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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 87663541 - NPL NATIONAL PATRIOTIC LEAGUE - N/A
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`*87663541*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS
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`VIEW YOUR APPLICATION FILE
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`U.S. APPLICATION
`SERIAL NO.   87663541
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`MARK: NPL
`NATIONAL PATRIOTIC
`LEAGUE
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`CORRESPONDENT
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`JANETTE, MARIE
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`JANETTE, MARIE
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`APPLICANT: Melaram,
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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.   A RESPONSE
`TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE TRADEMARK ELECTRONIC APPLICATION SYSTEM (TEAS) MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE
`MIDNIGHT EASTERN TIME OF THE LAST DAY OF THE RESPONSE PERIOD.
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`ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 2/8/2018
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`The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney.  Applicant must respond timely and completely to
`the issue(s) below.  15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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`SEARCH OF OFFICE’S DATABASE OF MARKS
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`The trademark examining attorney has searched the Office’s database of registered and pending marks and has found no conflicting marks that
`would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d).  TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).
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`SUMMARY OF ISSUES
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`Refusal under Trademark Act Section 2(b) – Flag of the United States
`Issue Regarding Applicant’s Entity Type
`Requirement to Amend the Identification of Goods
`Requirement to Amend the Classification of Goods
`Information Regarding Multiple-Class Application Requirements
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`SECTION 2(b) REFUSAL – FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES
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`Registration is refused because the applied-for mark includes an American Flag.  Trademark Act Section 2(b), 15 U.S.C. §1052(b); see TMEP
`§1204.  Trademark Act Section 2(b) bars registration of marks that include the flag, coat of arms, or other insignia of the United States, any state
`or municipality of the United States, or any foreign nation.  TMEP §1204.
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`The attached evidence from Encyclopedia Britannica shows the flag from the United States.  The applied-for mark includes this particular
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`designation, without any stylization.  Thus, the applied-for mark includes the actual flag of the United States, in violation of Section 2(b).  
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`Trademark Act Section 2(b) is an absolute bar to registration on the Principal and Supplemental Registers.  Trademark Act Sections 2(b) and
`23(a), (c), 15 U.S.C. §§1052(b), 1091(a), (c); see TMEP §§1204, 1204.04(a).
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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.  However, if applicant responds to the refusal(s), applicant must also respond to the requirement(s) set forth below.
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`ISSUE REGARDING APPLICANT’S ENTITY TYPE
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`The name of an individual person appears in the section of the application intended for the trademark owner’s name; however, the legal entity is
`set forth as a limited liability company.  Applicant must clarify this inconsistency.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(2), (a)(3)(i)-(ii), 2.61(b); TMEP
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`If applicant is an individual, applicant should simply request that the legal entity be amended to “individual” and must indicate his/her country
`of citizenship for the record.  TMEP §803.03(a).  Alternatively, if applicant is a limited liability company, applicant must provide the correct
`name of the limited liability company and the U.S. state or foreign country of incorporation or organization.  TMEP §803.03(h).
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`If, in response to the above request, applicant provides information indicating that it is not the owner of the mark, registration may be refused
`because the application was void as filed.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.71(d); TMEP §§803.06, 1201.02(b).  An application must be filed by the party who
`owns or is entitled to use the mark as of the application filing date.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.71(d); TMEP §1201.02(b).
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`IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS
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`Some items in the identification of goods, bolded below, are indefinite and must be clarified to specify the common commercial or generic name
`of the goods.  See TMEP §1402.01.  If the goods have no common commercial or generic name, applicant must describe the product, its main
`purpose, and its intended uses.  See id.
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`The wording “long sleeve shorts” in the identification of goods appears to be misspelled and is thus indefinite because “shorts” do not have
`sleeves; the spelling must be corrected or the wording further clarified.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01(a).  Applicant may
`substitute the following wording for the incorrect spelling, if accurate:  “long sleeve shirts.”
