UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`79097195
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`*79097195*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICATION SERIAL NO.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: HUGO BOSS(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)
`FED REP GERMANY(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)
`Management GmbH & C ETC.(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)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`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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`HOEGER, STELLRECHT & PARTNER(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)
`Patentanwälte(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)
`70182 Stuttgart(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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`Uhlandstr. 14c
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`(cid:160) HUGO BOSS Trade Mark
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER
`TO AVOID ABANDONMENT OF APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION, THE USPTO MUST RECEIVE APPLICANT’S COMPLETE
`RESPONSE TO THIS LETTER WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE BELOW.
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE:
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`NTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION NO. 1076645
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`This is a PROVISIONAL FULL REFUSAL of the trademark and/or service mark in the above-referenced U.S. application.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C.
`§1141h(c).
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`HO IS PERMITTED TO RESPOND TO THIS PROVISIONAL FULL REFUSAL:
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`Applicant may respond directly to this provisional refusal Office action if applicant is not represented by an authorized attorney.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R.
`(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.193(e)(2)(i).(cid:160) However, the
`§2.193(e)(2)(ii).(cid:160) Otherwise, applicant’s authorized attorney must respond on applicant’s behalf.
`only attorneys who are authorized to sign responses and practice before the USPTO in trademark matters are as follows:
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`(1)(cid:160) Attorneys in good standing with a bar of the highest court of any U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other
`federal territories and possessions of the United States; and
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`(2)(cid:160) Canadian agents/attorneys who represent applicants located in Canada and (a) are registered with the USPTO and in good standing
`as patent agents or (b) have been granted reciprocal recognition by the USPTO.
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`ee 37 C.F.R. §§2.17(e), 2.62(b), 11.1, 11.5(b)(2), 11.14(a), (c); TMEP §§602, 712.03.
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`oreign attorneys, other than authorized Canadian attorneys, are not permitted to represent applicants before the USPTO.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R.
`§§2.17(e), 11.14(c), (e); TMEP §602.03-.03(b).(cid:160) That is, foreign attorneys may not file written communications, authorize an amendment to an
`application, or submit legal arguments in response to a requirement or refusal, among other things.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §11.5(b)(2); TMEP
`§§602.03(c), 608.01.(cid:160) If applicant is represented by such a foreign attorney, applicant must respond directly to this provisional refusal Office
`action.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.193(e)(2)(ii).
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`ESIGNATION OF DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVE:
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`he USPTO encourages applicants who do not reside in the U.S. to designate a domestic representative upon whom notices or process may be
`served.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §§1051(e), 1141h(d); 37 C.F.R. §2.24(a)(1)-(2); see TMEP §610.(cid:160) Such designations may be filed online at
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`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN PROVISIONALLY REFUSED AS FOLLOWS:
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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 ISSUES
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`dentification of Goods and/or Services Requirement
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`nternational Class 009: Applicant has identified the goods and/or services as “Motorcycle helmets (protective helmets); cases for mobile
`phones.”
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`he identification of goods and/or services contains parentheses.(cid:160) Generally, parentheses and brackets should not be used in identifications.(cid:160)
`Parenthetical information is permitted in identifications only if it serves to explain or translate the matter immediately preceding the
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`parenthetical phrase in such a way that it does not affect the clarity of the identification, e.g., “obi (Japanese sash).” (cid:160) TMEP §1402.12.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Therefore, applicant must remove the parentheses from the identification of goods and/or services and incorporate the parenthetical information
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`into the description.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Applicant may amend the identification to list only those items that are within the scope of the goods and/or services set forth in the application
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`or within the scope of a previously accepted amendment to the identification.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The international classification of goods and/or services in applications filed under Trademark Act Section 66(a) cannot be changed from the
`classification the International Bureau assigned to the goods and/or services in the corresponding international registration.(cid:160) TMEP §§1401.03(d),
`1904.02(b).
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`herefore, any modification to this wording must identify goods and/or services that are within the scope of the goods and/or services set forth in
`the present identification.
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`he following substitute wording is suggested, if appropriate:
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`Class 009: Motorcycle helmets; cases for mobile phones
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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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`ame of Particular Individual Requirement
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`he applied-for mark contains the name “ HUGO BOSS” and appears to identify a particular living individual; however, the application does not
`include this named party’s written consent to registration of the HUGO BOSS as a trademark/service mark.(cid:160) Written consent is required for
`registration of a mark containing a name, including a pseudonym, stage name or nickname, or signature, if the name or signature identifies a
`particular living individual.(cid:160) Trademark Act Section 2(c), 15 U.S.C. §1052(c); TMEP §§813, 1206.04(a).(cid:160) Therefore, applicant must clarify
`whether this name/signature identifies a particular living individual and, if so, provide a written consent from this individual, as explained further
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`below.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b); TMEP §§813, 1206.04(a).(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`If the name or signature in the mark does not identify a particular living individual, then applicant must submit a statement that the
`name “ HUGO BOSS” does not identify a living individual. (cid:160) TMEP §§813.01(b), 1206.05; see 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b).
