UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
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`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`*79157198*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
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`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. (cid:160) 79157198
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`ARK: HUGO BOSS
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`CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) Dennemeyer & Associates S.A.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) 55, rue des Bruyères
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) L-1274 HOWALD
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) LUXEMBOURG
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`APPLICANT: HUGO BOSS; Trade Mark Management GmbH & ETC.
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`CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(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)
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`(cid:160) N/A
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER
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`NTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION NO. 1228292
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS NOTIFICATION:(cid:160) TO AVOID ABANDONMENT OF THE REQUEST FOR
`EXTENSION OF PROTECTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION, THE USPTO MUST RECEIVE A COMPLETE RESPONSE
`TO THIS PROVISIONAL FULL REFUSAL NOTIFICATION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE “DATE ON WHICH THE NOTIFICATION
`WAS SENT TO WIPO (MAILING DATE)” LOCATED ON THE WIPO COVER LETTER ACCOMPANYING THIS NOTIFICATION.
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`n addition to the Mailing Date appearing on the WIPO cover letter, a holder (hereafter “applicant”) may confirm this Mailing Date using the
`USPTO’s Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at http://tsdr.uspto.gov/.(cid:160) To do so, enter the U.S. application serial
`number for this application and then select “Documents.” (cid:160) The Mailing Date used to calculate the response deadline for this provisional full
`refusal is the “Create/Mail Date” of the “IB-1rst Refusal Note.”
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`his is a PROVISIONAL FULL REFUSAL of the request for extension of protection of the mark in the above-referenced U.S. application.(cid:160)
`See 15 U.S.C. §1141h(c).(cid:160) See below in this notification (hereafter “Office action”) for details regarding the provisional full refusal.
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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
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`the issue(s) below.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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`earch of USPTO Records
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`The trademark examining attorney has searched the Office’s database of registered and pending marks and has found no conflicting marks that
`would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d).(cid:160) TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).
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`UMMARY OF ISSUES that applicant must address:
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`Living Individual
`Claim of Ownership
`Identification of the Goods
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`iving Individual
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`pplicant must clarify whether the name HUGO BOSS in the mark identifies a particular living individual.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b); TMEP
`§§813, 1206.03.(cid:160) In this case, the application neither specifies whether the name in the mark identifies a particular living individual nor includes
`a written consent.(cid:160) See TMEP §§813.01(a)-(b), 1206.04(a), 1206.05.
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`o register a mark that consists of or comprises the name of a particular living individual, including a first name, pseudonym, stage name, or
`nickname, an applicant must provide a written consent personally signed by the named individual.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1052(c); TMEP §§813,
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`1206.04(a).(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Accordingly, if the name in the mark does not identify a particular living individual, applicant must submit a statement to that effect (e.g.,
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`“The name shown in the mark does not identify a particular living individual.”). (cid:160)(cid:160)
`However, if the name in the mark does identify a particular living individual, applicant must submit both of the following:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(1)(cid:160) The following statement:(cid:160) “The name(s) shown in the mark identifies a living individual(s) whose consent(s) to register is made of
`record.” (cid:160) If the name is a pseudonym, stage name, or nickname, applicant must provide the following statement:(cid:160) “<specify assumed
`name> identifies <specify actual name>, a living individual whose consent is of record.”
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`(2)(cid:160) A written consent, personally signed by the named individual(s), as follows:(cid:160) “I consent to the use and registration by <specify
`applicant’s name> of my <name> as a trademark and/or service mark with the USPTO.”
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`or an overview of the requirements pertaining to names appearing in marks, and instructions on how to satisfy this requirement online using the
`Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) response form, please go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/law/consent.jsp.
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`ailing to respond to this inquiry may result in a refusal to register the mark.(cid:160) See In re Cheezwhse.com, Inc., 85 USPQ2d 1917, 1919 (TTAB
`2008); TMEP §814.
