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)(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)
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`The Coca-Cola Company
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`78/837882
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`*78837882*
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`RETURN ADDRESS: (cid:160)
`Commissioner for Trademarks
`P.O. Box 1451
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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`Please provide in all correspondence:
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`(cid:160)1
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`.(cid:160) Filing date, serial number, mark and
`applicant's name.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`2.(cid:160) Date of this Office Action.
`3.(cid:160) Examining Attorney's name and
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Law Office number.
`4. Your
`telephone number and e-mail
`address.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`(cid:160) DOLORES A. MORO
`(cid:160) THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
`(cid:160) ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA
`(cid:160) ATLANTA, GA 30313
`(cid:160)
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`DIET COKE PLUS
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`(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) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(cid:160)(cid:160) 12600.104088
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`(cid:160)R
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`ESPONSE TIME LIMIT:(cid:160) TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE
`ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`MAILING/E-MAILING DATE INFORMATION:(cid:160) If the mailing or e-mailing date of this Office action does not appear above, this
`information can be obtained by visiting the USPTO website at http://tarr.uspto.gov/, inserting the application serial number, and viewing the
`prosecution history for the mailing date of the most recently issued Office communication.
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`erial Number(cid:160) 78/837882
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`(cid:160)T
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`he assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following:
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`o Similar Marks
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`he 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. §1052(d).(cid:160) TMEP §704.02.
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`(cid:160)P
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`rior Registrations
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`his Office’s records indicate that the applicant is the owner of U.S. Registration Nos. 0415755, 1260160, 2780469, and many others. [Copies
`of numbered registrations attached.](cid:160) Because of the similarity between the prior registrations and the applied-for mark, the applicant must claim
`ownership of its prior registrations.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.36; TMEP § 812.
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`(cid:160)A
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` properly worded claim of ownership will read as: “The applicant is the owner of U.S. Registration Nos. 0415755, 1260160, 2780469, and
`others.”
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`(cid:160)D
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`isclaimer Required
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`(cid:160)B
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`ecause DIET is descriptive of the beverage goods, the applicant must insert a disclaimer in the application.(cid:160) Trademark Act Section 6, 15
`U.S.C. Section 1056; TMEP sections 1213 and 1213.03(a).(cid:160) DIET means “t o eat and drink according to a regulated system, especially so as
`to lose weight or control a medical condition.” [1](cid:160) The goods are likely diet beverages.
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`(cid:160)A
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` properly worded disclaimer should read as follows:
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`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “DIET” apart from the mark as shown.
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`elephone Calls
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`f the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
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`LEASE 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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`/Robert H. Coggins/
`Attorney-Advisor
`Law Office 115
`robert.coggins@uspto.gov
`571-272-9467
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`HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS OFFICE ACTION:
`ONLINE RESPONSE:(cid:160) You may respond using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Office action
`form available on our website at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html.(cid:160) If the Office action issued via e-mail, you must wait 72 hours
`after receipt of the Office action to respond via TEAS.(cid:160) NOTE:(cid:160) Do not respond by e-mail.(cid:160) THE USPTO WILL NOT ACCEPT AN
`E-MAILED RESPONSE.
`REGULAR MAIL RESPONSE:(cid:160) To respond by regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing return address above, and
`include the serial number, law office number, and examining attorney’s name. (cid:160) NOTE:(cid:160) The filing date of the response will be the date
`of receipt in the Office, not the postmarked date.(cid:160) To ensure your response is timely, use a certificate of mailing.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.197.
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`TATUS OF APPLICATION: To check the status of your application, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval
`(TARR) system at http://tarr.uspto.gov.
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`(cid:160)V
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`IEW APPLICATION DOCUMENTS ONLINE: Documents in the electronic file for pending applications can be viewed and downloaded
`online at http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow.
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`(cid:160)G
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`ENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: For general information about trademarks, please visit the Office’s website at
`http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
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`OR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING
`ATTORNEY SPECIFIED ABOVE.