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`f the name or signature in the mark does identify a particular living individual, then applicant must submit the following:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(1)(cid:160) A statement that the name “ HUGO BOSS” identifies a living individual whose consent is of record. (cid:160) If the name represents that of a
`pseudonym, stage name, or nickname, applicant must include a statement that HUGO BOSS identifies the {specify pseudonym/stage
`name/nickname} of {specify actual name}, a living individual whose consent is of record; and
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`(2)(cid:160) A written consent, personally signed by the individual whose name or signature appears in the mark, authorizing applicant to register
`the name, pseudonym, stage name, nickname, or signature as a trademark and/or service mark with the USPTO (e.g., “I consent to the
`use and registration by HUGO BOSS Trade Mark Management GmbH & Co. KG of my name HUGO BOSS as a trademark and/or
`service mark with the USPTO”).
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`MEP §§813, 813.01(a), 1206.04(a); see 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b).
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`ailure to respond to this inquiry is a sufficient basis for refusing registration.(cid:160) See In re Cheezwhse.com, Inc., 85 USPQ2d 1917, 1919 (TTAB
`2008); In re DTI P’ship LLP , 67 USPQ2d 1699, 1701 (TTAB 2003); TMEP §814.
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`laim Ownership of Prior Registrations Required
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`f applicant is the owner of U.S. Registration Nos. 2351223, 1852434, 2419483, and others, then applicant must submit a claim of ownership.(cid:160)
`Please see the attached registrations.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.36; TMEP §812.(cid:160) The following standard format is suggested:
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`Applicant is the owner of U.S. Registration Nos. 2351223, 1852434, 2419483, and others.
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`ESPONSE GUIDELINES
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`here is no required format or form for responding to an Office action.(cid:160) The Office recommends applicants use the Trademark Electronic
`Application System (TEAS) to respond to Office actions online at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html.(cid:160) If applicant responds on paper via
`regular mail, the response should include the title “Response to Office Action” and the following information: (cid:160) (1) the name and law office
`number of the examining attorney, (2) the serial number and filing date of the application, (3) the date of issuance of this Office action, (4)
`applicant’s name, address, telephone number and e-mail address (if applicable), and (5) the mark. (cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.194(b)(1); TMEP §302.03(a).
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`n the response, applicant should explicitly address each refusal and/or requirement raised in the Office action.(cid:160) If a refusal has issued, applicant
`may wish to argue against the refusal, i.e., submit arguments and/or evidence as to why the refusal should be withdrawn and why the mark
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`should register.(cid:160) To respond to requirements, applicant should set forth in writing the required changes or statements.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The response must be signed by applicant or someone with legal authority to bind applicant (i.e., a corporate officer of a corporate applicant, the
`equivalent of an officer for unincorporated organizations or limited liability company applicants, a general partner of a partnership applicant,
`each applicant for applications with multiple individual applicants).(cid:160) TMEP §§605.02, 712.(cid:160) The signer must personally sign and date the
`response or manually enter their electronic signature in the signature block.(cid:160) TMEP §605.02
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`/mvaghani/
`/Mayur Vaghani/
`Examining Attorney
`Law Office 102
`Phone: (571) 272-1615
`Fax: (571) 273-9102
`mayur.vaghani@uspto.gov
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`O RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: (cid:160) Go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp. (cid:160) Please wait 48-72 hours from the
`issue/mailing date before using TEAS, to allow for necessary system updates of the application.(cid:160) For technical assistance with online forms, e-
`mail TEAS@uspto.gov.(cid:160) For(cid:160)questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160)(cid:160) E-mail
`communications will not be accepted as responses to Office actions; therefore, do not respond to this Office action by e-mail.
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`ll informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official application record.
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`HO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE:(cid:160) It must be personally signed by(cid:160)an individual applicant or(cid:160)someone with legal authority to bind an
`applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants).(cid:160)(cid:160)If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the
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`response.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION:(cid:160) To ensure that applicant does not miss crucial deadlines or official
`notices, check the status of the application every three to four months using Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) at
`http://tarr.uspto.gov/.(cid:160) Please keep a copy of the complete TARR screen.(cid:160) If TARR shows no change for more than six months, call
`1-800-786-9199.(cid:160) For more information on checking status, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.
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`O UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160) Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageE.htm.
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`Print: Jun 15, 2011
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`?4-I-01934
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`14401934
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`Status
`REGISTERED AND RENEWED
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`Word Mark
`HUGO HUGO BOSS
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`Standard Character Mark
`NO
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`Registration NI.II"I'IhBf
`l852434
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`Date Registered
`l994fO9fO6
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`Type of Mark
`TRADEMARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[5] WORDS, LETTERS, ANDIOR NUMBERS IN STYLIZED FORM
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`DMVHBT
`HUGO BOSS TRADE MARKS MANAGEMENT GMEH 5: CO. KG LIMITED PARTNERSHIP FED
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`REP GERMANY Dieselstrasse l2 Metzingen FED REP GERMANY 72555
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`Goodslservices
`tOwels [, bed
`G & S:
`O42 050.
`US
`IC 024.
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`linen: namely, sheets, pillow cases, pillow shame, duvets, duvet
`covers,
`table linen; namely,
`tableclotnes and napkins ].