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`Applicant must clarify the identification of goods to specify the material composition of the banners, car flags, and license plates because the
`wording in the identification is too broad and could identify goods in more than one international class.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP
`§§1401.07, 1402.01, 1402.05(b).  For example, this wording could identify goods in the following specified classes:  paper banners and flags in
`Class 16, or cloth banners and flags in Class 24; plastic novelty license plates in Class 20, or metal novelty license plates in Class 6.
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`In addition, applicant misclassified a number of the goods.  The correct classifications are shown below.
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`Please note that applicant has provided the application fee for only 1 international class.  Thus, not all international classes in the application are
`covered by the application fee.  Because of this disparity, applicant must clarify the number of classes for which registration is sought.  See 37
`C.F.R. §§2.32(d), 2.86.
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`Applicant may respond by (1) adding one or more international class(es) to the application, and reclassifying the above goods accordingly; or (2)
`deleting from the application the goods for all but the number of international class(es) for which the application fee was submitted.  See 37
`C.F.R. §§2.86(a), 6.1; TMEP §§1403.02 et seq.  If applicant adds one or more international classes to the application, applicant must comply
`with the multiple-class application requirements specified in this Office action.
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`Applicant may substitute the following wording, showing the suggested amendments in bold type, if accurate:
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`Class 6
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`Metal novelty license plates
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`Class 9
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`Eyeglass lanyards; protective covers for laptops
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`Class 12
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`Vehicle parts, namely, sun visors; license plate frames; Fitted car seat covers
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`Class 14
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`Key chains
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`Class 16
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`Decals; paper banners; paper flags for cars; printed sporting event tickets
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`Tote bags, backpacks; umbrellas
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`Class 20
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`Outdoor furniture, namely, lawn chairs; plastic novelty license plates
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`Class 21
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`Travel mugs in the nature of an insulated container for beverages; bottle openers
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`Class 22
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`Lanyards for holding {indicate use, e.g., badges, keys}
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`Class 24
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`{Specify material composition, e.g. cloth, plastic, or vinyl} banners; {specify material composition, e.g. cloth, plastic, or vinyl} flags
`for cars; Unfitted seat covers of textile
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`Class 25
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`Shorts featuring American Flag emblem; swimming trunks featuring American Flag emblem; long sleeve shirts, t-shirts, tank tops;
`socks; footwear;       
`sun visors being headwear; sport caps being headwear
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`Class 27
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`Floor mats
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`Class 28
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`Plastic footballs
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`Applicant’s goods and/or services may be clarified or limited, but may not be expanded beyond those originally itemized in the application or as
`acceptably amended.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06.  Applicant may clarify or limit the identification by inserting qualifying
`language or deleting items to result in a more specific identification; however, applicant may not substitute different goods and/or services or
`add goods and/or services not found or encompassed by those in the original application or as acceptably amended.  See TMEP §1402.06(a)-(b). 
`The scope of the goods and/or services sets the outer limit for any changes to the identification and is generally determined by the ordinary
`meaning of the wording in the identification.  TMEP §§1402.06(b), 1402.07(a)-(b).  Any acceptable changes to the goods and/or services will
`further limit scope, and once goods and/or services are deleted, they are not permitted to be reinserted.  TMEP §1402.07(e).
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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.  See TMEP §1402.04.
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`In addition, for more information on how to identify the goods and services in an application, applicant is encouraged to view the USPTO’s
`Trademark Information Network Video number 6, “Goods and services.”
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`CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS
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`If applicant adopts the suggested amendment of the goods above, then applicant must amend the classification to International Classes 6, 9, 12,
`14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, and/or 28.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(7), 2.85; TMEP §§805, 1401.
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`Applicant must adopt the appropriate international classification number for the goods and/or services identified in the application.  The USPTO
`follows the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Classification), established
`by the World Intellectual Property Organization, to classify goods and services.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.85(a); TMEP §§1401.02, 1401.02(a).
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`Proper classification of goods and services is a purely administrative matter within the sole discretion of the USPTO.  See In re Faucher Indus.
