<div dir="ltr">If it is an unusual word and the Examiner can't find any meaning in the numerous resources available to them, I have seen them issue this inquiry just to ensure that they haven't missed anything. A simple response that the term has no industry, geographical,or foreign language significance in relation to the goods suffices.<div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div>Carla</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Feb 12, 2025 at 3:23\u202fPM Eran Kahana via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg2075036119925277930">
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<p class="MsoNormal">I received an office action with a \u201cMark Significance\u201d requirement asking for industry, geographical, and foreign language significance. I am trying to determine what triggered it. An application for a nearly identical name (for different
goods) sailed through without triggering it. The office action don\u2019t cite the TMEP for this and I wasn\u2019t able to find TMEP instructions on point. Does the examiner do any sort of research that causes this?<u></u><u></u></p>
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