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`Foreign Country Name
`FED REP GERMANY
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`Foreign Priority
`FOREIGN PRIORITY CLAIMED
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`Foralgn Appllcatlon Numb-ar
`B979l4f25
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`Foreign Filing Date
`1993303308
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`Foreign Registration Number
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`Print: Jun 15, 2011
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`?4-I-01934
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`2037591
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`Foreign Registration Date
`l993!O3!O6
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`Foreign Expiration Date
`2003x03x08
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`Prior Registrationtsj
`I373a92;1429737;1472180;I497983;1499728;1512402;I5I51a1;1531a99;15455a4-
`;l594225;l594226;l6l4935;l624938;AND OTHERS
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`I'v.|amer'Portrait Statement
`"HUGO BOSS" does not identify any particular living individual.
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`Description of Mark
`The mark consists of the word "HUGO" over the words "HUGO BOSS".
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`Filing Date
`l 9 9 3 H O 6 H l E:
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`Examining Attorney
`CO1‘-II‘-I, WILLIAM A.
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`Attorney of Record
`LI SA W. ROSAYA,
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`Print: Jun 15, 2011
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`75385113
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`15385179
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`Status
`REGISTERED AND RENEWED
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`Word Marl:
`HUGO BOSS
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`Standard Character Mark
`No
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`Registration NI.II"I'IhBf
`2419483
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`Date Registered
`200lfOlfO9
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`Type of Mark
`TRADEMARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[1] TYPED DRAWING
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`DMVHBT
`HUGO BOSS TRADE MARKS MANAGEMENT GMEH 5: CO. KG LIMITED PARTNERSHIP FED
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`REP GERMANY Dieeelstraeee I2 Metzingen FED REP GERMANY 72555
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`Goodslse-wines
`O02 O05 O22 O23 O29 O37 O38 050.
`US
`IC 016.
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`G & S:
`[ CALENDARS,
`] NOTE PADS, NOTE PAPER, WRITING PAPER [ AND
`PENCILS ]. First Use:
`IBBBKOOFOO. First Use In Commerce: 1998fOOfUO.
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`Prior Registratioms]
`l852434;l87386l;l89ll34
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`I'dan1e.'Portrait Statement
`The name "HUGO BOSS"
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`in the mark refers to a deceased individual.
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`Flllng Date
`l997fllfO5
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`Examining Aitnmey
`VRVONE SE , DAN
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`Attorney of Record
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`Print: Jun 15, 2011
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`75385113
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`LI SA W. ROSAYA
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`Print: Jun 15, 2011
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`T54-‘B514-{I
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`15485140
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`Status
`REGISTERED AND RENEWED
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`Word Marl:
`HUGO
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`Standard Character Mark
`No
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`Registration NI.II"I'IhBf
`2351223
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`Date Registered
`2000fO5f23
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`Type of Mark
`TRREEMRRK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[1] TYPED DRAWING
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`DMVHBT
`HUGO BOSS TRADE MARKS MANAGEMENT GMEH 5: CO. KG LIMITED PARTNERSHIP FED
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`REP GERMANY Dieselstrasse l2 Metzingen FED REP GERMANY 72555
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`Goodsise-wines
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
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`IC 009.
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`US
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`021 O23 O26 O36 038.
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`G & s:
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`Spectacles, eyeglasses, sunglasses, and parts thereof.
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`Foreign Country Name
`FED REP GERMANY
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`Foreign Registration Number
`2036129
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`Foreign Registration Date
`1993xo5x12
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`Foreign Expiration Date
`ZOOBHOBHSI
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`Prior Registratioms)
`l5l518l:1Sfi0?4O
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`Print: Jun 15, 2011
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`754-B514-{I
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`Filing Date
`l998,»’O5,i14
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`Examining Attnmey
`UAMUNESE, DAN
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`Attorney of Record
`Lisa W. Rosaya
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`Print: Jun 15, 2011
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`?63flfl391
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`16300391
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`Status
`REGISTERED
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`Word Marl:
`BOSS HUGO BOSS
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`Standard Character Mark
`No
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`Registration NI.II"I'IhBf
`3627343
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`Date Registered
`2009fO5f26
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`Type of Mark
`TRADEMARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[I] TYPED DRAWING
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`DBVHBT
`HUGO BOSS TRADE MARK MANAGEMENT GMEH 5: CO. KG LIMITED PARTNERSHIP FED
`REP GERMANY DIESELSTRASSE I2 METZINGEN FED REP GERMANY T2555
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`Goodslse-wines
`G & 3:
`021 O23 O26 O36 038.
`US
`IC 009.
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`AUDIO CD5 FEATURING MUSIC. First Use: ZUUUHUZFUI. First Use In
`Commerce: ZOOOKOZIUI.
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`Prior Registratioms]
`Ol93326;l499?28;l5l2402;l864?9l;2560?80;AND OTHERS
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`Filing Date
`ZOOIHOBHIE
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`Examlnlng Attomay
`RAUEN,
`JAMES A.
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`Attnmey of Record
`Lisa W. Rosaya
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