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`HUGO BOSS Trade Mark Management GmbH & C ETC. (nyctrademarks@bakermckenzie.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 79172085 - BOSS BESPOKE - 50118092
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`6/11/2016 5:38:31 PM
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`ECOM103@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
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`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`*79172085*
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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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`VIEW YOUR APPLICATION FILE
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`U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. (cid:160) 79172085
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`ARK: BOSS BESPOKE
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`CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) Lisa Rosaya
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) Baker & McKenzie LLP
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) 452 Fifth Avenue
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) New York NY 10018
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`APPLICANT: HUGO BOSS Trade Mark Management GmbH & C 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)
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`(cid:160) 50118092
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) nyctrademarks@bakermckenzie.com
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`OFFICE ACTION
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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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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 6/11/2016
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`INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION NO. 1263822
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`Introduction
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`pplicant must respond to this office action within 30 days or by July 11, 2016 to avoid abandonment.
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`his Office action is in response to applicant’s response, which has been reviewed.(cid:160) After careful review, the following requirement(s) is/are
`maintained and now made FINAL:(cid:160)
`identification of goods.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.63(b).(cid:160) Applicant must respond within 6 months of the date of this
`Office action to avoid abandonment.
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`Identification of Goods/Services
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`dentification of goods for Classes 018 and 025 are accepted.
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`he identification of services is indefinite and must be clarified because the wording “shop and shop window dressing” is unclear.(cid:160) See 37
`C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant must specify the nature of the services as well as their main purpose and their field of use or
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`pplicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Class 035(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Wholesale and retail store services featuring clothing, timepieces, spectacles, fashion accessories, body care products and
`perfumery goods, home furnishing fabrics, luggage, sporting articles and tobacco goods, leather goods, namely, handbags, clutches, trunks and
`suitcases, bags, belts and shoes, wallets, cases for mobile phones and laptops, personal organizers, business card holders, checkbook holders,
`credit card holders, coin purses, leather covers for agendas, key pouches; marketing services; market research and market analysis; advertising
`services; rental of advertising space; distribution of products and advertising material for advertising purposes, including via electronic media and
`via the internet; presentation of goods, namely, shop window dressing; organization of exhibitions for commercial and advertising purposes;
`business consultancy and administration; Business organization consultancy; business economics consultancy; consumer marketing consultancy;
`business management; promotion of business relations by providing trade and economic contacts
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`Applicant’s goods and/or services may be clarified or limited, but may not be expanded beyond those originally itemized in the application or as
`acceptably amended.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06.(cid:160) Applicant may clarify or limit the identification by inserting qualifying
`language or deleting items to result in a more specific identification; however, applicant may not substitute different goods and/or services or
`add goods and/or services not found or encompassed by those in the original application or as acceptably amended.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.06(a)-(b).(cid:160)
`The scope of the goods and/or services sets the outer limit for any changes to the identification and is generally determined by the ordinary
`meaning of the wording in the identification.(cid:160) TMEP §§1402.06(b), 1402.07(a)-(b).(cid:160) Any acceptable changes to the goods and/or services will
`further limit scope, and once goods and/or services are deleted, they are not permitted to be reinserted.(cid:160) TMEP §1402.07(e).
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`or assistance with identifying and classifying goods and services in trademark applications, please see the USPTO’s online searchable U.S.
`Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.04.
