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`Gill, Ronald (r0n7719@yahoo.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86546291 - POKE CHOP AND THE OTHER WHITE MEAT -
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`6/8/2015 7:54:57 AM
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`ECOM107@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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`*86546291*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`VIEW YOUR APPLICATION FILE
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`U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. (cid:160) 86546291
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`ARK: POKE CHOP AND THE OTHER WHITE MEAT
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`CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) GILL, RONALD
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) 34 Ross Rd
`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Saco, ME 04072-1500
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`APPLICANT: Gill, Ronald
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(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)
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`(cid:160) N/A
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`r0n7719@yahoo.com
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER
`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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`(cid:160)I
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 6/8/2015
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`The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) Applicant must respond timely and completely to
`the issue(s) below.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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`SECTION 2(d) REFUSAL – LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION
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`Registration of the applied-for mark is refused because of a likelihood of confusion with the marks in U.S. Registration Nos. 1486548, 3126072
`and 3129186, owned by the same registrant.(cid:160) Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); see TMEP §§1207.01 et seq.(cid:160) See the enclosed
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`registrations.
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`n any likelihood of confusion determination, two key considerations are similarity of the marks and similarity or relatedness of the goods and/or
`services.(cid:160) Syndicat Des Proprietaires Viticulteurs De Chateauneuf-Du-Pape v. Pasquier DesVignes, 107 USPQ2d 1930, 1938 (TTAB 2013)
`(citing Federated Foods, Inc. v. Fort Howard Paper Co., 544 F.2d 1098, 1103, 192 USPQ 24, 29 (C.C.P.A. 1976)); In re Iolo Techs., LLC, 95
`USPQ2d 1498, 1499 (TTAB 2010); see TMEP §1207.01.(cid:160) That is, the marks are compared in their entireties for similarities in appearance,
`sound, connotation, and commercial impression.(cid:160) In re Viterra Inc., 671 F.3d 1358, 1362, 101 USPQ2d 1905, 1908 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (quoting In
`re E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 476 F.2d 1357, 1361, 177 USPQ 563, 567 (C.C.P.A. 1973)); TMEP §1207.01(b)-(b)(v).(cid:160) Additionally, the
`goods and/or services are compared to determine whether they are similar or commercially related or travel in the same trade channels.(cid:160) See
`Coach Servs., Inc. v. Triumph Learning LLC, 668 F.3d 1356, 1369-71, 101 USPQ2d 1713, 1722-23 (Fed. Cir. 2012); Herbko Int’l, Inc. v.
`Kappa Books, Inc., 308 F.3d 1156, 1165, 64 USPQ2d 1375, 1381 (Fed. Cir. 2002); TMEP §1207.01, (a)(vi).
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`(cid:160)C
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`omparison of Marks
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`arks are compared in their entireties for similarities in appearance, sound, connotation, and commercial impression.(cid:160) Stone Lion Capital
`Partners, LP v. Lion Capital LLP, 746 F.3d 1317, 1321, 110 USPQ2d 1157, 1160 (Fed. Cir. 2014) (quoting Palm Bay Imps., Inc. v. Veuve
`Clicquot Ponsardin Maison Fondee En 1772, 396 F. 3d 1369, 1371, 73 USPQ2d 1689, 1691 (Fed. Cir. 2005)); TMEP §1207.01(b)-(b)(v).(cid:160)
`“Similarity in any one of these elements may be sufficient to find the marks confusingly similar.” (cid:160) In re Davia, 110 USPQ2d 1810, 1812 (TTAB
`2014) (citing In re White Swan Ltd., 8 USPQ2d 1534, 1535 (TTAB 1988); In re 1st USA Realty Prof’ls, Inc. , 84 USPQ2d 1581, 1586 (TTAB
`2007)); TMEP §1207.01(b).
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant’s mark is POKE CHOP AND THE OTHER WHITE MEAT in standard character form.
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`(cid:160)R
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`egistrant’s marks are THE OTHER WHITE MEAT in typed, design and standard character form.
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant’s mark encompasses registrant’s mark.
