Office action text of Amazon's Trademark MadeMark for clothing - Likelihood of Confusion rejection

Office action test of Amazon's Trademark MadeMark for clothing - Likelihood of Confusion rejection

Below is the Feb 8, 2020 rejection for likelihood of confusion under 2d for U.S. Registration No. 3059279 MADE for clothing items.

SUMMARY OF REFUSAL(S) / REQUIREMENT(S):

• Section 2(d) Refusal – Likelihood of Confusion

Reply to office action for Amazon's Trademark MadeMark for clothing - Likelihood of Confusion rejection

This is a response to the Non-Final Office Action dated February 8, 2020 concerning U.S. Application Serial No. 88/672,277 for the mark MADEMARK for "Clothing, namely, shirts, t-shirts, sweatshirts, tank tops" in Class 25.

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