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`Cowan, Liebowitz 8: Latman, P.C.
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`1133 Avenue of the Americas
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`April 3, 2007
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`Commissioner for Trademarks
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`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1451
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`Re:
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`The Chios Mastiha Growers Association
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`Mark THE CHIOS MASTIHA GROWERS ASSOCIATION& Design
`Serial No. 79/018,867 in Classes 3, 5, 30 and 33
`Attorney Reference No. 25034005
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`Notice of Appeal.
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`Copy of Request for Reconsideration in Response to Office Action
`Dated October 3, 2006.
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`Check in the amount of $400 to cover filing fees with respect to
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`Attorney Ref. No. 25034.005
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`TRADEMARK LAW OFFICE 110
`Serial No. 79/018,867
`Mark: THE CHIOS MASTIHA
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`GROWERS ASSOCIATION &
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`Design
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`__________________________________________________ __x
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`In re Application of
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`The Chios Mastiha Growers Association
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`Filed: January 23, 2005
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`For Mark: THE CHIOS MASTIHA
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`GROWERS ASSOCIATION & Design
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`Commissioner for Trademarks
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`Box TTAB
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`P.O. Box 1451
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`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1451
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`Sir:
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`Applicant hereby appeals to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board from the decision
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`of the examining attorney dated October 3, 2006 refusing registration.
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`This notice of appeal
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`is accompanied by a copy of Applicant's Request
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`for
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`Reconsideration to the Examining Attomey‘s Office Action of October 3, 2006. Applicant
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`respectfully requests that this appeal be suspended and that the case be remanded to the
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`Examining Attorney for consideration of Applicant's Response.
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`I hereby certify that this paper or fee is being deposited with the United States
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`Applicant encloses herewith a check for $400 in payment of the prescribed appeal fee.
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`Dated: New York, New York
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`April 3, 2007
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`1133 Avenue of Americas
`New Ygork, New York 10036-6799
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`Tricia Sonnebom, Esq., Trademark Attorney, Law Office 110
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`Attorney Ref. No. 25034.004
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`TRADEMARK LAW OFFICE 111
`Serial No. 79/018,867
`Mark: THE CHIOS MASTIHA
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`GROWERS ASSOCIATION & Design
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`__________________________________________________ __ X
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`In re Application of
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`The Chios Mastiha Growers Association
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`Serial No. 79/018,867
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`Filed; January 23, 2005
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`- REQUEST FOR
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`For Mark: THE CHIOS MASTIHA
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`GROWERS ASSOCIATION & Design
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`Commissioner for Trademarks
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`P. O. Box 1451
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`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1451
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`Attention: Tricia Sonneborn, Esg., Trademark Attorney, Law Office 110
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`The Chios Mastiha Growers Association (“Applicant”) hereby responds to the FINAL
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`Office Action dated October 3, 2006 in connection with the above—identified trademark
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`application.
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`“Express Mail” Mailing Label Number 6) W b0
`I hereby certify that this paper or fee is being deposited with the United States
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`Attorney Ref. No. 25034.004
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`TRADEMARK LAW OFFICE 111
`Serial No. 79/018,867
`Mark: THE CHIOS MASTIHA
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`GROWERS ASSOCIATION &
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`Design
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`AMENDMENTS
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`Please amend the identification of goods covered by Applicant’s application as
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`follows:
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`International class 3
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`a.
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`Please amend “acne treating cosmetic creams” to “non-medicated acne treating
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`cosmetic creams.”
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`b.
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`Please amend “cream for the feet” to “non—medicated cream for the feet.”
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`International class 5
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`a.
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`Please amend “therapeutic preparations, namely, oral-cavity care preparations” to
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`“therapeutic preparations, namely, oral-cavity care preparations, namely, mouth cavity
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`cleansers.”
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`b.
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`Please amend “preparations
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`for
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`the treatment of the skin and wounds” to
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`“preparations for the treatment of the skin and wounds, namely, medicated skin care
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`preparations.”
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`25034/005/78lS536.l
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`Attorney Ref. No. 25034.004
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`TRADEMARK LAW OFFICE 111
`Serial No. 79/018,867
`Mark: THE CHIOS MASTIHA
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`GROWERS ASSOCIATION &
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`Design
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`International class 30
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`a.
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`Please amend “crisps” to “bread crisps.”
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`Please amend “sweets made of sesame and honey” to “sweets made of sesame and
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`honey, namely, pastelli and sesame pies.”
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`c.
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`d.
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`Please delete “sweets with biscuits.”
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`Please amend “mastic-based sweets” to “mastic-based sweets, namely, puddings.”
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`Please amend “delight” to “delight, namely, Turkish delight and loukoumi.”
