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`Mayo Foundation for Medical Education an ETC. (ip.docket@dorsey.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77542314 - MAYO CLINIC - 75,090
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`12/4/2008 3:04:05 PM
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`ECOM116@USPTO.GOV
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`Attachments:
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`Attachment - 1
`Attachment - 2
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) 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) MARK: MAYO CLINIC(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)
`MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402-1498(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)
`KARI B. FRANK(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)
`DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP(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)
`SUITE 1500(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) APPLICANT:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`Education an ETC.(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’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)
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`75,090(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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`*77542314*
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`RESPOND TO THIS ACTION:
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm
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`(cid:160)G
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`ENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION:
`http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
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`77/542314
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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)
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`50 SOUTH SIXTH STREET
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160) Mayo Foundation for Medical
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`ip.docket@dorsey.com
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`PRIORITY ACTION
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`TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS
`OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE.
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`(cid:160)I
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 12/4/2008
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`OFFICE SEARCH:(cid:160) The examining attorney has searched the Office records and has found no similar registered or pending mark which would
`bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. Section 1052(d).(cid:160) TMEP section 704.02.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The following issues were discussed in communication with Kari Frank on December 3, 2008.
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`(cid:160)D
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`isclaimer
`Applicant must disclaim the descriptive wording “CLINIC” apart from the mark as shown because it merely describes the place where patients
`are transported to and from for medical care.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1056(a); TMEP §§1213, 1213.03(a).(cid:160) The term CLINIC is defined as “A facility,
`often associated with a hospital or medical school, that is devoted to the diagnosis and care of outpatients.” (cid:160) (See attachment)
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`(cid:160)T
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`he computerized printing format for the Office’s Trademark Official Gazette requires a standardized format for a disclaimer.(cid:160) TMEP
`§1213.08(a)(i).(cid:160) The following is the standard format used by the Office:
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`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “CLINIC” apart from the mark as shown.
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`(cid:160)T
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`MEP §1213.08(a)(i); see In re Owatonna Tool Co., 231 USPQ 493 (Comm’r Pats. 1983).
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`PLEASE NOTE:(cid:160) All of the issues raised can be resolved by telephone.(cid:160) The applicant may telephone the examining attorney, instead of
`submitting a written response, to expedite the application.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)
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`/Alice Benmaman/
`Trademark Attorney
`Law Office 116
`(571) 272-9126
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`RESPOND TO THIS ACTION:(cid:160)Applicant should file a response to this Office action(cid:160)online using the form at
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm, waiting 48-72 hours if applicant received notification of the Office action via e-mail.(cid:160)(cid:160)For
`technical assistance with the form, please e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.(cid:160) For(cid:160)questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned
`examining attorney.(cid:160)(cid:160) Do not respond to this Office action by e-mail;(cid:160)the USPTO does not accept e-mailed responses .
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`(cid:160)I
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`f responding by paper mail, please include the following information: the application serial number, the mark, the filing date and the name,
`title/position, telephone number and e-mail address of the person signing the response.(cid:160) Please use the following address: Commissioner for
`Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451.
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`(cid:160)S
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`TATUS CHECK: Check the status of the application at least once every six months from the initial filing date using the USPTO Trademark
`Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) online system at http://tarr.uspto.gov.(cid:160) When conducting an online status check, print and
`maintain a copy of the complete TARR screen.(cid:160) If the status of your application has not changed for more than six months, please contact the
`assigned examining attorney.
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`Attachments:
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`Mayo Foundation for Medical Education an ETC. (ip.docket@dorsey.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77542314 - MAYO CLINIC - 75,090
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`12/4/2008 3:04:09 PM
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`ECOM116@USPTO.GOV
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE
`USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 12/4/2008 FOR
`APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 77542314
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`lease follow the instructions below to continue the prosecution of your application:
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`ACTION:
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`o NOT hit “Reply” to this e-mail notification, or otherwise attempt to e-mail your response, as the USPTO does NOT accept e-mailed
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`at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm.
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`ELP: For technical assistance in accessing the Office action, please e-mail
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