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`ncorporating the entirety of one mark within another does not obviate the similarity between the compared marks, as in the present case, nor
`does it overcome a likelihood of confusion under Section 2(d).(cid:160) See Wella Corp. v. Cal. Concept Corp., 558 F.2d 1019, 1022, 194 USPQ 419,
`422 (C.C.P.A. 1977) (finding CALIFORNIA CONCEPT and surfer design and CONCEPT confusingly similar); Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Jos.
`E. Seagram & Sons, Inc., 526 F.2d 556, 557, 188 USPQ 105, 106 (C.C.P.A. 1975) (finding BENGAL and BENGAL LANCER and design
`confusingly similar); Hunter Indus., Inc. v. Toro Co., 110 USPQ2D 1651, 1660-61 (TTAB 2014) (finding PRECISION and PRECISION
`DISTRIBUTION CONTROL confusingly similar); TMEP §1207.01(b)(iii).(cid:160) In the present case, the marks are identical in part.
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant’s mark is clearly intended to be a parody of registrant’s marks.
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`(cid:160)T
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`he Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP) Section 1207.01(b)(x) provides the following guidance on parody marks:
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`The fact that a mark is intended to be a parody of another trademark is not, by itself, sufficient to overcome a likelihood of confusion
`refusal, because “[t]here are confusing parodies and non-confusing parodies.” J. Thomas McCarthy, McCarthy on Trademarks and
`Unfair Competition, §31.153 (4th ed. 2010); see also Nike, Inc. v. Maher, 100 USPQ2d 1018, 1023 (TTAB 2011) (“[P]arody is not a
`defense if the marks would otherwise be considered confusingly similar.”). “A true parody actually decreases the likelihood of
`confusion because the effect of the parody is to create a distinction in the viewer’s mind between the actual product and the joke.”
`Mutual of Omaha Ins. Co. v. Novak, 648 F. Supp. 905, 910, 231 USPQ 963, 965 (D. Neb. 1986), aff’d, 836 F.2d 397, 5 USPQ2d
`1314 (8th Cir. 1987). Thus, ”[w]hile a parody must call to mind the actual product to be successful, the same success also necessarily
`distinguishes the parody from the actual product.” Id.
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`(cid:160)C
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`ases involving a discussion of parody include the following: Research in Motion Ltd. v. Defining Presence Mktg. Grp., Inc., 102
`USPQ2d 1187, 1192 (TTAB 2012) (sustaining oppositions to applications for the mark CRACKBERRY, for a variety of online
`computer services and clothing items, on the bases of a likelihood of confusion and likelihood of dilution by blurring with the mark
`BLACKBERRY, for handheld devices, including smartphones, and related goods and services, noting that “likelihood of confusion
`will usually trump any First Amendment concerns”); Starbucks U.S. Brands, LLC v. Ruben, 78 USPQ2d 1741 (TTAB 2006)
`(holding contemporaneous use of applicant’s mark, LESSBUCKS COFFEE, and opposer’s marks, STARBUCKS and
`STARBUCKS COFFEE, for identical goods and services, likely to cause confusion, noting that “parody is unavailing to applicant as
`an outright defense and, further, does not serve to distinguish the marks”); Columbia Pictures Indus., Inc. v. Miller, 211 USPQ 816,
`820 (TTAB 1981) (holding CLOTHES ENCOUNTERS for clothing, and CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND for t-
`shirts, likely to cause confusion, noting that the “right of the public to use words in the English language in a humorous and parodic
`manner does not extend to use of such words as trademarks if such use conflicts with the prior use and/or registration of the
`substantially same mark by another”); see also Jordache Enters. v. Hogg Wyld Ltd., 828 F.2d 1482, 4 USPQ2d 1216, 1220, 1222
`(10th Cir. 1987) (noting that “a parody of an existing trademark can cause a likelihood of confusion,” but affirming district court’s
`holding that contemporaneous use of LARDASHE and JORDACHE, both for jeans, is not likely to cause confusion).
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`n this case, while applicant intended the mark to be a parody of registrant’s mark, the entire incorporation of registrant’s mark creates an
`impression that registrant may have licensed or approved of applicant’s use of its mark.
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`Comparison of Goods and Services
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant’s services are entertainment services in the nature of live musical performances.
