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`LT OVERSEAS NORTH AMERICA, INC. (walter@hackler.cc)
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`TRADEMARK REGISTRATION NO. 1718491 - SHAHRZAD - 2941
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`11/07/12 11:48:55 PM
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`www.uspto.gov
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`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT REGISTRANT’S TRADEMARK REGISTRATION
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) REGISTRATION NO.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`1718491
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) REGISTRANT: LT OVERSEAS NORTH AMERICA,
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`INC.
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`74223674
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S ADDRESS :
`(cid:160) WALTER A. HACKLER, Ph.D.
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
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`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageC.htm
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`(cid:160)
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`SHAHRZAD
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`(cid:160) PATENT LAW OFFICE
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`(cid:160) 2372 SE BRISTOL ST STE B
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`(cid:160) NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660-0755
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO. (cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) POST REGISTRATION OFFICE ACTION
`2941(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S EMAIL ADDRESS :(cid:160)(cid:160) walter@hackler.cc
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`ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 11/7/2012
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`Registration Number(cid:160) 1718491
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`The Combined Section 8 Affidavit & Section 9 Renewal Application was received on September 19, 2012.(cid:160) The Section 9 portion of the
`combined filing can be granted.(cid:160) However, the Section 8 portion is not accepted for the reason set forth below.
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`OWNERSHIP
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
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`The party who filed the Section 8 Affidavit must establish its ownership of the registration.(cid:160) Trademark Act Section 8 requires the current
`owner of the registration to file the Section 8 Affidavit.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1058; 37 C.F.R. §§2.161(a), 3.73(b); TMEP §1604.07(a).(cid:160) Office records
`do not show clear chain of title in the party who filed the Section 8 Affidavit.
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`Office records show clear chain of title to the registration in LT OVERSEAS NORTH AMERICA, INC.(cid:160) However, the party who filed the
`Section 8 Affidavit is identified as Allahabad Bank.(cid:160)
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`The party who filed the Section 8 Affidavit must establish its current ownership of the registration.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1058; 37 C.F.R. §2.161(a);
`TMEP §1604.07(a).(cid:160) Ownership can be established by satisfying one of the following:(cid:160)
`(1) recording the appropriate documents with the
`Assignment Services Branch of the Office; or (2) submitting actual evidence showing the transfer of title to the party who filed the Section 8
`Affidavit.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §3.73(b); TMEP §§502.01, 1604.07(b).(cid:160) More information about these two methods for establishing ownership of the
`registration appears directly below.(cid:160)
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`(1)(cid:160)
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`If the present owner chooses to record the appropriate documents with the Assignment Services Branch, the documents must be
`recorded before expiration of the time for filing a response.(cid:160)
`In addition, you must notify the undersigned when the documents have
`been recorded.(cid:160) For
`information regarding recording assignments, name changes and mergers, please visit
`the webpage
`http://www.uspto.gov/web/trademarks/workflow/assign.htm and see TMEP §§503 et seq.(cid:160) For specific questions, please contact the
`Assignment Services Branch at 571-272-3350.(cid:160) To expedite recordation, the owner is encouraged to file requests for recordation
`through the Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS) at http://etas.uspto.gov.(cid:160) To record an assignment, the owner must
`submit the assignment documents along with a cover sheet and the required fee.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §§3.28, 3.31.(cid:160) The fees for recording an
`assignment are $40.00 for the first mark in a document and $25.00 for each additional mark in the same document.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R.
`§2.6(b)(6).(cid:160) The Office will accept for recording a copy of an original document, a copy of an extract from the document evidencing
`the effect on title, or a statement signed by both the party conveying the interest and the party receiving the interest explaining how
`the conveyance affects title.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §3.25.
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`(2)(cid:160)
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`If the present owner prefers to submit actual evidence of ownership directly to the undersigned trademark specialist, copies of the
`actual documents transferring title or a statement explaining the valid transfer of legal title must be submitted.(cid:160)
`If submitting a
`statement of facts explaining the transfer of title, this statement must be verified with an affidavit or a signed declaration under 37
`C.F.R. §2.20. (cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §3.73; TMEP §§502 et seq.
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`the party who filed the Section 8 Affidavit submits sufficient evidence to establish ownership but the ownership
`if
`Please note that
`documents are not recorded with the Assignment Services Branch before expiration of the time to file a response, then the acceptance
`notice will issue in the name of the owner of record.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §3.85; TMEP §502.02.(cid:160) There is no deficiency, and no deficiency surcharge
`is required for providing evidence to establish ownership.(cid:160) TMEP §1604.07(a).
