in use in commerce in connection with the goods and/or services
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`identified in the application.(cid:160) TMEP §§819.01(f)(i); see 37 C.F.R. §§2.22(a)(7), 2.34(a)(1)(iv).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Thus, applicant has not satisfied the TEAS Plus application filing requirements and must submit an
`additional fee of $50 per class.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R §§2.6(a)(1)(iv), 2.22(b); TMEP §819.04.(cid:160) The additional fee is
`required even if applicant later submits a verified substitute specimen showing the applied-for mark.
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`his requirement is maintained and made FINAL.
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`roper Response to Final Action Required to Avoid Abandonment
`Applicant must respond within six months of the date of issuance of this final Office action or the
`application will be abandoned.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a).(cid:160) Applicant may respond by
`providing a response that fully satisfies all outstanding requirements.(cid:160) As applicant has already filed an
`appeal, it should not and need not file another appeal.(cid:160) If applicant’s response to this Office action is not
`persuasive, the application will be returned to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board for resumption of
`the appeal.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.64(a); TMEP §714.04; see 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(18); TBMP ch. 1200.
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`n certain rare circumstances, an applicant may respond by filing a petition to the Director pursuant to 37
`C.F.R. §2.63(b)(2) to review procedural issues.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.64(a); TMEP §714.04; see 37 C.F.R.
`§2.146(b); TBMP §1201.05; TMEP §1704 (explaining petitionable matters).(cid:160) The petition fee is $100.(cid:160) 37
`C.F.R. §2.6(a)(15).
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`/Sara N. Benjamin/
`Examining Attorney
`Law Office 110
`571.272.8847
`sara.benjamin@uspto.gov
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`O RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: (cid:160) Go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp. (cid:160) Please
`wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using the Trademark Electronic Application System
`(TEAS), to allow for necessary system updates of the application.(cid:160) For technical assistance with online
`forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.(cid:160) For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned
`trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) E-mail communications will not be accepted as responses to Office
`actions; therefore, do not respond to this Office action by e-mail.
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`ll informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official
`application record.
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`(cid:160)W
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`HO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE:(cid:160) It must be personally signed by an individual applicant or
`someone with legal authority to bind an applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint
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`applicants).(cid:160) If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the response.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Print: Feb 1, 2013
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`T235-II-‘EH-0
`
`DESIGN MARK
`
`Serial Number
`T235484O
`
`Status
`REGISTERED AND RENEWED
`
`Word Mark
`HAVILAND
`
`Standard Character Mark
`No
`
`Registration Number
`D954944
`
`Date Registered
`I9T3xD7x31
`
`Type of Marin
`TRADEMARK
`
`Register
`PRINCIPAL
`
`Mark Drawing Code
`[1] TYPED DRAWING
`
`Owner
`HAVILAND PRODUCTS COMPANY CORPORATION MICHIGAN 421 ANN ST. NW. GRAND
`RAPIDS MICHIGAN 49502
`
`Goodsfserviees
`G 6: S: CHEMICALS TO
`US U06.
`‘C 003 UU5.
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`INHIBIT DECARBURIZATION, RUST AND CORROSION, ETCHANTS AND DRIGHTENERS,
`SEQUESTERING AGENTS, QUENCHING
`FLUX FOR REMOVING IMPURITIES IN ZINC,
`SODIUM
`AGENT S . FLOCULANT S ,
`CHLORIDE;
`POLYELECTROLYTE COAGULANT S ,
`INDUSTRIAL AND HOUSEHOLD
`SODIUM b_SULtATE, WATER SOFTENERS,
`CARBONATE,
`CHEMICAL DISINFECTANTS AND SANITIZERS,
`INSECTICIDES,
`HERBICIDES,
`DYES AND DYESTUFFS. First Use:
`ISSSXOEXOO.
`ALGAECIDES AND BICCIDES,
`First USE I1”1 COIHIHFSJTCISI
`1939;-"O6r"OCI.
`
`Filing Date
`l9?OHO3H23
`
`Examining Attorney
`UNKNOWN
`
`Attorney of Record
`RICHARD C COOPER
`
`

