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`Salt Life Holdings, LLC (krowe@sgrlaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85182030 - SALT LIFE - N/A
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`3/7/2011 6:28:45 PM
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`ECOM113@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`APPLICATION SERIAL NO.(cid:160) 85182030
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`(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`50 N LAURA ST STE 2600
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`*85182030*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: SALT LIFE(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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`KATHARINE F. ROWE(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)
`SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL, LLP(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)(cid:160) APPLICANT:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`JACKSONVILLE, FL 32202-3629(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) Salt Life Holdings, LLC(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)
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`CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET
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`NO:(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)
`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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`krowe@sgrlaw.com
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`EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER(cid:160)
`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: 3/7/2011
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`PRIORITY ACTION
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`ATABASE SEARCH:(cid:160) The trademark examining attorney has searched the USPTO’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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`SSUES APPLICANT MUST ADDRESS:(cid:160) On March 7, 2011, the trademark examining attorney and Katharine F. Rowe discussed the issues
`below.(cid:160) Applicant must timely respond to these issues.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.62(a); TMEP §§708, 711.
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`dentification of Goods
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`he wording “cup holders” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is too broad and could include goods in
`other international classes.(cid:160) See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03.(cid:160)
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`As per the Examiner’s Amendment entered in connection with this action, the goods are currently identified as “License plate frames; license
`plate holders; diving underwater vehicles, namely, motorized diver propulsion vehicles; bicycle trailers, namely, cargo trailers that attach to
`bicycles; carts for use in transporting sports equipment; cup holders,” in International Class 12.
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`he wording “cup holders” could include cup holders for use in vehicles, which are in Class 12, or cup holders in the nature of bath accessories
`or insulated sleeves for holding beverages, both of which are in Class 21.(cid:160) Applicant has indicated that the goods are insulated sleeves for holding
`beverages.
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`pplicant may therefore amend the identification as follows, if accurate:
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`License plate frames; license plate holders; diving underwater vehicles, namely, motorized diver propulsion vehicles; bicycle trailers,
`namely, cargo trailers that attach to bicycles; carts for use in transporting sports equipment; cup holders, in International Class 12;
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`nsulating sleeve holders for beverage cups, cans, and bottles, in International Class 21.
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`n applicant may amend an identification of goods only to clarify or limit the goods; adding to or broadening the scope of the goods is not
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`permitted.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07 et seq.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`For 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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`ultiple-Class Application Requirements
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`f applicant amends the application to add the goods in International Class 21 to this application, then applicant must meet the following
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`or an application with more than one international class, called a “multiple-class application,” an applicant must meet all of the requirements
`below for those international classes based on an intent to use the mark in commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(b):
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`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`LIST GOODS AND/OR SERVICES BY INTERNATIONAL CLASS:(cid:160) Applicant must list the goods and/or services by international
`class; and
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`PROVIDE FEES FOR ALL INTERNATIONAL CLASSES:(cid:160) Applicant must submit an application filing fee for each international
`class of goods and/or services not covered by the fee(s) already paid (confirm current fee information at http://www.uspto.gov, click
`on “View Fee Schedule” under the column titled “Trademarks”).
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`ee 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1112, 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(2)-(3), 2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).
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`APPLICATION HAS BEEN AMENDED:(cid:160) In accordance with the authorization granted by the individual identified in the Priority Action
`section above, the trademark examining attorney has amended the application as indicated below.(cid:160) Please advise the undersigned immediately of
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`EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT
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`any objections.(cid:160) TMEP §707.(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)(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)(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)(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)(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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`Ownership of Prior Registration(s)
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`he statement regarding ownership of prior registrations is amended as follows:
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`Applicant is the owner of U.S. Registration No(s). 3843123; 3001343; 3763170; and others.
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`ee 37 C.F.R. §2.36; TMEP §812.
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`dentification of Goods
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`he identification of goods is amended to read as follows:
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`License plate frames; license plate holders; diving underwater vehicles, namely, motorized diver propulsion vehicles; bicycle trailers,
`namely, cargo trailers that attach to bicycles; carts for use in transporting sports equipment; cup holders, in International Class 12.
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`MEP §1402.01(e).
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`lease note that, as discussed above, “cup holders” remains indefinite and must be clarified because it could include goods in both Classes 12
`and 21.(cid:160)
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`lease also note that any amendments to the identification of goods and/or services may clarify or limit the goods and/or services, but may not
`add to or broaden the scope of the goods and/or services.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq.
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`/April A. Hesik/
`Examining Attorney
`Law Office 113
`(571) 272-4735
`april.hesik@uspto.gov
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`TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: (cid:160) Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) response form at
`http://teasroa.uspto.gov/roa/.(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 examining attorney.(cid:160)(cid:160) Do not respond to this Office action by e-mail;(cid:160)the USPTO does not accept e-mailed responses .
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`WHO 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
`response.
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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 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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`To:
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`Subject:
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`Sent:
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`Attachments:
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`Salt Life Holdings, LLC (krowe@sgrlaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85182030 - SALT LIFE - N/A
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`3/7/2011 6:28:47 PM
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`ECOM113@USPTO.GOV
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR
`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 3/7/2011 FOR
`SERIAL NO. 85182030
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`lease follow the instructions below to continue the prosecution of your application:
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`TO READ OFFICE ACTION: Click on this link or go to http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow and enter the application serial
`number to access the Office action.
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`LEASE NOTE: The Office action may not be immediately available but will be viewable within 24 hours of this e-mail notification.
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`ESPONSE(cid:160)IS REQUIRED: You should carefully review the Office action to determine (1) how to respond; and (2) the applicable response
`time period. Your response deadline will be calculated from 3/7/2011 (or sooner if specified in the office action).
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`o 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.(cid:160) Instead, the USPTO recommends that you respond online using the Trademark Electronic Application System Response
`Form.
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`ELP: For technical assistance in accessing the Office action, please e-mail
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`TDR@uspto.gov.(cid:160) Please contact the assigned examining attorney with questions about the Office action.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) WARNING
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`ailure to file the required response by the applicable deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your
`application.
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