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`Antonina Ramsey (tonya_ra@yahoo.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77957683 - IN HARMONY RESPONSIBLE FASHION - N/A
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`12/27/2010 1:46:52 PM
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`ECOM106@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`77957683
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`*77957683*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICATION SERIAL NO.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: IN HARMONY RESPONSIBLE FASHION(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`ANTONINA RAMSEY(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`IN HARMONY(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICANT:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`KIRKLAND, WA 98033-4425(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) Antonina Ramsey(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`N/A(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`10823 104TH AVE NE
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`tonya_ra@yahoo.com
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER(cid:160)
`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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`OFFICE ACTION
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 12/27/2010
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`HIS IS A FINAL ACTION.
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`his letter responds to applicant’s communication on December 2, 2010. (cid:160) In the aforementioned communication, applicant submitted a request
`to amend the filing basis to Section 1(b) and a substitute disclaimer.(cid:160) The disclaimer is acceptable and that requirement is now withdrawn.(cid:160)
`TMEP §§713.02, 714.04.
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`he following requirements are now made FINAL:(cid:160) acceptable identification of services, drawing clarification, and supporting declaration for
`Section 1(b).(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.64(a).
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`mendment to Filing Basis
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`pplicant’s amendment to the filing basis from Section 1(a) to Section 1(b) is incomplete because applicant failed to submit the required
`declaration.(cid:160) Therefore, applicant must submit the following statement, verified with an affidavit or signed declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20:
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`Applicant has had a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the goods or services listed in the
`application as of the application filing date.
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`5 U.S.C. §1051(b)(3)(B); 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(2); TMEP §§804.02, 806.01(b); see 37 C.F.R. §2.193(e)(1).
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`he following is a properly worded “declaration” under 37 C.F.R. §2.20. (cid:160) This declaration must be personally signed and dated by a person
`authorized under 37 C.F.R. §2.193(e)(1).(cid:160) TMEP §804.01(b).
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`The undersigned being warned that willful false statements and the like are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C.
`§1001, and that such willful false statements and the like may jeopardize the validity of the application or document or any registration
`resulting therefrom, declares that all statements made of his/her own knowledge are true; and all statements made on information and
`belief are believed to be true.
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`Identification of Services
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`he wording “accessories; interior design products” in the identification of services is indefinite and must be clarified. (cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160)
`Applicant must clarify the nature of these goods.(cid:160) Applicant may adopt the following, if accurate:
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`Class(cid:160) 035:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`magazines
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`On-line wholesale and retail store services featuring clothing, clothing accessories, footwear, jewelry, interior design
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`n applicant may amend an identification of goods and services only to clarify or limit the goods and services; adding to or broadening the
`scope of the goods and/or services is not permitted.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07 et seq.
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`he Office requires a degree of particularity necessary to identify clearly goods and/or services covered by a mark.(cid:160) See In re Omega SA, 494
`F.3d 1362, 1365, 83 USPQ2d 1541, 1543-44 (Fed. Cir. 2007).(cid:160) Descriptions of goods and services in applications must be specific, explicit, clear
`and concise.(cid:160) TMEP §1402.01; see In re Cardinal Labs., Inc., 149 USPQ 709, 711 (TTAB 1966); Cal. Spray-Chem. Corp. v. Osmose Wood
`Pres. Co. of Am., 102 USPQ 321, 322 (Comm’r Pats. 1954).
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`or assistance with identifying and classifying goods and/or services in trademark applications, please see the online searchable Manual of
`Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services at http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.04.
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`rawing Clarification
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`n applicant’s preliminary response, applicant requested an amendment to the overall presentation of the mark. (cid:160) Applicant must clarify if the
`drawing should remain as a special form drawing or a standard character drawing.(cid:160) Please see the June 16, 2010 Office action.
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`esponse Guidelines
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`f applicant does not respond within six months of the date of issuance of this final Office action, the application will be abandoned.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C.
`§1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a).(cid:160) Applicant may respond to this final Office action by:
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`(1)(cid:160) Submitting a response that fully satisfies all outstanding requirements, if feasible; and/or
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`(2)(cid:160) Filing an appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, with an appeal fee of $100 per class.
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`7 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(18), 2.64(a); TBMP ch. 1200; TMEP §714.04.
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`n certain rare circumstances, a petition to the Director may be filed pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §2.63(b)(2) to review a final Office action that is
`limited to procedural issues.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.64(a); TMEP §714.04; see 37 C.F.R. §2.146(b); TBMP §1201.05; TMEP §1704 (explaining
`petitionable matters).(cid:160) The petition fee is $100.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(15).
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`f applicant has questions about the application or this Office action, please telephone the assigned trademark examining attorney at the telephone
`number below.
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`/Dannean J Hetzel/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 106
`Phone(cid:160) 571-272-8858
`Fax(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`571-273-9106
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`TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: (cid:160) Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) response form at
`http://teasroa.uspto.gov/roa/.(cid:160) Please wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using TEAS, to allow for necessary system updates of
`the application.(cid:160) For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.
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`HO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE:(cid:160) It must be personally signed by(cid:160)an individual applicant or(cid:160)someone with legal authority to bind an
`applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants).(cid:160)(cid:160)If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the
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`response.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION: (cid:160) To ensure that applicant does not miss crucial deadlines or official
`notices, check the status of the application every three to four months using Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) at
`http://tarr.uspto.gov/. (cid:160) Please keep a copy of the complete TARR screen. (cid:160) If TARR shows no change for more than six months, call
`1-800-786-9199. (cid:160) For more information on checking status, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.
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`O UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160) Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageE.htm.
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`To:
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`Subject:
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`Sent:
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`Sent As:
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`Attachments:
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`Antonina Ramsey (tonya_ra@yahoo.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77957683 - IN HARMONY RESPONSIBLE FASHION - N/A
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`12/27/2010 1:46:57 PM
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`ECOM106@USPTO.GOV
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR TRADEMARK APPLICATION
`Your trademark application (Serial No. 77957683) has been reviewed.(cid:160)(cid:160) The examining attorney assigned by the
`United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has written a letter (an “Office Action”) on 12/27/2010
`to which you must respond.(cid:160) Please follow these steps:
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`. Read the Office letter by clicking on this link OR go to http://tmportal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow and enter your serial number to
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`access the Office letter.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) PLEASE NOTE: The(cid:160)Office letter may not be(cid:160)immediately available but will be(cid:160)viewable within(cid:160)24 hours of this e-mail notification.
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`2. Respond within 6 months, calculated from 12/27/2010 (or sooner if specified in the Office letter), using the Trademark Electronic Application
`System Response to Office Action form. If you have difficulty using the USPTO website, contact TDR@uspto.gov.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`3. Contact the examining attorney who reviewed your application with any questions about the content of the office letter:
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`(cid:160)/
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`Dannean J Hetzel/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 106
`Phone(cid:160) 571-272-8858
`Fax(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`571-273-9106
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`WARNING
`Failure to file any required response by the applicable deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your application.
`Do NOT hit “Reply” to this e-mail notification, or otherwise attempt to e-mail your response, as the USPTO does NOT accept e-mailed
`responses.(cid:160) Instead, please use the Trademark Electronic Application System Response to Office Action form.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)
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