To:
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`Subject:
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`Attachments:
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`Johnson, Girvan J. (mkamen@ballonstoll.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 78949122 - LESHAUN BLAHZE - 16259.003
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`1/17/2007 11:10:46 AM
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`ECOM117@USPTO.GOV
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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)
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`(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)
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`Johnson, Girvan J.
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`78/949122
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`*78949122*
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`RETURN ADDRESS:(cid:160)
`Commissioner for Trademarks
`P.O. Box 1451
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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`Please provide in all correspondence:
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`.(cid:160) Filing date, serial number, mark and
`applicant's name.
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`2.(cid:160) Date of this Office Action.
`3.(cid:160) Examining Attorney's name and
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Law Office number.
`4. Your
`telephone number and e-mail
`address.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`(cid:160) MATTHEW S. KAMEN
`(cid:160) BALLON STOLL BADER & NADLER, P.C.
`(cid:160) 14TH FLOOR
`(cid:160) 1450 BROADWAY
`(cid:160) NEW YORK, NY 10018-2268
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`LESHAUN BLAHZE
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`(cid:160) (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) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(cid:160)(cid:160) 16259.003
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160) mkamen@ballonstoll.com
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`ESPONSE TIME LIMIT:(cid:160) TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE
`ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`MAILING/E-MAILING DATE INFORMATION:(cid:160) If the mailing or e-mailing date of this Office action does not appear above, this
`information can be obtained by visiting the USPTO website at http://tarr.uspto.gov/, inserting the application serial number, and viewing the
`prosecution history for the mailing date of the most recently issued Office communication.
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`erial Number(cid:160) 78/949122
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`he assigned trademark examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and has determined the following:
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`ffice Search Results
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`he Office records have been searched and no similar registered or pending mark has been found that would bar registration under Trademark
`Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).(cid:160) TMEP §704.02.
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`pplicant must respond to the following requirements:
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`Identification of Goods
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`he identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because the exact nature of the goods is unknown.(cid:160) Applicant may adopt the
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`following formulation for an acceptable amended identification, if accurate:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Clothing and apparel, namely, {SPECIFY items by common commercial name, e.g., shirts, pants, etc.} [INT. CLASS 025]
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`MEP §1402.01.
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`lease note that, while an application may be amended to clarify or limit the identification, additions to the identification are not permitted.(cid:160) 37
`C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06.(cid:160) Therefore, the applicant may not amend to include any goods or services that are not within the scope of those
`set forth in the present identification.
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`or further 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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`Name of Individual
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`pplicant must clarify whether the name in the mark identifies a particular living individual.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`If the name in the mark identifies a particular living individual, then applicant must submit the following:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160) a signed, written consent from that individual, authorizing applicant to register the name as a trademark with the USPTO; and
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`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160) a statement that “ LESHAUN BLAHZE identifies a living individual whose consent is of record.”
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`owever, if the name in the mark does not identify a living individual, then applicant must submit a statement that “ LESHAUN BLAHZE
`does not identify a living individual.” (cid:160) Trademark Act Section 2(c), 15 U.S.C. §1052(c); TMEP §§813 and 1206.
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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 directly at the number below.
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`/Toby E. Bulloff/
`Toby E. Bulloff
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 117
`p: (571) 270-1531
`f: (571) 270-2531
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`HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS OFFICE ACTION:
`ONLINE RESPONSE:(cid:160) You may respond using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Office action
`form available on our website at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html.(cid:160) If the Office action issued via e-mail, you must wait 72 hours
`after receipt of the Office action to respond via TEAS.(cid:160) NOTE:(cid:160) Do not respond by e-mail.(cid:160) THE USPTO WILL NOT ACCEPT AN
`E-MAILED RESPONSE.
`REGULAR MAIL RESPONSE:(cid:160) To respond by regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing return address above, and
`include the serial number, law office number, and examining attorney’s name. (cid:160) NOTE:(cid:160) The filing date of the response will be the date
`of receipt in the Office, not the postmarked date.(cid:160) To ensure your response is timely, use a certificate of mailing.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.197.
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`TATUS OF APPLICATION: To check the status of your application, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval
`(TARR) system at http://tarr.uspto.gov.
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`IEW APPLICATION DOCUMENTS ONLINE: Documents in the electronic file for pending applications can be viewed and downloaded
`online at http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow.
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`ENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: For general information about trademarks, please visit the Office’s website at
`http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
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`OR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING
`ATTORNEY SPECIFIED ABOVE.
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