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. (cid:160) 86328668
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`ARK: BACKWOODS
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`CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) RUSSELL D. DIZE
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) GRIMES LLC
`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) 488 MAIN AVE
`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) NORWALK, CT 06851-1008
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`APPLICANT: Max Rohr, Inc.
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`*86328668*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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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:
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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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`UMMARY OF ISSUES that applicant must address:
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`DESCRIPTION OF MARK
`CLAIM OF OWNERSHIP OF REGISTRATIONS
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`EARCH OF OFFICE’S DATABASE OF MARKS
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`he trademark examining attorney has searched the Office’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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`ESCRIPTION OF MARK
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`he description of the mark is accurate but incomplete because it does not describe all the significant aspects of the applied-for mark.(cid:160)
`Applications for marks not in standard characters must include an accurate and concise description of the entire mark that identifies literal
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`elements as well as any design elements.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.37; TMEP §§808 et seq.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Therefore, applicant must provide a more complete description of the applied-for mark.(cid:160) The following is suggested:
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`The mark consists of the stylized word “BACKWOODS” surround by a border on a burlap background design.
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`CLAIM OF OWNERSHIP OF REGISTRATIONS
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`f applicant owns U.S. Registration Nos. 3268658 and 1164008, then applicant must submit for the application record a claim of ownership of
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`these registrations.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.36; TMEP §812.(cid:160) See the attached copies of the registrations.(cid:160) See TMEP §812.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Applicant may use the following format to claim ownership of these registrations:
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`Applicant is the owner of U.S. Registration Nos. 1164008 and 3268658.
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`ESPONSE GUIDELINES
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`or 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.
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`f 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 active 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).
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`SSISTANCE
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`f 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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`/David H. Aleskow/
`David H. Aleskow
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 105
`571-272-7895
`David.Aleskow@uspto.gov
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`O 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)
`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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`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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`Print: Oct 21, 2014-
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`73216107
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`TYPED DRAWING
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`Serial Number
`T321610?
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`Status
`REGISTERED AND RENEWED
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`Word Mark
`DAGRWDDDG
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`Standard Character Merit
`No
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`Registration Number
`;IG4DDe
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`Date Registered
`;9e1xDexD4
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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. CDRRDRATIDN DELAWARE 3DD DELAWARE AVE. WILMINGTON
`MAR RDHR,
`DELPLWPLRE 1 9801
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`Goodsfserviees
`G & S: CIGARS. First Use:
`01?.
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`IC 034.
`Claee Status -- ACTIVE.
`l9?9fO5fO2. First Use In Commerce: 19?9fO5fO2.
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`Filing Date
`I9T9H05H1T
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`Examining Attorney
`UNKNOWN
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`Attorney of Record
`CHARLES W. GRIMES
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`Pfint:Dmfl21,2fl14
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`75357350
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`TYPED DRAWING
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`Serial Number
`T535T85O
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`Status
`SECTION e & 15—ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED
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`Word Mark
`BACKWOODS
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`Standard Character Merit
`No
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`Registration Number
`3268658
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`Date Registered
`2DD7xD7x24
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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
`Max Rohr, Inc. CORPORATION DELAWARE 300 Delaware Avenue Wilmington
`DELAWARE 19801
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`Goodsfservioes
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
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`IC 034.
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`US
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`U02 U08 U09 01?.
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`G & S:
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`tobacco
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`pouches: cigar and cigarette cases not of precious metal. First Use:
`ZOOEHOE/O1. First Use In Commerce: 2006/O5fOl.
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`Goodsiservices
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
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`IC 014.
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`US
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`002 O21 O28 050.
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`G & S:
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`tobacco cases. cigarette
`ashtrays. cigar cases. cigarette cases,
`holders and cigarette lighters of precious metals. First Use:
`2006HO5/O1. First Use In Commerce: 2006/O5fOl.
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`Prior Registration(s)
`1164008
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`Filing Date
`:99?/Dayle
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`Examining Attorney
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`Print: DC’! 21, 2014-
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`75357350
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`GAST, PAUL FRHNCIS
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`Attorney of Record
`Charles W. Grimes
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