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`REMARKS
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`The examining attorney has made final the requirement to disclaim THE CHIOS
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`MASTIHA GROWERS ASSOCIATION and ORIGINAL PRODUCT GUARANTEED, the
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`non-Latin characters that mean THE CHIOS MASTIHA GROWERS ASSOCIATION and
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`ORIGINAL PRODUCT GUARANTEED.
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`Applicant respectfully states the disclaimer requirement regarding ORIGINAL
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`PRODUCT GUARANTEED and the non-Latin characters that mean ORIGINAL
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`PRODUCT GUARANTEED is moot because Applicant has already entered disclaimers of
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`these terms. See printout from TARR attached as Exhibit 1.
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`Applicant respectfully disagrees with the examining attomey’s position regarding
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`THE CHIOS MASTIHA GROWERS ASSOCIATION and the non-Latin characters that
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`mean THE CHIOS MASTIHA GROWERS ASSOCIATION and requests that the examining
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`25034/005/786536.]
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`Attorney Ref. No. 25034.004
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`TRADEMARK LAW OFFICE 11 1
`Serial No. 79/018,867
`Mark: THE CHIOS MASTIHA
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`GROWERS ASSOCIATION &
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`Design
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`attorney reconsider and withdraw the refusal because Applicant is the sole and exclusive
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`source of the goods covered by classes 3, 5, 30 and 33 and the term THE CHIOS MASTIHA
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`GROWERS ASSOCIATION has acquired distinctiveness in relation to goods covered by
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`these classes, as stated in the attached declaration.
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`i. Applicant is the Only Source of Mastiha and Mastiha Products in the United
`States
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`Applicant, The Chios Mastiha Growers Association, is an agricultural cooperative
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`engaged in. the business of selling mastiha gum (hereinafter referred to as “mastiha”) and
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`products derived from mastiha such as mastiha essential oil and chewing gum. See
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`Declaration of Konstantinos Ganiaris, President of Applicant, attached as Exhibit 2
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`(hereinafter “Ganiaris Decl.”) at ll 3-4 and 7. Mastiha is a resin—type gum, harvested
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`exclusively from the mastiha tree, Pistacia Lentiscus L. var. Chia. This tree can only be
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`grown in twenty-four (24) villages in the southern part of the Greek island of Chios in the
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`north-eastem Aegean Sea. Ganiaris Decl. at 1] 3. Owing to the fact that mastiha only
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`originates in one place throughout the world, the European Union has recognized mastiha
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`and mastiha products, namely, mastiha essential oil and mastiha chewing gum, as protected
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`designations of origin (hereinafter “PDOs”). Ganiaris Decl. at 1] 11.
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`Applicant was founded in 1938 by a special law, namely, Compulsory Law No. 1390
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`of 8/10 October 1938 (hereinafter “Law”), and continues to be in good standing. Ganiaris
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`Decl. at ‘H 6. The Law requires all growers of mastiha to become members of Applicant.
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`25034/005/786536.]
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`Attorney Ref. No. 25034.004
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`TRADEMARK LAW OFFICE 111
`Serial No. 79/018,867
`Mark: THE CHIOS MASTIHA
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`GROWERS ASSOCIATION &
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`Design
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`Ganiaris Decl. at ll 7. In addition, the Law requires each and every grower of mastiha to
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`deliver its entire produce (except for a small quantity for personal consumption) to Applicant.
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`Ganiaris Decl. at ll 9. Thus, under the Law, Applicant has an exclusive right over the
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`mastiha grown by growers in the southern part of the island of Chios (the only place in the
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`world where mastiha is grown). The Law also gives Applicant the sole and exclusive right to
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`commercialize mastiha and mastiha products all over the world, including the United States.
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`Applicant first cleans and processes the mastiha crop that is delivered to it by the
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`growers of mastiha. Ganiaris Decl. at 1] 12. Applicant then packages the mastiha and
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`mastiha products and sells them either directly or indirectly in numerous countries around the
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`world, including the United States. Ganiaris Decl. at 1] 13. Thus, one hundred percent
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`(100%) of" mastiha and mastiha products, namely, mastiha essential oil and chewing gum,
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`sold in the United States and other countries emanate from Applicant. Ganiaris Decl. at 1] 14.
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`Applicant’s exclusive rights in mastiha and mastiha products are further safeguarded
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`by additional laws passed by the state of Greece. Ganiaris Decl. at 1] 10.
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`Applicant has also been recognized as having exclusive rights in mastiha and mastiha
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`products outside Greece. The European Union which comprises twenty seven (27) countries
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`recognizes Applicant as the only legitimate rights holder of the PDOS, namely, Chios
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`Mastiha, Chios Mastiha oil and Chios chewing gum. Ganiaris Decl. at 1] 1 1.
