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`ASV Wines, Inc. (info@hiaringlaw.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 78905908 - PARODY - ASV 1.1
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`10/24/2006 4:28:52 PM
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`ECOM106@USPTO.GOV
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`Attachment - 1
`Attachment - 2
`Attachment - 3
`Attachment - 4
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) SERIAL NO:(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)
`(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)
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`ASV Wines, Inc.
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`78/905908
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`*78905908*
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`RETURN ADDRESS:(cid:160)
`Commissioner for Trademarks
`P.O. Box 1451
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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`Please provide in all correspondence:
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`(cid:160)1
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`.(cid:160) Filing date, serial number, mark and
`applicant's name.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`2.(cid:160) Date of this Office Action.
`3.(cid:160) Examining Attorney's name and
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Law Office number.
`4. Your
`telephone number and e-mail
`address.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`(cid:160) ANNE HIARING
`(cid:160) LAW OFFICE OF ANNE HIARING
`(cid:160) 19 BROOKMONT CIR
`(cid:160) SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960-1412
`(cid:160)
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`PARODY
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK:(cid:160)(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) ASV 1.1
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160) info@hiaringlaw.com
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`ESPONSE TIME LIMIT:(cid:160) TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE
`ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`MAILING/E-MAILING DATE INFORMATION:(cid:160) If the mailing or e-mailing date of this Office action does not appear above, this
`information can be obtained by visiting the USPTO website at http://tarr.uspto.gov/, inserting the application serial number, and viewing the
`prosecution history for the mailing date of the most recently issued Office communication.
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`(cid:160)S
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`erial Number(cid:160) 78/905908
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`The assigned trademark examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and has determined the following:
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`Results of Trademark Act Section 2(d) Search
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`he Office records have been searched and no similar registered or pending mark has been found that would bar registration under Trademark
`Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).(cid:160) TMEP §704.02.
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`Refusal to Register – USPTO Will Not Issue Identical Registrations
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`Registration is REFUSED because the application appears to duplicate Reg. No. 1978715, which is an active registration owned by applicant.(cid:160)
`TMEP §703.(cid:160) Please see the enclosed registration.(cid:160) The instant application and the registration are for the same mark, “PARODY,” and for
`identical goods, namely, “wines” in International Class 33. (cid:160) The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will not issue duplicate registrations.(cid:160) TMEP
`§703.(cid:160) Please note that a mark shown in a format that would have been considered "typed" prior to November 2, 2003 shall be treated as a
`standard character drawing.(cid:160) TMEP § 807.03(g).
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`(cid:160)A
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`lthough the trademark examining attorney has refused registration, applicant may respond to the refusal to register by submitting evidence and
`arguments in support of registration.
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`f applicant chooses to respond to the refusal to register, then applicant must also respond to the following requirement.
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`Ownership of Prior Registration
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`f applicant is the owner of U.S. Registration No. 1970418, then applicant must submit a claim of ownership.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.36; TMEP §812.(cid:160)
`Please see the enclosed registration.(cid:160) The following standard format is suggested:
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`pplicant is the owner of U.S. Registration No. 1970418.
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`If applicant has any questions, please feel free to contact the undersigned.
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`/Linda Lavache/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 106
`Phone: 571.272.7187
`Official Fax: 571.273.9106
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`HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS OFFICE ACTION:
`ONLINE RESPONSE:(cid:160) You may respond using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Office action
`form available on our website at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html.(cid:160) If the Office action issued via e-mail, you must wait 72 hours
`after receipt of the Office action to respond via TEAS.(cid:160) NOTE:(cid:160) Do not respond by e-mail.(cid:160) THE USPTO WILL NOT ACCEPT AN
`E-MAILED RESPONSE.
`REGULAR MAIL RESPONSE:(cid:160) To respond by regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing return address above, and
`include the serial number, law office number, and examining attorney’s name. (cid:160) NOTE:(cid:160) The filing date of the response will be the date
`of receipt in the Office, not the postmarked date.(cid:160) To ensure your response is timely, use a certificate of mailing.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.197.
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`TATUS OF APPLICATION: To check the status of your application, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval
`(TARR) system at http://tarr.uspto.gov.
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`IEW APPLICATION DOCUMENTS ONLINE: Documents in the electronic file for pending applications can be viewed and downloaded
`online at http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow.
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`ENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: For general information about trademarks, please visit the Office’s website at
`http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
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`OR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING
`ATTORNEY SPECIFIED ABOVE.
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`Print: Oct 24, 2006
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`744-6810?
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`TYPED DRAWING
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`Serial Number
`T446810?
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`Status
`SECTION 3 & 15-ACCEPTED AND ACKNDWLEDGED
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`Word Marl:
`PARODY
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`Standard Character Mark
`No
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`Registration NI.II"I'IhBf
`1978715
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`Date Registered
`1996fO6fO4
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`Type of Mark
`TRADEMARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[1] TYPED DRAWING
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`D"NI1Bf
`ASV Wines, Inc. CORPORATION CALIFORNIA 19923 ROAD 152 DELANO CALIFORNIA
`93215
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`Goodslse-wines
`G & S: wines. First
`O4? 049.
`US
`IC 033.
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`Use:
`l995HO9H22. First Use In Commerce: 1995HO9f22.
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`Filing Date
`1993Hl2H1O
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`Examlnlng Attomay
`FRIEDMAN, HOWARD
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`Attorney of Record
`Anne Hiaring
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`Print: Oct 24, 2006
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`74501222
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`14501222
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`Status
`SECTION 8 a 15-ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED
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`Word Mark
`P PARODY JUST GOOD WINE
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`Standard Character Mark
`No
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`Registration NI.II"I'IhBf
`1970418
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`Date Registered
`1996fO4f23
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`Type of Mark
`TRADEMARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[3] DESIGN PLUS WORDS, LETTERS ANDJOR NUMBERS
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`D"NI1Bf
`ASV Wines,
`93215
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`II'1C'.. CORPORATION CALIFORNIA 19923 ROAD 152 DELANO CALIFORNIA
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`Goodslse-wines
`G & S: wines. First
`O4? 049.
`US
`IC 033.
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`Use:
`l995HO9H22. First Use In Commerce:
`l995HO9f22.
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`Disclaimer Statement
`NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "GOOD WINE" APART FROM
`THE MARK AS SHOWN.
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`Lininglfitippling Statement
`The lining is for shading purposes only and does not indicate oolor.
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`Description of Mark
`The mark consists of the combination word and design mark "PARODY JUST
`GOOD WINE" and letter "P" imposed over a grape leaf set inside a
`circle with triangles radiating from the oiroumferenoe.
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`Filing Date
`1994/O3Hl5
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`Print: Oct 24, 21106
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`7-I-501222
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`Examining Attnmey
`FRIEDMAN, HOWARD
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`Attorney of Record
`Anne Hiaring