To:
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`Subject:
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`Rspringa LLC (peter@groceriesapparel.com)
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`TRADEMARK REGISTRATION NO. 4323765 - THE WAHNBRIEFE
`GARMENTS - Rspringa LLC
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`Sent:
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`01/11/14 05:43:03 PM
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`Sent As:
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`PRG@uspto.gov
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`Attachments:
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT REGISTRANT’S TRADEMARK REGISTRATION
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`4323765
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`(cid:160) PETER J. BONFANTE
`(cid:160) 767 S. Alameda St., Suite 140 (Bldg 2)
`(cid:160) Los Angeles CA 90021
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`THE WAHNBRIEFE GARMENTS
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) U.S. REGISTRATION 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) REGISTRANT:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Rspringa LLC
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S ADDRESS :
`85710304
`(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) Rspringa LLC(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S EMAIL ADDRESS :(cid:160)(cid:160) peter@groceriesapparel.com
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) POST REGISTRATION OFFICE ACTION
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`CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
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`ttp://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/reg_maintain.jsp
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`ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 1/11/2014
`U.S. Registration Number 4323765
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`The Voluntary Amendment submitted on January 2, 2014 is not accepted for the reasons set forth below.
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`ssignment
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`he party who filed the Section 7 Amendment must establish its ownership of the subject registration.(cid:160) 37
`C.F.R. §3.73; TMEP §502.01.(cid:160) The Trademark Act requires the current owner of the registration to file the
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`Section 7 Amendment.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1057.(cid:160) Office records do not show clear chain of title in the party who
`filed the Section 7 Amendment.
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`ffice records continue to show Limited Liability Company as the owner of the registration, and the
`corrected registration will issue in that name unless the new owner records the change in ownership with
`the Assignment Division of the Office.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §3.85; TMEP §502.03.(cid:160) Although the party who filed
`the Section 7 Amendment has submitted sufficient evidence to show its ownership of the subject
`registration, this ownership information does not appear to have been recorded with the Assignment
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`Division.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The party who filed the Section 7 Amendment has six months from the issuance date of this Office action
`to record the change of name with the Assignment Division of the Office, and to notify the undersigned
`paralegal of this action.(cid:160) If this party does not intend to record the change, then this party should so notify
`the undersigned paralegal to ensure the prompt issuance of the corrected registration in the name of the
`owner of record.
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`he party who filed the Section 7 Amendment must establish its current ownership of the subject
`registration.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §§2.173(a) and 3.73; TMEP §§502.01 and 1609.01(b).(cid:160) Ownership can be
`established by satisfying one of the following:(cid:160)
`(1) recording the appropriate documents with the
`Assignment Division of the Office; or (2) submitting actual documentation evidence showing the transfer
`of title to the party who filed the Section 7 Amendment.(cid:160) More information about these two methods for
`establishing ownership of the subject registration appears directly below.
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`If the present owner chooses to record the appropriate documents with the Assignment
`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`Division, you must notify the undersigned paralegal when the documents have been submitted.(cid:160)
`For information regarding recording assignments, name changes and mergers, please visit the
`webpage http://www.uspto.gov/web/trademarks/workflow/assign.htm and see TMEP §§503 et seq.
`(cid:160) For specific questions, please contact the Assignment Division at 571-272-3350.(cid:160) To expedite
`recordation,
`the owner is encouraged to file requests for recordation through the Electronic
`Trademark Assignment System (ETAS) at http://etas.uspto.gov.(cid:160) There is a fee for recording
`ownership documents.
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`If the present owner prefers to submit actual evidence of ownership directly to the
`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`undersigned paralegal, copies of the actual documents transferring title or a statement explaining
`the valid transfer of legal title must be submitted.(cid:160) If submitting a statement of facts explaining the
`transfer of title, this statement must be verified with an affidavit or declaration under 37 C.F.R.
`§2.20.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §3.73 and TMEP §502.01.
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`lease be advised that the corrected registration will issue in the name of the owner of record unless the
`ownership change is recorded with the Assignment Division.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §3.85; TMEP §502.03.
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`f the wrong party filed the Section 7 Amendment, then the current owner must file a new Section 7
`Amendment with a new filing fee.
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`or information regarding recording assignments, name changes and mergers, please visit the webpage
`http://www.uspto.gov/web/trademarks/workflow/assign.htm and see TMEP §§503 et seq.(cid:160) For specific
`questions, please contact the Assignment Division at 571-272-3350.(cid:160) To expedite recordation, the owner is
`encouraged to file requests for recordation through the Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS)
`at http://etas.uspto.gov.(cid:160) There is a fee for recording ownership documents.
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`(cid:160)
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`The owner has six months from the issuance date of this letter to respond to all the issues raised in this
`letter.(cid:160)
`In order to expedite the processing of your Section 7 Amendment, the early submission of a
`response to this letter is encouraged.(cid:160) If a complete response is not received in the Office within this time
`period, then the Section 7 Amendment will be considered abandoned.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.176.(cid:160) The fee for
`filing the Section 7 Amendment will not be refunded.
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`/Michael McMillan/
`Trademark Specialist, Post Registration Unit
`michael.mcmillan@uspto.gov
`Dir:(cid:160) 571-272-9541
`Ofc:(cid:160) 571-272-9500
`Fax:(cid:160) 571-273-9541
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`TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: (cid:160) Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
`Response to Post-Registration Office action form number 11 at
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/reg_maintain.jsp.(cid:160) Please wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing
`date before using TEAS, to allow for necessary system updates of the registration.(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 (1) the individual owner; (2)
`someone with legal authority to bind the owner (e.g., a corporate officer or general partner); or (3) an
`authorized attorney, if one is appointed to represent the owner.(cid:160) If the owner is represented by an attorney,
`the attorney must sign the response.
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`HECK THE STATUS OF THE REGISTRATION: (cid:160) To check the status of your registration at
`any time, visit the Office’s Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at
`http://tsdr.uspto.gov/.(cid:160) Please keep a copy of the complete status screen. (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/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.
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`OR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE
`ASSIGNED SPECIALIST.
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`To:
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`Subject:
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`Rspringa LLC (peter@groceriesapparel.com)
`
`TRADEMARK REGISTRATION NO. 4323765 - THE WAHNBRIEFE
`GARMENTS - Rspringa LLC
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`Sent:
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`01/11/14 05:43:03 PM
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`Sent As:
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`PRG@uspto.gov
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`Attachments:
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE
`USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 01/11/2014 FOR
`REGISTRATION NO. 4323765
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