`
`HAVILAND
`
`

`
`Pfini:Feh1,2fl13
`
`73239014
`
`DESIGN MARK
`
`Serial Number
`13239014
`
`Status
`REGISTERED AND RENEWED
`
`Registration Number
`1117594
`
`Date Registered
`198ljllflT
`
`Type of Merit
`TRADEMARK
`
`Register
`PRINCIPAL
`
`Mark Drawing Code
`[2] DESIGN ONLY
`
`Chuner
`PEIHGORDON CORPORATION CORPORATION MISSOURI
`KANSAS CITY KANSAS E4101
`
`l2lT WEST 12TH STREET
`
`Goodsfservices
`Class Status -- HCTIVE.
`
`IC 001.
`
`US
`
`U01 U05 O06 O10 O26 046.
`
`G & S:
`
`[ Chemical Agents for Hiding Penetration of Water into Soil, Chemical
`Adjuvants for Biocides and ] Chemical figents for Encapsulating and
`Holding Biocides on Turf and Plant Foliage. First Use:
`l9T5fO8f0O.
`First Use In Commerce:
`l9?5fO8fO0.
`
`Geedsiservicee
`Class Status -- HCTIVE.
`
`IC 005.
`
`US
`
`006 Ol8 O44 O46 O51 O52.
`
`G & S:
`
`Eiocides—Namely, Herbicides, Fungicides and Insecticides. First Use:
`l9T5fO8fOO. First Use In Commerce:
`l975fO8{OO.
`
`Lininglstippling Statement
`The lining shown in the mark on the drawing is a feature of the mark
`and does not indicate Color.
`
`Filing Date
`l9?9Hl1fl3
`
`Examining Attorney
`UNKNOWN
`
`Attorney of Record
`THOMAS H. VAN HOOZER
`
`

`
`
`
`

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`Print: Feb 1, 2013
`
`77237618
`
`DESIGN MARK
`
`Serial Number
`TT23T6l8
`
`Status
`REGISTERED
`
`Word Mark
`NOVASOURCE
`
`Standard Character Mark
`Yes
`
`Registration Number
`3452539
`
`Date Registered
`2DDexD5x24
`
`Type of Marin
`TRADEMARK
`
`Register
`PRINCIPAL
`
`Mark Drawing Code
`[4]
`STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
`
`Owner
`Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc. CORPORATION DELAWARE 2255 N. 44th Street,
`Suite 300 Phoenix ARIZONA 85008
`
`Goodsfserviees
`G 5: S:
`U06 U18 U44 U46 U51 (152.
`US
`IC 005.
`Claee Statue -- ACTIVE.
`Pesticides; biocidee. First Use: 200?fO6f0O. First Use In Commerce:
`2007/O6/O0.
`
`Filing Date
`2DD7/D7/24
`
`Examining Attorney
`LCRENEC, KATHLEEN
`
`Attorney of Record
`Susan Stone Rosenfield
`
`

`
`NOVASOURCE
`
`

`
`Pfini:Feh1,2fl13
`
`TT2fl4flflfl
`
`DESIGN MARK
`
`Serial Number
`TT284000
`
`Status
`REGISTERED
`
`Word Mark
`LIER
`
`Standard Character Merit
`No
`
`Registration Number
`3513525
`
`Date Registered
`200Sx02x10
`
`Type of Marin
`TRADEMARK
`
`Register
`PRINCIPAL
`
`Mark Drawing Code
`[3] DESIGN PLUS woRDS, LETTERS ANDxoR NDNEERS
`
`Dvmer
`Lier Chemical Co., Ltd. LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY cHINA Economic 0
`Technology Development Zone Mianvang City CHINA
`
`Goodsfserviees
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`
`IC 005.
`
`US
`
`006 Ul8 U44 U46 U51 U52.
`
`G & S:
`
`Medicines for human purposes, namely, analgesics, antacids,
`antiallergic medicines, antibiotics; medicines for the treatment of
`gastrointestinal diseases, anti-cancer preparations, anti-fungal
`medications, anti—anxiety drugs, anti-peptic ulcer drugs, blood
`lipid—lowering drugs, antidepressants; Pharmaceutical preparations and
`substances for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, anti—cancer
`preparations, anti-fungal medications, anti-anxiety drugs, anti-peptic
`uleer drugs, blood lipid—lowering drugs, antidepressants; Dietetic
`foods adapted for medical use; Fodder additives for medical purposes;
`Medicines for veterinary purposes, namely, medications for pain
`relief, medicines for treatment of intestinal bacteria, reagents for
`veterinary diagnostic purposes, and plant extracts for veterinary
`purposes; Pesticides, Biocides, Herbicides, Acaricides for
`agricultural, commercial, domestic use; Insecticides. First Use:
`2OOTHl2HUl. First Use In Commerce: 2OU?fl2fOl.
`
`.1.
`
`

