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`Krachler, Britta (privacy@trademarkengine.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 88118472 - PERGOZO - N/A
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`12/27/2018 4:48:38 PM
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`ECOM104@USPTO.GOV
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`Attachments:
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`Attachment - 1
`Attachment - 2
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`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.   88118472
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`MARK: PERGOZO
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`CORRESPONDENT
`ADDRESS:
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`       BRITTA KRACHLER
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`       STEINECKGASSE 7-9
`         KLOSTERNEUBURG
`           3400
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`    AUSTRIA
`APPLICANT: Krachler,
`Britta
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`*88118472*
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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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`CORRESPONDENT’S
`REFERENCE/DOCKET
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`MAIL ADDRESS:       
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`privacy@trademarkengine.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.   A RESPONSE
`TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE TRADEMARK ELECTRONIC APPLICATION SYSTEM (TEAS) MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE
`MIDNIGHT EASTERN TIME OF THE LAST DAY OF THE RESPONSE PERIOD.
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`ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 12/27/2018
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`The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney.  Applicant must respond timely and completely to
`the issue(s) below.  15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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`SEARCH RESULTS
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`The 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).  TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).
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`SUMMARY OF ISSUES:
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`Specimen Refusal: Substitute Specimen Required
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`Significance of the Mark Requirement
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`SPECIMEN REFUSAL: SUBSTITUTE SPECIMEN REQUIRED
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`Registration is refused because the specimen does not show the applied-for mark in use in commerce in connection with any of the goods
`specified in the application or amendment to allege use.  Trademark Act Sections 1 and 45, 15 U.S.C. §§1051, 1127; 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(1)(iv),
`2.56(a); In re Keep A Breast Found., 123 USPQ2d 1869, 1876-79 (TTAB 2017); In re Graystone Consulting Assocs., Inc., 115 USPQ2d 2035,
`2037-38 (TTAB 2015); TMEP §§904, 904.07(a), 1301.04(d), (g)(i).  Specifically, the specimen shows the applied-for mark on frames that appear
`to have no lenses. However, the application identifies “sunglasses.” Although the items shown in the specimen may be a component of what will
`be used to make sunglasses, the items are not sunglasses. See the attached dictionary definition from American Heritage Dictionary. Therefore,
`the specimen fails to show the applied-for mark in use in commerce with the identified goods.
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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.  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).  
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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.  See TMEP §§904.03 et seq.  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.  TMEP
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`§904.03(i).  
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`Applicant may respond to this refusal by satisfying one of the following for each applicable international class:
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`(1)      
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`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 in actual use in commerce for
`the goods and/or services identified in the application or amendment to allege use.  A “verified substitute specimen” is a
`specimen that is accompanied by the following statement made in a signed affidavit or supported by a declaration under 37 C.F.R.
`§2.20:  “The substitute (or new, or originally submitted, if appropriate) specimen(s) was/were in use in commerce at least as early
`as the filing date of the application or prior to the filing of the amendment to allege use.”   The substitute specimen cannot be
`accepted without this statement.
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`(2)      
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`Amend the filing basis to intent to use under Section 1(b), for which no specimen is required.  This option will later necessitate
`additional fee(s) and filing requirements such as providing a specimen.
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`For 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/specimen.jsp.
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`Applicant must also address the following requirement.
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`SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MARK REQUIREMENT
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`To permit proper examination of the application, applicant must explain whether the wording in the mark “PERGOZO” or “PER GOZO” has
`any significance in the applicant’s trade or industry or as applied to applicant’s goods, or if such wording is a “term of art” within applicant’s
`industry.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b); TMEP §814.  Failure to comply with a request for information is grounds for refusing registration.  In re
`Harley, 119 USPQ2d 1755, 1757-58 (TTAB 2016); TMEP §814.
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`RESPONSE GUIDELINES
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`For this application to proceed further, applicant must explicitly address each refusal and/or requirement in this Office action.  For a refusal,
`applicant may provide written arguments and evidence against the refusal, and may have other response options if specified above.  For a
`requirement, applicant should set forth the changes or statements.  In addition, because applicant filed a TEAS Plus application, applicant must
`respond online using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) to avoid incurring an additional fee.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.22(b)(1), (c). 
`Please see “ Responding to Office Actions” and the informational video “Response to Office Action ” for more information and tips on
`responding.
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`CONSIDER LEGAL ASSISTANCE
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`Because of the legal technicalities and strict deadlines involved in the USPTO application process, applicant may wish to hire a private attorney
`specializing in trademark matters to represent applicant in this process and provide legal advice.  Although the undersigned trademark examining
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`attorney is permitted to help an applicant understand the contents of an Office action as well as the application process in general, no USPTO
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`attorney or staff is permitted to give an applicant legal advice or statements about an applicant’s legal rights.   TMEP §§705.02, 709.06.  
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`For attorney referral information, applicant may consult the American Bar Association’s Consumers’ Guide to Legal Help ; an online directory
`of legal professionals, such as FindLaw®; or a local telephone directory.  The USPTO, however, may not assist an applicant in the selection of a
`private attorney.  37 C.F.R. §2.11.
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`ASSISTANCE
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`Please call or email the assigned trademark examining attorney with questions about this Office action.  Although the trademark examining
`attorney cannot provide legal advice or statements about applicant’s rights, the trademark examining attorney can provide applicant with
`additional explanation about the refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) in this Office action.  See TMEP §§705.02, 709.06.  Although the USPTO does
`not accept emails as responses to Office actions, emails can be used for informal communications and will be included in the application record. 
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`See 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(c), 2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05.      
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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:  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.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.22(b), 2.23(b);
`TMEP §§819, 820.  TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants who do not meet these requirements must submit an additional processing fee of $125
`per class of goods and/or services.  37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(v), 2.22(c), 2.23(c); TMEP §§819.04, 820.04.  However, in certain situations, TEAS
`Plus or TEAS RF applicants may respond to an Office action by authorizing an examiner’s amendment by telephone or e-mail without incurring
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`this additional fee.     
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`/Jonathan Ryan O'Rourke/
`Examining Attorney
`Law Office 104
`571-270-1561
`jonathan.orourke@uspto.gov
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`TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:   Go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp.   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. 
`For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.  For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned
`trademark examining attorney.  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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`All informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official application record.
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`WHO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE:  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).  If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the
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`response.  
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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 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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`Krachler, Britta (privacy@trademarkengine.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 88118472 - PERGOZO - N/A
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`12/27/2018 4:48:39 PM
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`ECOM104@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 12/27/2018 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 88118472
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`Your trademark application has been reviewed.  The trademark examining attorney assigned by the USPTO to your application has written an
`official letter to which you must respond.  Please follow these steps:
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`(1)  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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`The 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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`hours of this e-mail notification.  
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`(2)  RESPOND WITHIN 6 MONTHS (or sooner if specified in the Office action), calculated from 12/27/2018, using the Trademark Electronic
`Application System (TEAS) response form located at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp.  A response transmitted through
`TEAS must be received before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the response period.
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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.  
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`(3)  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.  
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`/Jonathan Ryan O'Rourke/
`Examining Attorney
`Law Office 104
`571-270-1561
`jonathan.orourke@uspto.gov
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`WARNING
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`Failure to file the required response by the applicable response deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your application.  For
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`more information regarding abandonment, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/abandon.jsp.  
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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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`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
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`private company solicitations, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/solicitation_warnings.jsp.
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