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`Gonzalez Jose L. (menendezcalero@gmail.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86093875 - KONFORT - N/A
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`2/5/2014 10:58:46 AM
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`ECOM112@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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` U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86093875
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` MARK: KONFORT
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`*86093875*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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` CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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` YVONNE M. MENENDEZ
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` MENENDEZ CALERO LAW & MEDIATION
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` P.O. BOX 6517
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` BAYAMON, PR 00960
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` N/A
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` CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:
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` menendezcalero@gmail.com
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` APPLICANT: Gonzalez Jose L.
` CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :
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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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`ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 2/5/2014
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`The assigned trademark examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and
`has determined the following:
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`Search Results
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`The Office records have been searched and no similar registered or pending mark has been found that would bar registration under Trademark
`Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). TMEP §704.02.
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`Identification of Goods
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`The identification of goods is unacceptable as indefinite. The applicant must clarify the identification of goods by specifying the type of goods
`being provided because the wording “Domestic electric appliances; blankets; ” because this wording vague and/or overly broad and requires
`greater specificity. See TMEP §1402.01.
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`Applicant may adopt the following identification(s), if accurate:
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`International Class 11: Domestic electric appliances, namely, {applicant must specify the type of appliances, e.g. frypans}; household
`appliances, namely, {applicant must specify the common commercial name for these goods, e.g. electric griddles, gas-powered griddles};
`lighted party themed decorations, electric light decorative strings
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`International Class 24: Household linens; towels; blankets, namely, {applicant must specify the type of blankets, e.g. bed blankets, blankets
`for outdoor use}; interior decoration fabrics; mattress covers; comforters; quilts
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`Identifications of goods can be amended only to clarify or limit the goods; adding to or broadening the scope of the goods is not permitted. 37
`C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07. Therefore, applicant may not amend the identification to include goods that are not
`within the scope of the goods set forth in the present identification.
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`For assistance with identifying and classifying goods in trademark applications, please see the online searchable Manual of Acceptable
`Identifications of Goods and Services at http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html. See TMEP §1402.04.
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`/Jay K Flowers/
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 112
`571.272.8202
`jay.flowers@uspto.gov
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`TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: Go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp. 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.
`For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov. For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned
`trademark examining attorney. 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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`All informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official application record.
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`WHO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE: 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). If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the
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`response.
`PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION: 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/. Please keep a copy of the TSDR status screen. 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. 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/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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`Gonzalez Jose L. (menendezcalero@gmail.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86093875 - KONFORT - N/A
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`2/5/2014 10:58:46 AM
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`ECOM112@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 2/5/2014 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86093875
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`Please follow the instructions below:
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`(1) TO READ THE LETTER: 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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`The 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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`(2) TIMELY RESPONSE IS REQUIRED: Please 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 2/5/2014 (or sooner if specified in the Office action). For information
`regarding response time periods, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/responsetime.jsp.
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`Do 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.
`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) QUESTIONS: For questions about the contents of the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney. 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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`Failure to file the required response by the applicable response deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your application. For
`more information regarding abandonment, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/abandon.jsp.
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`PRIVATE COMPANY SOLICITATIONS REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION: Private companies not associated with the USPTO are
`using information provided in trademark applications to mail or e-mail trademark-related solicitations. These companies often use names that
`closely resemble the USPTO and their solicitations may look like an official government document. Many solicitations require that you pay
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`“fees.”
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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. 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.” For more information on how to handle
`private company solicitations, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/solicitation_warnings.jsp.
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