`Inc., 107 USPQ2d 1355, 1357 (TTAB 2013) (quoting In re Tee-Pak, Inc., 164 USPQ 88, 89 (TTAB 1969)).
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`The application identifies goods and/or services in more than one international class; therefore, applicant must satisfy all the requirements below
`for each international class based on Trademark Act Section 1(b):
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`List the goods and/or services by their international class number in consecutive numerical order, starting with the lowest
`numbered class.
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`Submit a filing fee for each international class not covered by the fee(s) already paid (view the USPTO’s current fee schedule ). 
`The application identifies goods that are classified in at least 13 classes; however, applicant submitted a fee(s) sufficient for only 1
`class.  Applicant must either submit the filing fees for the classes not covered by the submitted fees or restrict the application to the
`number of classes covered by the fees already paid.
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`See 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1112, 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(6)-(7), 2.34(a)(2)-(3), 2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).
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`See an overview of the requirements for a Section 1(b) multiple-class application and how to satisfy the requirements online using the Trademark
`Electronic Application System (TEAS) form.
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`Fees for Additional Classes
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`The fee for adding classes to a TEAS Reduced Fee (RF) application is $275 per class.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(iii), 2.23(a).  See more
`information regarding the requirements for maintaining the lower TEAS RF fee and, if these requirements are not satisfied, for adding classes at a
`higher fee using regular TEAS.
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`INFORMATION REGARDING TRADEMARK COUNSEL
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`Because 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.  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 USPTO
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`attorney or staff is permitted to give an applicant legal advice or statements about an applicant’s legal rights.   TMEP §§705.02, 709.06.  
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`For attorney referral information, applicant may consult the American Bar Association’s Consumers’ Guide to Legal Help ; an online directory
`of legal professionals, such as FindLaw®; or a local telephone directory.  The USPTO, however, may not assist an applicant in the selection of a
`private attorney.  37 C.F.R. §2.11.
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`RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION
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`For this application to proceed further, applicant must explicitly address each refusal and/or requirement raised in this Office action.  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.  Applicant may also have other options specified in this Office action for responding to a refusal and should consider those options
`carefully.  To respond to requirements and certain refusal response options, applicant should set forth in writing the required changes or
`statements.  For more information and general tips on responding to USPTO Office actions, response options, and how to file a
`response online, see “ Responding to Office Actions” on the USPTO’s website.
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`If 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 and the trademark will fail to register.  See 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.65(a), 2.68(a); TMEP
`§§718.01, 718.02.  Additionally, the USPTO will not refund the application filing fee, which is a required processing fee.  See 37 C.F.R.
`§§2.6(a)(1)(i)-(iv), 2.209(a); TMEP §405.04.
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`When an application has abandoned for failure to respond to an Office action, an applicant may timely file a petition to revive the application,
`which, if granted, would allow the application to return to active status.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.66; TMEP §1714.  The petition must be filed within
`two months of the date of issuance of the notice of abandonment and may be filed online via the Trademark Electronic Application System
`(TEAS) with a $100 fee.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(15)(ii), 2.66(a)(1), (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:  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.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.22(b),
`2.23(b); TMEP §§819, 820.  TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants who do not meet these requirements must submit an additional processing fee of
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`$125 per class of goods and/or services.  37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(v), 2.22(c), 2.23(c); TMEP §§819.04, 820.04.  However, in certain situations,
`TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants may respond to an Office action by authorizing an examiner’s amendment by telephone or e-mail without
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`incurring this additional fee.    
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`/Alyssa Paladino Steel/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 124
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`(571) 272-8808
`alyssa.steel@uspto.gov
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`TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:   Go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp.   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. 
`For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.  For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned
`trademark examining attorney.  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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`All informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official application record.
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`WHO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE:  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).  If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the
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`response.  
`PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION:   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/.   Please keep a copy of the TSDR status screen.   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.   For more information on checking
`status, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.
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`TO UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:  Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.
