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`Americanna Brands Ltd. (willhunziker@gmail.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 87584769 - AMERICANNA - BK-01TM
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`10/10/2018 10:28:26 PM
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`ECOM108@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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`*87584769*
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`GENERAL TRADEMARK
`INFORMATION:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/index.jsp
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`VIEW YOUR APPLICATION FILE
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`U.S. APPLICATION
`SERIAL NO.   87584769
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`MARK: AMERICANNA
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`CORRESPONDENT
`ADDRESS:
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`     WILL HUNZIKER
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`     HUNZIKER LEGAL
`SERVICES, PLLC
`         3215 FOUNDRY PL
`UNIT 101
`         C/O WILL
`HUNZIKER
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`     BOULDER, CO
`80301
`APPLICANT:
`Americanna Brands Ltd.
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`CORRESPONDENT’S
`REFERENCE/DOCKET
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`    BK-01TM
`CORRESPONDENT
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`E-MAIL ADDRESS:    
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`willhunziker@gmail.com
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`ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 10/10/2018
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`SUSPENSION NOTICE: NO RESPONSE NEEDED
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`This Office action is in response to applicant’s communication filed on September 10, 2018.   Applicant’s amendment to the identification of
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`goods in Class 3 has been accepted into the record.  
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`The trademark examining attorney is suspending action on the application for the reason(s) stated below.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716 et
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`PENDING CIVIL PROCEEDING(S):  The pending civil proceeding(s) below pertains to (1) a registered mark that conflicts with applicant’s
`mark under Trademark Act Section 2(d), (2) a mark in a pending application(s) that could conflict with applicant’s mark under Section 2(d) if it
`registers, and/or (3) the registrability of applicant’s mark.   See 15 U.S.C. §1052; 37 C.F.R. §2.83; TMEP §§716.02(a), (c)-(d), 1208 et seq. 
`Because the civil proceeding(s) pertains to an issue that could directly affect whether applicant’s mark can be registered, action on this
`application is suspended pending termination of the civil proceeding(s).  See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716.02(a), (c)-(d).
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`- Cancellation No(s). 92069514
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`REFUSAL(S)/REQUIREMENT(S) CONTINUED AND MAINTAINED:   The following refusal(s)/requirement(s) is/are continued and
`maintained:
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`(1)    The refusal to register under Section 2(d) of the Trademark Act, 15 USC Section 1052(d), based on likelihood of confusion with U.S.
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`Registration No. 4538956 in Class 3 only.  The reason why the refusal is maintained despite applicant’s amendment to the identification
`of goods is because the registration uses broad terms to identify its goods, namely, non-medicated skin care preparations.  Many of
`applicant’s remaining goods such as baby wipes, shaving balms and creams, bar soap, shaving gels are intended to be used on the skin
`and fall within the broader definition in the registration of a “non-medicated skin care preparation.”
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`(2)    The refusal to register under Section 2(d) of the Trademark Act, 15 USC Section 1052(d), based on likelihood of confusion with U.S.
`Registration No. 5365579 as to the goods listed by applicant in Class 25 of the application.  This refusal is subject to being withdrawn
`upon the conclusion of the above cited cancellation proceeding.
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`Applicant was also required to provide more information about the goods under Trademark Rule 2.61(b), 37 CFR Section 2.61(b).  Applicant
`responded that its goods in Classes 3, 5, 30 or 32 will not include any components or ingredients derived from the Cannabis sativa L plant (also
`known as marijuana, cannabis or hemp).  In light of this response, the request for information has been satisfied.  Nevertheless, applicant is
`advised that upon filing an allegation of use, if the specimens or other evidence is made of record that applicant’s assertion is not correct, a
`refusal to register based the mark not being in lawful use in Commerce under Sections 1 and 45 of the Trademark Act, 15 USC Sections 1051
`and 1127, may be made at that time.  Use of a mark in commerce must be lawful use to be the basis for federal registration of the mark.   Gray v.
`Daffy Dan’s Bargaintown , 823 F.2d 522, 526, 3 USPQ2d 1306, 1308 (Fed. Cir. 1987); see 15 U.S.C. §§1051, 1127; 37 C.F.R. §2.69; In re
`Midwest Tennis & Track Co., 29 USPQ2d 1386, 1386 n.2 (TTAB 1993); In re Stellar Int’l, Inc. , 159 USPQ 48, 50-51 (TTAB 1968); TMEP
`§907.
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`The USPTO will periodically conduct a status check of the application to determine whether suspension remains appropriate, and the trademark
`examining attorney will issue as needed an inquiry letter to applicant regarding the status of the matter on which suspension is based.  TMEP
`§§716.04, 716.05.  Applicant will be notified when suspension is no longer appropriate.  See TMEP §716.04.
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`No response to this notice is necessary; however, if applicant wants to respond, applicant should use the “Response to Suspension Inquiry or
`Letter of Suspension” form online at http://teasroa.uspto.gov/rsi/rsi.
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`/jeffreyjlook/
`Jeffrey J. Look
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 108
`Ph:  (571) 272-1652
`Email:  jeffrey.look@uspto.gov
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`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 Trademark Electronic Application System (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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`Americanna Brands Ltd. (willhunziker@gmail.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 87584769 - AMERICANNA - BK-01TM
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`10/10/2018 10:28:27 PM
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`ECOM108@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 10/10/2018 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO.87584769
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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)  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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`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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