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Why does my office action state I need the consent of a living individual?

Written by Jan Buza

Co-founder of Trama

It states this because you received a Section 2(c) office action, which means the examiner suspects your mark identifies a living individual and cannot be registered without their written consent.

If the mark does indeed identify a specific living person, the fastest and simplest way to resolve this is to submit their written consent using the format provided in the office action. If the examiner's identification is incorrect and the mark does not refer to a specific living individual, submit a statement to that effect explaining why the mark should not be interpreted as identifying such a person.

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