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`(cid:160)R
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`egistrant’s services are association services, namely, promoting the interests of members of the pork industry (RN 1486548); promoting the
`interests of members of the pork industry, and providing an internet web site featuring information about cooking and accompanying recipes (RN
`3126072); and cookbooks, brochures about pork, pens, pencils, shirts, t-shirts, aprons and hats, and providing an internet web site featuring food
`preparation/cooking information regarding pork and accompanying recipes (RN 3129186).
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`(cid:160)T
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`he goods and/or services of the parties need not be identical or even competitive to find a likelihood of confusion.(cid:160) See On-line Careline Inc. v.
`Am. Online Inc., 229 F.3d 1080, 1086, 56 USPQ2d 1471, 1475 (Fed. Cir. 2000); Recot, Inc. v. Becton, 214 F.3d 1322, 1329, 54 USPQ2d 1894,
`1898 (Fed. Cir. 2000) (“[E]ven if the goods in question are different from, and thus not related to, one another in kind, the same goods can be
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`related in the mind of the consuming public as to the origin of the goods.”); TMEP §1207.01(a)(i). (cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The respective goods and/or services need only be “related in some manner and/or if the circumstances surrounding their marketing [be] such
`that they could give rise to the mistaken belief that [the goods and/or services] emanate from the same source.” (cid:160) Coach Servs., Inc. v. Triumph
`Learning LLC, 668 F.3d 1356, 1369, 101 USPQ2d 1713, 1722 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (quoting 7-Eleven Inc. v. Wechsler, 83 USPQ2d 1715, 1724
`(TTAB 2007)); TMEP §1207.01(a)(i).
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`here the marks of the respective parties are identical or virtually identical, the relationship between the relevant goods and/or services need not
`be as close to support a finding of likelihood of confusion.(cid:160) See In re Shell Oil Co., 992 F.2d 1204, 1207, 26 USPQ2d 1687, 1689 (Fed. Cir.
`1993); In re Davey Prods. Pty Ltd., 92 USPQ2d 1198, 1202 (TTAB 2009); In re Thor Tech, Inc., 90 USPQ2d 1634, 1636 (TTAB 2009); TMEP
`§1207.01(a).
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`(cid:160) Applicant’s mark is
`hile the goods and services at issue differ, the closeness of applicant’s and registrant’s marks offsets this difference.
`clearly a reference to registrant’s mark: (cid:160) because applicant’s mark incorporates the whole of registrant’s literal mark, consumers are likely to
`assume a relationship between applicant and registrant, with registrant approving, controlling and licensing the use of its mark by applicant.
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`he trademark examining attorney has attached evidence from the USPTO’s X-Search database consisting of a number of third-party marks
`registered for use in connection with the same or similar goods and/or services as those of both applicant and registrant in this case.(cid:160) This
`evidence shows that the goods and/or services listed therein, namely live music/musical performances and promotion of the interests of various
`groups, are of a kind that may emanate from a single source under a single mark.(cid:160) See In re Anderson, 101 USPQ2d 1912, 1919 (TTAB 2012);
`In re Albert Trostel & Sons Co., 29 USPQ2d 1783, 1785-86 (TTAB 1993); In re Mucky Duck Mustard Co., 6 USPQ2d 1467, 1470 n.6 (TTAB
`1988); TMEP §1207.01(d)(iii).
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`Although applicant’s mark has been refused registration, applicant may respond to the refusal(s) by submitting evidence and arguments in
`support of registration.
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`SSISTANCE
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`f applicant has questions regarding this Office action, please telephone or e-mail the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) All relevant e-
`mail communications will be placed in the official application record; however, an e-mail communication will not be accepted as a response to
`this Office action and will not extend the deadline for filing a proper response.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(c), 2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05.(cid:160)
`Further, although the trademark examining attorney may provide additional explanation pertaining to the refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) in this
`Office action, the trademark examining attorney may not provide legal advice or statements about applicant’s rights. (cid:160) See TMEP §§705.02,
`709.06.
