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`attorney/agent not currently associated with his/her company/firm previously represented the applicant in
`this matter: (l) the applicant has filed or is concurrently filing a signed revocation of or substitute power
`of attorney with the USPTO; (2) the USPTO has granted the request of the prior representative to
`with draw; (3) the applicant has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her in this matter; or ( 4) the
`applicant's appointed U.S. attorney or Canadian attorney/agent has filed a power of attorney appointing
`him/her as an associate attorney in this matter.
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`Serial Number: 85903079
`Internet Transmission Date: Tue Dec 10 1 1 :02:49 EST 2013
`TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XX.XX.XXX.XXX-2013121011024984
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`Seubert, Beata (bseubert@mac.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85903079 - VITAL FORCE
`MINERALS - NIA
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`Sent:
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`6/28/2013 6:45:00 PM
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`Sent As:
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`Attachments: Attachment - l
`Attachment - 2
`Attachment - 3
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`UNITED ST ATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT'S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 85903079
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`MARK: VITAL FORCE MINERALS
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`CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`SEUBERT, BEATA
`21006 33RD RD
`BAYSIDE, NY 11361-1503
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`APPLICANT: Seubert. Beata
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`CORRESPONDENT'S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :
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`CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:
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`OFFICE ACTlON
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`STRJCT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THJS LETTER
`TO A VOID ABANDONMENT OF APPLICANT'S TRADEMARK APPLICATION, THE USPTO
`MUST RECEIVE APPLICANT'S COMPLETE RESPONSE TO THIS LETTER WITHIN 6 MONTHS
`OF THE TSSUE/MAILING DATE BELOW.
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`ISSUE/MAILING DATE:
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`The rdcrcnced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney. Applicant
`must respond timely and completely to the issuc(s) below. 15 U.S.C. §I 062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a),
`2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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`SEARCH OF THE RECORDS
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`The trademark examining attorney bas 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). lMEP
`§704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).
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`MARK DIFFERS ON DRAWING AND SPECIMEN
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`The mark on the specimen disagrees with the mark on the drawing. In this case, the specimen displays the
`mark as VITAL FORCE MINERALS; and the drawing shows the mark as VITAL FORCE with the
`wording MINERALS displayed separate from this wording to such a degree that it does not make a single
`commercial impression.
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`An application based on Trademark Act Section l(a) must include a specimen showing the applied-for
`mark in use in commerce for each class of goods and/or services. Trademark Act Sections 1 and 45, 15
`U.S.C. §§1051, 1127; 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(l)(iv), 2.56(a); TMEP §§904, 904.07{a). The mark on the
`drawing must be a substantially exact representation of the mark on the specimen. 37 C.F.R. §2.5 l{a);
`TMEP §807.12(a); see37 C.F.R. §2.72{a)(l).
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`· Generally, the drawing of the.mark ean be amended only if the amendment does not materially alter the
`mark as originally filed. 37 C.F.R. §2.72{a){2); seeTMEP §§807.12(a), 807.14 et seq. However,
`amending the mark in the drawing to conform to the mark on the specimen would create a duplicate
`application to the applicant's prior pending Application Serial Number 85879785. The USPTO will not
`issue duplicate registrations. 37 C.F.R. §2.48; lMEP §703.
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`Therefore, applicant must submit the following:
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`(I) A substitute specimen showing use in commerce of the mark on the drawing. SeeTMEP
`§807.12(a).; and
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`(2) The following statement, verified with an affidavit or signed declaration under 37 C.F.R.
`§2.20: "The substitute specimen was in use in commerce at least as early as the filing date of
`the application."' See 37 C.F.R. §§2.59(a), 2.193(c)( I); lMEP §904.05. If submitting a
`specimen requires an amendment to the dates of use. applicant must also verify the amended
`dates. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(c): TMEP §904.05.
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`Examples of specimens for goods are tags, labels, instrnction manuals, containers, photographs that show
`the mark on the actual goods or packaging, or displays associated with the actual goods at their point or
`sale. See TMEP §§904.03 ef seq. Examples of specimens for services arc signs, photographs, brochures,
`website printouts or advertisements that show the mark used in the actual sale or advertising of the
`services. See TM EP §§ 1301 .04 et seq.
