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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`Bkon LLC (dockets@riversidelaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86166421 - RAIN - 206038.60296
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`4/17/2014 2:18:13 PM
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`ECOM111@USPTO.GOV
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`Attachment - 1
`Attachment - 2
`Attachment - 3
`Attachment - 4
`Attachment - 5
`Attachment - 6
`Attachment - 7
`Attachment - 8
`Attachment - 9
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) JUSTIN C. ALLEN
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) RIVERSIDE LAW LLP
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`300 CONSHOHOCKEN STATE RD
`(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) CONSHOHOCKEN, PA 19428-3801
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`*86166421*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86166421
`(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) MARK: RAIN
`(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: Bkon LLC
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(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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`(cid:160) (cid:160) 206038.60296
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`(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)
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) dockets@riversidelaw.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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`(cid:160)I
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 4/17/2014
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`The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) Applicant must respond timely and completely to
`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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`(cid:160)T
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`he filing dates of pending U.S. Application Serial Nos. 86032456 and 86039531 precede applicant’s filing date.(cid:160) See attached referenced
`applications.(cid:160) If one or more of the marks in the referenced applications register, applicant’s mark may be refused registration under Trademark
`Act Section 2(d) because of a likelihood of confusion with the registered mark(s).(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); 37 C.F.R. §2.83; TMEP §§1208 et
`seq.(cid:160) Therefore, upon receipt of applicant’s response to this Office action, action on this application may be suspended pending final disposition
`of the earlier-filed referenced applications.
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`(cid:160)I
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`n response to this Office action, applicant may present arguments in support of registration by addressing the issue of the potential conflict
`between applicant’s mark and the marks in the referenced applications.(cid:160) Applicant’s election not to submit arguments at this time in no way
`limits applicant’s right to address this issue later if a refusal under Section 2(d) issues.
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`(cid:160)
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`Likelihood of Confusion
`Registration of the applied-for mark is refused because of a likelihood of confusion with the marks in U.S. Registration Nos. 2438707 and
`3306396.(cid:160) Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); see TMEP §§1207.01 et seq.(cid:160) See the enclosed registrations.
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`(cid:160)T
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`he applicant’s mark is RAIN for alcoholic beverages, among a variety of other goods.
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`he registrant’s marks are RAIN and RAIN stylized for vodka.
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`(cid:160)T
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`aking into account the relevant du Pont factors, a likelihood of confusion determination in this case involves a two-part analysis.(cid:160) The marks
`are compared for similarities in their appearance, sound, connotation and commercial impression.(cid:160) TMEP §§1207.01, 1207.01(b).(cid:160) The goods
`and/or services are compared to determine whether they are similar or commercially related or travel in the same trade channels.(cid:160) See Herbko
`Int’l, Inc. v. Kappa Books, Inc., 308 F.3d 1156, 1164-65, 64 USPQ2d 1375, 1380 (Fed. Cir. 2002); Han Beauty, Inc. v. Alberto-Culver Co., 236
`F.3d 1333, 1336, 57 USPQ2d 1557, 1559 (Fed. Cir. 2001); TMEP §§1207.01, 1207.01(a)(vi).
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`(cid:160)C
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`omparison of Marks
`In a likelihood of confusion determination, the marks are compared for similarities in their appearance, sound, meaning or connotation and
`commercial impression.(cid:160) In re E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 476 F.2d 1357, 1361, 177 USPQ 563, 567 (C.C.P.A. 1973); TMEP §1207.01(b).(cid:160)
`Similarity in any one of these elements may be sufficient to find a likelihood of confusion.(cid:160) In re White Swan Ltd., 8 USPQ2d 1534, 1535 (TTAB
`1988); In re Lamson Oil Co., 6 USPQ2d 1041, 1043 (TTAB 1987); see TMEP §1207.01(b).
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`(cid:160)T
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`he applicant’s mark is RAIN.(cid:160) The registrant’s marks are RAIN and RAIN stylized.(cid:160) For purposes of likelihood of confusion analysis, the
`marks are identical.
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`(cid:160)C
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`omparison of the Goods or Services
`The goods and/or services of the parties need not be identical or directly competitive to find a likelihood of confusion.(cid:160) See Safety-Kleen Corp. v.
