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`EMCOR Group, Inc. (tm@stroock.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77817636 - EMCOR - 311562/0030
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`12/27/2009 5:37:40 PM
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`ECOM107@USPTO.GOV
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`Attachments:
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`Attachment - 1
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`77/817636
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`Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
`180 Maiden Lane
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`(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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`(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)(cid:160) MARK: EMCOR(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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`New York NY 10038-4982(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) APPLICANT:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) EMCOR Group, Inc.(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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`311562/0030(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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`*77817636*
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`RESPOND TO THIS ACTION:
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm
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`(cid:160)G
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`ENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION:
`http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Laura Goldbard George(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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`tm@stroock.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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`(cid:160)I
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 12/27/2009
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`This Office action is in response to applicant’s communication filed on December 1, 2009.
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant’s claim of ownership of prior registrations is accepted.
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`pplicant’s proposed amendments to the identification of services are still unacceptable. (cid:160) Applicant has proposed wording that refers to services
`that are classified in multiple international classes.(cid:160) The multiple-class requirements are discussed below.
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`(cid:160)I
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`dentification of Services—Maintained and Continued
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`he wording “call center services” in the identification of services is indefinite and must be clarified because it usually refers to the operation of
`telephone call centers for others and it does not appear that applicant provides such services for others.(cid:160) Instead, it appears that applicant
`provides a technical support service in conjunction with its own maintenance or repair services.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant must amend
`this wording to specify the common commercial or generic name for the services.(cid:160) If there is no common commercial or generic name for the
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`services, then applicant must describe the nature of the services as well as their main purpose, channels of trade, and the intended consumer(s).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The wording “the coordination of vendors and performance of” in the identification of services needs clarification because it is too broad and
`could include services classified in other international classes, namely, Classes 35 and 37.(cid:160) See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03.
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`endor management services and the coordination of vendors for others is a business service in Class 35, while the rendering of repair and
`maintenance services is in Class 37.
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`(cid:160)A
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`dditionally, the wording, “repair, improvement and maintenance services related to carpentry, janitorial, heating, ventilation and air
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`conditioning (HVAC), plumbing, electrical, fire and life Safety, painting, construction, maintenance, asphalt, paving, masonry, landscaping,
`locksmiths, roofing, glass, dock lift and scissor lift repairs” requires further clarification because it includes services in other classes as well. (cid:160)
`Applicant should note that “landscaping” is indefinite and includes landscape gardening in Class 44. (cid:160) When an applicant has submitted an
`unacceptable identification of goods and/or services, it is Office practice to suggest acceptable substitute wording.(cid:160) In this case, however, the
`trademark examining attorney is unable to suggest substitute wording for “landscaping” because the nature of the services is unclear from the
`application record.(cid:160) TMEP §1402.01(e).
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`(cid:160)T
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`he wording, “locksmiths” is indefinite and includes services in Class 40 and Class 45. (cid:160) Applicant must specify whether it means “lock repair
`services.”
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`pplicant may adopt the following identification of services, if accurate.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Please note that the suggested wording is in bold,
`underlined font.
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`Class 35(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`vendor management services and the coordination of vendors for commercial and industrial facilities
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`call center services in the nature of responding to calls for assistance concerning the repair and maintenance of building
`interior and exterior surfaces, HVAC systems, plumbing systems, electrical systems, fire and safety alarm systems,
`building locks, roofs, and windows; providing repair, improvement and maintenance services in the areas of carpentry,
`janitorial services, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVAC), plumbing, electrical systems, fire and life safety
`alarm systems, painting, construction, building maintenance, asphalt paving, road paving, masonry, lock repair, roofing, plate
`glass repair, and repairs of dock lift and scissor lift
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`(cid:160)C
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`lass 37(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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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.
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`(cid:160)I
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`dentifications of services can be amended only to clarify or limit the services; adding to or broadening the scope of the 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 services that are not
`within the scope of the services set forth in the present identification.
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`(cid:160)M
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`ultiple-Class Application and Requirements
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`he application identifies services that are classified in at least two classes; however, the fees submitted are sufficient for only one class.(cid:160) In a
`multiple-class application, a fee for each class is required.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.86(a)(2); TMEP §§810.01, 1403.01.
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`herefore, applicant must either (1) restrict the application to the number of classes covered by the fee(s) already paid, or (2) submit the fees for
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`the additional class(es).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The filing fee for adding classes to an application is as follows:
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`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`$325 per class, when the fees are submitted with a response filed online via the Trademark Electronic Application System
`(TEAS) at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html; or
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`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`$375 per class, when the fees are submitted with a paper response.
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`7 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(1)(i)-(a)(1)(ii); TMEP §§810, 1403.02(c).
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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 services based on actual use in commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(a):
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`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Applicant must list the goods/services by international class;
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`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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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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`(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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`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.(cid:160) 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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`One specimen showing the mark in use in commerce for each class of goods and/or services.(cid:160) The specimen must have been in
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`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.(cid:160) Examples of
`specimens for goods are tags, labels, instruction manuals, containers, photographs that show the mark on the goods or packaging,
`or displays associated with the goods at their point of sale.(cid:160) TMEP §§904.03 et seq.(cid:160) Examples of specimens for services are
`signs, photographs, brochures, website printouts or advertisements that show the mark used in the sale or advertising of the
`services.(cid:160) TMEP §§1301.04 et seq.;
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`The following statement:(cid:160) “ 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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`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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`(c)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(d)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`ee 15 U.S.C. §§1051(a), 1112, 1127; 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(5), 2.34(a)(1), 2.56(a), 2.71(c), 2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).
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`esponse Guidelines
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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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`o expedite prosecution of this application, applicant is encouraged to file its response to this Office action online via the Trademark Electronic
`Application System (TEAS), which is available at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`/Y. I. Lee/
`Yat-sye I. Lee
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 107
`Phone: 571-272-3897
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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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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`D35 Career placement and career information services for graduating students provided by means of a call
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`D35 Management oftelephone call centers for others
`D35 Operation oftelephone call centers for others
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`EMCOR Group, Inc. (tm@stroock.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77817636 - EMCOR - 311562/0030
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`12/27/2009 5:37:42 PM
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`ECOM107@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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`(cid:160)Y
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`our trademark application (Serial No. 77817636) 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 12/27/2009
`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?DDA=Y&serial_number=77817636&doc_type=OOA&mail_date=20091227 OR go to (cid:160)
`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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`(cid:160)3
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`. Respond within 6 months, calculated from 12/27/2009 (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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