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`Zuffa, LLC (trademarks@gordonsilver.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86138984 - UFC FIGHT PASS - 102800-008.1
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`3/10/2014 11:43:33 AM
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`      U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86138984
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`     MARK: UFC FIGHT PASS
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`    CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`      JENNIFER K. CRAFT, MICHAEL N. FEDER, AND
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`      GORDON & SILVER, LTD.
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`3960 HOWARD HUGHES PKWY FL 9
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`        LAS VEGAS, NV 89169-5972
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`*86138984*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`       APPLICANT: Zuffa, LLC
`        CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :         
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`    102800-008.1
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`    CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:        
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`    trademarks@gordonsilver.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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`ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 3/10/2014
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`The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney.  Applicant must respond timely and completely to
`the issue(s) below.  15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62, 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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`Search of Office Records
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`The Office records have been searched and there are no similar registered or pending marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act
`Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). TMEP §704.02.
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`Identification of Services
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`The wording “entertainment services, namely, provision of non-downloadable television and other multimedia programs distributed via various
`platforms across multiple forms of transmission media” and “providing a website featuring non-downloadable television and other multimedia
`programs” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because the nature of the services is not sufficiently clear.   See TMEP
`§1402.01.  The proposed identification of services is indefinite because it is unclear whether the services are in the nature of a video-on-demand
`service or an ongoing television program.  If the services are in the  nature of an on-going television program, the applicant must provide the
`subject matter of the program.
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`For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and services in trademark applications, please see the USPTO’s online searchable U.S.
`Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual at http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html.   See TMEP §1402.04.
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`Applicant may adopt the following identification of services, if accurate:  
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`International Class 41:  Entertainment services, namely, providing non-downloadable television programs and other multimedia programs via
`a video-on-demand service; Entertainment services, namely, providing ongoing non-downloadable television and multimedia programs
`featuring {indicate type, e.g., news, comedy, commentary, etc.} delivered by {indicate form of broadcast medium, e.g., television, radio,
`satellite, the internet, etc.}; Entertainment services, namely, a multimedia program series featuring {indicate type, e.g., comedy, action,
`adventure} distributed via various platforms across multiple forms of transmission media; Entertainment services, namely, providing webcasts
`in the field of entertainment, sports and mixed martial arts.
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`See TMEP §1402.01.
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`An applicant may amend an identification of services only to clarify or limit the services; adding to or broadening the scope of the services is not
`permitted.  37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07 et seq.
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`Disclaimer
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`The applicant must disclaim the descriptive wording “FIGHT” apart from the mark as shown because it merely describes a feature and
`characteristic of the identified services.  See 15 U.S.C. §1056(a); TMEP §§1213, 1213.03(a).  The word “fight” is defined as “a battle or
`combat.”   See attached definition.  The services are in the field of mixed martial arts.  Mixed martial arts is a combat sport.  See attached
`definition.  The word “fight” is merely descriptive because the services feature fights.
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`The Office can require an applicant to disclaim an unregistrable part of a mark consisting of particular wording, symbols, numbers, design
`elements or combinations thereof.  15 U.S.C. §1056(a).  Under Trademark Act Section 2(e), the Office can refuse registration of an entire mark
`if the entire mark is merely descriptive, deceptively misdescriptive, or primarily geographically descriptive of the goods.  15 U.S.C. §1052(e). 
`Thus, the Office may require an applicant to disclaim a portion of a mark that, when used in connection with the goods or services, is merely
`descriptive, deceptively misdescriptive, primarily geographically descriptive, or otherwise unregistrable (e.g., generic).  See TMEP §§1213,
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`1213.03.  
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`Failure to comply with a disclaimer requirement can result in a refusal to register the entire mark.  TMEP §1213.01(b).
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`A “disclaimer” is a statement that applicant does not claim exclusive rights to an unregistrable component of a mark.  TMEP §1213.  A
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`disclaimer does not affect the appearance of the applied-for mark.  See TMEP §1213.10.  
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`A disclaimer does not physically remove the disclaimed matter from the mark, but rather is a written statement that applicant does not claim
`exclusive rights to the disclaimed wording and/or design separate and apart from the mark as shown in the drawing.  TMEP §§1213, 1213.10.
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`The following cases further explain the disclaimer requirement:  Dena Corp. v. Belvedere Int’l Inc., 950 F.2d 1555, 21 USPQ2d 1047 (Fed. Cir.
`1991); In re Brown-Forman Corp., 81 USPQ2d 1284 (TTAB 2006); In re Kraft, Inc., 218 USPQ 571 (TTAB 1983).
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`The computerized printing format for the Office’s Trademark Official Gazette requires a standardized format for a disclaimer.  TMEP
`§1213.08(a)(i).  The following is the standard format used by the Office:
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`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “FIGHT” apart from the mark as shown.
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`TMEP §1213.08(a)(i); see In re Owatonna Tool Co., 231 USPQ 493 (Comm’r Pats. 1983).
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`Response Guidelines
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`There is no required format or form for responding to an Office action.  The Office recommends applicants use the Trademark Electronic
`Application System (TEAS) to respond to Office actions online at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html.  However, if applicant responds on
`paper via regular mail, the response should include the title “Response to Office Action” and the following information:   (1) the name and law
`office number of the examining attorney, (2) the serial number and filing date of the application, (3) the mailing date of this Office action, (4)
`applicant’s name, address, telephone number and e-mail address (if applicable), and (5) the mark.   37 C.F.R. §2.194(b)(1); TMEP §302.03(a).
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`The response should address each refusal and/or requirement raised in the Office action.  If a refusal has issued, applicant can argue against the
`refusal; i.e., applicant can submit arguments and evidence as to why the refusal should be withdrawn and the mark should register.  To respond to
`requirements, applicant should set forth in writing the required changes or statements and request that the Office enter them into the application
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`The response must be personally signed or the electronic signature manually entered by applicant or someone with legal authority to bind
`applicant (i.e., a corporate officer of a corporate applicant, the equivalent of an officer for unincorporated organizations or limited liability
`company applicants, a general partner of a partnership applicant, each applicant for applications with multiple individual applicants).  TMEP
`§§605.02, 712.
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`If applicant has questions about its application or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned trademark
`examining attorney.
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`The Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) database on the USPTO website at http://tsdr.uspto.gov/ is available 24 hours a day, 7
`days a week, and provides status information about trademark and service mark applications and registrations.  To view this information, enter
`the application serial number or registration number and click on “Status.”
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`/Michael J. Souders/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 115
`(571) 272-9483
`michael.souders@uspto.gov
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`TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:   Go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp.   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. 
`For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.  For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned
`trademark examining attorney.  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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`All informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official application record.
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`WHO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE:  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).  If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the
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`response.  
`PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION:   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/.   Please keep a copy of the TSDR status screen.   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.   For more information on checking
`status, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.
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`TO UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:  Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.
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`Zuffa, LLC (trademarks@gordonsilver.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86138984 - UFC FIGHT PASS - 102800-008.1
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`3/10/2014 11:43:34 AM
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`ECOM115@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 3/10/2014 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86138984
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`Please follow the instructions below:
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`(1)  TO READ THE LETTER:  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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`The Office action may not be immediately viewable, to allow for necessary system updates of the application, but will be available within 24
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`(2)  TIMELY RESPONSE IS REQUIRED:  Please carefully review the Office action to determine (1) how to respond, and (2) the applicable
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`regarding response time periods, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/responsetime.jsp.
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`Do NOT hit “Reply” to this e-mail notification, or otherwise e-mail your response because the USPTO does NOT accept e-mails as
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