`Dresser Indus., Inc., 518 F.2d 1399, 1404, 186 USPQ 476, 480 (C.C.P.A. 1975); TMEP §1207.01(a)(i).(cid:160) Rather, it is sufficient that the goods
`and/or services are related in some manner and/or the conditions surrounding their marketing are such that they would be encountered by the
`same purchasers under circumstances that would give rise to the mistaken belief that the goods and/or services come from a common source.(cid:160) In
`re Total Quality Group, Inc., 51 USPQ2d 1474, 1476 (TTAB 1999); TMEP §1207.01(a)(i); see, e.g., On-line Careline Inc. v. Am. Online Inc.,
`229 F.3d 1080, 1086-87, 56 USPQ2d 1471, 1475-76 (Fed. Cir. 2000); In re Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc., 748 F.2d 1565, 1566-68, 223
`USPQ 1289, 1290 (Fed. Cir. 1984).
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`(cid:160)T
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`he applicant’s goods include alcoholic beverages.(cid:160) The registrant’s goods are vodka.(cid:160) Vodka is an alcoholic beverage.(cid:160) The applicant’s goods
`encompass the registrant’s goods.
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`(cid:160)T
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`he overriding concern is not only to prevent buyer confusion as to the source of the goods and/or services, but to protect the registrant from
`adverse commercial impact due to use of a similar mark by a newcomer.(cid:160) See In re Shell Oil Co., 992 F.2d 1204, 1208, 26 USPQ2d 1687, 1690
`(Fed. Cir. 1993).(cid:160) Therefore, any doubt regarding a likelihood of confusion determination is resolved in favor of the registrant.(cid:160) TMEP
`§1207.01(d)(i); see Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Packard Press, Inc., 281 F.3d 1261, 1265, 62 USPQ2d 1001, 1003 (Fed. Cir. 2002); In re Hyper
`Shoppes (Ohio), Inc., 837 F.2d 463, 464-65, 6 USPQ2d 1025, 1025 (Fed. Cir. 1988).
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`(cid:160)F
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`or the above reasons the mark is refused under Section 2(d).
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant must respond to the requirement(s) set forth below.
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`(cid:160)I
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`dentification of Goods
`The identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because the applicant has named goods and services that fall into several
`international classes.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) The examining attorney places the goods and services in the appropriate international classes and
`amends language where necessary below.
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`Electric beverage-making machines, namely tea brewers and coffee brewers in International Class 11; and
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`Beverages, namely, hot coffee, cold coffee, hot tea, cold tea; coffee capsules containing coffee for brewing; tea capsules containing tea
`for brewing; dried herbs and spices contained in capsules ready for brewing as an infusion in International Class 30; and
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`Flavored water; fruit flavored carbonated drinks; fruit beverages and fruit juices in International Class 32; and
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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)
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`Alcoholic beverages except beers in International Class 33; and
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`Wholesale and retail store services, featuring beverage-making machines, beverage-dispensing machines, beverage vending machines,
`beverages, namely, hot coffee, cold coffee, hot tea, cold tea, flavored water, juices, carbonated drinks, and alcoholic drinks, coffee, tea,
`dried fruit, herbs, spices, or vegetation, in single-serving containers for use in beverage making machines, coffee, tea, dried fruit, herbs,
`spices, or vegetation contained in plastic or metal cartridges having filters for use in brewing machines, and filters for use in beverage-
`making machines in International Class 35.
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`An applicant may amend an identification of goods only to clarify or limit the goods and services; adding to or broadening the scope of the
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`goods or services is not 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 USPTO’s online searchable U.S.
`Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual at http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html. (cid:160) See TMEP §1402.04.
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`(cid:160)P
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`rosecution as a Combined Application
`If applicant prosecutes this application as a combined, or multiple-class application, then applicant must comply with each of the following for
`those goods and/or services 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) Applicant must list the goods and/or services by international class; and
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`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Applicant must submit a filing fee for each international class of goods and/or services not covered by the fee already paid (current fee
`information should be confirmed at http://www.uspto.gov).
