To:
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`Subject:
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`Sent:
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`MasterCard International Incorporated (marks@mastercard.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77756598 - MASTERCARD PAYPASS - N/A
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`7/31/2009 2:21:48 PM
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`ECOM102@USPTO.GOV
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`Attachments:
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`Attachment - 1
`Attachment - 2
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) SERIAL NO:(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) MARK: MASTERCARD PAYPASS(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)(cid:160)
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`COLM J. DOBBYN(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)
`INCORPORATED(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)
`PURCHASE, NY 10577-2509(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) MasterCard International Incorporated(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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`N/A(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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`marks@mastercard.com
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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: 7/31/2009
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`he 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 OF OFFICE’S DATABASE OF MARKS
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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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`ROCEDURAL ISSUE(S)
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`dentification of Goods and/or Services - Generally Indefinite
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`nternational Class 036: Applicant has identified the goods and/or services as “Financial services, namely, banking services and credit card
`services; providing credit card and debit card services; advice relating to all the aforesaid services.”
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`he wording “advice relating to all the aforesaid services” in the identification of services needs clarification because it is too broad and could
`include services classified in other international classes.(cid:160) See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03.
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`*77756598*
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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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`77/756598
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL
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`2000 PURCHASE ST
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`Applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:(cid:160)(cid:160)
`Class 036:(cid:160) Financial services, namely, banking services and credit card services, providing credit card and debit card services, and
`advice relating to all the aforesaid services.
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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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`lthough identifications of goods and/or services may be amended to clarify or limit the goods and/or services, adding to or broadening the
`scope of the goods and/or services 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 and/or services that are not within the scope of the goods and/or services set forth in the present
`identification.
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`ultiple Class Requirements
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`f applicant prosecutes this application as a combined, or multiple-class application, then applicant must comply with each of the requirements
`below for those goods and/or services based on actual use in commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(a):
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`Applicant must list the goods/services by international class;
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`Applicant must submit a filing fee for each international class of goods and/or services not covered by the fee already paid (current
`fee information should be confirmed at http://www.uspto.gov); and
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`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(3)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`For each additional international class of goods and/or services, applicant must submit:
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`a.(cid:160)(cid:160) Dates of first use of the mark anywhere and dates of first use of the mark in commerce, or a statement that the dates of use in the
`initial application apply to that class; and the dates of use, both anywhere and in commerce, must be at least as early as the filing
`date of the application;
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`b.(cid:160)(cid:160) One specimen showing use of the mark for each class of goods and/or services; and the specimen must have been in use in
`commerce at least as early as the filing date of the application.(cid:160) If a single specimen supports multiple classes, applicant should
`indicate which classes the specimen supports rather than providing multiple copies of the same specimen;
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`c.(cid:160)(cid:160) A statement that “the specimen was in use in commerce on or in connection with the goods and/or services listed in the
`application at least as early as the filing date of the application;” and
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`d.(cid:160)(cid:160) Verification of the statements in 3(a) and 3(c) (above) in an affidavit or a signed declaration under 37 C.F.R. §§2.20, 2.33.(cid:160)
`Verification is not required where (1) the dates of use for the added class are stated to be the same as the dates of use specified in
`the initial application, and (2) the original specimens are acceptable for the added class(es).
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`ee 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(1), 2.71(c), 2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).
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`he specimen(s) of record is acceptable for International Class(es) 036 only.
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`rawing Size
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`he digitized image of the mark is unclear and does not show the mark in sufficient detail.(cid:160) A clear drawing of the mark is an application
`requirement.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.52.(cid:160) Therefore, applicant must submit a new drawing showing the mark clearly.
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`f applicant submits a new drawing in the form of a digitized image, it must be in jpg format.(cid:160) The Office recommends that the digitized image
`have a length and width no smaller than 250 pixels and no larger than 944 pixels.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.53(c); TMEP §807.05(c).
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`mendments or changes to the applied-for mark in a substitute drawing will not be accepted if the changes would materially alter the mark.(cid:160) 37
`C.F.R. §2.72; see TMEP §§807.13 et seq., 807.14.
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`pecial-Form Drawing Requirements
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`pecial form drawings submitted electronically via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) must be attached as a digitized image
`file.(cid:160) The requirements for an electronically submitted special form drawing are as follows:
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`(1)(cid:160) The mark should appear in black on a white background, unless the mark is in color.(cid:160) If color is a feature of the mark, applicant must
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`depict the mark in color, and provide both a statement identifying the colors claimed and a statement describing where the colors appear
`in the mark.;
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`(2)(cid:160) All lines in the image must be clean, sharp and solid, and not fine or crowded, and produce a high-quality image when copied.; and
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`(3)(cid:160) The digitized mark image must be in jpg format, formatted at no less than 300 dots per inch and no more than 350 dots per inch.
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`7 C.F.R. §§2.52(b), (b)(1), 2.53(b)-(c); TMEP §§807.05(b)-(c), 807.07(a)(i)-(a)(ii).
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`n addition to the above, the Office recommends that the digitized image of the mark have a length and width of no smaller than 250 pixels and
`no larger than 944 pixels.
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`ark Description
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`pplicant does not claim color as a feature of the mark.(cid:160) However, the mark description describes the colors black and white as a feature of the
`mark.(cid:160) Therefore, applicant must either:(cid:160) 1) include a color claim or 2) remove the references to the colors black and white in the mark
`description.(cid:160) The following is suggested:
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`The mark consists of the word MasterCard in superimposed across two interlocking circles with the word Paypass to the right of the
`design all of which is depicted on a rectangular background.