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`BEWARE OF POTENTIALLY MISLEADING OFFERS OR NOTICES FROM PRIVATE COMPANIES.  Private companies not
`associated with the USPTO often use public information provided in USPTO trademark applications to mail and e-mail trademark-related offers
`and notices – most of which require fees to be paid.  These companies may have names similar to the USPTO; see the misleading notices
`webpage for a current list of companies the USPTO has received complaints about.  All official USPTO correspondence will be mailed from
`the “United States Patent and Trademark Office” in Alexandria, VA, and all emails will be from the domain “@uspto.gov.”  For more
`information on how to identify these offers and notices and what to do if you receive one, see the misleading notices webpage.  If you receive an
`offer or notice from a company that is not currently listed on our webpage, please contact the Trademark Assistance Center at
`TrademarkAssistanceCenter@uspto.gov.
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`OFFICIAL IIAIIIE
`Lllllled States (”America
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`FORM oF oovERrrrrIErIT
`Ieueral republic wmr two legislative
`houses (Senate [tflfl]: House oI
`Representatives [435‘n
`HEADor STATE AID GovERIIMEIII
`Fresnent' Donald Trump
`CAPITAL
`Washington, D.C.
`OFFICIAL LAIIGLIAGE
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`OFFICIAL RELIGION
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`IIDNEIARV UNIT
`dollar (us 5)
`PDPLILATIDN
`(2010; 303,745,535, {2fl16 est)
`323,341D901
`TOTALAREA (5Q Ml)
`3,577,6493
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`TOTALAREA (50 m
`9.525.093
`URBANVRUFAL POPULAT‘CIII
`uman arm) 52 an.
`Rural
`(21111) 176%
`LIFE HPECTANCV AT BIRTH
`Male (213m) 76 4 years
`Female: (2014) 84 years
`erERACY: PERCENTAGE oF
`POPLILATIDN AGE 15 AIID(IVER
`erERATE
`Male (zoomznm) 95 7%
`Fem: (200072004) 95.3%
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`GNI PER CAPITA (u.55)
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`Strenglhs and weaknesses
`Taxation
`Labourtorce
`Nanci-lime. lolestry. and (shiny
`Resoumes and power
`Manmacuunhg
`Finance
`Foraon trade
`Tmnsponation
`Government and society
`Constitutional hantewnlk
`state and total government
`Potmcat process
`SecwW
`Health and wetlale
`Housing
`Education
`Cultural lite
`Lite-acme
`Strengths and weaknesses
`Taxation
`Labourtome
`AgnculturE. lolestry, and fishing
`Resources and mm
`Mauulactnrlng
`Finance
`Foreign trade
`Transvartatnn
`Government and society
`Constitutional tramewolk
`state and local govemlnerlt
`Potlttcal process
`semiity
`Health and wellale
`Housing
`Educatmn
`Cultural lite
`Literature
`Soengtns and weaknesses
`Taxatlfln
`Labourtorce
`MncflltulE, lmestry, and fishm
`Resources and power
`Manmacmring
`Finzme
`Foreign trade
`TranSDonzmon
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`economy. Its exports and imports represent major proportions of the world total. The United States also impinges on the global economy as a source
`of and as a destination for investment capital. The country continues to sustain an economic life that is more diversified than any other on Earth.
`providing the majority or its people with one ofthe world‘s highest standards of living.
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`The United States is relatively young by world standards. being less than 25!} years old: it achieved its current size only in the mid-20th century.
`America was the first of the European colonies to separate succastully from its motheltand. and it was the first nation to be established on the
`premise that sovereignty rests with its citizens and not with the government. In its first century and a half. the country was mainly preoccupied with its
`own territorial expansion and economic growth and with social debates that ultimately led to civil war and a healing period that is still not complete. In
`the 20th century the United States emerged as a world power. and since World Watr II it has been one of the preeminent powers. It has not accepted
`this mantle easily nor always canied it willingly: the principles and ideals of its founders have been tested by the pressures and ear
`_s_ of its
`dominant status. The United States still offers its residents opportunities for unparalleted personat advancement and wealth. However. the depletion of
`its nesources. the contamination of its envimnment, and the continuing social and economic inequality that perpetuates areas of poverty and Flight all
`threaten the 'BDI'iC 0' the COMMN.