`
`Pfint:Feh1,2fl13
`
`TT2fl4flflfl
`
`Description of Mark
`The mark consists of a stylized "L" enclosed in a near complete circle
`with the upper right edge open where a ball appears,
`followed by the
`word "LIER".
`
`Colors Claimed
`Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
`
`Filing Date
`2oo7xo9x19
`
`Examining Attorney
`LAWRENCE, sue
`
`Attorney of Record
`John Alumit
`
`

`
`

`
`Print: Feb 1, 2013
`
`77382986
`
`DESIGN MARK
`
`Serial Number
`TT382986
`
`Status
`REGISTERED
`
`Word Mark
`KANNAR
`
`Standard Character Mark
`Yes
`
`Registration Number
`3596208
`
`Date Registered
`2DD9xD3x24
`
`Type ef Marl:
`TRADEMARK
`
`Register
`PRINCIPAL
`
`Mark Drawing Code
`[4]
`STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
`
`Owner
`Kannar Earth Science, Ltd. CCRRCRATICN WYOMING Ste 2CD 2731
`Whippoorwill Circle Duluth GEORGIA 3009?
`
`Goodsfserviees
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`
`IC 005.
`
`US
`
`DOE C|l8 U44 U46 U51 052.
`
`G 5: S:
`
`Biocides, germicides, bactericides, virucides, fungicides,
`insecticides, pesticides and herbicides; Animal feed supplements.
`First Use: 2UU?fl2f2U. First Use In Commerce: 2OU8HllHlU.
`
`Filing Date
`2008fUlf29
`
`Examining Attorney
`SMlTH.BRIDGETT
`
`

`
`Kannar
`
`

`
`Print: Feb 1, 2013
`
`T74-09700
`
`DESIGN MARK
`
`Serial Number
`TT4OSTOO
`
`Status
`REGISTERED
`
`Word Mark
`EVERETT HEREICIDE
`
`Standard Character Mark
`Yes
`
`Registration Number
`3531533
`
`Date Registered
`2DD3xD2x24
`
`Type of Marin
`TRADEMARK
`
`Register
`PRINCIPAL
`
`Mark Drawing Code
`[4
`STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
`
`Owner
`Alligare, LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ALABAMA 13 North 8th Street
`Opelika ALABAMA 36801
`
`Goodsfserviees
`Class Statue -- ACTIVE.
`
`IC 005.
`
`US
`
`U06 U18 U44 U46 U51 052.
`
`G 6: S:
`
`Biocides, germicidee, bactericidee, virucidee, fungicides,
`insecticides, pesticides and herbicides. First Use: 2003/ll/O1.
`First Use In Commerce: ZUOBHIIHUI.
`
`Disclaimer Statement
`NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "HERBICIDE" APART FROM
`THE MARK AS SHOWN.
`
`Filing Date
`2DD8f02f29
`
`Examining Attorney
`ALTREE , NICHOLAS
`
`Attorney of Record
`Bo Harwell
`
`

`
`Everett Herbicide
`
`

`
`Pfini:Feh1,2fl13
`
`DESIGN MARK
`
`Serial Number
`11444910
`
`Status
`REGISTERED
`
`Word Mark
`UNIQUE CELLULAR TRANSPCRT SYSTEM
`
`Standard Character Mark
`Yes
`
`Registration Number
`3553249
`
`Date Registered
`2DDSxD7x14
`
`Type of Marin
`TRADEMARK
`
`Register
`PRINCIPAL
`
`Mark Drawing Code
`[4]
`STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
`
`Dvmer
`NanoNutrients, L.C. LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY UTAH 12159 South
`Business Park Drive Draper UTHH 8404?
`
`Goodsfserviees
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`
`IC 005.
`
`US
`
`U06 U18 U44 U46 U51 U52.
`
`G & S:
`
`Dietary supplements, vitamin, mineral and herbal supplements, dietetic
`foods adapted for medical use, vitamin, mineral and herbal
`preparations, and nutritionally and vitamin fortified beverages, all
`of the aforementioned goods containing a water—based nutritional
`delivery system used in manufacturing dietary supplement products and
`nutritional beverages; medicated preparations for skin, hair and body
`care; and pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations, namely,
`antibiotic preparations, allergy medications, anti—cancer
`preparations, anti—inflammatories, appetite suppressants, biological
`preparations for medical purposes, biocides, germicides, bactericides,
`virucides, fungicides,
`insecticides, pesticides, cough treatment
`preparations, electrolytes, expectorants, hormones,
`insulin, medicinal
`drinks, sedatives, steroids, tranquilizers, and vaccines. First Use:
`2008/D3/30. First Use In Commerce: 2008fO3/30.
`
`Disclaimer Statement
`
`

