UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`(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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`78/910337
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`Zuffa LLC
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`*78910337*
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`RETURN ADDRESS:(cid:160)
`Commissioner for Trademarks
`P.O. Box 1451
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`(cid:160) PARKER H. BAGLEY
`(cid:160) MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & MCCLOY LLP
`(cid:160) ONE CHASE MANHATTAN PLAZA
`(cid:160) NEW YORK, NY 10005-1413
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`THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(cid:160)(cid:160) 36784-06800
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Please provide in all correspondence:
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`.(cid:160) Filing date, serial number, mark and
`applicant's name.
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`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
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`OFFICE ACTION
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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-
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`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) 78/910337
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`The assigned trademark examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application filed on June 16,
`2006, and has determined the following:(cid:160)
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`No Conflicting Marks Found
`The Office records have been searched and no similar registered or pending mark has been found that
`would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).(cid:160) TMEP §704.02. However,
`the applicant must respond to the following:
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`larification of Identification of Goods Required – International Class 28 Only
`This requirement applies to International Class 28 only. The identification of goods is unacceptable as
`indefinite. The wording “stationary bicycles for spinning,” “pads,” “karate targets,” “Thai pads” in the
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`identification of goods needs clarification because it is vague and ambiguous and does not clearly identify
`the nature of the goods provided.(cid:160) Applicant must amend the identification of goods by deleting the
`wording “SPINNING” and substituting the common commercial or generic name for the goods.(cid:160) The
`wording “SPINNING” in the identification of goods is a registered mark.(cid:160) See enclosed copy of U.S.
`Registration No(s). 1780650, 1808045, 2003922 and others.(cid:160) Registered marks are not to be used in the
`application to describe applicant's goods.(cid:160) TMEP §1402.09. The applicant must identify with clarity and
`specificity the exact nature of the goods provided. Applicant may adopt the following identification of
`goods, if accurate. TMEP §1402.01.
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`nternational Class 28
`Exercise and fitness equipment and accessories, namely, ankle and wrist weights; exercise bars; exercise
`benches; exercise doorway gym bars; rowing machines; stair-stepping machines; stationary cycles;
`abdominal boards; chest expanders; chest pulls; exercise platforms; trampolines; treadmills; weight cuffs;
`weights; manually-operated exercise equipment; personal exercise mats; stress relief balls for hand
`exercise; bar bells for athletic use; weight lifting belts; weight lifting benches and bench accessories;
`weight lifting gloves; elliptical machines; jump ropes; fixed-gear stationary bikes; protective pads for
`cycling; stationary bicycles for indoor cycling; group exercise platforms; and hiking machines; martial
`arts equipment, namely, bag gloves, kicking shields, shin guards, head guards, female chest protectors,
`punch mitts, groin cups, pads, namely ________[Applicant(cid:160) must specify the nature and/or function of
`the pads, e.g., kick pads, target pads, shin pads, etc.], karate target pads, body shields, Thai pads,
`namely ________[Applicant(cid:160) must specify the nature and/or function of the pads, e.g., kick pads,
`target pads, shin pads, etc.],(cid:160) sparring vests, ankle and hand wraps, focus mitts, punching bags, heavy
`bags, jump ropes, mouth guards, free standing bags, knee pads, and elbow pads, in International Class 28.
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`or help in drafting a proper recitation of goods and services, Applicant is strongly encouraged to consult
`the Patent and Trademark Office Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual. A searchable
`version of the Identification of Goods and Services Manual is available online at our website. The address
`is: http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html.
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`lease note that, while the identification of goods may be amended to clarify or limit the goods, adding to
`the goods or broadening the scope of the goods is not permitted.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06.(cid:160)
`Therefore, applicant may not amend the identification to include goods that are not within the scope of the
`goods set forth in the present identification.
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`ombined or Multi-Class Applications
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`If applicant prosecutes this application as a combined, or multiple-class application, then applicant must
`comply with each of the following for those goods and/or services based on an intent to use the mark in
`commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(b):
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`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160) Applicant must list the goods and/or services by international class with the classes listed in
`ascending numerical order.(cid:160) TMEP § 1403.01; and
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`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160) Applicant must submit a filing fee for each international class of goods and/or services not
`covered by the fee already paid.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.86(a)(2); TMEP §§810.01 and 1403.01.
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`Disclaimer Required
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`Applicant must disclaim the descriptive wording “FIGHTER” apart from the mark as shown because it
`merely describes the nature of the applicant’s goods and services namely goods and services for aiding,
`preparing and training individuals to fight.(cid:160) Trademark Act Section 6, 15 U.S.C. §1056; TMEP §§1213
`and 1213.03(a).
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`he computerized printing format for the Trademark Official Gazette requires a standard form for a
`disclaimer.(cid:160)(cid:160) TMEP §1213.08(a)(i).(cid:160) A properly worded disclaimer should read as follows:
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`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use FIGHTER apart from the mark as shown.
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`See In re Owatonna Tool Co., 231 USPQ 493 (Comm’r Pats. 1983).
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`Questions Concerning This Office Action
`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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`Tonia M. Fisher
`/Tonia M. Fisher/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 113
`(571) 272-9720
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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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`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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`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
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`ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY SPECIFIED ABOVE.
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`ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY SPECIFIED ABOVE.
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