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`Information for Section 8 Affidavits Not Filed in the Name of the Owner
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`If the Section 8 Affidavit was not filed in the name of the owner of the registration and there is time remaining in the statutory filing period,
`including grace period, when responding to this Office action, the true owner may (1) submit a correction of the name in the filing of record
`or (2) file a complete new Section 8 Affidavit with a new specimen and filing fee.(cid:160) Please note that a deficiency surcharge is required if the
`Section 8 Affidavit was submitted before the grace period began and a correction of the name in the filing of record is received during the
`If the owner opts to file a
`grace period.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.164(a)(1); TMEP §1604.17(a).(cid:160) The deficiency surcharge is $100.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.6.(cid:160)
`complete new affidavit and fee, this must be explicitly stated in the filing; otherwise, it will be treated as a correction of the owner
`name.(cid:160) The fee for filing a Section 8 Affidavit is $100 per class.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.6.(cid:160)
`If the new Section 8 Affidavit is filed during the six-month
`grace period, the owner must pay the filing fee for the Section 8 Affidavit and the grace period fee.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1058; 37 C.F.R. §§2.160,
`2.161; TMEP §1604.07(a).(cid:160) The grace period fee is $100 per class.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.6.(cid:160)
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`If the Section 8 Affidavit was not filed in the name of the owner of the registration and there is no time remaining in the grace period when
`responding to this Office action, the true owner may submit a correction of the name in the filing of record with payment of the deficiency
`surcharge, but may not file a new Section 8 Affidavit.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1058.(cid:160)
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`Confirmation Required: Affidavit Signed by Authorized Signatory
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`If a correction of the name in the filing of record is submitted at any time, the true owner must confirm that the original affidavit was signed
`by a person properly authorized to sign on behalf of the owner.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §§2.161(b), 2.193(e)(1); TMEP §1604.08(a).(cid:160)
`If the original
`affidavit was not signed by an authorized signatory, the owner must also submit a statement, verified with an affidavit or signed declaration
`under 37(cid:160)C.F.R. §2.20 by a person properly authorized to sign on behalf of the owner, attesting to the use or excusable nonuse of the mark
`during the relevant period for filing the 10-year Section 8.
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`RESPONSE TIME DEADLINE:(cid:160) A complete response must be received within 6 months from the issuance date of this Office action.(cid:160) The
`owner must respond to all
`inquiries set forth in this Office action to avoid cancellation and/or expiration of the registration.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R.
`§§2.163(b)-(c) and 2.184(b); TMEP §§1604.16 and 1606.12.
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`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
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`Dana L. Newton
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`Trademark Specialist
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`Post Registration Division
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`571-272-9544
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`571-273-9544 - fax
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`USPTO
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`TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: (cid:160) Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Post-Registration Office action
`form at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageC.htm.(cid:160) Please wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using TEAS, to allow for
`necessary system updates of the registration.(cid:160) For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.
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`(cid:160)W
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`HO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE:(cid:160) It must be personally signed by (1) an individual registrant; (2) someone with legal authority to bind
`registrant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants); or (3) an authorized attorney, if one is appointed to represent
`registrant.(cid:160) If a registrant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the response.
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`(cid:160)C
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`HECK THE STATUS OF THE REGISTRATION: (cid:160) To check the status of your registration at any time, visit the Office’s Trademark
`Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at http://tarr.uspto.gov/.(cid:160) Please keep a copy of the complete TARR screen. (cid:160) For more
`information on checking status, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.
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`(cid:160)T
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`(cid:160) F
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`O UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160) Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageE.htm.
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`OR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED SPECIALIST.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`To:
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`Subject:
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`Sent:
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`Sent As:
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`Attachments:
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`LT OVERSEAS NORTH AMERICA, INC. (walter@hackler.cc)
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`TRADEMARK REGISTRATION NO. 1718491 - SHAHRZAD - 2941
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`11/07/12 11:48:55 PM
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`www.uspto.gov
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE
`USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 11/07/2012 FOR
`REGISTRATION NO. 1718491
`
`Please follow the instructions below to continue the examination of your post registration filing:
`VIEW OFFICE ACTION: Click on this link
`http://tmportal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow?DDA=Y&serial_number=74223674&doc_type=OOA&mail_date=20121107 (or copy and paste
`this URL into the address field of your browser), or visit http://tmportal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow and enter the registration number to access
`the Office action.
`PLEASE NOTE: The Office action may not be immediately available but will be viewable within 24 hours of this notification.
`RESPONSE MAY BE REQUIRED: You should carefully review the Office action to determine (1) if a response is required, (2) how to
`respond and (3) the applicable response time period your response deadline will be calculated from.
`Do NOT hit 'Reply' to this e-mail notification, or otherwise attempt to e-mail your response, as the USPTO does NOT accept e-mailed
`responses. Instead, the USPTO recommends that you respond online using the Trademark Electronic Application System response form
`at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm.
`HELP: For technical assistance in accessing the Office action, please e-mail TDR@uspto.gov. Please contact the assigned examiner with
`questions about the Office action.
`
`WARNING
`
`1. The USPTO will NOT send a separate e-mail with the Office action attached.
`2. Failure to file any required response by the applicable deadline may result in the cancellation and/or expiration of your registration.
`
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