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`Subject:
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`Attachments:
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`US African Immigrants Gist, Inc. (victoria@usafricanimmigrantsgist.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 88153092 - USAIG - N/A
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`1/28/2019 1:27:47 PM
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`ECOM104@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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`U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO.  
`88153092
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`MARK: USAIG
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`CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`       US AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS
`GIST, INC.
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`       US AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS
`GIST, INC.
`         27 W60TH STREET, P.O. BOX
`20287
`           NEW YORK, NY 10023
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`APPLICANT: US African
`Immigrants Gist, Inc.
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`*88153092*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS
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`VIEW YOUR APPLICATION FILE
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`victoria@usafricanimmigrantsgist.com
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER
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`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: 1/28/2019
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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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`SUMMARY OF ISSUES:
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`Section 2(d) Refusal – Likelihood Of Confusion
`Prior-Filed Application
`Clarification Of The Identification Of Services
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`SECTION 2(d) REFUSAL – LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION
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`The stated refusal refers to the following services and does not bar registration for the other services:  “Business administration assistance;
`Business management advice.”
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`Registration of the applied-for mark is refused because of a likelihood of confusion with the mark in U.S. Registration No. 4576063.  Trademark
`Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); see TMEP §§1207.01 et seq.  See the attached registration.
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`Applicant has applied for the mark USAIG for, in relevant part, “Business administration assistance; Business management advice.”
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`Registrant’s mark is AIG for “Business management consulting.”
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`Trademark Act Section 2(d) bars registration of an applied-for mark that is so similar to a registered mark that it is likely consumers would be
`confused, mistaken, or deceived as to the commercial source of the goods and/or services of the parties.  See 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).  Likelihood of
`confusion is determined on a case-by-case basis by applying the factors set forth in In re E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 476 F.2d 1357, 1361,
`177 USPQ 563, 567 (C.C.P.A. 1973) (called the “ du Pont factors”).   In re i.am.symbolic, llc, 866 F.3d 1315, 1322, 123 USPQ2d 1744, 1747
`(Fed. Cir. 2017).  Only those factors that are “relevant and of record” need be considered.   M2 Software, Inc. v. M2 Commc’ns, Inc., 450 F.3d
`1378, 1382, 78 USPQ2d 1944, 1947 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (citing Shen Mfg. Co. v. Ritz Hotel Ltd., 393 F.3d 1238, 1241, 73 USPQ2d 1350, 1353 (Fed.
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`Cir. 2004)); see In re Inn at St. John’s, LLC , 126 USPQ2d 1742, 1744 (TTAB 2018).  
`
`Although not all du Pont factors may be relevant, there are generally two key considerations in any likelihood of confusion analysis:  (1) the
`similarities between the compared marks and (2) the relatedness of the compared goods and/or services.  See In re i.am.symbolic, llc, 866 F.3d at
`1322, 123 USPQ2d at 1747 (quoting Herbko Int’l, Inc. v. Kappa Books, Inc., 308 F.3d 1156, 1164-65, 64 USPQ2d 1375, 1380 (Fed. Cir. 2002));
`Federated Foods, Inc. v. Fort Howard Paper Co., 544 F.2d 1098, 1103, 192 USPQ 24, 29 (C.C.P.A. 1976) (“The fundamental inquiry mandated
`by [Section] 2(d) goes to the cumulative effect of differences in the essential characteristics of the goods [or services] and differences in the
`marks.”); TMEP §1207.01.
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`COMPARISON OF THE MARKS
`
`Marks are compared in their entireties for similarities in appearance, sound, connotation, and commercial impression.  Stone Lion Capital
`Partners, LP v. Lion Capital LLP, 746 F.3d 1317, 1321, 110 USPQ2d 1157, 1160 (Fed. Cir. 2014) (quoting Palm Bay Imps., Inc. v. Veuve
`Clicquot Ponsardin Maison Fondee En 1772, 396 F.3d 1369, 1371, 73 USPQ2d 1689, 1691 (Fed. Cir. 2005)); TMEP §1207.01(b)-(b)(v). 
`“Similarity in any one of these elements may be sufficient to find the marks confusingly similar.”   In re Inn at St. John’s, LLC, 126 USPQ2d
`1742, 1746 (TTAB 2018) (citing In re Davia, 110 USPQ2d 1810, 1812 (TTAB 2014)); TMEP §1207.01(b).
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`Although marks are compared in their entireties, one feature of a mark may be more significant or dominant in creating a commercial
`impression.  See In re Detroit Athletic Co., 903 F.3d 1297, 1305, 128 USPQ2d 1047, 1050 (Fed. Cir. 2018) (citing In re Dixie Rests., 105 F.3d
`1405, 1407, 41 USPQ2d 1531, 1533-34 (Fed. Cir. 1997)); TMEP §1207.01(b)(viii), (c)(ii).  Matter that is descriptive of or generic for a party’s
`goods and/or services is typically less significant or less dominant in relation to other wording in a mark.  See Anheuser-Busch, LLC v. Innvopak
`Sys. Pty Ltd., 115 USPQ2d 1816, 1824-25 (TTAB 2015) (citing In re Chatam Int’l Inc., 380 F.3d 1340, 1342-43, 71 USPQ2d 1944, 1946 (Fed.
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`Cir. 2004)).
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`In the present case, the attached evidence shows that the wording US in the applied-for mark is merely descriptive for applicant’s services.  US
`stands for the United States, and is merely descriptive of the place where applicant’s services are rendered.  Thus, this wording is less significant
`in terms of affecting the mark’s commercial impression, and renders the wording AIG the more dominant element of the mark.