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`(cid:160)S
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`ee 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(2)-(3), 2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).
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`ees
`The filing fee for adding classes to an application is as follows:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`$325 per class, when the fees are submitted with a response filed online via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) at
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html; or
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) $375 per class, when the fees are submitted with a paper response.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(1)(i)-(a)(1)(ii); TMEP §810.
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`(cid:160)R
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`esponse Guidelines
`For this application to proceed toward registration, applicant must explicitly address each refusal and/or requirement raised in this Office action.(cid:160)
`If the action includes a refusal, applicant may provide arguments and/or evidence as to why the refusal should be withdrawn and the mark should
`register.(cid:160) Applicant may also have other options for responding to a refusal and should consider such options carefully.(cid:160) To respond to
`requirements and certain refusal response options, applicant should set forth in writing the required changes or statements.(cid:160)
`If applicant does not respond to this Office action within six months of the issue/mailing date, or responds by expressly abandoning the
`application, the application process will end, the trademark will fail to register, and the application fee will not be refunded.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C.
`§1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.65(a), 2.68(a), 2.209(a); TMEP §§405.04, 718.01, 718.02.(cid:160) Where the application has been abandoned for failure to
`respond to an Office action, applicant’s only option would be to file a timely petition to revive the application, which, if granted, would allow
`the application to return to live status.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.66; TMEP §1714.(cid:160) There is a $100 fee for such petitions.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.6,
`2.66(b)(1).
`To expedite prosecution of the application, applicant is encouraged to file its response to this Office action online via the Trademark Electronic
`Application System (TEAS), which is available at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html.(cid:160) If applicant has technical questions about the TEAS
`response to Office action form, applicant can review the electronic filing tips available online at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eFilingTips.htm and
`email technical questions to TEAS@uspto.gov.
`If applicant 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, 709.06.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`/Dawn Feldman Lehker/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 111
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`(571)272-9381
`dawn.feldman-lehker@uspto.gov
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`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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`(cid:160)A
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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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`(cid:160)W
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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)
`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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`(cid:160)T
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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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`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Print: Apr 17, 2014
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`7511719?
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`TYPED DRAWING
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`Serial Number
`T5llTl9T
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`Status
`REGISTERED AND RENEWED
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`Word Mark
`RAIN
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`Standard Character Merit
`No
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`Registration Number
`2438707
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`Date Registered
`2OO1xO3x27
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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
`INC. CORPORATION LOUISIANA 803 Jefferson Highway P.O.
`OAEERAC COMPANY,
`Box 52821 New Orleans LOUISIHNA TUl52282l
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`Goodsfserviees
`G & S: vodka. First
`O4? 049.
`US
`IC 033.
`Class Statue -- ACTIVE.
`Use: 1995f09fOO. First Use In Commerce:
`l995KO9fOO.
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`Filing Date
`I996f06f11
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`Examining Attorney
`FRIEDMAN, HOWARD
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`Attorney of Record
`Todd 5. Bontemps
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`Pri ni: Apr 17, 2014
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`771336?!-
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`TTl336T4
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`Status
`SECTION 8 & 15—AccERTED AND ADKNDWLEDGED
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`Word Mark
`RAIN
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`Standard Character Mark
`No
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`Registration Number
`3305395
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`Date Registered
`2DD7x1DxDS
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`Type of Mark
`TRADEMARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[3] DESIGN PLUS WDRDS, LETTERS ANDxoR NDNDERS
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`Owner
`Sazerac Company, Inc. CORPORATION LOUISIRNA 3850 N Causeway Blvd.,
`Suite 1695 Metairie LOUISIANA T0002
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`Goodsfserviees
`G & S: Vodka. First
`04? 049.
`US
`I0 033.
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`Use: ZOOEKOBKOO. First Use In Commerce: 2006KO9fOO.
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`Prior Regi5tration(s)
`220605?:2438?O?;254l2?4
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`Description of Mark
`The mark consists of RAIN in Stylized letters with three raindrops
`above the word RAIN, with one raindrop forming the dot
`in the letter
`'|'Ii'|'I '
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`Colors Claimed
`Color is not Claimed as a feature 0: the mark.