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`Thus, the only source of mastiha is the Greek island of Chios, all mastiha harvested on
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`Chios (except for a small quantity for personal consumption by the growers) must be turned
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`25034/O05/786536.]
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`Attorney Ref. No. 25034.004
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`TRADEMARK LAW OFFICE 111
`Serial No. 79/018,867
`Mark: THE CHIOS MASTIHA
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`GROWERS ASSOCIATION &
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`Design
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`over to Applicant, and Applicant is the sole entity that is authorized to sell and sells mastiha
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`in the United States. It follows that the term THE CHIOS MASTIHA GROWERS
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`ASSOCIATION can not help but function as a source identifier for the goods bearing this
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`term. Ganiaris Decl. at 11 2. See I_n re Failure Analysis Associates,
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`1 USPQ2d 1144 (TTAB
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`1986) (term FAILURE ANALYSIS ASSOCIATES, which had not been used by other
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`entities to denote type of services rendered by applicant, held sufficient to establish, prima
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`facie, that the relevant public understands the term as nothing more than name of the services
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`rendered by applicant).
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`ii.
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`The Term THE CHIOS MASTIHA GROWERS ASSOCIATION Has
`Acquired Distinctiveness Through Substantially Exclusive and Continuous
`Use For At least Five Years Prior to the Date of Applicant’s Declaration
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`The term THE CHIOS MASTIHA GROWERS ASSOCIATION has become
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`distinctive through Applicant’s substantially exclusive and continuous use for at least five
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`years on and in connection with mastiha and mastiha products in commerce between Greece
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`and the United States or in U.S. interstate commerce.
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`Section 2(1) of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §1052(f), provides that "proof of
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`substantially exclusive and continuous use" of a designation "as a mark by the applicant in
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`commerce for the five years before the date on which the claim of distinctiveness is made"
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`may be accepted as primafacie evidence that the mark has acquired distinctiveness as used
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`with the applicant's goods in commerce. 37 C.F.R. §2.41(b); T.M.E.P. §l205.05. Ifan
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`applicant chooses to seek registration under Section 2(f) of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C.
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`25034/005/786536.]
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`Attorney Ref. No. 25034.004
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`TRADEMARK LAW OFFICE 111
`Serial No. 79/018,867
`Mark: THE CHIOS MASTIHA
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`GROWERS ASSOCIATION &
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`Design
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`§l052(f), by using the statutory suggestion of five years of use as proof of distinctiveness, the
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`applicant should submit a claim of distinctiveness. T.M.E.P. §l205.05(d). The claim of
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`distinctiveness is generally required to be supported by an affidavit or declaration under 37
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`C.F.R. §2.2'0, signed by a person properly authorized to sign on behalf of applicant under 37
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`C.F.R. §2.33(a). T.M.E.P. §l205.05(d).
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`Here, Applicant has used the term THE CHIOS MASTIHA GROWERS
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`ASSOCIATION substantially exclusively and continuously for at least five years on and in
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`connection with mastiha and mastiha products in commerce between Greece and the United
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`States or in U.S. interstate commerce. Ganiaris Decl. at 1] 16. Applicant’s claim of five years’
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`use should be accepted as prima facie evidence that the term THE CHIOS MASTIHA
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`GROWERS ASSOCIATION has acquired distinctiveness under Section 2(1) of the
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`Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §1052(f).
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`iii.
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`The Term THE CHIOS MASTIHA GROWERS ASSOCIATION Has
`Acquired Distinctiveness Through Use in the United States
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`Furthermore, a review of the evidence submitted along with the Ganiaris Declaration
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`shows that the term THE CHIOS MASTIHA GROWERS ASSOCIATION has acquired
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`distinctiveness by long and extensive use in commerce such that the U.S. press, trade, and
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`public widely recognize it as a source identifier of goods emanating from Applicant.
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`Accordingly, Applicant should not be required to disclaim the term THE CHIOS MASTIHA
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`GROWERS ASSOCIATION.
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`25034/005/786536.]
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`Attorney Ref. No. 25034.o04
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`TRADEMARK LAW OFFICE 111
`Serial No. 79/018,867
`Mark: THE CHIOS MASTIHA
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`GROWERS ASSOCIATION &
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`Design
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`Applicant has sold mastiha and mastiha based products in the United States for close
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`to five decades. Long use of the mark is one relevant factor to consider in determining
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`whether a mark has acquired distinctiveness. T.M.E.P. 1212.06(a). These products have
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`been distributed throughout the United States either directly by Applicant or through third-
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`party distributors and retailers in packaging bearing the term THE CHIOS MASTIHA
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`GROWERS ASSOCIATION. Such use of the term THE CHIOS MASTIHA GROWERS
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`ASSOCIATION has helped establish consumer recognition of Applicant as the source of the
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`mastiha and mastiha products. Ganiaris Decl. at 1] 17. Moreover, as explained above, such
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`use has been exclusive.
