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`Subject:
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`Sent:
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`Attachments:
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`Marjeanne's Creations, LLC (mcreations01@hotmail.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86654940 - ANTI-INFLAMMATORY NUMBS UP! - N/A
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`9/15/2015 5:31:05 PM
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`ECOM118@USPTO.GOV
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`Attachment - 1
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`*86654940*
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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) 86654940
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`(cid:160)M
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`ARK: ANTI-INFLAMMATORY NUMBS UP!
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`CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) MARJEANNE'S CREATIONS, LLC
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) 7346 Hollow Corners Rd
`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Almont, MI 48003-8011
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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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`APPLICANT: Marjeanne's Creations, LLC
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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)
`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) mcreations01@hotmail.com
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`(cid:160) N/A
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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: 9/15/2015
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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 issues 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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`(cid:160)S
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`UMMARY OF ISSUES IN THIS OFFICE ACTION:
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`SEARCH RESULTS: PRIOR-FILED APPLICATION
`REQUIREMENT: IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS CLARIFICATION NEEDED
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`REQUIREMENT: DISCLAIMER NEEDED(cid:160)(cid:160)
`SEARCH RESULTS: PRIOR-FILED APPLICATION
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`(cid:160)T
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`he filing date of pending U.S. Application Serial No. 86564465 precedes applicant’s filing date.(cid:160) See attached referenced application at Exhibit
`A.(cid:160) If the mark in the referenced application registers, applicant’s mark may be refused registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d) because of
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`a likelihood of confusion between the two marks.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); 37 C.F.R. §2.83; TMEP §§1208 et seq.(cid:160) Therefore, upon receipt of
`applicant’s response to this Office action, action on this application may be suspended pending final disposition of the earlier-filed referenced
`application.
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`(cid:160)I
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`n response to this Office action, applicant may present arguments in support of registration by addressing the issue of the potential conflict
`between applicant’s mark and the mark in the referenced application.(cid:160) Applicant’s election not to submit arguments at this time in no way limits
`applicant’s right to address this issue later if a refusal under Section 2(d) issues.
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`(cid:160)R
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`EQUIREMENT: IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS CLARIFICATION NEEDED
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`he wording in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it contains a slash which functions like the word “or”. (cid:160) See
`TMEP §1402.01.
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`(cid:160)A
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`n application must specify, in an explicit manner, the particular goods or services on or in connection with which the applicant uses, or has a
`bona fide intention to use, the mark in commerce.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1051(a)(2), (b)(2); 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Generally, the
`terminology “and/or” and “or” is not sufficiently explicit language in identifications because it is not clear whether applicant is using the mark,
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`or intends to use the mark, on all the identified goods or services.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.03(a).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`For example, “modems and/or monitors” could be read to mean “modems or monitors” and thus it is unclear which goods applicant intends to
`identify.(cid:160) Applicant could amend the identification to “modems” alone, or “monitors” alone, or “modems and monitors” if applicable.
`Therefore, applicant should replace “and/or” with “and” in the identification of goods or services, if appropriate, or rewrite the identification
`with the “and/or” deleted and the goods or services specified using definite and unambiguous language.
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`SUGGESTED IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS
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`(cid:160)I
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`nstructions and suggested changes are shown in bold text.(cid:160) Applicant may adopt the following identification of goods, if accurate:(cid:160)(cid:160)
`INTERNATIONAL CLASS 5: All natural, non-medicated, therapeutic topical creams for the treatment of sports injuries, neck pain, sore and
`stiff muscles, sciatic nerve relief, and arthritis
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`(cid:160)S
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`ee TMEP §1402.01.
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`(cid:160)A
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`n applicant may only amend an identification to clarify or limit the goods, but not to add to or broaden the scope of the goods.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R.
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`§2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and services in trademark applications, please see the USPTO’s online searchable U.S.
`Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual at http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html. (cid:160) See TMEP §1402.04.
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`(cid:160)R
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`EQUIREMENT: DISCLAIMER NEEDED
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant must disclaim the wording “ANTI-INFLAMMATORY” because it merely describes an ingredient, quality, characteristic, function,
`feature, purpose, or use of applicant’s goods, and thus is an unregistrable component of the mark.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §§1052(e)(1), 1056(a);
`DuoProSS Meditech Corp. v. Inviro Med. Devices, Ltd., 695 F.3d 1247, 1251, 103 USPQ2d 1753, 1755 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (quoting In re Oppedahl
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`& Larson LLP, 373 F.3d 1171, 1173, 71 USPQ2d 1370, 1371 (Fed. Cir. 2004)); TMEP §§1213, 1213.03(a).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The attached evidence from the Macmillan Dictionary shows the wording “ANTI-INFLAMMATORY” means “a drug taken to reduce
`inflammation.” (cid:160) Applicant’s goods are identified as “All natural, non-medicated, therapeutic topical creams for the treatment of sports injuries,
`neck pain, sore/stiff muscles, sciatic nerve relief, and arthritis” in International Class 5. (cid:160) Attached at Exhibit C, is evidence from the applicant’s
`website, www.migraineawayandmore.com, showing applicant’s goods are a “Powerful All Natural Roll On Anti-Inflammatory.” (cid:160) Therefore,
`the wording “ANTI-INFLAMMATORY” merely describes a characteristic of the applicant’s identified goods.