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`laim of Ownership
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`If applicant owns U.S. Registration Nos. 1512402, 1860740, 3631600, and others, then applicant must submit for the application record a claim
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`of ownership of these registrations.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.36; TMEP §812.(cid:160) See the attached copies of the registrations.(cid:160) See TMEP §812.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Applicant may use the following format to claim ownership of these registrations:
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`Applicant is the owner of U.S. Registration Nos. 1512402, 1860740, 3631600, and others,.
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`dentification of the Goods
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`ome of the wording in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified as indicated below. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP
`§§1402.01, 1402.03.
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`n an application filed under Trademark Act Section 66(a), an applicant may not change the classification of goods and/or services from that
`assigned by the International Bureau in the corresponding international registration.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.85(d); TMEP §§1401.03(d), 1904.02(b).(cid:160)
`Further, in a multiple-class Section 66(a) application, an applicant may not transfer goods and/or services from one existing international class to
`another.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.85(d); see TMEP §§1402.07(a), 1904.02(c).
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`herefore, any modification to this wording must identify goods and/or services in International Classes 009, 016 and 021, the classifications
`specified in the application for these goods and/or services.
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`he following substitute wording is suggested, if accurate:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`“Electronic pens; visual display units, namely, {further specify nature of goods, e.g., electronic LCD display unit with multi-networking
`(TCP/IP) capabilities}; spectacles optics; spectacle frames; spectacle cases; sunglasses; cases for sunglasses; cell phone cases; {specify
`whether “flash drives” are blank or pre-recorded. (cid:160) If pre-recorded, identify the subject matter of the recordings} USB flash drives;
`electric cables; electrical power adaptors,” in International Class 009.
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`Balls for ball-point pens; correcting pencils; fountain pens; pencil lead holders, pen sets, pencils, pens of precious metal, rollerball pens, writing
`utensils; fountain pen ink cartridges, ink for writing instruments, writing ink, marking pen ink refills; boxes for pens, cases for stationery, gift
`cases for writing instruments, pouches for writing instruments; adhesive pads, announcement cards, appointment books, blank cards, blank
`booklets for note taking, calendars, desk calendars, letterhead paper, leather covered appointment books, note cards, notepaper, note books,
`notepads, personal organisers, pocket books being paper stationery, document files, conference folders, document holders, folders, ring binders,
`book ends, bookmarkers, paper clips, desk mats, desk trays, leather book covers, correspondence racks, letter openers, letter openers of precious
`metal, letter trays, office perforators, staplers, paper clip holders, paperweights, penholders, pen trays, rulers, pencil sharpeners, passport holders,
`photograph albums,” in International Class 016.
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`{specify type of brush, e.g., cosmetic} brushes and material for brush-making; cleaning instruments, namely, {identify instrument by
`common commercial name, e.g., cleaning brushes for musical instruments}; cosmetic and toilet utensils and bathroom articles, namely,
`{identify cosmetic, toilet and bathroom utensils and articles by common commercial name, e.g., toothbrushes}; dishware, cooking pot sets
`and containers for household and kitchen use; non-electric portable bottle coolers; bottle openers, electric and non-electric; bottle buckets for
`cooling purposes; wine decanters; vinometer,” in International Class 021.
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`Response
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`If the applicant or its attorney has questions regarding this Office action, please telephone or e-mail the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160)
`All relevant e-mail communications will be placed in the official application record; however, an e-mail communication will not be accepted as a
`response to this Office action and will not extend the deadline for filing a proper response.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-
`.05.(cid:160) Further, although the trademark examining attorney may provide additional explanation pertaining to the refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) in
`this Office action, the trademark examining attorney may not provide legal advice or statements about applicant’s rights. (cid:160) See TMEP §§705.02,
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`HO IS PERMITTED TO RESPOND TO THIS PROVISIONAL FULL REFUSAL:(cid:160) Any response to this provisional refusal must be
`personally signed by an individual applicant, all joint applicants, or someone with legal authority to bind a juristic applicant (e.g., a corporate
`officer or general partner).(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(b), 2.193(e)(2)(ii); TMEP §712.01.(cid:160) If applicant hires a qualified U.S. attorney to respond on his or
`her behalf, then the attorney must sign the response.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §§2.193(e)(2)(i), 11.18(a); TMEP §§611.03(b), 712.01.(cid:160) Qualified U.S. attorneys
`include those 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.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.17(a), 2.62(b), 11.1, 11.14(a); TMEP §§602, 712.01.(cid:160) Additionally, for all
`responses, the proper signatory must personally sign the document or personally enter his or her electronic signature on the electronic filing.(cid:160) See
`37 C.F.R. §2.193(a); TMEP §§611.01(b), 611.02.(cid:160) The name of the signatory must also be printed or typed immediately below or adjacent to the
`signature, or identified elsewhere in the filing.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.193(d); TMEP §611.01(b).