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`lfapplicant cannot satisfy the above requirements, applicant may amend the application from a use in
`commerce basis under Trademark Act Section 1 (a) to an intent to use basis under Section l(b), for which
`no specimen is required. See TMEP ~806.03( c). However, if applicant amends the basis to Section !(b ).
`registration will not be granted until applicant later amends the application back to use in commerce by
`filing an acceptable allegation of use with a proper specimen. See I 5U.S.C.§105 l(c)-(d): 37 C.F.R.
`§§2.76, 2.88; TMEP §1103.
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`To amend to Section I (b). applicam must submit the following statement, verified with an affidavi t or ·
`signed declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20: .. Applican t has had a bona fiM intention to usl' the mark
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`in commerce on or in connection with the goods and/or services listed in the application as of the
`filing date oftbe application." 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(2); TMEP §806.0l(b); see 15 U.S.C. §1051(b); 37
`C.F.R. §§2.35(b)(l), 2.193(e)(l).
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`Pending receipt of a proper response, registration is refused because the specimen does not show the
`applied-for marlc in use in commerce as a trademark and/or service mark. Trademark Act Sections 1 and
`45, 15 U.S.C. §§1051, 1127; 37 C.F.R. §§2-34(a)(l)(iv). 2.56(a); TMEP §§904, 904.07(a).
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`Applicant may respond by using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to
`Office Action Form to satisfy one of the following:
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`( l) Submit a verified substitute specimen as follows: (a) answer "yes" to the TEAS response
`form wizard question to "submit a new or substitute specimen;" (b) on the next page, attach a jpg
`or pdf file of the substitute specimen; ( c) check the box next to the statement "The substitute (or
`new, if appropriate) specimen( s) was/were in use in commerce at least as early as the filing date of
`the application"; and (d) on the next page, applicant must personally sign or personally enter
`bis/her electronic signature and date after the declaration at the end of the TEAS response form,
`and print or type the name of the signatory immediately below or adjacent to bis/her signature or
`identify it elsewhere in the filing.; or
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`(2) Amend the application to an intent to use tiling basis under Trademark Act Section l(b)
`as follows: (a) answer "yes" to the TEAS response form wizard questions to "change filing
`basis" and for a "signed declaration," respectively; (b) on the next page, uncheck the box for
`~Filing Basis Section l(a);" (c) check the box for "Filing Basis Section l(b);" and (d) on the next
`page, applicant must personally sign or personally enter his/her electronic signature and date after
`the declaration at the end of the TEAS response form, and print or type the name of the signatory
`immediately below or adjacent to his/her signature or identify it elsewhere in the filing.
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`See 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(2), 2.59(a), 2. I 93(a), (c)-(d), (c)( I); TMEP ~§611.0l(c), 804.0 I (b).
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`If applicant experiences difficulty in submitting the verified substitute specimen or in changing the tiling
`basis, please e-mail TEASi1n1spto.!!ov for technical assistance regarding the TEAS response form.
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`DISCLAIMER
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`Applicant must disclaim the descriptive wording "MINERALS" apurt from the mark as shown because it
`merely describes an ingredient, quality, characteristic, function, feature. purpose, or use of applicant's
`goods and/or services. See 15 U.S.C. §§ 1052(e)( I). I 056(a); DuoProSS Meditech Corp. v. Inviro Med.
`Devices. ltd., 695 F.3d 1247, 1251, 103 USPQ2d 1753, 1755 (Fed. Cir. 2012){quoting In re Oppedah! &
`Larson LLP, 373 F.3d 1171, 1173, 71 USPQ2d 1370, 1371 (Fed. Cir. 2004)); In re Steelbuilding.com,
`415 F.3d 1293, 1297, 75 USPQ2d 1420, 1421 (Fed. Cir. 2005); TMEP §§ 1213, 1213.03(a).
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`Specifically, the attached evidence from Collinsonline dictionary shows this wording "of, relating to,
`containing, or resembling minerals." Therefore. the word ing merely describes the applica~t's
`"nutritional supplements."
