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PTO Form 1957 (Rev 9/2005)
`
`OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 07/31/2017)
`
`Response to Office Action
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`The table below presents the data as entered.
`
`Input Field
`
`Entered
`
`SERIAL NUMBER
`
`85899815
`
`LAW OFFICE
`ASSIGNED
`
`MARK SECTION
`
`LAW OFFICE 110
`
`MARK FILE NAME
`
`http://tess2.uspto.gov/ImageAgent/ImageAgentProxy?getImage=85899815
`
`LITERAL ELEMENT
`
`ÉLAN FURNITURE
`
`NO
`
`NO
`
`Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
`
`The mark consists of the stylized text "élan furniture" with "élan" on top in
`large letters, and "furniture" centered below in smaller letters.
`
`STANDARD
`CHARACTERS
`
`USPTO-GENERATED
`IMAGE
`
`COLOR(S) CLAIMED
`(If applicable)
`
`DESCRIPTION OF THE
`MARK
`(and Color Location, if
`applicable)
`
`EVIDENCE SECTION
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)EVIDENCE FILE NAME(S)
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)ORIGINAL PDF FILE
`
`evi_701095314-123325715_._ELANFURNITURE-Response_to_OA.pdf
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)CONVERTED PDF
`FILE(S)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(3 pages)
`
`\\TICRS\EXPORT16\IMAGEOUT16\858\998\85899815\xml4\ROA0002.JPG
`
`\\TICRS\EXPORT16\IMAGEOUT16\858\998\85899815\xml4\ROA0003.JPG
`
`\\TICRS\EXPORT16\IMAGEOUT16\858\998\85899815\xml4\ROA0004.JPG
`
`DESCRIPTION OF
`EVIDENCE FILE
`
`arguments to overcome the 2(d) likelihood of confusion against a cited
`registered mark for ELAN
`
`ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS SECTION
`
`DISCLAIMER
`
`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use furniture apart from the mark as
`shown.
`
`SIGNATURE SECTION
`
`(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)
`

`
`RESPONSE SIGNATURE /avann/
`
`SIGNATORY'S NAME
`
`Antonio Vann
`
`SIGNATORY'S
`POSITION
`
`SIGNATORY'S PHONE
`NUMBER
`
`DATE SIGNED
`
`AUTHORIZED
`SIGNATORY
`
`Attorney of Record, VA bar member
`
`8552269661
`
`01/27/2014
`
`YES
`
`FILING INFORMATION SECTION
`
`SUBMIT DATE
`
`Mon Jan 27 12:37:33 EST 2014
`
`TEAS STAMP
`
`USPTO/ROA-70.109.53.14-20
`140127123733497137-858998
`15-5006850c2574494b67893f
`1464c5b8e485930ab956cdace
`3dfa45618d613b13f58-N/A-N
`/A-20140127123325715839
`
`PTO Form 1957 (Rev 9/2005)
`
`OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 07/31/2017)
`
`Response to Office Action
`To the Commissioner for Trademarks:
`
`Application serial no. 85899815(cid:160)ÉLAN FURNITURE (Stylized and/or with Design, see
`http://tess2.uspto.gov/ImageAgent/ImageAgentProxy?getImage=85899815) has been amended as follows:
`EVIDENCE
`Evidence in the nature of arguments to overcome the 2(d) likelihood of confusion against a cited
`registered mark for ELAN has been attached.
`Original PDF file:
`evi_701095314-123325715_._ELANFURNITURE-Response_to_OA.pdf
`Converted PDF file(s) ( 3 pages)
`Evidence-1
`Evidence-2
`Evidence-3
`
`ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS
`Disclaimer
`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use furniture apart from the mark as shown.
`
`