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`n general, foreign attorneys are not permitted to represent applicants before the USPTO (e.g., file written communications, authorize an
`amendment to an application, or submit legal arguments in response to a requirement or refusal).(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §11.14(c), (e); TMEP §§602.03-
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`.03(b), 608.01.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`DESIGNATION OF DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVE:(cid:160) The USPTO encourages applicants who do not reside in the United States to
`designate a domestic representative upon whom any notice or process may be served.(cid:160) TMEP §610; see 15 U.S.C. §§1051(e), 1141h(d); 37
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`C.F.R. §2.24(a)(1)-(2).(cid:160) Such designations may be filed online at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`/David A. Hoffman/
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`Examining Attorney
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`Law Office 107
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`(Ph) 571-272-8805
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`(Fx) 571-273-8805
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`Email:(cid:160) david.hoffman@uspto.gov
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`TO 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 the Trademark Electronic Application System (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 questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned
`trademark examining attorney.(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 an individual applicant or someone with legal authority to bind an
`applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants).(cid:160) If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the
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`response.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`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 the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at
`http://tsdr.uspto.gov/. (cid:160) Please keep a copy of the TSDR status screen. (cid:160) If the status shows no change for more than six months, contact the
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`Trademark Assistance Center by e-mail at TrademarkAssistanceCenter@uspto.gov or 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/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.
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`Print: Dec 23, 2D14
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`738653-I-0
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`T366534O
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`Status
`REGISTERED AND RENEWED
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`Word Mark
`BOSS
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`Standard Character Mark
`No
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`Registration Number
`;5I2402
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`Date Registered
`;9GGx11x15
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`Type of Marin
`TRADEMARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[1] TYPED DRAWING
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`Owner
`RDG0 BOSS TRADE MARK MANAGEMENT GMEH 0 00. KG LIMITED PARTNERSHIP FED
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`REP GERMANY Dieselstrasse 12 Metzingen FED REP GERMANY T2555
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`Goodsfserviees
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
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`IC 009.
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`Us
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`U21 U23 U26 U36 038.
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`G G S:
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`GLASSES ESPECIALLY SUNGLASSES [ AND PARTS THEREOF ].
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`Foreign Country Name
`FED REP GERMANY
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`Foreign Registration Number
`1056140
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`Foreign Registration Date
`1 9 8 3:’ 1 1:’ 2 1
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`Foreign Expiration Date
`I993H10H07
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`Prior Regi5tration(5)
`13?3892:1429T3?
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`Print: Dec 23, 2D14
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`T386534-0
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`Filing Date
`l987HO6f08
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`Examining Attorney
`HOLTEMAN TERRY ELLEN
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`Attorney of Record
`Lisa W. RC-saya
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`Print: Dec 23, 2D14
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`T44-01930
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`14401930
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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 Number
`LSSDTAD
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`Date Registered
`;SS4x11xD1
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`Type of Marin
`TRADEMARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[53 WDRDS, LETTERS, ANDKOR NDMEERS IN STYLIZED FORM
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`Dvmer
`HUGO BOSS TRADE MARKS MANAGEMENT GMEH & co. KG LIMITED PARTNERSHIP FED
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`REP GERMANY Dieselstrasse 12 Metzingen FED REP GERMANY T2555
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`Goodsfserviees
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`IC 009.