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`Furthermore, Applicant’s use of THE CHIOS MASTIHA GROWERS
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`ASSOCIATION has been substantial. Applicant has enjoyed strong sales since the early
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`days. Ganiaris Decl. at 1] 17. Applicant’s direct sales of mastiha during the period between
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`1959 through 2006 exceeded one hundred and thirty five thousand kilograms or three
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`hundred thousand pounds. During the years 2000 through 2006, Applicant’s direct sales of
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`unprocessed mastiha exceeded thirty eight thousand kilograms or eighty five thousand
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`pounds. The dollar value of this unprocessed mastiha was approximately 3 million Euros‘ or
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`US$ 4 millionz. Ganiaris Decl. at 1] 18 and 19. See I_n r_e_ Uncle Sam Chemical Co., Inc., 229
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`USPQ 233 (TTAB 1986) (§2(f) claim of acquired distinctiveness of SPRAYZON for
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`' This figure has been calculated using a yearly average price per kilo.
`2 The conversion from Euros into dollars has been done using the exchange rate as of March 24, 2007.
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`Attorney Ref. No. 25034.004
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`TRADEMARK LAW OFFICE 111
`Serial No. 79/018,867
`Mark: THE CHIOS MASTIHA
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`GROWERS ASSOCIATION &
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`Design
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`"cleaning preparations and degreasers for industrial and institutional use" found persuasive
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`where applicant had submitted declaration of its president supporting sales figures and
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`attesting to over eighteen years of substantially exclusive and continuous use).
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`Applicant has also promoted the term THE CHIOS MASTIHA GROWERS
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`ASSOCIATION as an indicator of source for
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`its goods.
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`Ganiaris Decl. at
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`11 20.
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`Advertisements featuring the term THE CHIOS MASTIHA GROWERS ASSOCIATION in
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`conjunction with the goods covered by Applicant’s application have appeared in
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`publications, including general interest magazines targeted towards the general public, as
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`well as specialty publications such as magazines targeted towards food connoisseurs and the
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`culinary industry. Ganiaris Decl. at 1] 20. Applicant and Applicant’s products have also
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`received unsolicited media coverage on the Today Show and Good Morning America.
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`Ganiaris Decl. at 1] 21. These shows are watched by millions of people across the United
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`States.
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`In 2006 Applicant embarked on an aggressive advertising campaign which cost
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`Applicant close to one million three hundred forty thousand US$ (1,340,000 US$). Ganiaris
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`Decl. at 1] 20. As part of this campaign, Applicant co-sponsored an event called “Passport to
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`a Taste of Greece” in which numerous well-known New York City restaurants participated.
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`Brochures and promotional materials distributed during this event prominently listed
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`Applicant as a co-sponsor of the event. Ganiaris Decl. at 1] 22. Applicant’s association with
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`mastiha and mastiha products has also been enhanced through presentations about mastiha in
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`Attorney Ref. No. 25034.004
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`TRADEMARK LAW OFFICE 111
`Serial No. 79/018,867
`Mark: THE CHIOS MASTIHA
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`GROWERS ASSOCIATION &
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`Design
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`major U.S. cities such as New York and Washington, D.C.
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`In December 2006, Applicant
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`presented a. program at the famous French Culinary Institute where chefs and beauty experts
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`presented the culinary and cosmetic uses of mastiha to an audience consisting of journalists
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`from prominent magazines, chefs and ordinary persons interested in mastiha. Ganiaris Decl.
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`at 1] 23. Also, in December 2006, the Greek embassy in Washington, D.C. held a program for
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`journalists and media persons about mastiha. This program was hosted by the Greek
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`ambassador to the United States and was sponsored, in part, by Applicant, thus increasing the
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`exposure of Applicant and its products to the U.S. media and public. Id.
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`Not only has Applicant promoted THE CHIOS MASTIHA GROWERS
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`ASSOCIATION as a source identifier among the general public, it has also promoted itself
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`among the members of the trade. Invoices issued to Applicant’s retailers and distributors in
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`the United States prominently display Applicant’s name. Ganiaris Decl. at 11 17. Such use
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`has helped in consumer recognition of Applicant as the source of the mastiha and mastiha
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`products.
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`Id.
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`Applicant has also participated in international Food & Drink trade shows in the
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`United States, such as the Summer and Winter Fancy Food Shows in New York and San
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`Francisco. Applicant’s booths and promotional materials at these trade shows display
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`Applicant"s name such that the trade and other persons who visit these trade shows know that
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`the mastiha and mastiha products emanate from Applicant. Ganiaris Decl. at 1] 24.
