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`Annco, Inc. (Ricketts-PR@fzlz.com)
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`TRADEMARK REGISTRATION NO. 3350308 - LOFT PETITES - ANNT 1306384
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`12/13/13 10:59:30 PM
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`PRG@uspto.gov
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT REGISTRANT’S TRADEMARK REGISTRATION
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`Annco, Inc.
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`(cid:160) Allison Strickland Ricketts, Esq.
`(cid:160) Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C.
`(cid:160) 866 United Nations Plaza
`(cid:160) New York NY 10017
`(cid:160)
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`LOFT PETITES
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) U.S. REGISTRATION NO. 3350308
`(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) REGISTRANT:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S ADDRESS :
`78913015
`(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) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO. (cid:160)(cid:160) ANNT 1306384(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) Ricketts-PR@fzlz.com
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) POST REGISTRATION OFFICE ACTION
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`CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
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`(cid:160)h
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`ttp://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/reg_maintain.jsp
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`ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 12/13/2013
`U.S. Registration Number(cid:160) 3350308
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`The Section 15 Affidavit submitted on December 12, 2013, cannot be acknowledged for the reasons set forth below.
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`(cid:160)T
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`he Section 15 Affidavit cannot be acknowledged because there is a pending proceeding before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board involving
`ownership of the subject registered mark, i.e., Cancellation No. 91209684.
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`(cid:160)A
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`Section 15 Affidavit must include a verified statement by the registrant that there is no proceeding pending in the United States Patent and
`Trademark Office or in a court involving the registrant’s rights to the mark nor a final decision adverse to the registrant’s claim of ownership
`and use of the mark.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §§2.167(d) and (e); TMEP §1605.04.(cid:160) The pending proceeding contradicts this claim
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`(cid:160)T
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`IME PERIOD FOR RESPONDING:(cid:160) The registrant should respond to this Office action within 6 months from the issuance date of this Office
`action.(cid:160) All requirements in this Office action must be satisfied, if possible, in order for the Section 15 Affidavit to be acknowledged.(cid:160) Failure to
`respond in this time period will result in the abandonment of the Section 15 Affidavit.
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`(cid:160)A
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`Section 15 Affidavit can be acknowledged (cid:160) if (cid:160) the party who filed the Section 15 Affidavit is the current registrant, and (cid:160) if (cid:160) the registrant can
`make all the claims required by statute.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1065; 37 C.F.R. §2.167.(cid:160) If (cid:160) the Section 15 Affidavit cannot be acknowledged at this time,
`the registrant may wish to file a new Section 15 Affidavit and fee at a later time when all statutory claims can be made.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`/Faith A. Baker/
`Trademark Specialist
`Trademark Services
`Post Registration Division
`(571) 272-9548
`(571) 273-9548
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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 number 11 at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/reg_maintain.jsp.(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) the individual owner; (2) someone with legal authority to bind the
`owner (e.g., a corporate officer or general partner); or (3) an authorized attorney, if one is appointed to represent the owner.(cid:160) If the owner 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
`Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at http://tsdr.uspto.gov/.(cid:160) Please keep a copy of the complete status 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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`O UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160) Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.
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`(cid:160)F
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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)
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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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`Annco, Inc. (Ricketts-PR@fzlz.com)
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`TRADEMARK REGISTRATION NO. 3350308 - LOFT PETITES - ANNT 1306384
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`12/13/13 10:59:30 PM
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`PRG@uspto.gov
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE
`USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 12/13/2013 FOR
`REGISTRATION NO. 3350308
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`Please follow the instructions below to continue the examination of your post registration filing:
`VIEW OFFICE ACTION: Click on this link
`http://tsdr.uspto.gov/view.action?DDA=Y&sn=78913015&type=OOA&date=20131213
`(or copy and paste this URL into the address field of your browser), or visit http://tsdr.uspto.gov/ 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 tsdr@uspto.gov. Please contact the assigned examiner with
`questions about the Office action.
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`WARNING
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`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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