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`The Coca-Cola Company (mfrost@coca-cola.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85776927 - COCA-COLA JOURNEY - 81246640
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`3/4/2013 6:06:08 PM
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`ECOM106@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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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) MERILLAT FROST
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) 1 COCA COLA PLZ NW
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) ATLANTA, GA 30313-2420
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`*85776927*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 85776927
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: COCA-COLA JOURNEY
`(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: The Coca-Cola Company
`(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)
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) 81246640
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`(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)
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) mfrost@coca-cola.com
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER
`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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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 3/4/2013
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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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`earch of Office’s Database of Marks
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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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`dentification
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`he wording “digital magazine,” “innovation, sustainability,” and “providing news, information and commentary in the field of brands,
`innovation, sustainability, entrepreneurship and business” in the identification of services is indefinite and must be clarified because it is unclear
`or misclassified.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01. The digital magazine must be more clearly identified.(cid:160) It is not clear that these magazines are online.(cid:160)
`Also the “innovation, sustainability” fields do not sufficiently convey the subject matter. (cid:160) The subject matter of the “providing news,
`information and commentary” must be more sufficiently identified. (cid:160) The current subject matter is broad and indefinite.(cid:160) Classification depends
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`on the service-related subject matter. Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Class 35 –
`Providing information and news in the fields of business, brand positioning and evaluation, and business innovation process.
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`lass 41 -
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`Interactive online web journals and social networking enabled online digital magazine featuring information, stories, opinions, videos and blogs
`about brands, entrepreneurship and business.
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`Identifications of services can be amended only to clarify or limit the services; adding to or broadening the scope of the 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 services set forth in the present identification.
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`or 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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`ultiple-Class Application Requirements
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`he application identifies goods and/or services that are classified in at least 2 classes; however, the fees submitted are sufficient for only 1
`class(es).(cid:160) In a multiple-class application, a fee for each class is required.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.86(a)(2); TMEP §§810.01, 1403.01.
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`herefore, applicant must either (1) restrict the application to the number of classes covered by the fee(s) already paid, or (2) submit the fees
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`for the additional class(es).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`For an application with more than one international class, called a “multiple-class application,” an applicant must meet all the requirements
`below for those international classes based on use in commerce:
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`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(3)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(a)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(b)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(c)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(d)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`LIST GOODS AND/OR SERVICES BY INTERNATIONAL CLASS:(cid:160) Applicant must list the goods and/or services by international
`class.
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`PROVIDE FEES FOR ALL INTERNATIONAL CLASSES:(cid:160) Applicant must submit an application filing fee for each international
`class
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`goods
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`services
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`fee(s)
`already paid
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`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/tm_fee_info.jsp).
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`SUBMIT REQUIRED STATEMENTS AND EVIDENCE:(cid:160) For each international class of goods and/or services, applicant must also
`submit the following:
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`DATES OF USE:(cid:160) Dates of first use of the mark anywhere and dates of first use of the mark in commerce, or a statement that the
`dates of use in the initial application apply to that class.(cid:160) The dates of use, both anywhere and in commerce, must be at least as
`early as the filing date of the application.
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`SPECIMEN:(cid:160) One specimen showing the mark in use in commerce for each international class of goods and/or services.(cid:160)
`Applicant must have used the specimen in commerce at least as early as the filing date of the application.(cid:160) If a single specimen
`supports multiple international classes, applicant should indicate which classes the specimen supports.(cid:160) Examples of specimens
`for goods are tags, labels, instruction manuals, containers, photographs that show the mark on the actual goods or packaging, or
`displays associated with the goods at their point of sale.(cid:160) See TMEP §§904.03 et seq.(cid:160) Examples of specimens for services are
`signs, photographs, brochures, website printouts, or advertisements that show the mark used in the actual sale or advertising of
`the services.(cid:160) See TMEP §§1301.04 et seq.
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`STATEMENT:(cid:160) The following statement:(cid:160) “ The specimen was in use in commerce on or in connection with the goods
`and/or services listed in the application at least as early as the filing date of the application.”
