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`Zuffa, LLC (TRADEMARKS2-LASVEGAS@LRLAW.COM)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77636476 - 69144-06007
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`9/15/2010 10:46:36 AM
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`ECOM101@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`77636476
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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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`3993 HOWARD HUGHES PKWY STE 600
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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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`*77636476*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICATION SERIAL NO.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: (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)
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`JENNIFER K. CRAFT(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`LEWIS AND ROCA 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)(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)
`LAS VEGAS, NV 89169-5996(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) Zuffa, LLC(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)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`69144-06007(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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`TRADEMARKS2-LASVEGAS@LRLAW.COM
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`NON-FINAL OFFICE ACTION
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER(cid:160)
`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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`(cid:160)I
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 9/15/2010
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`This Office action is in response to applicant’s communication filed on August 24, 2010.
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`(cid:160)1
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`.(cid:160) Advisory – Requirements Maintained and Continued:
`The following requirements are maintained and continued:(cid:160) (1) Does Not Function as a Trademark; (2) Mark Differs on Drawing and Specimen.(cid:160)
`TMEP §§713.02, 714.04.(cid:160) Please see below for an additional requirement made in response to applicant’s August 24, 2010 incoming
`communication.
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`(cid:160)2
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`.(cid:160) Requirement – Drawing Amendment Not Accepted – Material Alteration:
`Applicant has requested that the drawing of the mark be amended.(cid:160) The original drawing shows the mark as a two dimensional octagon; the
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`amended drawing shows the mark as a three dimensional configuration of the goods.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`An amendment to a mark will not be accepted if the change would materially alter the mark in the initial application.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.72; In re
`Who? Vision Sys., Inc., 57 USPQ2d 1211 (TTAB 2000) (holding proposed amendment of TACILESENSE to TACTILESENSE to be material
`alteration); In re CTB Inc., 52 USPQ2d 1471 (TTAB 1999) (holding proposed amendment of TURBO and design to typed word TURBO to be
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`material alteration); TMEP §807.14.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`For example, if republication of the amended mark would be necessary in order to provide proper notice of the mark to third parties for
`opposition purposes, then the mark has been materially altered and the amendment is not permitted.(cid:160) In re Who? Vision Sys. Inc., 57 USPQ2d at
`1218.(cid:160) “The modified mark must contain what is the essence of the original mark, and the new form must create the impression of being
`essentially the same mark.” (cid:160) In re Hacot-Columbier, 105 F.3d 616, 620, 41 USPQ2d 1523, 1526 (Fed. Cir. 1997) (quoting Visa Int’l Serv.
`Ass’n v. Life Code Sys., Inc. , 220 USPQ 740, 743 (TTAB 1983)); see In re Nationwide Indus. Inc., 6 USPQ2d 1882, 1885 (TTAB 1988); TMEP
`§807.14.
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`(cid:160)
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`(cid:160)T
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`he Office determines whether a proposed amendment materially alters a mark by comparing the proposed amended mark with the mark in the
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`drawing filed with the original application.(cid:160) TMEP §807.14(d).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`In the present case, the proposed amendment to the mark is refused because it would result in a material alteration of the mark depicted in the
`original application.(cid:160) TMEP §807.17; see 37 C.F.R. §2.72.(cid:160) Specifically, the proposed amendment would materially alter the mark in the initial
`application because republication of the amended mark would be necessary in order to provide proper notice of the mark to third parties.(cid:160) The
`original drawing submitted by the applicant in no way indicated that the mark is a three dimensional configuration of the applicant’s goods and
`would not provide notice to third parties of the applicant’s amended mark. (cid:160) As the modified mark does not create the impression of being
`essentially the same mark and is a material alteration, the drawing amendment is not accepted.
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`(cid:160)T
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`he applicant argues, “The only difference between the original drawing and the new drawing is the broken lines depicting features not claimed
`by the Applicant as being part of the Mark.(cid:160) The broken lines were added merely to indicate placement of the Mark on products.(cid:160) Since the only
`added elements are features not being claimed by the Applicant, they should not be deemed as a material alternation of the Mark, since the Mark
`is not actually being altered.(cid:160) The Mark remains the same.(cid:160) In fact, applicants are sometimes required by the UPSPTO to submit new drawings
`that include broken lines, which by the very nature of such requests means that new drawings with broken lines are acceptable.(cid:160) See, 37 C.F.R.
