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: UFC(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 C. SCARSI(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)
`MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & MCCLOY 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)
`LOS ANGELES, CA 90017-5704(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)(cid:160) APPLICANT:(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)
`N/A(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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`*77753163*
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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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`77/753163
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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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`601 S FIGUEROA ST FL 30
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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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`OFFICE ACTION
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`(cid:160)T
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`O 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:
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`The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) Applicant must respond timely and completely to
`the issue(s) below.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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`(cid:160)O
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`ffice Search
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`The trademark examining attorney has searched the Office’s database of registered and pending marks and has found no conflicting marks that
`would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d).(cid:160) TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).
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`(cid:160)I
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`dentification of goods/Recitation of Services
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`(cid:160)T
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`he identification of goods and services is indefinite and must be clarified.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant must specify the nature of the
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`services as well as their main purpose and their field of use or channels of trade.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The identification/recitation is indefinite because items are unknown and misclassified.
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`Applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Acceptable changes to existing wording appears in bold type.
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`(cid:160)I
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`nternational Class 9
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`(cid:160)C
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`omputer software and computer software downloadable from a computer network for use in the provision of entertainment services, namely,
`on-line computer games, on-line card games, on-line roulette games and on-line casino games; downloadable electronic publications in the
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`nature of magazines concerning on-line computer games, on-line card games, on-line roulette games and on-line casino games; electronic
`publications in the nature of magazines provided by electronic mail concerning on-line computer games, on-line card games, on-line roulette
`games and on-line casino games; communication servers; computer hardware; educational software featuring instruction for playing card games;
`computer software for playing poker games; computer game and video game cassettes, cartridges, discs and software programs; interactive
`computer systems consisting of software and controllers for playing on-line computer games, on-line card games, on-line roulette games and
`on-line casino games; interactive electronic apparatus, namely, [list by common commercial name, e.g., controllers(cid:160) for use over a computer
`network in relation to on-demand gaming, amusement and entertainment services; electrical and scientific apparatus, namely, prerecorded
`video discs and pre-recorded digital versatile discs featuring video content or television shows featuring poker games, information regarding the
`game of poker and instructional information regarding card games and the game of poker; video game discs; decorative refrigerator magnets.
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`(cid:160)I
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`nternational Class 28
`Games, namely, card games, board games, roulette wheels, parlor game versions of casino games; coin-operated games; playing cards; card
`games; dice and dice games; roulette wheels; parlor game versions of lottery games, bingo game playing equipment, keno cards, slot machines;
`gaming equipment, namely, casino chips; darts, dart boards, electronic dart games and dart boards; articles and apparatus for playing pool and
`snooker, namely, cues and tables; gaming equipment consisting of playing cards, poker chips, table felt, gaming tables, octagon-shaped pub
`tables, automatic card shufflers, blind and dealer buttons, card makers and rule books sold therewith; lottery cards and tickets; disposable tickets
`for playing games of chance; equipment for playing card games; namely, cards and chips; game tables and table covers for playing games,
`namely table covers used to adapt existing tables to tables for playing poker.
`
`International Class 35
`Retail store services featuring a variety of goods, namely, gaming merchandise, souvenirs, mugs, glasswear, gift items, clothing, clothing
`accessories, consumer electronics, housewares, paper products, sporting goods, books and magazines, food and beverages.
`International Class 38
`Electronic transmission of text, graphics, and data; communication services, namely, providing online chat rooms for real-time interaction
`between online computer users concerning online contests and games of chance; communication services, namely, providing access to an online
`computer database for real-time tracking of and searching for network use and online computer users and transferring users to the online
`location(s) of another user or other users or other online locations; communication services, namely, providing online chat rooms for real-time
`interaction between online computer users for arranging and playing online contests and games of chance; instant messaging services.
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`(cid:160)I
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`nternational Class 41
`Entertainment services, namely online wagering transmittted through wireless communication devices; betting and wagering services provided
`via a global computer information network; providing information in the field of on-line computer games, on-line card games, on-line roulette
`games and on-line casino games via a computer network; lottery services; entertainment services, namely, conducting Rochambeau games and
`tournaments; Entertainment services, namely, organizing, conducting, producing and exhibiting poker tournament events rendered live and
`through the media of television and the Internet; providing information in the field of poker related tips and strategy; providing news and
`information in the field of tournament rankings, poker player and celebrity news, poker player profiles, poker tournament schedules, online
`gaming, online computer poker games, poker community gossip, poker related links, and poker news and information via a global computer
`network; entertainment and educational services, namely, an on-going television segment featuring poker instructions, strategy and tips, and
`providing poker instructions, strategy and tips via a global computer network; production of television programs featuring poker tournaments;
`entertainment services, namely, gambling via a global computer network, cable satellite, broadcasting, and telecommunication devices;
`Entertainment services, namely online wagering transmittted through wireless communication devices; betting and wagering services provided
`via a global computer information networks.
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`Identifications of goods and services can be amended only to clarify or limit the services; adding to or broadening the scope of the goods and
`services is not permitted.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07.(cid:160) Therefore, applicant may not amend the identification to
`include services that are not within the scope of the goods and services set forth in the present identification.
`
`For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and/or services in trademark applications, please see the online searchable Manual of
`Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services at http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.04.
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`(cid:160)O
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`wnership of prior registrations
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`(cid:160)I
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`f applicant is the owner of U.S. Registration Nos. 3650245; 3650069; and 2706754, then applicant must submit a claim of ownership.(cid:160) See 37
`C.F.R. §2.36; TMEP §812.(cid:160) The following standard format is suggested:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
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`Applicant is the owner of U.S. Registration Nos. 3650245; 3650069; and 2706754.
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`Response Guidelines
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant should include the following information on all correspondence with the Office:(cid:160) (1) the name and law office number of the trademark
`examining attorney, (2) the serial number and filing date of the application, (3) the date of issuance of this Office action, (4) applicant’s name,
`address, telephone number and e-mail address (if applicable), and (5) the mark.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.194(b)(1); TMEP §302.03(a).
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`/John E. Michos/
`Trademark Attorney
`Law Office 105
`571 272-9197
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`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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`(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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