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`The District at Columbia is c
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`Angeles, New Orleans, New York City. Philadelphia. and San Francisco. Political units in association with the United States include Puerto Rico.
`discussed in the article Puerto Rico. and several Pacific islands. discussed in Guam. Northern Mariana Istands. and American Samoa.
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`The two gleat sets at elements that mold the physical environment of the United States are. first. the geologic. which determines the main patterns of
`landlorms. drainage. and m resources and influences soils to a lesser degree. and. second. the atmospheric. which dictates not only climate and
`weather but also in large part the distribution of soils. plants. and animals. Although these elements are not entirely independent of one another. each
`produces on a map patterns that are so profoundly ditt‘erent that essentially they remain two separate geographies. (Since this article covers only the
`conterminous United States, see also the articles Alaska and Hawaii.)
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`Constitutional framework
`elm and local government
`Folmi:ai process
`Security
`Health and weave
`Housing
`Education
`cultural life
`Lfleramre
`Shenglhs and weaknesses
`Taxation
`Lannurnnce
`Agriculture. leieslry. and fishing
`Resources and power
`Manmacmniio
`Finance
`Feragn trade
`Transportation
`Guveiiuueiil and :uLlely
`Constitutional framework
`state and in:El government
`Folmcal process
`SeculitY
`Health and weiiaie
`Housing
`Education
`Cultural life
`LilelEmlre
`suenotns and weaknesses
`Taxation
`Lahourlorce
`Agriculture. weary, and fishing
`Resources and newer
`Marsulactnring
`Finance
`Foreign trade
`Transportation
`Government and society
`Constitutional framewolk
`State and teaat government
`Palm:ei morass
`Security
`Heairn and weiiare
`Housing
`Education
`cultural life
`Literature
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`The Colorado River in Mamie Canyon at the northeastern end MGIand Canyon National Park, northwestern Anzona
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`Relief
`The centre at the contenninous United States is a great spiawling interior lowland. reaching from the ancient shield of central Canada on the north to
`the Gull of Mexico on the south. To east and wat this lowland riss. first gradually and then abruptly. to mountain ranges that divide it from the sea on
`both sides. The two mounta
`9% in the main set well
`mg a swampy _
`back [mm the Atlantic, Frorv
`coast. The gently sloping surface of the plain extends out beneath the sea. where it forms the continental shelf. which. although submerged beneath
`shallow ocean water, is geologically identical to the Coastal Plain. Southward the plain grows wider. swinging westward in Georgia and Alabama to
`truncate the Appalachians along their southern extremity and separate the interior lowland from the Gulf.
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`West of the Central Lowland is the mighty Cordillera. part of a global mountain system that rings the Pacific basin. The Cordillera en s fully
`one—third ot the United States. with an internal variety
`'with its size. At its eastern margin lie the Rocky Mountains. a high. diverse. and
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`discontinuous chain that stretches all the way from New Mex o to the Canadian border. The Cordillera's western edge is a Pacific coastal chain of
`rugged mountains and inland valleys. the whole rising spectaculariy from the sea without benefit of a coastal plain. Pent between the Rockies and the
`Pacific chain is a vast intennontane complex of basins. plateaus. and isolated ranges so large and remarkable that they merit recognition as a region
`sepamte [rum the Gordillem itself.
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`These regions—the Interior Lowlands and their upland fringes, the Appalachian Mountain system. the Atlantic Plain. the Western Cordillera. and the
`Western Intennontane Region—are so various that thev neouire further division into 24 maior subrieoions. or provinces.
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`The Interior Lowlam
`Andrew Jackson is supposed to have remarked that the United States begins at the Aileg henies. implying that only west of the mountains in the
`' me theisolation and treedom of the great interior Lowlands. could people finally escape Old Wortd influences. Whether or not the lowlands
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`country's cultural core is debatable. but there can be no doubt that they comprise its geologic core and in many ways its geographic core as well.
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