[E-trademarks] Mark Significance?

Wed Feb 12 21:50:30 UTC 2025

Such Significance!

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On Wed, Feb 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM Miriam Richter, Esq. via E-trademarks <
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> That is yet another reason I love you Carl!
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> *From:* E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On Behalf
> Of *Carl Oppedahl via E-trademarks
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 12, 2025 3:26 PM
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> *Cc:* Carl Oppedahl <carl at oppedahl.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [E-trademarks] Mark Significance?
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> So far as geography and foreign language are concerned, I feel pretty
> strongly that I cannot say categorically it has no foreign language
> equivalent or geographic meaning.  Seems to me you could string any twelve
> characters together it by chance it might turn out to be the name of an
> intermittent stream in Siberia, or it might turn out to mean something in
> some language that I do not know about.  Seems to me I would be lying to
> say that I actually know the answer to be "no".
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> So what I always say is "applicant is unaware of" any geographical or
> foreign language significance.
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> As to industry significance, I typically say "yes of course the wording
> such-and-so has *enormous* significance in the relevant industry, namely
> as an indicator of the origin of the applicant's goods.  Applicant is
> unaware of any other significance."  I often put "enormous" in bold and
> italics.
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> On 2/12/2025 1:42 PM, carla calcagno via E-trademarks wrote:
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> 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.
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> Regards
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> Carla
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> On Wed, Feb 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM Eran Kahana via E-trademarks <
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> I received an office action with a “Mark Significance” 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’t cite the TMEP for this and I wasn’t able to find TMEP
> instructions on point. Does the examiner do any sort of research that
> causes this?
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> Thanks!
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