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`(cid:160)A
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`n applicant may not claim exclusive rights to terms that others may need to use to describe their goods in the marketplace.(cid:160) See Dena Corp. v.
`Belvedere Int’l, Inc. , 950 F.2d 1555, 1560, 21 USPQ2d 1047, 1051 (Fed. Cir. 1991); In re Aug. Storck KG, 218 USPQ 823, 825 (TTAB 1983).(cid:160)
`A disclaimer of unregistrable matter does not affect the appearance of the mark; that is, a disclaimer does not physically remove the disclaimed
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`matter from the mark.(cid:160) See Schwarzkopf v. John H. Breck, Inc., 340 F.2d 978, 978, 144 USPQ 433, 433 (C.C.P.A. 1965); TMEP §1213.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`If applicant does not provide the required disclaimer, the USPTO may refuse to register the entire mark.(cid:160) See In re Stereotaxis Inc., 429 F.3d
`1039, 1040-41, 77 USPQ2d 1087, 1088-89 (Fed. Cir. 2005); TMEP §1213.01(b).
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant should submit a disclaimer in the following standardized format:
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`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
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`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “ANTI-INFLAMMATORY” apart from the mark as shown.
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`(cid:160)F
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`or an overview of disclaimers and instructions on how to satisfy this disclaimer requirement online using the Trademark Electronic Application
`System (TEAS) form, please go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/law/disclaimer.jsp.
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`ADVISORY: RESPONDING TO THIS OFFICE ACTION
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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)
`ADVISORY: APPLICANT MAY WISH TO HIRE A SPECIALIST ATTORNEY
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`(cid:160)B
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`ecause of the legal technicalities and strict deadlines involved in the USPTO application process, applicant may wish to hire a private
`attorney specializing in trademark matters to represent applicant in this process and provide legal advice.(cid:160) Although the undersigned trademark
`examining attorney is permitted to help an applicant understand the contents of an Office action as well as the application process in general, no
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`USPTO attorney or staff is permitted to give an applicant legal advice or statements about an applicant’s legal rights. (cid:160) TMEP §§705.02, 709.06.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`For attorney referral information, applicant may consult the American Bar Association’s Consumers’ Guide to Legal Help at
`http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/findlegalhelp/home.cfm, an attorney referral service of a state or local bar association, or a local telephone
`directory.(cid:160) The USPTO may not assist an applicant in the selection of a private attorney.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.11.
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`(cid:160)O
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`FFICE ACTION QUESTIONS: If 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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`/Tina Brown/
`Examining Attorney
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Law Office 118
`E: tina.brown@uspto.gov
`P: 571-272-8864
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`(cid:160)T
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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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`(cid:160)W
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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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`EXHIBIT A
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`Print: Sep 15, 2015
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`8858-14-65
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`Issue: Oct 20, 2015
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`86564465
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`Status
`PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
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`Word Mark
`NUMBS UP!
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`Standard Character Mark
`Yes
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`Type «if Marl:
`TRADEMARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
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`STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
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`Owner
`Esthetic Education LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ARIZONA 13402 N
`Scottsdale Rcad Suite A 130 Scottsdale ARIZONA 84254
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`Goodsfservices
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
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`IC 005.
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`Topical anesthetics. First Use: 20l5fO3fO3. First Use In Commerce:
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`Filing Date
`20l5HO3Hl5
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`Examining Attorney
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`Attachments:
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`Marjeanne's Creations, LLC (mcreations01@hotmail.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86654940 - ANTI-INFLAMMATORY NUMBS UP! - N/A
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`9/15/2015 5:31:07 PM
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`ECOM118@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`
`IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR
`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION
`
`USPTO OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) HAS ISSUED
`ON 9/15/2015 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86654940
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`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 9/15/2015, 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)
`
`/Tina Brown/
`Examining Attorney
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Law Office 118
`E: tina.brown@uspto.gov
`P: 571-272-8864
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`WARNING
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`Failure to file the required response by the applicable response deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your application.(cid:160) For
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`more information regarding abandonment, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/abandon.jsp.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`PRIVATE COMPANY SOLICITATIONS REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION:(cid:160) Private companies not associated with the USPTO are
`using information provided in trademark applications to mail or e-mail trademark-related solicitations.(cid:160) These companies often use names that
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