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`Attorney Ref. No. 25034.004
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`TRADEMARK LAW OFFICE 111
`Serial No. 79/018,867
`Mark: THE CHIOS MASTIHA
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`GROWERS ASSOCIATION &
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`Design
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`For a.ll the above reasons, the term THE CHIOS MASTIHA GROWERS
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`ASSOCIATION has become widely recognized by the U.S. press, trade, and public as a
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`source identifier of Applicant’s goods.
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`Since Applicant should not be required to disclaim THE CHIOS MASTIHA
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`GROWERS ASSOCIATION, it should also not be required to disclaim the non-Latin
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`characters that mean CHIOS MASTIHA GROWERS ASSOCIATION and the transliteration
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`of those foreign characters which is ENOSI MASTIOPARAGOGON CHUOU.
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`B.
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`Identification of Goods and Services
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`Applicant responds to the examining attomey’s requirements as follows:
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`Class 3:
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`The examining attorney has asked Applicant to amend “acne treating cosmetic
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`creams” to “non-medicated acne treating cosmetic creams” and “cream for the feet” to “non-
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`medicated cream for the feet.” Applicant has complied with the examining attomey’s
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`requirements.
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`Class 5:
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`The
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`examining attorney has
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`asked Applicant
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`to specify “therapeutic
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`preparations, namely, oral—cavity care preparations.” Applicant has specified these goods as
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`follows:
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`“therapeutic preparations, namely, oral-cavity care preparations, namely, mouth
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`cavity cleansers.” The examining attorney has also asked Applicant to specify “preparations
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`for the treatment of skin and wounds.” Applicant has specified these goods as follows:
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`“medicated preparations for the treatment of skin and wounds."
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`Attorney Ref. No. 25034.004
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`TRADEMARK LAW OFFICE 111
`Serial No. 79/018,867
`Mark: THE CHIOS MASTIHA
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`GROWERS ASSOCIATION &
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`Design
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`Class 30:
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`The examining attorney requires Applicant to delete “tahini” from this class.
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`Applicant respectfully disagrees with the examining attorney and requests that she withdraw
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`this requirement.
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`Examining attorneys are required to examine § 66(a) applications
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`according to “the same standards of specificity used in examining applications under § 1 and
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`§ 44 of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §§1051 and 1126.” T.M.E.P. § 1904.02. However,
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`classification of goods and services covered by § 66(a) applications is controlled by the
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`International Bureau (IB). See Article 3(2) of the Madrid Protocol and T.M.E.P. § 1904.02.
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`It follows that the USPTO cannot change the classification of goods/services in a § 66(a)
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`application even if the IB’s classification of goods/services in the § 66(a) application is
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`different from the classification set forth in the USPTO Manual. In fact, the T.M.E.P. clearly
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`states that "‘if the IB’s classification of goods/services in the §66(a) application is different
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`from the classification set forth in the USPTO ID Manual, the examining attorney will not
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`request an amendment of the classification.” T.M.E.P. § 1904.02
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`Here, the IB has classified “tahini” in class 30, whereas the USPTO Manual classifies
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`“tahini” in class 29.
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`In accordance with T.M.E.P. § 1904.02, the examining attorney should
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`accept the «classification of “tahini” in class 30.
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`The examining attorney also requires Applicant to specify “crisps”, sweets made of
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`sesame and honey”, “sweets made with biscuits”, “delight” and mastic based sweets.”
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`Attorney Ref. No. 25034.004
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`TRADEMARK LAW OFFICE 111
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`Serial No. 79/018,867
`Mark: THE CHIOS MASTIHA
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`GROWERS ASSOCIATION &
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`Design
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`Applicant has specified “crisps” by amending to “bread crisps.” Applicant has also
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`amended “sweets made of sesame and honey” to “sweets made of sesame and honey, namely,
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`pastelli and sesame pies.” Further, Applicant has deleted “sweets made with biscuits” and
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`amended “mastic based sweets” to “mastic based sweets, namely, puddings.
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`Lastly,
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`Applicant
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`requests amendment of “delight” to “delight, namely, Turkish delight and
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`loukoumi3 .”
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`The identification of goods covered by class 30 remains unchanged.
