UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: BOSS LADY(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)
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`LAWRENCE E. APOLZON(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)
`FROSS ZELNICK LEHRMAN & ZISSU, P.C.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`NEW YORK, NY 10017-1822(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) APPLICANT:(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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`SBRO 0801001(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160) Boss Lady Entertainment, Inc.
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`O AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS
`OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE.
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE:
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`The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) Applicant must respond timely and completely to
`the issue(s) below.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62, 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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`earch Results
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`he Office records have been searched and there are no similar registered or pending marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act
`Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). TMEP §704.02.
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`dentification of Goods
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`he identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because the nature of the activewear is not clear.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant
`may adopt the following identification, if accurate:(cid:160) activewear, namely,_____[specify the commercial name of the specific clothing items, e.g.,(cid:160)
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`jackets, pullover windshirts, sweaters, shirts, shorts, pants, warm-up suits, sweatsuits, sweat shirts], t-shirts, sweatshirts and hooded tops(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Although identifications of goods may be amended to clarify or limit the goods, adding to or broadening the scope of the goods is not permitted.(cid:160)
`37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07.(cid:160) Therefore, applicant may not amend the identification to include goods that are not
`within the scope of the goods set forth in the present identification.
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`or assistance with identifying and classifying goods and/or services in trademark applications, please see the online searchable Manual of
`Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services at http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.04.
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`Signature(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The application was not signed and verified, which are application requirements.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §§1051(a)-(b), 1126(d)-(e), 1141f(a); 37 C.F.R.
`§§2.33, 2.34.(cid:160) Therefore, applicant must verify, in an affidavit or signed declaration under 37 C.F.R. §§2.20, 2.33, the facts set forth in the
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`application.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`If the application is based on use in commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(a), the verified statements must include the following allegation: (cid:160)
`“The mark is in use in commerce and was in use in commerce on or in connection with the goods and/or services listed in the application
`as of the application filing date.”(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1051(a)(3)(C); 37 C.F.R. §§2.33(b)(1), (c), 2.34(a)(1)(i); TMEP §804.02.
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`RESPOND TO THIS ACTION:
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm
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`ENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION:
`http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
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`77/385085
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`866 UNITED NATIONS PLZ
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`f the application is based on an intent to use the mark in commerce under Section 1(b) or based on a foreign registration under Section 44,
`the verified statements must include the following allegation: (cid:160) “Applicant had a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce on or in
`connection with the goods and/or services listed in the application as of the application filing date.” (cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b)(3)(B), 1126(d)-
`(e); 37 C.F.R. §§2.33(b)(2)-(c), 2.34(a)(2), (a)(3)(i), (a)(4)(ii); TMEP §804.02.
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`he application was not signed and verified, which are application requirements.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §§1051(a)-(b), 1126(d)-(e), 1141f(a); 37 C.F.R.
`§§2.33, 2.34.(cid:160) Therefore, applicant must verify, in a signed affidavit or declaration under 37 C.F.R. §§2.20, 2.33, the statements specified further
`below.(cid:160) TMEP §804.02.
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`f applicant responds to this Office action online via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), applicant may satisfy this
`requirement by checking the box for a “signed declaration,” and properly signing the form by either (1) choosing an electronic signature
`consisting of any combination of letters, numbers, spaces and/or punctuation marks, preceded and followed by the forward slash (/) symbol
`(e.g., /john doe/), and entering this in the signature block on the response form; or (2) attaching a jpg or pdf image of a declaration under 37
`C.F.R. §2.20 (see statements and declaration paragraphs below) together with a pen-and-ink signature.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §§2.33(d), 2.193(c)(1)(iii);
`TMEP §804.05.(cid:160) For both methods, applicant must either personally sign or manually enter his/her electronic signature and provide the date of
`“signing.” (cid:160) TMEP §804.05.
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`f applicant responds to this Office action on paper, via regular mail, applicant may satisfy this requirement by providing the following
`statements and declaration at the end of the response, personally signed and dated.(cid:160) Id.
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`STATEMENTS: (cid:160) He/she is properly authorized to execute this application on behalf of the applicant; he/she believes the applicant to be
`entitled to use the mark in commerce; that applicant has had a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the
`goods and/or services listed in the application as of the application filing date; that the facts set forth in the application are true and correct;
`that to the best of his/her knowledge and belief no other person, firm, corporation, or association has the right to use the mark in commerce,
`either in the identical form thereof or in such near resemblance thereto as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods/services
`of such other person, to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive.
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`ECLARATION:(cid:160) The undersigned, being hereby warned that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or
`imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. §1001, and that such willful false statements and the like may jeopardize the validity of the
`application or any resulting registration, declares that all statements made of his/her own knowledge are true; and all statements made on
`information and belief are believed to be true.
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`If applicant has questions about its application or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned trademark
`examining attorney.
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`RESPOND TO THIS ACTION: If there are any questions about the Office action, please contact the assigned examining attorney. A response
`to this Office action should be filed using the form available at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm. If notification of this Office action
`was received via e-mail, no response using this form may be filed for 72 hours after receipt of the notification. Do not attempt to respond by e-
`mail as the USPTO does not accept e-mailed responses.
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`f responding by paper mail, please include the following information: the application serial number, the mark, the filing date and the name,
`title/position, telephone number and e-mail address of the person signing the response.(cid:160) Please use the following address: Commissioner for
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`Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451.
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`TATUS CHECK: Check the status of the application at least once every six months from the initial filing date using the USPTO Trademark
`Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) online system at http://tarr.uspto.gov.(cid:160) When conducting an online status check, print and
`maintain a copy of the complete TARR screen.(cid:160) If the status of your application has not changed for more than six months, please contact the
`assigned examining attorney.
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