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`Filing Date
`ZODTHUBHIT
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`771336?!-
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`Prini: Apr 17, 2014
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`Examining Attorney
`CLAYT ON , CHERYL
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`Attorney of Record
`Todd S.Bontemps
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`Pfini:Apr17,2fi14
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`86032456
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`86032456
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`Status
`NON—EINAL ACTION — MAILED
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`Word Mark
`RAIN
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`Standard Character Mark
`Yes
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`Type of Merit
`TRADEMARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[4]
`STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
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`Ovmer
`RAIN INTERNATIONAL LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY UTAH :L22O NORTH MAIN
`STREET STE ll SPRINGVILLE UTAH 84663
`
`Goodsiservices
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
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`IC 005.
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`US
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`U06 U18 O44 O46 O51 052.
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`G & 8:
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`Dietary and nutritional supplements: Nutraceuticals in the form of
`drinkable gels; NutritiOnally—enbanced beverages and drinkable gels;
`Beverages and drinkable gels containing a suspension Of cOld—pressed
`extracts of botanical seeds and D-ribose; Functional beverages and
`drinkable gels containing natural plant and seed extracts that are not
`for medical purposes. First Use: Zflflgffllfflfl. Firs: Use In Commerce:
`2009fO1f00.
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`Filing Date
`20l3fO8f08
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`Examining Attorney
`SINGH, TEJEIR
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`Attorney of Record
`TRAOEI HARRACH
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`RAIN
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`Pfini:Apr17,2fi14
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`86039531
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`86039531
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`Status
`NoN—EINAL ACTICN — MAILED
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`Word Mark
`RAIN
`
`Standard Character Mark
`Yes
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`Type of Marl:
`TRADEMARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[4]
`STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
`
`Ovmer
`RAIN INTERNATICNAL LLC CCRRCRATICN UTAH I220 NCRTN MAIN STREET aTE II
`SPRINGVILLE UTRH 84663
`
`Goodsfservices
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
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`IC 003.
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`US
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`U01 U04 U06 O50 O51 052.
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`G & S:
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`Body and beauty care cosmetics: Cosmetics and cosmetic preparations:
`Cosmetic preparations for bath and shower; Non—medicated skin care
`preparations, namely, creams,
`lotions, balms, oils, serums, gels,
`exfoliants,
`toners, cleaners, peels, and polishes; Cosmetics and
`cosmetic preparations containing plant and seed extracts andfor the
`cold—pressed extracts of botanical seeds; Cosmetic preparations for
`the hair; Hair care preparations containing plant and seed extracts
`and/or the cold—pressed extracts of botanical seeds; Sunscreens;
`Sunblocks; Skin care preparations with SPF.
`
`Goodsfserviees
`G & S: Beauty
`O45 O46 048.
`US
`IC 032.
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`beverages, namely, fruit juices and energy drinks containing
`nutritional supplements; Fruit—flavored beverages; Isotonic beverages;
`Non—alcoholic, non—carbonated soft drinks; Non—alcoholic beverages
`containing plant and seed extracts, cold—pressed extracts of botanical
`seeds, andfor D—ribose; Sports drinks; Energy drinks; Concentrates,
`syrups or powders used in the preparation of sports drinks, energy
`drinks and fruit—flavored drinks: Concentrates, syrups or powders used
`in the preparation of beverages containing plant and seed extracts,
`cold—pressed extracts of botanical seeds, andfor D—ribose;
`Preparations for making beverages, namely, sports drinks and energy
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`.1.
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`Pfini:Apr17,2D14
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`88039531
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`drinks .
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`Filing Date
`20l3fO8fl5
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`Examining Attorney
`SINGH, TEJBIR
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`Attumey of Record
`TRACEY HARRACH
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`RAIN
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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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`Bkon LLC (dockets@riversidelaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86166421 - RAIN - 206038.60296
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`4/17/2014 2:18:14 PM
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`ECOM111@USPTO.GOV
`
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`
`IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR
`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION
`
`USPTO OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) HAS ISSUED
`ON 4/17/2014 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86166421
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`Please follow the instructions below:
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