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`Pursuant to the amendments, the application covers the following goods:
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`BLEACHING PREPARATIONS FOR COSMETIC PURPOSES AND FOR
`HOUSEHOLD USE; PREPARATIONS FOR LAUNDRY USE, NAMELY,
`FABRIC SOFTENERS, SEAWEED GELATINE; GENERAL PURPOSE
`PREPARATIONS FOR CLEANING AND POLISHING; ABRASIVE
`LIQUIDS AND POWDERS; SOAPS, NAMELY, LIQUID, HAND AND
`LAUNDRY SOAPS; AFTER—SHAVE LOTION; SHAVING FOAM;
`PERFUMERY; COSMETICS; HAIR DRESSING PREPARATIONS,
`NAMELY, SHAMPOOS, CONDITIONERS, POMADE; PERFUMES,
`ESSENTIAL OILS AND COSMETIC PREPERATIONS WITH OR
`WITHOUT PERFUME, NAMELY, SKIN CREAMS FOR THE NECK,
`NON-MEDICATED
`ACNE
`TREATING
`COSMETIC
`CREAMS,
`CLEANSING MILK FOR THE FACE, FACE SCRUB, BODY SCRUB,
`MOISTURIZING BODY MILK, NON-MEDICATED CREAM FOR THE
`FEET; BATH SALTS; NON-MEDICATED BATH PREPARATIONS;
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`3 Loukoumi is the Greek version of Turkish delight. See printout from website located at
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`www.greekproducts.com attached as Exhibit 3.
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`25034/005/786536.]
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`Attorney Ref. No. 25034.004
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`TRADEMARK LAW OFFICE 111
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`Serial No. 79/018,867
`Mark: THE CHIOS MASTIHA
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`GROWERS ASSOCIATION &
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`Design
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`Class 5:
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`BEAUTY MASKS; CREAMS AND PREPARATIONS FOR BODY AND
`FACE CARE, SKIN HYDRATION CREAMS, CREAMS WITH PERFUI\/IE
`FOR BODY AND FACE, EYE CREAMS; CREAMS, LOTION AND
`CLEANING LOTION FOR THE BODY, FACE, SKIN AND HANDS;
`BREATH FRESHENERS; ESSENTIAL OIL, NAMELY, MASTIC OIL FOR
`COSMETIC USE AND FOR CLEANING; MOUTH WASHES, NOT FOR
`MEDICAL PURPOSES;
`TOOTI-IPASTES; TEETH AND MOUTH
`CLEANING AND WASHING PREPARATIONS, NOT FOR MEDICAL
`PURPOSES.
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`PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS, NAMELY, ULCER-TREATING
`PREPARATIONS, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PREPARATIONS, ANTI-
`OXIDANT
`PREPARATIONS;
`VETERINARY
`PREPARATIONS,
`NAMELY,
`ULCER-TREATING
`PREPARATIONS,
`ANTI-
`INFLAMMATORY PREPARATIONS, ANTI-OXIDANT PREPARATIONS;
`SANITARY PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL USE; THERAPEUTIC
`PREPARATIONS, NAMELY, ORAL-CAVITY CARE PREPARATIONS,
`NAMELY, MOUTH CAVITY CLEANSERS, PREPARATIONS FOR THE
`TREATMENT
`OF
`THE
`GASTRO-INTESTIAL
`SYSTEMS,
`PREPARATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF THE SKIN AND
`WOUNDS, NAMELY, MEDICATED SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS;
`DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL USE FOR
`CHILDREN AND THE SICK; MEDICAL PLASTERS; BANDAGING
`MATERIAL, NAMELY, COMPRESSION, SURGICAL AND ELASTIC
`BANDAGES; MASTIC OIL AND MASTIC FOR MEDICAL USE;
`CHEWING GUM FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES; SEALING MATERIAL
`FOR TEETH AND TEETH IMPRINTS; DISINFECTANT PREPARATIONS
`FOR DESTROYING VERMIN AND HARMFUL PESTS, NAMELY,
`PESTICIDES FOR DOMESTIC, AGRICULTURAL, INDUSTRIAL AND
`COMMERCIAL USE; FUNGICIDES, ANTI-FUNGAL CREAMS FOR
`MEDICAL USE; HERBICIDES.
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`Class 30:
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`COFFEE; TEA; COCOA; SUGAR; RICE; TAPIOCA; SAGO; ARTIFICIAL
`COFFEE SUBSTITUTES; FLOUR AND PREPARATIONS MADE FROM
`CEREAL, NAMELY, CAKES, CROISSANTS, COOKIES, BREAD,
`HALVA, TAHINI, BISCUITS, SHORTBREAD, SWEET BREAD, BREAD
`CRISPS, DRIED BREAD, WAFFLES, PIES, SWEETS MADE OF SESAIVHE
`AND HONEY, NAMELY,
`PASTELLI AND
`SESAME
`PIES;
`PREPARATIONS MADE FROM BREAD, NAMELY, DRIED BREAD;
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`25034/005/786536.]