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`ENERAL GUIDELINES FOR RESPONSE
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`or this application to proceed toward registration, applicant must explicitly address each refusal and/or requirement raised in this Office action.(cid:160)
`If the action includes a refusal, applicant may provide arguments and/or evidence as to why the refusal should be withdrawn and the mark should
`register.(cid:160) Applicant may also have other options for responding to a refusal and should consider such options carefully. (cid:160) To respond to
`requirements and certain refusal response options, applicant should set forth in writing the required changes or statements.
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`f applicant does not respond to this Office action within six months of the issue/mailing date, or responds by expressly abandoning the
`application, the application process will end, the trademark will fail to register, and the application fee will not be refunded.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C.
`§1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.65(a), 2.68(a), 2.209(a); TMEP §§405.04, 718.01, 718.02.(cid:160) Where the application has been abandoned for failure to
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`respond to an Office action, applicant’s only option would be to file a timely petition to revive the application, which, if granted, would allow
`the application to return to active status.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.66; TMEP §1714.(cid:160) There is a $100 fee for such petitions.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.6,
`2.66(b)(1).
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`TEAS PLUS OR TEAS REDUCED FEE (TEAS RF) APPLICANTS – TO MAINTAIN LOWER FEE, ADDITIONAL
`REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET, INCLUDING SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS ONLINE:(cid:160) Applicants who filed their application
`online using the lower-fee TEAS Plus or TEAS RF application form must (1) file certain documents online using TEAS, including responses to
`Office actions (see TMEP §§819.02(b), 820.02(b) for a complete list of these documents); (2) maintain a valid e-mail correspondence address;
`and (3) agree to receive correspondence from the USPTO by e-mail throughout the prosecution of the application.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.22(b),
`2.23(b); TMEP §§819, 820.(cid:160) TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants who do not meet these requirements must submit an additional processing fee of
`$50 per international class of goods and/or services.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(v), 2.22(c), 2.23(c); TMEP §§819.04, 820.04.(cid:160) However, in certain
`situations, TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants may respond to an Office action by authorizing an examiner’s amendment by telephone without
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`incurring this additional fee.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Jeri Fickes
`/jeri fickes/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 107
`USPTO
`571/272-9157
`jeri.fickes@uspto.gov
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`O RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: (cid:160) Go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp. (cid:160) Please wait 48-72 hours from the
`issue/mailing date before using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), to allow for necessary system updates of the application.(cid:160)
`For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.(cid:160) For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned
`trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) E-mail communications will not be accepted as responses to Office actions; therefore, do not respond to
`this Office action by e-mail.
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`(cid:160)A
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`ll informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official application record.
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`HO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE:(cid:160) It must be personally signed by an individual applicant or someone with legal authority to bind an
`applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants).(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 the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at
`http://tsdr.uspto.gov/. (cid:160) Please keep a copy of the TSDR status screen. (cid:160) If the status shows no change for more than six months, contact the
`Trademark Assistance Center by e-mail at TrademarkAssistanceCenter@uspto.gov or 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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`(cid:160)T
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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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`Print: Jun 6, 2015
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`73680226
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`T3680226
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`Status
`REGISTERED AND RENEWED
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`Word Mark
`THE OTHER WRITE NEAT
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`Standard Character Merit
`No
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`Registration Number
`1486548
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`Date Registered
`ISSSxO4x2S
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`Type of Marin
`SERVICE MARK
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`Register
`PRINOIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[1] TYPED DRAWING
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`Owner
`NATIONAL PORK SOARD SOARD OREATED UNDER A EEDERAL STATUTE UNITED
`STATES ITTE N.W.
`ll=1th Street Clive IOWA 50325
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`Goodsfserviees
`G 6: S: ASSOCIATION
`IOU.
`US
`IO O42.
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`SERVICES NAMELY, PROMOTING THE INTERESTS OF MEMBERS OF THE PORK
`INDUSTRY. First Use:
`l9S6f11/O4. First Use In Commerce: 1986/llflfl.