`§2.52(b)(4) (“[T]he applicant may be required to submit a drawing that shows the placement of the Mark by surrounding the Mark with a
`proportionately accurate broken-line representation of the particular goods, packaging, or advertising on which the Mark appears.”) (cid:160)
`Accordingly, the Applicant believes that the new drawing does not materially alter the Mark, or alters the Mark at all, and therefore, should be
`acceptable.” (cid:160) This argument, however, is not persuasive.(cid:160) Specifically, as stated above, the original drawing shows the mark as a two
`dimensional octagon, and was described by the applicant as “an octagon”. (cid:160) However, the amended drawing is a three dimensional configuration
`of the goods themselves.(cid:160) The original drawing submitted by the applicant would not give subsequent filers notice of the applicant’s amended
`three dimensional configuration mark, and is therefore considered a material alteration and the drawing amendment is not accepted.
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`(cid:160)A
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`ccordingly, the proposed amendment will not be entered and thus, the previously acceptable drawing of the mark will remain operative.(cid:160)
`Applicant must respond by arguing in favor of the proposed amendment and/or withdrawing the proposed amendment.(cid:160) See TMEP §§714.03,
`714.05(a), 807.17.
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`(cid:160)3
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`.(cid:160) Advisory – TEAS Plus Applicants:
`TEAS PLUS APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT DOCUMENTS ELECTRONICALLY OR SUBMIT FEE:(cid:160) Applicants who filed their
`application online using the reduced-fee TEAS Plus application must continue to submit certain documents online using TEAS, including
`responses to Office actions.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.23(a)(1).(cid:160) For a complete list of these documents, see TMEP §819.02(b).(cid:160) In addition, such
`applicants must accept correspondence from the Office via e-mail throughout the examination process and must maintain a valid e-mail address.(cid:160)
`37 C.F.R. §2.23(a)(2); TMEP §§819, 819.02(a).(cid:160) TEAS Plus applicants who do not meet these requirements must submit an additional fee of
`$50 per international class of goods and/or services.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(1)(iv); TMEP §819.04.(cid:160) In appropriate situations and where all issues can
`be resolved by amendment, responding by telephone to authorize an examiner’s amendment will not incur this additional fee.
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`(cid:160)4
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`.(cid:160) Advisory – Assistance:
`If applicant has questions about its application or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned trademark
`examining attorney directly at the number below.
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`/Colleen Dombrow/
`Trademark Attorney
`Law Office 101
`Direct Dial: (571) 272-8262
`Facsimile: (571) 273-9101
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: (cid:160) Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) response form at
`http://teasroa.uspto.gov/roa/.(cid:160) Please wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using TEAS, to allow for necessary system updates of
`the application.(cid:160) For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.
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`(cid:160)W
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`HO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE:(cid:160) It must be personally signed by(cid:160)an individual applicant or(cid:160)someone with legal authority to bind an
`applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants).(cid:160)(cid:160)If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the
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`response.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION: (cid:160) To ensure that applicant does not miss crucial deadlines or official
`notices, check the status of the application every three to four months using Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) at
`http://tarr.uspto.gov/. (cid:160) Please keep a copy of the complete TARR screen. (cid:160) If TARR shows no change for more than six months, call
`1-800-786-9199. (cid:160) For more information on checking status, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.
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`(cid:160)
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`TO UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160) Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageE.htm.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`To:
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`Subject:
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`Sent:
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`Sent As:
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`Attachments:
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`Zuffa, LLC (TRADEMARKS2-LASVEGAS@LRLAW.COM)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77636476 - 69144-06007
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`9/15/2010 10:46:41 AM
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`ECOM101@USPTO.GOV
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR
`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 9/15/2010 FOR
`SERIAL NO. 77636476
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`lease follow the instructions below to continue the prosecution of your application:
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`(cid:160)P
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`TO READ OFFICE ACTION: Click on this link or go to http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow and enter the application serial
`number to access the Office action.
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`(cid:160)P
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`LEASE NOTE: The Office action may not be immediately available but will be viewable within 24 hours of this e-mail notification.
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`(cid:160)R
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`ESPONSE(cid:160)IS REQUIRED: You should carefully review the Office action to determine (1) how to respond; and (2) the applicable response
`time period. Your response deadline will be calculated from 9/15/2010 (or sooner if specified in the office action).
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`(cid:160)D
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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
`responses.(cid:160) Instead, the USPTO recommends that you respond online using the Trademark Electronic Application System Response
`Form.
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`(cid:160)H
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`ELP: For technical assistance in accessing the Office action, please e-mail
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`TDR@uspto.gov.(cid:160) Please contact the assigned examining attorney with questions about the Office action.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) WARNING
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`(cid:160)F
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`ailure to file the required response by the applicable deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your
`application.
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`(cid:160)
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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