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`A "disclaimer" is a statement in the application record that applicant docs not claim exclusive rights to
`an unrcgistrablc component of a mark; a disclaimer of unrcgistrablc matter docs not ulTcct the appearance
`of the mark or physically remove disclaimed matter from the mark. Set' Schwarzkopf v. John H. Breck.
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`Inc., 340 F2d 978, 978, 144 USPQ 433, 433 (C.C.P.A. 1965); TMEP §1213. An unregistrable
`component of a mark includes wording and designs that are merely descriptive/generic/deceptively
`misdescriptive/primarily geographically descriptive of an applicant's goods and/or services. 15 U.S.C.
`§1052(e); see1MEP §§l209.03(f), 1213.03 et seq. Such words or designs need to be freely available for
`other businesses to market comparable goods or services and should not become the proprietary domain
`of any one party. See Dena Corp. v. Belvedere Int'/, Inc. , 950 F.2d 1555, 1560, 21 USPQ2d l 047, 1051
`(Fed. Cir. 1991 ); In re Aug. Storck KG, 218 USPQ 823, 825 (IT AB 1983).
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`If applicant does not provide the required disclaimer, the USPTO may refuse to register the entire mark.
`See In re Stereotaxis Inc., 429 F.3d 1039, 1041, 77 USPQ2d I 087, 1089 (Fed. Cir. 2005); TMEP
`§1213.0l(b).
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`Applicant may submit the following standardized format for a disclaimer:
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`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use "MINERALS" apart from the mark as shown.
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`TMEP §1213.08(a)(i); see In re Owatonna Tool Co., 231 USPQ493 (Comm'rPats. 1983).
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`RESPONSE GUIDELINES
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`For this application to proceed toward registration, 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 for responding to a refusal and should consider such options carefully. To
`respond to requirements and certain refusal response options, applicant should set forth in writing the
`required changes or statements.
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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, the trademark will fail to
`register, and the application fee will not be refunded. See 15 U.S.C. §I 062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.65{a),
`2.68(a), 2.209(a); TMEP §§405.04, 7 18.0 I, 718.02. Where the application has been abandoned for
`failure to respond to an Office action, applicant's only option would be to file a timely petition to revive
`the application, which, if granted, would allow the application to return to live status. See 37 C.F.R.
`§2.66; TMEP § 1714. There is a $100 fee for such petitions. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.6, 2.66(b)( I).
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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 trade1rn1rk matters to represent
`applicant in this process and provide legal advice. Although the undersigned trademark examining
`attorney is pcnnittcd to help an applicant understand the contents of an Office action as well as the
`application process in general, no USPTO attorney or staff is pcnnittcd 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 infonnation, applicant may consult the American Bar Association's Consumers'
`Guide to Legal Help at http: ' \\'\\\\ .aba11ct.or!!.'lc!!alscn·iccs' lindlc!!all11:lp· ho;m:.dm, an attorney refc1Tal
`service ofa state or local bar association, or a local telephone directory. The USPTO may not as~ist an
`applicant in the selection of a private attorney. 37 CF.R. §2.11.
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`If :1pplicant has questions regarding this Office action, please telephone or e-mail the assigned trademark
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`examining attorney. 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. See37 C.F.R. §2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05.
`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. SeeTMEP §§705.02, 709.06.
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`TEAS PLUS APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT DOCUMENTS ELECfRONICALLY OR SUBMIT
`FEE: Applicants who filed their application ooline using the reduced-fee TEAS Plus application must
`continue to submit certain documents online using TEAS, including responses to Office actions. See 31
`C.F.R. §2.23(a)(l). For a complete list of these documents, see TMEP §819.02(b). In addition, such
`applicants must accept correspondence from the Office via e-mail throughout the examination process
`and must maintain a valid e-mail address. 37 C.F .R. §2.23(a)(2); TMEP §§819, 8 l 9.02(a). TEAS Plus
`applicants who do not meet these requirements must submit an additional fee of$50 per international
`class of goods and/or services. 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(l )(iv); TMEP §819.04. In appropriate situations and
`where all issues can be resolved by amendment, responding by telephone to authorize an examiner's
`amendment will not incur this additional fee.