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`[1]The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition copyright © 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from INSO Corporation;
`further reproduction and distribution restricted in accordance with the Copyright Law of the United States. All rights reserved.
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`Print: Mar 25, 2006
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`T11-68708
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`Tl468708
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`Status
`REGISTERED AND RENEWED
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`Word Mark
`COKE
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`Standard Character Mark
`No
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`Registration NI.II"I'IhBf
`0415755
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`Date Registered
`l945fO8fl4
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`Type of Mark
`TRREEMRRE
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[5] WORDS, LETTERS, ANDIOR NUMBERS IN STYLIZED FORM
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`U"NI1Bf
`COCA-COLA COMPANY, THE CORPORATION DELAWARE One Cc:c'.a—Cc:la Plaza
`Atlanta GEORGIA 30313
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`Goodslse-wines
`I‘-IOI‘-I-HLCOI-IOLIC
`G E: S:
`045.
`US
`IC 032.
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`MALTLESS BEVERHGES AND THE SYRUPS FOR MHKING SUCH BEVERHGES. First
`Use: 1941f12flO. First Use In Commerce:
`;94lflZflO.
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`Prior Registratioms]
`OO22406;OO4?l89;O229380;O238l45;O238l46;AND OTHERS
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`Filing Date
`l944!O3f2T
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`Examlnlng Attomay
`UNKNOWN
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`Print: Mar 25, 2006
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`73389669
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`13389669
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`Status
`REGISTERED AND RENEWED
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`Word Marl:
`DIET COKE
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`Standard Character Mark
`No
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`Registration NI.II"I'IhBf
`1260160
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`Date Registered
`l983fl2fO6
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`Type of Mark
`TRADEMARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[5] WORDS, LETTERS, ANDIOR NUMBERS IN STYLIZED FORM
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`U'WI1Bf
`Coca—Co1a Company, The CORPORATION DELAWARE One Coca—Co1a Plaza
`Atlanta GEORGIA 30313
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`Goodsiservices
`G & S: Soft Drinks [ AND
`045.
`US
`IC 032.
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`SYRUPS AND CONCENTRATES FOR MAKING THE SAME J. First Use:
`IBBZHOTHOO.
`First Use In Commerce:
`l982fO8f09.
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`Disclaimer Statement
`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use the word "Diet", apart
`from the mark as shown.
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`Filing Date
`l982HO9H23
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`Examining Attorney
`UNKNOWN
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`Attorney of Record
`SCI-IUYLA M. GOODSON
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`Print: Mar 25, 2006
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`T6398!-I-2
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`16398442
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`Status
`REGISTERED
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`Word Marl:
`COKE
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`Standard Character Mark
`No
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`Registration NI.II"I'IhBf
`2780469
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`Date Registered
`2003fllfO4
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`Type of Mark
`TRREEMRRE
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[5] WORDS, LETTERS, ANDIOR NUMBERS IN STYLIZED FORM
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`D"NI1Bf
`COCA-COLA COMPANY, THE CORPORATION DELAWARE One Coca—Cola Plaza, N.‘i'|i'.
`Atlanta GEORGIA 30313
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`Goodslse-wines
`G & S: Beverages,
`O45 O46 048.
`US
`IC 032.
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`namely, drinking waters, bottled waters, flavored waters, mineral and
`aerated waters; and other non-alcoholic beverages, namely, soft
`drinks,
`isotonic drinks and sports drinks; fruit drinks and fruit
`juices; syrups, concentrates and powders for making beverages, namely,
`mineral and aerated waters, soft drinks,
`isotonic drinks, sports
`drinks, fruit drinks and juices. First Use: ZOOZIOEFOI. First Use In
`Commerce: 2002fO5fOi.
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`Prior Registratioms]
`0415755;11392Eo;1a2455e;RNE OTHERS
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`Filing Date
`2002HO4H22
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`Examining Attorney
`MULLEN, MARK T.
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`Print: Mar 25, 2006
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`T6398!-I-2
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`Attumey of Record
`Charles S. Murray, Jr.