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`Filing Date
`1987/08/24
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`Examining Attorney
`UNKNOWN
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`Attorney of Record
`John L. Beard
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`Print: Jun 6, 2015
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`78596650
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`TBSSEESO
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`Status
`SECTICN 8 & 15—ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED
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`Word Mark
`THE CTHER WHITE NEAT
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`Standard Character Merit
`No
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`Registration Number
`3128872
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`Date Registered
`2DD8xD8xD8
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`Type ef Marl:
`SERVICE MARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[3] DESIGN PLUS WCRDS, LETTERS ANDxCR NUNEERS
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`Owner
`NATICNAL PORK SCARD ECARD CREATED UNDER A EEDERAL STATUTE UNITED
`STATES ITTE N.W.
`ll=1th Street Clive IOWA 50325
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`Goodsfserviees
`G 6: S: PROMOTING
`IOZ.
`IOU IOI
`US
`IO O35.
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`THE INTERESTS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PORK INDUSTRY. First USE:
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`2005HO2/OO. First Use In Commerce: 2005/OZHOO.
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`Goodsiservices
`G s. S: PROVIDING AN
`188 18;.
`US
`IC 848.
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`INTERNET WEB SITE FEATURING INFORMATION ABOUT COOKING AND ACCOMPANYING
`RECIPES. First Use: ZOOEKOZHOO. First Use In Commerce: ZOOEKOZKOO.
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`Prior Registration(s)
`1486548
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`colors Claimed
`Color is not Claimed as a feature of the mark.
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`Filing Date
`2005:’O3:’28
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`Print: Jun 6, 2015
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`78596650
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`Examining Attorney
`PPLPPPLS , MATTHEW
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`Attumey of Record
`Cathleen F. Baraloto
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`Print: Jun 6, 2015
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`7864-3718
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`T8648Tl8
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`Status
`SECTICN S & 15—ACCERTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED
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`Word Mark
`THE CTHER WHITE HEAT
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`Standard Character Mark
`Yes
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`Registration Number
`3129186
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`Date Registered
`2DDSxDSx15
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`Type ef Marl:
`TRADEMARK; SERVICE MARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[4]
`STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
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`Dvmer
`NATICNAL PORK SCARD ECARD CREATED UNDER A EEDERAL STATUTE UNITED
`STATES ITTE N.W.
`ll=1th Street Clive IOWA 50325
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`Goodsfserviees
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
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`IC 016.
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`US
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`U02 U05 U22 U23 U29 U37‘ U38 050.
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`G & S: COOKBOOKS, BROCHURES ABOUT PORK, FENS, PENCILS[, CRAIONS,
`BUMPERSTICKERS, AND STICKERS]. First Use:
`ISSTHOOXOO. First Use In
`Commerce:
`l99?fUOfUU.
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`Goodsiserviees
`G 6: S: SHIRTS;
`U22 039.
`US
`IC 025.
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`[JACKETS], AND HATS. First USE:
`T—SHIRTS,
`[SWEATSHIRTS,] APRUNS,
`LQQTHOO/O0. First Use In Commerce: 1997/OOHOO.
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`Goodsiservices
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
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`IC 043.
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`US
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`100 101.
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`G s. S: PROVIDING AN
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`INTERNET WEB SITE FEATURING FOOD PREPARATIONICOOKING INFORMATION
`REGARDING PORK AND ACCOMPANYING RECIPES. First USE: ZOOUKUUAOO.
`First Use In Commerce: 2000HO6HOO.
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`Prior Registratien(s)
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`Print: Jun 6, 2015
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`T884-B718
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`l486548
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`Filing Date
`2005fO6flU
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`Examining Attorney
`PAPPAS , MATTHEW
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`Attumey of Record
`Cathleen F. Baraloto
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`TI-H3 OTHER VVHITE MEAT
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`Print: Jun 8, 2015
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`BSTB4444
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`Status
`REGISTERED
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`Word Mark
`RANCHLIFE
`
`Standard Character Mark
`Yes
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`Registration Number
`4120594
`
`Date Registered
`2DI5xD4x14
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`Type of Marin
`TRADEMARK; SERvICE MARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[4]
`STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
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`Owner
`RMv Community Development LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY CALIFORNIA
`28811 Ortega Hwy San Juan Capistrano CALIFORNIA 92675
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`Goortsfserviees
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
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`IC 016.
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`US
`
`U02 U05 U22 U23 029 03? U38 050.