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`/Josette M. Beverly/
`Examining Attorney
`Law Office 1 15
`( 571) 272-9399
`josette.beverly@uspto.gov
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`TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: Go to httr:''11ww.uspto.!!O\ -'t rad.:marks·t~as 1r~sponse forms.jsp. Please
`wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing dare before using the Trademark Electronic Application System
`(TEAS), to allow for necessary system updates of the application. For technical assistance with on line
`forms, e-mail TEAS(wuspto.1.wv. 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 Otlicc 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
`applicanlS). Jf an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the response.
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`PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION: To ensure that applicant docs
`not miss crucial deadlines or official notices, check the status of the application every three lo four months
`using the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at http: .'tsdr.usptO.!.!O\ i. 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 TraJ..:111arkA~:-;istanccC.:nt.:r:11 usplll.go' or call
`1-800-786-9199. For more information on checking status, see
`hllp: . ·11ww.11spto.!.!O\' 'trad..:marks pro..:.:~s statu~ .
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`Seubert, Beata (bseubert@mac.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85903079- VITAL FORCE
`MINERALS - NIA
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`Sent:
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`6/28/2013 6:45:00 PM
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`Sent As:
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`ECOMI 15@USPTO.GOV
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`Vital Force
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`Reg. No. 4,541,777
`SEllHf'IU. HEATA (l!NJTl::Ll S"IATlS INL>IVIL>l!AL)
`211:L06 BRO RO.'\D
`Registered June 3, 2014 BAYSIDE. NY 11361
`FOR: NUTRITIONAi. suPPLHtENTs, 1NCLAss s (U.S. cLs. 6. is.44. 46. s1AND52).
`Int. Cl.: 5
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`TRADEMARK
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`FIRST 11sr 2-11-2011; IN COMMfRCI' 2-11-2011.
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`PRINCIPAL REGISTER
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`THE ~ARK CONSISTS OF ST:\NDARD CHARACTERS 'WlTIIOtrT CLUM TO ANY PAR(cid:173)
`TICl!l.AR H>NT, STYl.I:, SI/I'., OR COi.OK.
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`SER. NO. 85-879.7M5. Fii.ED 3-19-:!(113 .
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`tederal cowt.
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`registration .. \t-'t• 15 U.S.C". ~I 141j. t"ormorc intOnnmionand renewal IOnns for 11.c in1ermnionnl regis1ratio11.
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`From:
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`To:
`Subject:
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`TMOfficialNolices@USPTO.GOV
`Tuesday, August 6, 2013 00:36 AM
`bseubert@mac.com
`Official USPTO Notification: TMOG Publication Confinnation fOJ Serial Number 85879785
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`TRADEMARK OFFICIAL GAZEITE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION
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`U.S. Serial Number: 85-879,785
`Mark: VITAL FORCE(STANDARD CHARACTER MARK)
`International Class(es): 005
`Applicant: Seubert, Beata
`Docket/Reference Number:
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`The mark identified above has been published in the Trademark Official Gazette (TMOG) on Aug 06, 2013.
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`Significance of Publication for Opposition:
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`Any party who believes it will be damaged by the registration of the mark may file a notice of opposition (or extension of time
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Commissioner for Trademarks
`P.O. Box 1451
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
`www.uspto.gov
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`1. Serial No.;
`65-879,785
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`3.
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`International Class(es):
`5
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`4. Publication Date:
`Aug6,2013
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`Jul17,2013
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`NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
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`2. Mark:
`VITAL FORCE
`(STANDARD CHARACTER MARK)
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`5. Applicant:
`Seubert, Beata
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`The mark of the application identified appears to be entitled to registration . The mark wil, in accordance with Section 12(a) of the
`Trademark Act of 1946, as amended, be published in the OffJCial Gazette on the date indicated above for the purpose of
`opposition by any person who believes he wil be damaged by the registration of the mark. If no opposition is filed within the time
`specified by Section 13(a) of the Statute or by rules 2.101 or 2.102 of the Trademark Rules, the Commissioner of Patents and
`Trademarks may issue a certificate of regiSlralion.