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`VERIFICATION:(cid:160) Applicant must verify the statements in 3(a) and 3(c) (above) in an affidavit or signed declaration under 37
`C.F.R. §2.20.(cid:160) Verification is not required where (1) the dates of use for the added class are stated to be the same as the dates
`of use specified in the initial application, and (2) the original specimens are acceptable for the added class(es).
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`ee 15 U.S.C. §§1051(a), 1112, 1127; 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(5), 2.34(a)(1), 2.56(a), 2.71(c), 2.86(a), 2.193(e)(1); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).
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`ith respect to the specimen requirement in 3(b) above in which a specimen is required for each international class of goods and/or services,
`the specimen(s) of record is acceptable for International Class(es) 35 or 41.(cid:160) Applicant must submit additional specimens if different international
`classes are added to the application.
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`/Tejbir Singh/
`Trademark Attorney
`Law Office 106
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`571-272-5878
`571-273-9106 (fax)
`Tejbir.Singh@uspto.gov (informal inquiries only)
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`O RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: (cid:160) Go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp. (cid:160) Please wait 48-72 hours from the
`issue/mailing date before using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), to allow for necessary system updates of the application.(cid:160)
`For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.(cid:160) For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned
`trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) E-mail communications will not be accepted as responses to Office actions; therefore, do not respond to
`this Office action by e-mail.
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`ll informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official application record.
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`HO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE:(cid:160) It must be personally signed by an individual applicant or someone with legal authority to bind an
`applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants).(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 the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR)
`system at http://tsdr.uspto.gov/. (cid:160) Please keep a copy of the TSDR status screen. (cid:160) If the status shows no change for more than six months, contact
`the Trademark Assistance Center by e-mail at TrademarkAssistanceCenter@uspto.gov or 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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`O UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160) Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.
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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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`The Coca-Cola Company (mfrost@coca-cola.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85776927 - COCA-COLA JOURNEY - 81246640
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`3/4/2013 6:06:09 PM
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`ECOM106@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR
`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`USPTO OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) HAS ISSUED
`ON 3/4/2013 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 85776927
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`Please follow the instructions below:
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`1)(cid:160) TO READ THE LETTER:(cid:160) Click on this link or go to http://tsdr.uspto.gov, enter the U.S. application serial number, and click on
`“Documents.”
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`he Office action may not be immediately viewable, to allow for necessary system updates of the application, but will be available within 24
`hours of this e-mail notification.
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`2)(cid:160) TIMELY RESPONSE IS REQUIRED:(cid:160) Please carefully review the Office action to determine (1) how to respond, and (2) the applicable
`response time period.(cid:160) Your response deadline will be calculated from 3/4/2013 (or sooner if specified in the Office action).(cid:160) For information
`regarding response time periods, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/responsetime.jsp.
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`o NOT hit “Reply” to this e-mail notification, or otherwise e-mail your response because the USPTO does NOT accept e-mails as
`responses to Office actions.(cid:160)
`Instead, the USPTO recommends that you respond online using the Trademark Electronic Application System
`(TEAS) response form located at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp.
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`3)(cid:160) QUESTIONS:(cid:160) For questions about the contents of the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) For
`technical assistance in accessing or viewing the Office action in the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system, please e-mail
`TSDR@uspto.gov.
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`WARNING
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`ailure to file the required response by the applicable response deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your application.(cid:160) For
`more information regarding abandonment, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/abandon.jsp.
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`PRIVATE COMPANY SOLICITATIONS REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION:(cid:160) Private companies not associated with the USPTO are
`using information provided in trademark applications to mail or e-mail trademark-related solicitations.(cid:160) These companies often use names that
`closely resemble the USPTO and their solicitations may look like an official government document.(cid:160) Many solicitations require that you pay
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`“fees.” (cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Please carefully review all correspondence you receive regarding this application to make sure that you are responding to an official document
`from the USPTO rather than a private company solicitation.(cid:160) All official USPTO correspondence will be mailed only from the “United States
`Patent and Trademark Office” in Alexandria, VA; or sent by e-mail from the domain “@uspto.gov.” (cid:160) For more information on how to handle
`private company solicitations, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/solicitation_warnings.jsp.
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