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`TKS INT'L, LLC (scott@bwbj.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 87059981 - HODOR - N/A
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`9/15/2016 2:09:24 PM
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`ECOM111@USPTO.GOV
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`Attachment - 1
`Attachment - 2
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
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`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`*87059981*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
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`U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. (cid:160) 87059981
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`ARK: HODOR
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`CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) SCOTT SCHMEIZER
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) TKS INT'L, LLC
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) 2501 RIVERSIDE DRIVE
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) WANTAGH, NY 11793
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`APPLICANT: TKS INT'L, LLC
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`CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`scott@bwbj.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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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 9/15/2016
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`EAS 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
`incurring this additional fee.(cid:160)
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`he 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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`efusal
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`egistration is refused because the applied-for mark is primarily merely a surname.(cid:160) Trademark Act Section 2(e)(4), 15 U.S.C. §1052(e)(4); see
`TMEP §1211.(cid:160) The primary significance of the mark to the purchasing public determines whether a term is primarily merely a surname.(cid:160) In re
`Kahan & Weisz Jewelry Mfg. Corp., 508 F.2d 831, 832, 184 USPQ 421, 422 (C.C.P.A. 1975); In re Binion, 93 USPQ2d 1531, 1537 (TTAB 2009);
`see TMEP §§1211, 1211.01.
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`lease see the attached evidence from the Whitepages, establishing the surname significance of HODOR.(cid:160) This evidence shows the applied-for mark
`appearing 428 times as a surname in a nationwide phone directory.
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`mark deemed primarily merely a surname may be registered on the Principal Register under Trademark Act Section 2(f) by satisfying one of
`the following:
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`(1) Submit a claim of ownership of one or more active prior registrations on the Principal Register for a mark that is the same as the mark
`in the application and for the same or related goods and/or services.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.41(a)(1); TMEP §§1212, 1212.04.(cid:160) The following
`wording is suggested:(cid:160) “The mark has become distinctive of the goods and/or services as evidenced by the ownership of active
`U.S. Registration No(s). (insert number) on the Principal Register for the same mark for sufficiently similar goods and/or
`services.”(cid:160) TMEP §1212.04(e).;
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`(2) Submit the following statement, verified with an affidavit or signed declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20:(cid:160) “The mark has become
`distinctive of the goods and/or services through the applicant’s substantially exclusive and continuous use of the mark in
`commerce that the U.S. Congress may lawfully regulate for at least the five years immediately before the date of this
`statement.”(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.41(a)(2); TMEP §1212.05(d); see 37 C.F.R. §2.193(e)(1).; or
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`(3) Submit actual evidence of acquired distinctiveness.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.41(a)(3); TMEP §1212.06.(cid:160) Such evidence may include the
`following:(cid:160) examples of advertising and promotional materials that specifically promote the applied-for mark as a trademark and/or
`service mark in the United States; dollar figures for advertising devoted to such promotion; dealer and consumer statements of
`recognition of the applied-for mark as a trademark and/or service mark; and any other evidence that establishes recognition of the
`applied-for mark as a source-identifier for the goods and/or services. (cid:160) See In re Ideal Indus., Inc., 508 F.2d 1336, 184 USPQ 487
`(C.C.P.A. 1975); In re Instant Transactions Corp. of Am., 201 USPQ 957 (TTAB 1979); TMEP §§1212.06 et seq.
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`rademark Act Section 2(f), 15 U.S.C. §1052(f); see 37 C.F.R. §2.41; TMEP §§1211, 1212.
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`f applicant cannot satisfy one of the above, applicant can amend the application to seek registration on the Supplemental Register.(cid:160) Trademark
`Act Section 23, 15 U.S.C. §1091; see 37 C.F.R. §§2.47, 2.75(a).
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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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`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. §§2.62(c), 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 C. Reihner/
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`Examining Attorney
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`Law Office 111, 571-272-9392
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`571-272-9111, fax.
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`David.Reihner@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)
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`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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`TKS INT'L, LLC (scott@bwbj.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 87059981 - HODOR - N/A
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`9/15/2016 2:09:26 PM
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`ECOM111@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 9/15/2016 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 87059981
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`Your trademark application has been reviewed.(cid:160) The trademark examining attorney assigned by the USPTO to your application has written an
`official letter to which you must respond.(cid:160) Please follow these steps:
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`1)(cid:160) READ THE LETTER by clicking on this link or going to http://tsdr.uspto.gov/, entering your U.S. application serial number, and clicking
`on “Documents.”
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`hours of this e-mail notification.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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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
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`(2)(cid:160) RESPOND WITHIN 6 MONTHS (or sooner if specified in the Office action), calculated from 9/15/2016, using the Trademark Electronic
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`Application System (TEAS) response form located at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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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
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`responses to Office actions.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(3)(cid:160) QUESTIONS about the contents of the Office action itself should be directed to the trademark examining attorney who reviewed your
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`application, identified below.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`/David C. Reihner/
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`Examining Attorney
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`Law Office 111, 571-272-9392
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`571-272-9111, fax.
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`David.Reihner@USPTO.gov
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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
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