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`§1401.03(d).(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`n a Trademark Act Section 66(a) application, classification of goods and/or services may not be changed from that assigned by the International
`Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.85(d); TMEP §§1401.03(d), 1904.02(b).(cid:160) Additionally, classes may not be
`added or goods and/or services transferred from one class to another in a multiple-class Section 66(a) application.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.85(d); TMEP
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`Failure to Respond
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`f applicant should fail to respond to this Office action within 30 days, then the following services will be deleted from the application:
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`lass 035(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`presentation of goods, namely, shop and shop window dressing
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`The application will then proceed with the following goods and/or services only:
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`Briefcases; beach bags; wallets; reusable shopping bags; briefcase-type leather business folders for stationery; purses; travelling
`lass 018(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`bags; suitcases; suitcase handles; hand bags; fanny packs; business and calling card cases; garment bags for travel; vanity cases sold empty;
`credit card cases; toiletry bags sold empty; cosmetic bags sold empty; leather and imitation leather; leather straps; animal hides; umbrellas;
`umbrella handles; trunks in the nature of luggage; leather travelling sets comprised of luggage and trunks; rucksacks; key bags; satchels; gym
`bags; envelopes, of leather, for packaging; bags, of leather, for packaging
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`Clothing for men, women and children, namely beachwear, blouses, blousons, bow ties, body suits, bras, bustiers, cardigans,
`Class 025(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`chemises, coats, culottes, cummerbunds, dinner jackets, dresses, dress shirts, exercise suits, foundation garments, gowns, infantwear, jackets,
`jeans, jumpsuits, hosiery, knitwear leggings, lingerie, loungewear, neckwear, pants, pullovers, rainwear, robes, shirts, shorts, skirts, ski wear,
`slacks, sleepwear, slips, socks, sport shirts, suits, suspenders, sweaters, sweat suits, sweatshirts, sweatpants, tank tops, tennis wear, tights, tops,
`trousers, t-shirts, turtlenecks, tuxedos, underclothes, under garments, vests; stockings; headwear; underwear; nightwear; swimwear; bathrobes;
`belts, also made of leather; shawls; accessories, namely, scarves, headscarves, neck scarves, shoulder scarves; ties; gloves; shoes and boots
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`Wholesale and retail store services featuring clothing, timepieces, spectacles, fashion accessories, body care products and
`Class 035(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`perfumery goods, home furnishing fabrics, luggage, sporting articles and tobacco goods, leather goods, namely, handbags, clutches, trunks and
`suitcases, bags, belts and shoes, wallets, cases for mobile phones and laptops, personal organizers, business card holders, checkbook holders,
`credit card holders, coin purses, leather covers for agendas, key pouches; marketing services; market research and market analysis; advertising
`services; rental of advertising space; distribution of products and advertising material for advertising purposes, including via electronic media and
`via the internet; organization of exhibitions for commercial and advertising purposes; business consultancy and administration; Business
`organization consultancy; business economics consultancy; consumer marketing consultancy; business management; promotion of business
`relations by providing trade and economic contacts
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`7 C.F.R. §2.65(a).
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`/Jun, Wendy/
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`Trademark Examining Attorney
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`Law Office 103
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`United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`571-272-8810
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`wendy.jun@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
`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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`TO UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS: Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/correspondcnccjsp.
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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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`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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`HUGO BOSS Trade Mark Management GmbH & C ETC. (nyctrademarks@bakermckenzie.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 79172085 - BOSS BESPOKE - 50118092
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`6/11/2016 5:38:33 PM
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`ECOM103@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR
`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`USPTO OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) HAS ISSUED
`ON 6/11/2016 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 79172085
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`Please follow the instructions below:
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`1)(cid:160) TO READ THE LETTER:(cid:160) Click on this link or go to http://tsdr.uspto.gov, enter the U.S. application serial number, and click on
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`he Office action may not be immediately viewable, to allow for necessary system updates of the application, but will be available within 24
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`2)(cid:160) TIMELY RESPONSE IS REQUIRED:(cid:160) Please carefully review the Office action to determine (1) how to respond, and (2) the applicable
`response time period.(cid:160) Your response deadline will be calculated from 6/11/2016 (or sooner if specified in the Office action).(cid:160) For information
`regarding response time periods, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/responsetime.jsp.
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`o NOT hit “Reply” to this e-mail notification, or otherwise e-mail your response because the USPTO does NOT accept e-mails as
`responses to Office actions.(cid:160)
`Instead, the USPTO recommends that you respond online using the Trademark Electronic Application System
`(TEAS) response form located at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp.
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`3)(cid:160) QUESTIONS:(cid:160) For questions about the contents of the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) For
`technical assistance in accessing or viewing the Office action in the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system, please e-mail
`TSDR@uspto.gov.
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`WARNING
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`ailure to file the required response by the applicable response deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your application.(cid:160) For
`more information regarding abandonment, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/abandon.jsp.
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`PRIVATE COMPANY SOLICITATIONS REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION:(cid:160) Private companies not associated with the USPTO are
`using information provided in trademark applications to mail or e-mail trademark-related solicitations.(cid:160) These companies often use names that
`closely resemble the USPTO and their solicitations may look like an official government document.(cid:160) Many solicitations require that you pay
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`Please carefully review all correspondence you receive regarding this application to make sure that you are responding to an official document
`from the USPTO rather than a private company solicitation.(cid:160) All official USPTO correspondence will be mailed only from the “United States
`Patent and Trademark Office” in Alexandria, VA; or sent by e-mail from the domain “@uspto.gov.” (cid:160) For more information on how to handle
`private company solicitations, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/solicitation_warnings.jsp.
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