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`Freeman Formula, LLC (mswyers@thetrademarkcompany.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86448151 - PROJECT 42 - N/A
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`11/20/2015 2:58:10 PM
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`ECOM101@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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`*86448151*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`VIEW YOUR APPLICATION FILE
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`U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. (cid:160) 86448151
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`ARK: PROJECT 42
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`CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) MATTHEW H SWYERS ESQ.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) THE TRADEMARK COMPANY
`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) 344 MAPLE AVE W # 151
`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) VIENNA, VA 22180-5612
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`APPLICANT: Freeman Formula, LLC
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`CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) mswyers@thetrademarkcompany.com
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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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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 11/20/2015
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`THIS IS A FINAL ACTION.
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`TEAS PLUS OR TEAS REDUCED FEE (TEAS RF) APPLICANTS – TO MAINTAIN LOWER FEE, ADDITIONAL
`REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET, INCLUDING SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS ONLINE:(cid:160) Applicants who filed their application
`online using the lower-fee TEAS Plus or TEAS RF application form must (1) file certain documents online using TEAS, including responses to
`Office actions (see TMEP §§819.02(b), 820.02(b) for a complete list of these documents); (2) maintain a valid e-mail correspondence address;
`and (3) agree to receive correspondence from the USPTO by e-mail throughout the prosecution of the application.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.22(b),
`2.23(b); TMEP §§819, 820.(cid:160) TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants who do not meet these requirements must submit an additional processing fee of
`$50 per international class of goods and/or services.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(v), 2.22(c), 2.23(c); TMEP §§819.04, 820.04.(cid:160) However, in certain
`situations, TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants may respond to an Office action by authorizing an examiner’s amendment by telephone without
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`incurring this additional fee.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`This Office action is in response to applicant’s communication filed on October 23, 2015.
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`he assignment overcomes the Likelihood of Confusion refusal as to RN 3820912.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`For the reasons set forth below, the refusal is now made FINAL under Trademark Act Sections 1, and 45 because the specimen does not show
`the applied-for mark in the drawing in use in commerce in International Class(es) 41.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §§1051-1053, 1127; 37 C.F.R. §2.63(b).
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`Mark Differs in Drawing & Specimen- FINAL
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`Registration is refused, and the refusal is made final, because the specimen does not show the applied-for mark in the drawing in use in
`commerce in International Class(es) 41.(cid:160) Trademark Act Sections 1 and 45, 15 U.S.C. §§1051, 1127; 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(1)(iv), 2.56(a);
`TMEP §§904, 904.07(a), 1301.04(g)(i).(cid:160) Specifically, the specimen displays the mark as PROJECT 42 without any stylized font and/or any
`stippling and PROJECT and 42 are side by side; however, the drawing displays the mark as the term PROJECT above the number 42 in a
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`stylized font and with stippling on top of the word and number.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`The applicant has failed to submit a new specimen.
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`he drawing shows the mark sought to be registered, and must be a substantially exact representation of the mark as used on or in connection
`with the goods and/or services, as shown by the specimen.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.51(a); TMEP §807.12(a).(cid:160) Because the mark in the drawing is not a
`substantially exact representation of the mark on the specimen, applicant has failed to provide the required evidence of use of the applied-for
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`mark in commerce on or in connection with applicant’s goods and/or services. (cid:160) See TMEP §807.12(a).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`An application based on Trademark Act Section 1(a) must include a specimen showing the applied-for mark in use in commerce for each
`international class of goods and/or services identified in the application or amendment to allege use.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1051(a)(1); 37 C.F.R.
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`§§2.34(a)(1)(iv), 2.56(a); TMEP §§904, 904.07(a).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Examples of specimens for goods include tags, labels, instruction manuals, containers, photographs that show the mark on the actual goods or
`packaging, and displays associated with the actual goods at their point of sale.(cid:160) See TMEP §§904.03 et seq.(cid:160) Webpages may also be specimens
`for goods when they include a picture or textual description of the goods associated with the mark and the means to order the goods.(cid:160) TMEP
`§904.03(i).(cid:160) Examples of specimens for services include advertising and marketing materials, brochures, photographs of business signage and
`billboards, and webpages that show the mark used in the actual sale, rendering, or advertising of the services.(cid:160) See TMEP §1301.04(a), (h)(iv)(C).
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`pplicant may respond to this refusal by satisfying one of the following for each applicable international class:
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`(1)(cid:160) Submit a new drawing of the mark that agrees with the mark on the specimen and, if appropriate, an amendment to the color claim and/or
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`mark description that conforms to the new drawing.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(2)(cid:160) Submit a different specimen (a verified “substitute” specimen) that (a) was in actual use in commerce at least as early as the filing date of
`the application or prior to the filing of an amendment to allege use and (b) shows the mark or a substantially exact representation of the mark in
`the drawing in actual use in commerce for the goods and/or services identified in the application.
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`or an overview of both response options referenced above and instructions on how to satisfy either option online using the Trademark
`Electronic Application System (TEAS) form, please go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/law/J3.jsp.
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`Response to Final Action
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`pplicant must respond within six months of the date of issuance of this final Office action or the application will be abandoned.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C.
`§1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a).(cid:160) Applicant may respond by providing one or both of the following:
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`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`A response that fully satisfies all outstanding requirements and/or resolves all outstanding refusals.
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`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`An appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, with the appeal fee of $100 per class.
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`7 C.F.R. §2.63(b)(1)-(2); TMEP §714.04; see 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(18); TBMP ch. 1200.
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`n certain rare circumstances, an applicant may respond by filing a petition to the Director pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §2.63(b)(2) to review
`procedural issues.(cid:160) TMEP §714.04; see 37 C.F.R. §2.146(b); TBMP §1201.05; TMEP §1704 (explaining petitionable matters).(cid:160) The petition fee
`is $100.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(15).
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`/Laurie Mayes/
`Examining Attorney, LO 101
`(571) 272-5874; FAX (571) 273-9101
`laurie.mayes@uspto.gov (NOT for responses)
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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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`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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`Freeman Formula, LLC (mswyers@thetrademarkcompany.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86448151 - PROJECT 42 - N/A
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`11/20/2015 2:58:12 PM
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`ECOM101@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 11/20/2015 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86448151
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`Please follow the instructions below:
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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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`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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`2)(cid:160) TIMELY RESPONSE IS REQUIRED:(cid:160) Please carefully review the Office action to determine (1) how to respond, and (2) the applicable
`response time period.(cid:160) Your response deadline will be calculated from 11/20/2015 (or sooner if specified in the Office action).(cid:160) For information
`regarding response time periods, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/responsetime.jsp.
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`o 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.(cid:160)
`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)(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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`ailure to file the required response by the applicable response deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your application.(cid:160) For
`more information regarding abandonment, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/abandon.jsp.
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`PRIVATE 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 require that you pay
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`“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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