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`Attorney Ref. No. 25034.004
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`TRADEMARK LAW OFFICE 111
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`Serial No. 79/018,867
`Mark: THE CHIOS MASTIHA
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`GROWERS ASSOCIATION &
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`Design
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`PREPARATIONS MADE FROM BISCUITS, NAMELY, CAKES;
`PREPARATIONS MADE FROM PASTRIES, NAMELY, CAKES,
`CROISSANTS, BAKLAVA, KATAIFI, DELIGHT, NAMELY, TURKISH
`DELIGHT AND LOUKOUMI, MASTIC BASED SWEETS, NAMELY,
`PUDDINGS;
`WAFFLES;
`PREPRATIONS
`MADE
`FROM
`CONFECTIONARY, NAMELY, CANDIES, TOFFIES, LOLIPOPS AND
`BON-BONS;
`ICE—CREAMS; HONEY; TREACLE; YEAST; BAKING-
`POWDER; SALT; MUSTARD; VINEGAR, PEPPER; SAUCES; SPICES;
`ICE; CHOCOLATE; CHEWING GUMS, NOT FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES.
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`Class 33:
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`WINES; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NAMELY, RUM OF FRUIT, OUZO,
`GRAPPA, RAKI, TSIPOURO, BRANDY, ALCOHOLIC COFFEE AND
`TEA BASED BEVERAGES; LIQEURS.
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`CONCLUSION
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`Based
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`on the foregoing amendment and remarks, Applicant believes that
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`it has
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`satisfied all of the examining attomey’s requirements. Accordingly, Applicant requests that
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`Applicant’s application be passed to publication.
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`Dated: April 3, 2007
`New York, New York
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`
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`1133 A enue of the Americas
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`New York, New York 10036-6799
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`(212) 790-9200
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`Cc:
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`Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
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`25034/005/786536.]
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`This page was generated by the TARR system on 2007-04-02 11:11:09 ET
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`Serial Number: 79018867 Assignment Information
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`Registration Number: (NOT AVAILABLE)
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`Mark
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`EITYFIMIQNO
`AYBENTIKO HFOIION
`ORIGINAL PRODUCT
`GU2\F..«“s N i".'i:D
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`GRO‘.~'\'ERS ASSOC 1/XTION
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`ENQEH
`MAXTIXOHAFJRTQYQN XIOY
`THE CHIOS MASTIHA
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`(words only): THE CHIOS MASTIHA OWNERS ASSOCIATION
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`Standard Character claim: No
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`Current Status: An office action making FINAL a refusal to register the mark has been mailed.
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`Date of Status: 2006-10-03
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`Filing Date: 2005-01-23
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`Transformed i.nto a National Application: No
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`Registration Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)
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`Register: Principal
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`Law Office Assigned: LAW OFFICE 110
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`Attorney Assigned:
`SONNEBORN TRICIA L Employee Location
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`Current Location: MIX -TMO Law Office 1 10 - Examining Attorney Assigned
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`Date In Location: 2006-10-03
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`LAST APPLICANT(S)/OWNER(S) OF RECORD
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`1. The Chios Mastiha growers Association
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`Address:
`The Chios Mastiha growers Association
`K. Monomachou 1 GR-82 100 Chios
`Greece
`Legal Entity Type: Cooperative with limited liability
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`State or Country Where Organized: Greece
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`GOODS AND/OR SERVICES
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`International Class: 003
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`Class Status: Active