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`G & 5: Printed publications, namely, magazines, newsletters,
`newspapers, guides, trail guides, catalogs, brochures and leaflets all
`featuring Southern California community events and information about
`Southern California, Conservation and fitness, maps, directories of
`businesses, sites, and resources. First Use: 20l3fOlHOO. First Use
`In Commerce: 20l3fOT{OO.
`
`Goodsfservices
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`
`IC 035.
`
`US
`
`100 lOl
`
`lO2.
`
`G & 3: Association
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`services, namely, promoting the interests of homeowners that reside in
`Southern California; promoting the goods and services of others by
`distributing advertising materials through a variety of methods;
`promoting trade, Commerce, economic development and tourism in
`Southern California; farmer's markets. First Use: 20l3HU7fUU. First
`Use In Commerce: 20l3fO8fOO.
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`Goodsfservices
`
`G & S: Organizing
`IUT.
`100 lUl
`US
`IC 041.
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`community festivals featuring a variety of events, namely, cultural
`exhibitions, namely, sporting events, art exhibitions, flea markets,
`ethnic dances and the like; arranging, organizing and conducting
`entertainment events in the nature of visual arts performances and
`literature readings for educational and entertainment purposes,
`community events and festivals featuring a variety of activities,
`namely, cultural exhibitions, entertainment and live musical
`performances, fairs, amusement events, sporting events,
`food fairs,
`wine festivals, street fairs, parades, fireworks displays; arranging,
`organizing and conducting educational services, namely,
`in-field
`programs for residents in the fields of cooking, agriculture,
`farming
`and ranching. First Use: ZUIBHUTIUU. First Use In Commerce:
`ZOIEHOBHOO.
`
`Goodsfservices
`G & 5: Computer
`100 lOl.
`US
`IC 042.
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`services, namely, creating an on—line community for registered users
`to participate in discussions, get feedback from their peers,
`form
`virtual communities, and engage in social networking services in the
`field of local community news, concerts, festivals, fairs and
`workshops. First Use: ZOIBHOBHOO. First Use In Commerce: 20l3fO9{OO.
`
`Filing Daie
`20l2fllf2U
`
`Examining Attorney
`KOZAK, EVIN LAURA
`
`Attorney of Record
`Susan Stabe, Esq.
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`B80874-29
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`DESIGN MARK
`
`Serial Number
`8608T429
`
`Sfius
`REGISTERED
`
`Registration Number
`4109000
`
`Date Registered
`2015303324
`
`Type ef Marl:
`TRADEMARK; SERVICE MARK
`
`Register
`PRINCIPAL
`
`Mark Drawing Code
`[2] DESIGN ONLY
`
`Chuner
`Fashion Center District Management Association tax exempt oorporation
`NEW YORK 209 West 38th Street New York NEW YORK 10018
`
`Goodsfservices
`U02 U05 U22 U23 029 03'?‘ U38 050.
`US
`IC 016.
`CIass Status -- ACTIVE.
`G & 5: PUBLICATIONS, NAMELY, BOOKS, BOOKLETS, PERIODICALS,
`NEWSLETTERS, BROCHURES, LEAELETS, PAPER BANNERS, MAPS, AND
`DIRECTORIES, ALL CONCVRN NG RESTAURANTS AND PLACES OF INTEREST IN AND
`AROUND THE GARMENT DISTRICT OF NEW YORK CITY. First USE: ZOTDKIOKOI.
`First Use In Commerce: 20l3HlOHOl.
`
`Geedsiserviees
`G & 3: CLOTHING,
`022 039.
`US
`IC 025.
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`NAMELY, T—SHIRTS, CAPS, AND UNIFORMS. First Use: 2014x05x01. First
`Use In Commerce: 2014!O5fOl.
`
`Goodsfsewices
`e & s: PROMOTING
`100 I01 :02.
`US
`I0 035.
`class status -- ACTIVE.
