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`OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 07/31/2017)
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`Response to Office Action
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`The table below presents the data as entered.
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`Input Field
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`Entered
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`SERIAL NUMBER
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`85899815
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`LAW OFFICE
`ASSIGNED
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`MARK SECTION
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`LAW OFFICE 110
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`MARK FILE NAME
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`http://tess2.uspto.gov/ImageAgent/ImageAgentProxy?getImage=85899815
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`LITERAL ELEMENT
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`ÉLAN FURNITURE
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`NO
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`NO
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`Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
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`The mark consists of the stylized text "élan furniture" with "élan" on top in
`large letters, and "furniture" centered below in smaller letters.
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`STANDARD
`CHARACTERS
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`USPTO-GENERATED
`IMAGE
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`COLOR(S) CLAIMED
`(If applicable)
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`DESCRIPTION OF THE
`MARK
`(and Color Location, if
`applicable)
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`EVIDENCE SECTION
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)EVIDENCE FILE NAME(S)
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)ORIGINAL PDF FILE
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`evi_701095314-123325715_._ELANFURNITURE-Response_to_OA.pdf
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`(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)
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`\\TICRS\EXPORT16\IMAGEOUT16\858\998\85899815\xml4\ROA0002.JPG
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`\\TICRS\EXPORT16\IMAGEOUT16\858\998\85899815\xml4\ROA0003.JPG
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`\\TICRS\EXPORT16\IMAGEOUT16\858\998\85899815\xml4\ROA0004.JPG
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`DESCRIPTION OF
`EVIDENCE FILE
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`arguments to overcome the 2(d) likelihood of confusion against a cited
`registered mark for ELAN
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`ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS SECTION
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`DISCLAIMER
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`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use furniture apart from the mark as
`shown.
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`SIGNATURE SECTION
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`(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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`RESPONSE SIGNATURE /avann/
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`SIGNATORY'S NAME
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`Antonio Vann
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`SIGNATORY'S
`POSITION
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`SIGNATORY'S PHONE
`NUMBER
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`DATE SIGNED
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`AUTHORIZED
`SIGNATORY
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`Attorney of Record, VA bar member
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`8552269661
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`01/27/2014
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`YES
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`FILING INFORMATION SECTION
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`SUBMIT DATE
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`Mon Jan 27 12:37:33 EST 2014
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`TEAS STAMP
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`USPTO/ROA-70.109.53.14-20
`140127123733497137-858998
`15-5006850c2574494b67893f
`1464c5b8e485930ab956cdace
`3dfa45618d613b13f58-N/A-N
`/A-20140127123325715839
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`PTO Form 1957 (Rev 9/2005)
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`OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 07/31/2017)
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`Response to Office Action
`To the Commissioner for Trademarks:
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`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
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`ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS
`Disclaimer
`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use furniture apart from the mark as shown.
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`
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`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
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`Signatory's Phone Number: 8552269661
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`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.
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`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
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Applicant:
`Serial No.:
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`Heritage Business Group, LLC
`85899815
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`Trademark Atty:
`Word Mark:
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`Daniel F. Capshaw
`ELAN FURNITURE
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`IN RESPONSE TO THE OFFICE ACTION OF July 25, 2013
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`This Response is filed in reply to the Office Action e—mailed on July 25, 2013. The Applicant
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`respectfitlly submits the following response. Applicant submits that the above—identif1ed trademark
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`application
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`Potential Section 2(d) — Likelihood of Confusion
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`Applicant submits a preliminary response to the potential section 2(d) refusal; however,
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`Applicant reserves all rights to provide a detailed and more descriptive response if Examining
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`Attorney Daniel F. Capshaw raises a Section 2(d) refilsal in a subsequent Office Action.
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`Applicanfs Word Mark
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`Cited Registered Mark
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`ELAN FURNITURE
`Class 020
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`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
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`dining stools
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`Preliminafl Response with Reservation of Rights
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`ELAN
`Class 020
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`metal daybeds and bed frames
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`The USPTO suggests that it will refuse registration of Applicant’s mark, ELAN FURNITURE,
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`“because of a likelihood of confusion with registered mark ELAN. The Examining Attorney has
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`indicated that similarity of the marks, similarity of the goods and/or services, and similarity of trade
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`channels of the goods and /or services are grounds for the 2(d) refusal of the Applicant’s mark.
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`The Cited Registration Has Not Been Renewed
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`The cited registered mark, ELAN was registered on October 21. 2003. Therefore, the cited
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`registered mark was due for renewal on October 21, 2013. A review of the US Patent & Trademark
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`Office reflects no filing of a Section 8 & 9 for the cited registration. Therefore, the cited registration
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`has lapsed. Taking into consideration that the ELAN mark has lapsed, Applicant respectfully argues
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`that 2(d) refusal must be Withdrawn, or in the alternative, the Applicant’s mark should be suspending
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`pending the final outcome of the cited registration.
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`Disclaimer
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`Applicant adopts the standard disclaimer format used by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office,
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`namely:
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`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “FURNITURE” apartfrom the mark as
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`Shawn
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`Conclusion
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`Applicant has fully responded to the July 25, 2013 Office Action. Applicant respectfully
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`submits in good faith that all potential 2(d) refusals, rejections, and/or objections have been overcome
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`and that the applied for mark is in condition for publication.
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`Respectfully submitted,
`/Antonio G. Vann/
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`Antonio G. Vann (VSB # 79765)