To:
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`Subject:
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`Sent:
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`Salt Life Holdings, LLC (krowe@sgrlaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85768950 - SALT LIFE - N/A
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`3/6/2013 11:24:50 AM
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`Sent As:
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`ECOM111@USPTO.GOV
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`Attachments:
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`*85768950*
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`GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/index.jsp
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`U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO.(cid:160)(cid:160) 85768950
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`(cid:160)M
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`ARK: SALT LIFE
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`CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) KATHARINE F. ROWE
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL, LLP
`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) 50 N LAURA ST STE 2600
`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) JACKSONVILLE, FL 32202-3629
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`(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)
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`APPLICANT: Salt Life Holdings, LLC
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)
`CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) N/A
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) krowe@sgrlaw.com
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`SUSPENSION NOTICE: NO RESPONSE NEEDED
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 3/6/2013
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`(cid:160)I
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`The trademark examining attorney is suspending action on the application for the reason(s) stated below.(cid:160)
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`See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716 et seq.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The USPTO will periodically conduct a status check of the application to determine whether suspension
`remains appropriate, and the trademark examining attorney will issue as needed an inquiry letter to
`applicant regarding the status of the matter on which suspension is based.(cid:160) TMEP §§716.04, 716.05.(cid:160)
`Applicant will be notified when suspension is no longer appropriate.(cid:160) See TMEP §716.04.
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`(cid:160)N
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`o response to this notice is necessary; however, if applicant wants to respond, applicant should use the
`“Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension” form online at http://teasroa.uspto.gov/rsi/rsi.
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`Applicant has responded to the examining attorney’s initial Office action by amending the
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`identification/classification of services to add Class 38 to the application and separately list the services in
`Classes 35 and 38.(cid:160) This amendment is acceptable and resolves the classification issue discussed in the
`initial Office action.
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`he only remaining issue is thus the potential Section 2(d) refusal based on an earlier-filed application for
`a potentially conflicting mark.(cid:160) Updated Office records show that the prior application is still pending
`before this Office.
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`ccordingly, the examining attorney finds that further action on this application must now be suspended
`pending the disposition of application Serial No. 85671925 (for the mark BATH SALT LIFE).(cid:160) 37 C.F.R.
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`§2.83(c).(cid:160) A copy of information relevant to this referenced application was sent previously.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The effective filing date of the pending application precedes the filing date of applicant’s application. (cid:160) If
`the mark in the referenced application registers, applicant’s mark may be refused registration under
`Section 2(d) because of a likelihood of confusion with that registered mark. (cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); 37
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`C.F.R. §2.83; TMEP §§1208 et seq.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`No response to this suspension notice is required.(cid:160) However, if applicant has any questions, please contact
`the examining attorney.
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`/Elizabeth A. Hughitt/
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`(cid:160)E
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`xamining Attorney
`Law Office 111
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`571 272 9384
`beth.hughitt@uspto.gov
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`(cid:160)P
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`ERIODICALLY 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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`O UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160) Use the Trademark Electronic Application
`System (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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`Salt Life Holdings, LLC (krowe@sgrlaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85768950 - SALT LIFE - N/A
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`3/6/2013 11:24:51 AM
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`Sent As:
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`ECOM111@USPTO.GOV
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`Attachments:
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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 3/6/2013 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO.85768950
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`Please follow the instructions below:
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`(cid:160)(
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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 “Documents.”
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`(cid:160)T
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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 hours of this e-mail notification.
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`(cid:160)(
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`2)(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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`RIVATE 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
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`require that you pay “fees.” (cid:160)(cid:160)
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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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