`
`SIGNATURE(S)
`Response Signature
`Signature: /avann/(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)Date: 01/27/2014
`Signatory's Name: Antonio Vann
`Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, VA bar member
`
`Signatory's Phone Number: 8552269661
`
`The signatory has confirmed that he/she is an attorney who is a member in good standing of the bar of the
`highest court of a U.S. state, which includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other federal
`territories and possessions; and he/she is currently the applicant's attorney or an associate thereof; and to
`the best of his/her knowledge, if prior to his/her appointment another U.S. attorney or a Canadian
`attorney/agent not currently associated with his/her company/firm previously represented the applicant in
`this matter: (1) the applicant has filed or is concurrently filing a signed revocation of or substitute power
`of attorney with the USPTO; (2) the USPTO has granted the request of the prior representative to
`withdraw; (3) the applicant has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her in this matter; or (4) the
`applicant's appointed U.S. attorney or Canadian attorney/agent has filed a power of attorney appointing
`him/her as an associate attorney in this matter.
`
`Serial Number: 85899815
`Internet Transmission Date: Mon Jan 27 12:37:33 EST 2014
`TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-70.109.53.14-20140127123733497
`137-85899815-5006850c2574494b67893f1464c
`5b8e485930ab956cdace3dfa45618d613b13f58-
`N/A-N/A-20140127123325715839
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`

`
`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`Applicant:
`Serial No.:
`
`Heritage Business Group, LLC
`85899815
`
`Trademark Atty:
`Word Mark:
`
`Daniel F. Capshaw
`ELAN FURNITURE
`
`IN RESPONSE TO THE OFFICE ACTION OF July 25, 2013
`
`This Response is filed in reply to the Office Action e—mailed on July 25, 2013. The Applicant
`
`respectfitlly submits the following response. Applicant submits that the above—identif1ed trademark
`
`application
`
`Potential Section 2(d) — Likelihood of Confusion
`
`Applicant submits a preliminary response to the potential section 2(d) refusal; however,
`
`Applicant reserves all rights to provide a detailed and more descriptive response if Examining
`
`Attorney Daniel F. Capshaw raises a Section 2(d) refilsal in a subsequent Office Action.
`
`Applicanfs Word Mark
`
`Cited Registered Mark
`
`ELAN FURNITURE
`Class 020
`
`Furniture, namely, dining tables, dining
`chairs, lounge chairs, benches, side
`tables, coffee table, chaise lounges, sofas,
`counter tables, bar tables, counter chairs,
`bar chairs, bar stools, counter stools and
`
`dining stools
`
`Preliminafl Response with Reservation of Rights
`
`ELAN
`Class 020
`
`metal daybeds and bed frames
`
`The USPTO suggests that it will refuse registration of Applicant’s mark, ELAN FURNITURE,
`
`“because of a likelihood of confusion with registered mark ELAN. The Examining Attorney has
`
`

`
`indicated that similarity of the marks, similarity of the goods and/or services, and similarity of trade
`
`channels of the goods and /or services are grounds for the 2(d) refusal of the Applicant’s mark.
`
`The Cited Registration Has Not Been Renewed
`
`The cited registered mark, ELAN was registered on October 21. 2003. Therefore, the cited
`
`registered mark was due for renewal on October 21, 2013. A review of the US Patent & Trademark
`
`Office reflects no filing of a Section 8 & 9 for the cited registration. Therefore, the cited registration
`
`has lapsed. Taking into consideration that the ELAN mark has lapsed, Applicant respectfully argues
`
`that 2(d) refusal must be Withdrawn, or in the alternative, the Applicant’s mark should be suspending
`
`pending the final outcome of the cited registration.
`
`Disclaimer
`
`Applicant adopts the standard disclaimer format used by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office,
`
`namely:
`
`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “FURNITURE” apartfrom the mark as
`
`Shawn
`
`Conclusion
`
`Applicant has fully responded to the July 25, 2013 Office Action. Applicant respectfully
`
`submits in good faith that all potential 2(d) refusals, rejections, and/or objections have been overcome
`
`and that the applied for mark is in condition for publication.
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`/Antonio G. Vann/
`
`Antonio G. Vann (VSB # 79765)

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