`
`Print: Feb 1, 2013
`
`77444-910
`
`NO CLAIM IS MADE TO T.-IE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "CELLULAR TRHLISPORT
`SYSTEM" HPHRT FROM THE I“I.T-"LRK HS SHOWN.
`
`Filing Date
`2008;’O4:’1CI
`
`Examining Attorney
`SAITO , KIM
`
`Attorney of Record
`Evan PL. Schmutz
`
`

`
`UNTQUE CF.T..LUT..flaR TRANSPORT
`S Y S'l'EM
`
`

`
`Pfini:Feh1,2fl13
`
`77446023
`
`DESIGN MARK
`
`Serial Number
`TT446023
`
`Status
`REGISTERED
`
`Word Mark
`
`E S
`
`tandard Character Mark
`No
`
`Registration Number
`3588750
`
`Date Registered
`2DDSxD3x1D
`
`Type of Mark
`TRADEMARK
`
`Register
`PRINCIPAL
`
`Mark Drawing Code
`[3] DESIGN PLUS woRDS, LETTERS ANDxoR NDNEERS
`
`Dvmer
`Benchmark Performance Group, Inc. CORPORATION TEXAS Suite 400 2801
`Post Oak Houston TEXAS T1056
`
`Goodsfservioes
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`
`IC 005.
`
`US
`
`U06 U18 U44 U46 U51 052.
`
`G & S:
`
`Biooides, germicides, baoterioides, viruoides, fungicides,
`insecticides, pesticides and herbicides. First Use: 2003/O8/O1.
`First Use In Commerce: ZUOBHUBHUI.
`
`Description of Mark
`The mark consists of the letter "e" inside a drop.
`
`Colors Claimed
`Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
`
`Filing Date
`2008HU4f11
`
`Examining Attorney
`IM,JEHN
`
`

`
`Print: Feb 1, 2013
`
`77446023
`
`Attorney of Record
`Daniel G. Nguyen
`
`

`
`

`
`Pfini:Feh1,2fl13
`
`77474381
`
`DESIGN MARK
`
`Serial Number
`11414881
`
`Status
`REGISTERED
`
`Word Mark
`EcoSARDEN
`
`Standard Character Mark
`No
`
`Registration Number
`4254118
`
`Date Registered
`20l2Hl2fO4
`
`Type at Mark
`TRADEMARK
`
`Register
`PRINCIPAL
`
`Mark Drawing Code
`[3] DESIGN PLUS woRDS, LETTERS ANDxoR NDNEERS
`
`Owner
`Parry America Inc. CORPORATION DELAWARE 6565 N MacArthur Blvd, Suite
`225 Irving TEXAS 75039
`
`Goodsfserviees
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`
`IC 005.
`
`US
`
`U06 U18 U44 U46 U51 052.
`
`G & S:
`
`insecticides; miticides for agricultural and
`biocides: fungicides:
`domestic use; pesticides; animal repellents;
`insect repellents;
`insect
`repellents in topical form; biological anti-insect spray concentrates
`for outdoor, home, and garden use. First Use: 20l2HO9f20. First Use
`In Commerce: 20l2fO9/20.
`
`Description of Mark
`The mark consists of the word "ECO", which appears in the color green,
`and the term "GARDEN", which appears in the color orange. All of the
`letters in both words have shading, which appears in the color gray,
`on the lower and left sides thereof. A stem, which appears in the
`color green, stems off the bottom right of the letter "C". The stem
`goes behind the letter "O", and behind the letter "G", where it turns
`into a leaf. The leaf includes a white stripe in the middle th