`THE GOODS AND SERVICES OF OTHERS THROUGH THE D_STRIEUTION OF PRINTED
`
`AND ELECTRONIC ADVERTISING MATERIALS; NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION WHICH
`PROVIDES TO ITS MEMBERS SERVICES, NAMELY, PROMOTING THE INTERESTS OF
`THE FASHION INDUSTRY AND ALL OTHER BUSINESSES LOCATED IN THE GARMENT
`
`DISTRICT OF NEW YORK CITY, AS WELL AS PROMOTING TOURISM IN AND AROUND
`NEW YORK CITY: PROVISION OF CONSUMER INFORMATION AND RELATED NEWS
`CONCERNING THE GARMENT DISTRICT OF NEW YORK CITY AND NEW YORK CITY IN
`
`INCLUDING THE BUSINESSES AND RESOURCES THEREOF. First Use:
`GENERAL,
`20l3HlOfO1. First Use In Commerce: 20l3fl0KO1.
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`B80874-29
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`Goodsisenrices
`G & S: Organizing
`100 101 10?.
`US
`EC 041.
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`community festivals featuring a variety of activities, namely, art
`exhibitions and live musical performances. First Use: 2Ul4flOfO1.
`First Use In Commerce: 2014flOfO1.
`
`Goodsiservices
`Class Status -- HCT_VE.
`
`_C 037.
`
`US
`
`100 103 106.
`
`G & S: SHNITHTION
`
`SERVICES, NHMELY, CLEANING WHLKWAYS END ROADWAYS; TRASH COLLECTION,
`NHMELY, EMPTYING OF TRASH RECEPTHCLES. First USE: ZUl3flUfU1. First
`Use In Commerce: 2013!lOfOl.
`
`Goodsifiewices
`G & 8: Security guard
`100 101.
`US
`_C 045.
`Class Status —— ACT_VE.
`services,
`in the nature of uniformed persons patrolling the street
`equipped with two way radios. First Use: 20l3flOfUl. First Use In
`Commerce: 2013flOfO1.
`
`Goodsifiewices
`Class Status -- AcT:vE.
`
`Ic 036.
`
`US
`
`100 101 102.
`
`G & s: PROPERTY
`
`MANAGEMENT SERVICES, NAMELY, MANAGING or PUBLIC ELAEAG EoR PEDEETRIAN
`USE. First Use: 2U'3fiOfU . First Use In Commerce: 2U13flUfU1.
`
`Description of Mark
`The mark consists of a stylized street grid forming a rectangle.
`grid is comprised of five horizontal street lines,
`three vertical
`street lines and one diagonal street line,
`running between the middle
`and right Vertical lines.
`
`The
`
`Colors Claimed
`Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
`
`Filing Date
`20l3HlOHO9
`
`Examining Attorney
`FRENCH, CURTIS
`
`Attorney of Record
`Jeffrey H. Epstein
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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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`Gill, Ronald (r0n7719@yahoo.com)
`
`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86546291 - POKE CHOP AND THE OTHER WHITE MEAT -
`N/A
`
`6/8/2015 7:54:58 AM
`
`ECOM107@USPTO.GOV
`
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`
`IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR
`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION
`
`USPTO OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) HAS ISSUED
`ON 6/8/2015 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86546291
`
`Your trademark application has been reviewed.(cid:160) The trademark examining attorney assigned by the USPTO to your application has written an
`official letter to which you must respond.(cid:160) Please follow these steps:
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`(cid:160)(
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`1)(cid:160) READ THE LETTER by clicking on this link or going to http://tsdr.uspto.gov/, entering your U.S. application serial number, and clicking
`on “Documents.”
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`(cid:160)T
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`he Office action may not be immediately viewable, to allow for necessary system updates of the application, but will be available within 24
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`hours of this e-mail notification.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(2)(cid:160) RESPOND WITHIN 6 MONTHS (or sooner if specified in the Office action), calculated from 6/8/2015, using the Trademark Electronic
`Application System (TEAS) response form located at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`Do NOT hit “Reply” to this e-mail notification, or otherwise e-mail your response because the USPTO does NOT accept e-mails as
`responses to Office actions.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(3)(cid:160) QUESTIONS about the contents of the Office action itself should be directed to the trademark examining attorney who reviewed your
`application, identified below.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`Jeri Fickes
`/jeri fickes/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 107
`USPTO
`571/272-9157
`jeri.fickes@uspto.gov
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`Please carefully review all correspondence you receive regarding this application to make sure that you are responding to an official document
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