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`Copies of the trademark portion of the Official Gazette containing the publication of the mark may be obtained from:
`The Superintendent of Documents
`U.S. Government Printing Office
`PO Box 371954
`Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954
`Phone: 202-512-1800
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`By direction of the Commissioner.
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`Email Address(es):
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`bseubert@mac.com
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`SERIAL NUMBER
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`REG NUMBER
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`REGISTER
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`INTLREG#
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`TM ATTORNEY
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`Trademark Snap Shot Publication Stylesheet
`(Table presents the data C" Pubt1cat1on Approval)
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`OVERVIEW
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`85879785
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`FRJNGOATE
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`0000000
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`REG DATE
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`PRINCIPAL
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`MARK TYPE
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`NIA
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`INTl REG DATE
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`BEYERL Y, JOSETIE
`MICHE
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`LO. ASSIGNED
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`PUB INFORMATION
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`03/19/2013
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`NIA
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`TRADEMARK
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`NIA
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`115
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`RUN DATE
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`PUB DATE
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`STATUS
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`06/2812013
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`NIA
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`680-APPROVED FOR PUBLICATON
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`STATUS DATE
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`06/2712013
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`LITERAL MARK ELEMENT
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`VITAL FORCE
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`DATE ABANDONED
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`SECTION2F
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`SECTION 8
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`SECTION 15
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`RENEWAL FILED
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`DATE AMEND REG
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`NIA
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`NO
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`NO
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`NO
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`NO
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`NIA
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`DATE CANCELLED
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`SECTION 2F IN PART
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`SECTION 8 IN PART
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`REPUB12C
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`RENEWAL DA TE
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`N/A
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`NO
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`NO
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`N/A
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`NIA
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`FILED BASIS
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`FILING BASIS
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`CURRENT BASIS
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`AMENDED BASIS
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`1 (a)
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`1 (b)
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`44D
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`44E
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`66A
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`NO BASIS
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`YES
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`NO
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`NO
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`NO
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`NO
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`NO
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`1 (a)
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`1 (b)
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`44D
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`44E
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`66A
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`NO BASIS
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`1 (a)
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`1 (b)
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`44D
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`44E
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`YES
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`NO
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`NO
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`NO
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`NO
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`NO
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`NO
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`NO
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`NO
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`NO
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`STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
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`LITERAL MARK ELEMENT
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`MARK DATA
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`YES
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`VITAL FORCE
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`PARTY TYPE
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`NAME
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`ADDRESS
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`ENTITY
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`CITIZENSHIP
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`CURRENT OWNER INFORMATION
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`10-0RIGINAL APPLICANT .
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`Seubert, Beata
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`210-06 33rd Road
`Bayside, NY 11361
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`01-INDIVIDUAL
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`United States of America
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`GOODS AND SERVICES
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`INTERNATIONAL CLASS
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`005
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`DESCRIPTION TEXT
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`Nutritional supplements
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`GOODS AND SERVICES CLASSIFICATION
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`INTERNATIONAL 005
`CLASS
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`FIRST USE
`DATE
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`0211112011
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`0211112011
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`STATUS
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`6-ACTIVE
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`FIRST USE
`IN
`COMMERCE
`DATE
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`M ISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION/STATEMENTS
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`CHANGE IN REGISTRATION
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`NO
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`PROSECUTION HISTORY
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`DESCRIPTION
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`ENT NUM
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`DATE
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`ENT CD
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`0612712013
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`0612612013
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`03/22/2013
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`CNSA
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`DOCK
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`NWOS
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`ENT
`TYPE
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`0
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`D
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`APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
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`ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
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`NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
`IN TRAM
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`004
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`003
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`002
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`001
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`03122/2013
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`NWAP
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`NEW APPLICATION ENTERED IN TRAM
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`CURRENT CORRESPONDENCE INFORMATION
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`ATTORNEY
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`CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS
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`NONE
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`SEUBERT, BEATA
`21006 33RD RD
`BAYSIDE, NY 11361-1503
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`DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVE
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`NONE
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