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`sunglasses and parts therefor.
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`US
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`026.
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`G & S: eyeglass and
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`Foreign Country Name
`FED REP GERMANY
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`Foreign Priority
`FOREIGN PRIORITY CLAIMED
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`Foreign Application Number
`B 9 I 9 1 4 H 2 5W2
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`Foreign Filing Date
`l993HO3H08
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`Foreign Registration Number
`2037591
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`Print: Dec 23, 2D14
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`T44-01930
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`Foreign Registration Date
`l993fO6H03
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`Foreign Expiration Date
`2003H03H08
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`Prior Registration(s)
`1313892:1429137;1412180;I497983:1499728;1512402;I5I5181;1531899;1545584-
`;I594225;1594225;15I4935;I52493s;AND OTHERS
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`Name.'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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`colors Claimed
`Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
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`Filing Date
`l993fO6fl5
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`Examining Attorney
`CONN, WILLIAM A.
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`Attorney of Record
`LISA W ROSAYA
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`Print: Dec 23, 2D14
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`T905-I-(I17
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`T905401?
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`Status
`REGISTERED
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`Word Mark
`HUGO BOSS
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`Standard Character Mark
`Yes
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`Registration Number
`3531500
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`Date Registered
`2009x05x02
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`Type of Marin
`TRADEMARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[4]
`STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
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`Owner
`HUGO BOSS; Trade Mark Management GmbH & Co. KG GmbH & Co. KG FED REP
`GERMANY Dieeeletraeee l2 T2555 Metzingen FED REP GERMANY
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`Goodsfserviees
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
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`IC 009.
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`Us
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`U21 U23 U26 U36 038.
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`G R 8:
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`Mobile phones; personal digital assistants: headsets, namely, mobile
`telephone headsets.
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`Priority Date
`2007/11/09
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`Prior Registration(s)
`I499728;15151a1;153Ia99;AND OTHERS
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`NameJPortrait Statement
`The name shown in the mark does not identify a particular living
`individual.
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`Filing Date
`2008fU4fZ6
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`Print: Dec 23, 2D14
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`T905-I-(I1?
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`Examining Attorney
`BROWN, TINA
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`Attorney of Record
`Lisa W. Rosaya
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`Print: Dec 23, 2D14
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`790593-I-9
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`19059349
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`Status
`REGISTERED
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`Word Mark
`HUGO BOSS
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`Standard Character Mark
`Yes
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`Registration Number
`3515557
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`Date Registered
`2DD9xD9xD1
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`Type ef Marl:
`TRADEMARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[4]
`STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
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`Owner
`HUGO BOSS; Trade Mark Management GmbH & Co. KG GmbH & Co. KG FED REP
`GERMANY Dieselstrasse l2 T2555 Metzingen FED REP GERMANY
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`Goodsfserviees
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
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`IC 016.
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`US
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`U02 U05 U22 U23 029 03? U38 050.
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`included
`G & 5: Paper, Cardboard and goods made from these materials,
`in this class, namely, note pads, note paper, writing paper, paper
`envelopes. paper bags, packing paper; printed matter. namely. printed
`forms: photographs: stationery, ball—point pens, fountain pens and
`pencils, except marker pens and fibre—tipped pens; office requisites,
`namely, pencil sharpeners, drafting rulers, hole punchers, erasers,
`desk pads: packaging material made of paper and cardboard: packaging
`material made of plastic, namely, plastic bags.
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`Priority Date
`2008HO1H29
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`Prior Re-gistratian(s)
`1953630;2D31eD2;2?349e8;AND OTHERS
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`Name.'Pertrait statement
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`Print: Dec 23, 2D14
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`79059349
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`The nameis], pc:rtrait[s], andfor sigr1atL1re[s]
`not identify a particular living individual.
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`shown in the mark does
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`Filing Date
`2008:’U'I;’1CI
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`Examining Attorney
`SCHRODY, ALLI SON
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