`BLEACHING PREPARATIONS FOR COSMETIC PURPOSES AND FOR HOUSEHOLD USE;
`PREPARATIONS FOR LAUNDRY USE, NAMELY, FABRIC SOFTENERS, SEAWEED
`GELATINE; GENERAL PURPOSE PREPARATIONS FOR CLEANING AND POLISHING;
`ABRASIVE LIQUIDS AND POWDERS; SOAPS, NAMELY, LIQUID, HAND AND LAUNDRY
`SOAPS; AFTER-SHAVE LOTION; SHAVING FOAM; PERFUMERY; COSMETICS; HAIR
`DRESSING PREPARATIONS, NAMELY, SHAMPOOS, CONDITIONERS, POMADE; PERFUMES,
`ESSENTIAL OILS AND COSMETIC PREPARATIONS WITH OR WITHOUT PERFUME,
`NAMELY, SKIN CREAMS FOR THE NECK, ACNE TREATING COSMETIC CREAMS,
`CLEANSING MILK FOR THE FACE, FACE SCRUB, BODY SCRUB, MOISTURIZING BODY
`MILK, CREAM FOR THE FEET; BATH SALTS; NON-MEDICATED BATH PREPARATIONS;
`BEAUTY MASKS; CREAMS AND PREPARATIONS FOR BODY AND FACE CARE, SKIN
`HYDRATION CREAMS, CREAMS WITH PERFUME FOR BODY AND FACE, EYE CREAMS;
`CREAMS, LOTION AND CLEANING LOTION FOR THE BODY, FACE, SKIN AND HANDS;
`BREATH FRESHENERS; ESSENTIAL OIL, NAMELY, MASTIC OIL FOR COSMETIC USE AND
`FOR CLEANING; MOUTH WASHES, NOT FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES; TOOTHPASTES; TEETH
`AND MOUTH CLEANING AND WASHING PREPARATIONS, NOT FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES
`Basis: 66(a)
`First Use Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)
`First Use in Commerce Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)
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`International Class: 005
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`Class Status: Active
`PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS, NAMELY, ULCER-TREATING PREPARATIONS, ANTI-
`INFLAMMATORY PREPARATIONS, ANTI-OXIDANT PREPARATIONS; VETERINARY
`PREPARATIONS, NAMELY, ULCER-TREATING PREPARATIONS, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
`PREPARATIONS, ANTI-OXIDANT PREPARATIONS; SANITARY PREPARATIONS FOR
`MEDICAL USE; THERAPEUTIC PREPARATIONS, NAMELY, ORAL-CAVITY CARE
`PREPARATIONS, PREPARATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF THE GASTRO-INTESTINAL
`SYSTEMS, PREPARATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF THE SKIN AND WOUNDS; DIETARY
`SUPPLEMENTS ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL USE FOR CHILDREN AND THE SICK; MEDICAL
`PLASTERS; BANDAGING MATERIAL, NAMELY, COMPRESSION, SURGICAL AND ELASTIC
`BANDAGES; MASTIC OIL AND MASTIC FOR MEDICAL USE; CHEWING GUM FOR
`MEDICAL PURPOSES; SEALING MATERIAL FOR TEETH AND TEETH IMPRINTS;
`DISINFECTANT PREPARATIONS FOR DESTROYING VERMIN AND HARMFUL PESTS,
`NAMELY, PESTICIDES FOR DOMESTIC, AGRICULTURAL, INDUSTRIAL AND
`COMMERCIAL USE; FUNGICIDES, ANTI-FUNGAL CREAMS FOR MEDICAL USE;
`HERBICIDES
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`-
`Basis: 66(a)
`First Use Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)
`First Use in ‘Commerce Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)
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`International Class: 030
`Class Status: Active
`COFFEE; TEA; COCOA; SUGAR; RICE; TAPIOCA; SAGO; ARTIFICIAL COFFEE
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`SUBSTITUTES; FLOUR AND PREPARATIONS MADE FROM CEREAL, NAMELY, CAKES,
`CROISSANTS, COOKIES, BREAD, HALVA, TAHINI, BISCUITS, SHORTBREAD, SWEET
`BREAD, CRISPS, DRIED BREAD, WAFFLES, PIES, SWEETS MADE OF SESAME AND HONEY;
`PREPARATIONS MADE FROM BREAD, NAMELY, DRIED BREAD; PREPARATIONS MADE
`FROM BISCUITS, NAMELY, CAKES, SWEETS WITH BISCUITS; PREPARATIONS MADE
`FROM PASTRIES, NAMELY, CAKES, CROISSANTS, BAKLAVA, KATAIFI, DELIGHT,MASTIC
`BASED SWEETS, WAFFLES; PREPRATIONS MADE FROM CONFECTIONARY, NAMELY,
`CANDIES, TOFFEES, LOLLIPOPS AND BON-BONS; ICE-CREAMS; HONEY; TREACLE;
`YEAST; BAKING—POWDER; SALT; MUSTARD; VINEGAR, PEPPER; SAUCES; SPICES; ICE;
`CHOCOLATE; CHEWING GUMS, NOT FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES
`Basis: 66(a)
`First Use Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)
`First Use in Commerce Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)
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`International Class: 033
`Class Status: Active
`WINES; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NAMELY, RUM OF FRUIT, OUZO, GRAPPA, RAKI,
`TSIPOURO, BRANDY, ALCOHOLIC COFFEE AND TEA BASED BEVERAGES; LIQEURS
`Basis: 66(a)
`First Use Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)
`First Use in Commerce Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)
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`ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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`Disclaimer: "ORIGINAL PRODUCT GUARANTEED, 1938", and the non-latin characters that mean
`"ORIGINAL PRODUCT GUARANTEED"
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`Translation: The English translation of MASTIHA is MASTIC.
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`Transliteration: The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "EGYIMENO AFTHENTIKO
`PROION and "ENOSI MASTICHOPARAGOGON CHIOU," respectively, and these mean
`"ORIGINAL PRODUCT GUARANTEED" and "THE CHIOS MASTIHA GROWERS
`ASSOCIATION",