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`laim of Ownership of Prior Registrations
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`pplicant has claimed ownership of U.S. Registration No. 2618736; however, USPTO records show ownership in an entity other than applicant.(cid:160)
`Please see the attached registration.(cid:160) Therefore, applicant must prove ownership of this registration.(cid:160) See TMEP §812.01.
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`pplicant can provide evidence of ownership of the mark by satisfying one of the following:
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`(1)(cid:160) Record the assignment with the Office’s Assignment Services Branch (ownership transfer documents such as assignments can be
`filed online at http://etas.uspto.gov) and promptly notify the trademark examining attorney that the assignment has been duly recorded;
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`(2)(cid:160) Submit copies of documents evidencing the chain of title; or
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`(3)(cid:160) Submit the following statement, verified with an affidavit or signed declaration under 37 C.F.R. §§2.20, 2.33:(cid:160) “Applicant is the
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`owner of U.S. Registration No. 2618736.”(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`TMEP §812.01; see 15 U.S.C. §1060; 37 C.F.R. §§3.25, 3.73; TMEP §502.02(a).
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`erely recording a document with the Assignment Services Branch does not constitute a response to an Office action.(cid:160) TMEP §503.01.
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`ote:(cid:160) Even if applicant provides evidence of ownership of U.S. Registration No. 2618736, applicant’s claim of ownership of U.S. Registration
`No. 2618736 will not be printed on any registration that may issue from this application because the marks are different.(cid:160) Only prior registrations
`of the same or similar marks are considered related registrations for purposes of an ownership claim.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.36; TMEP §812.(cid:160) Also,
`applicant’s claim of ownership of U.S. Registration No. 2618736 will not be printed on any registration which may issue from this application
`because Office records show that the claimed registration is cancelled.(cid:160) Only claims of ownership of active registrations are printed.(cid:160) See 37
`C.F.R. §2.36; TMEP §812.
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`ESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION
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`f 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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`/mvaghani/
`Mayur Vaghani
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 102
`Phone - (571) 272-1615
`Fax No. (571) 273-9102
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`RESPOND TO THIS ACTION:(cid:160)Applicant should file a response to this Office action(cid:160)online using the form at
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm, waiting 48-72 hours if applicant received notification of the Office action via e-mail.(cid:160)(cid:160)For
`technical assistance with the form, please e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.(cid:160) For(cid:160)questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned
`examining attorney.(cid:160)(cid:160) Do not respond to this Office action by e-mail;(cid:160)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
`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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`Print: Jul 30, 2009
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`?fiflBG553
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`16086553
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`Status
`CANCELLED — SECTION 8
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`Word Marl:
`PLAY4PAY
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`Standard Character Mark
`No
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`Registration NI.II"I'IhBf
`2618736
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`Date Registered
`2002fO9f1O
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`Type of Mark
`SERVICE MARI-C
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[1] TYPED DRAWING
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`CMNHBT
`INC. CORPORATION DELAWARE 5966 LA PLACE COURT
`BUZZTIME ENTERTAINMENT,
`SUITE IUU CARLSBAD CALIFORNIA 92008
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`Goodslse-wines
`Class Status -- SECTION 8 - CANCELLED.
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`IC 041.
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`US
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`100 101 107.
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`G &
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`8: entertainment services in the field of interactive games and
`activities played over broadcast radio and television, cable
`television,
`telephone, and a global computer network featuring an
`electronic rewards and points program. First Use: 2000fO5f18. First
`Use In Commerce: ZUUUKOEKIB.
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`Filing Date
`EOOOHOTHII
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`Examlnlng Attomay
`ELTON, DAVID
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`Attorney of Record
`Bruce D. Kuyper
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`MasterCard International Incorporated (marks@mastercard.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77756598 - MASTERCARD PAYPASS - N/A
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`7/31/2009 2:21:56 PM
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`ECOM102@USPTO.GOV
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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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`IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`our trademark application (Serial No. 77756598) has been reviewed.(cid:160)(cid:160) The examining attorney assigned by the
`United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has written a letter (an “Office action”) on 7/31/2009
`to which you must respond (unless the Office letter specifically states that no response is required).(cid:160) Please follow
`these steps:
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`http://tmportal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow and enter your serial number to access the Office letter.(cid:160) If you have difficulty accessing the
`Office letter, contact TDR@uspto.gov. (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)(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)
`PLEASE NOTE: The(cid:160)Office letter may not be(cid:160)immediately available but will be(cid:160)viewable within(cid:160)24 hours of this e-mail notification.
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`. Contact the examining attorney who reviewed your application if you have any questions about the content of the Office letter (contact
`information appears at the end thereof).
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`. Respond within 6 months, calculated from 7/31/2009 (or sooner if specified in the Office letter), using the Trademark Electronic Application
`System (TEAS) Response to Office Action form. If you have difficulty using TEAS, contact TEAS@uspto.gov.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`ALERT:
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`Failure to file any required response by the applicable deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT (loss) of your application.
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`o NOT hit “Reply” to this e-mail notification, or otherwise attempt to e-mail your response, as the USPTO does NOT accept e-mailed
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`responses.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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