`
`Marks may be confusingly similar in appearance where similar terms or phrases or similar parts of terms or phrases appear in the compared
`marks and create a similar overall commercial impression.  See Crocker Nat’l Bank v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 228 USPQ 689,
`690-91 (TTAB 1986), aff’d sub nom. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. Wells Fargo Bank, Nat’l Ass’n , 811 F.2d 1490, 1495, 1
`USPQ2d 1813, 1817 (Fed. Cir. 1987) (finding COMMCASH and COMMUNICASH confusingly similar); In re Corning Glass Works, 229
`USPQ 65, 66 (TTAB 1985) (finding CONFIRM and CONFIRMCELLS confusingly similar); In re Pellerin Milnor Corp., 221 USPQ 558, 560
`(TTAB 1983) (finding MILTRON and MILLTRONICS confusingly similar); TMEP §1207.01(b)(ii)-(iii).  Here, the marks both contain the
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`letters AIG.  
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`COMPARISON OF THE SERVICES
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`The services are compared to determine whether they are similar, commercially related, or travel in the same trade channels.  See Coach Servs.,
`Inc. v. Triumph Learning LLC, 668 F.3d 1356, 1369-71, 101 USPQ2d 1713, 1722-23 (Fed. Cir. 2012); Herbko Int’l, Inc. v. Kappa Books, Inc.,
`308 F.3d 1156, 1165, 64 USPQ2d 1375, 1381 (Fed. Cir. 2002); TMEP §§1207.01, 1207.01(a)(vi).
`
`The compared services need not be identical or even competitive to find a likelihood of confusion.  See On-line Careline Inc. v. Am. Online Inc.,
`229 F.3d 1080, 1086, 56 USPQ2d 1471, 1475 (Fed. Cir. 2000); Recot, Inc. v. Becton, 214 F.3d 1322, 1329, 54 USPQ2d 1894, 1898 (Fed. Cir.
`2000); TMEP §1207.01(a)(i).  They need only be “related in some manner and/or if the circumstances surrounding their marketing are such that
`they could give rise to the mistaken belief that [the goods and/or services] emanate from the same source.”   Coach Servs., Inc. v. Triumph
`Learning LLC, 668 F.3d 1356, 1369, 101 USPQ2d 1713, 1722 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (quoting 7-Eleven Inc. v. Wechsler, 83 USPQ2d 1715, 1724
`(TTAB 2007)); TMEP §1207.01(a)(i).
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`Here, registrant’s “Business management consulting” would encompass applicant’s “Business management advice.”
`
`Further, the attached Internet evidence, consisting of www.familybusinessusa.com, asbtdc.org and   www.navarrocollegesbdc.org, establishes that
`the same entity commonly provides the relevant services and markets the services under the same mark.  Specifically, companies that provide
`business consulting commonly provide a variety of business related services.  Thus, applicant’s and registrant’s services are considered related
`for likelihood of confusion purposes.  See, e.g., In re Davey Prods. Pty Ltd., 92 USPQ2d 1198, 1202-04 (TTAB 2009); In re Toshiba Med. Sys.
`Corp., 91 USPQ2d 1266, 1268-69, 1271-72 (TTAB 2009).
`
`Thus, upon encountering applicant’s and registrant’s marks, consumers are likely to be confused and mistakenly believe that the respective
`services emanate from a common source.
`
`Although applicant’s mark has been refused registration, applicant may respond to the refusal(s) by submitting evidence and arguments in
`support of registration.
`
`PRIOR-FILED APPLICATION
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`The trademark examining attorney has searched the Office’s database of registered and pending marks and has also found a mark in a prior-filed
`
`pending application that may present a bar to registration of applicant’s mark. TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).  
`
`The filing date of pending U.S. Application Serial No. 87482098 precedes applicant’s filing date.  See attached referenced application.  If the
`mark in the referenced application registers, applicant’s mark may be refused registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d) because of a
`likelihood of confusion between the two marks.  See 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); 37 C.F.R. §2.83; TMEP §§1208 et seq.  Therefore, upon receipt of
`applicant’s response to this Office action, action on this application may be suspended pending final disposition of the earlier-filed referenced
`application.
`
`In response to this Office action, applicant may present arguments in support of registration by addressing the issue of the potential conflict
`between applicant’s mark and the mark in the referenced application.  Applicant’s election not to submit arguments at this time in no way limits
`applicant’s right to address this issue later if a refusal under Section 2(d) issues.
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`CLARIFICATION OF THE IDENTIFICATION OF SERVICES
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`The wording “merchandise” in the identification of services is indefinite and must be clarified because it fails to specify the nature of the goods
`included.   See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01.   Applicant must more clearly specify the type of goods included. 
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`Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:   
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`Class 35: Business administration assistance; Business management advice; On-line retail store services featuring subscription boxes containing
`apparel and merchandise in the nature of {specify, e.g. glassware}; Promoting public awareness of the interests of African immigrants in the
`United States of America; Retail on-line ordering services featuring apparel and merchandise in the nature of {specify, e.g. glassware} also
`accessible by telephone, facsimile and mail order
`
`Applicant’s goods and/or services may be clarified or limited, but may not be expanded beyond those originally itemized in the application or as
`acceptably amended.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06.  Applicant may clarify or limit the identification by inserting qualifying language
`or deleting items to result in a more specific identification; however, applicant may not substitute different goods and/or services or add goods
`and/or services not found or encompassed by those in the original application or as acceptably amended.  See TMEP §1402.06(a)-(b).  The scope
`of the goods and/or services sets the outer limit for any changes to the identification and is generally determined by the ordinary meaning of the
`wording in the identification.  TMEP §§1402.06(b), 1402.07(a)-(b).  Any acceptable changes to the goods and/or services will further limitscope,
`and once goods and/or services are deleted, they are not permitted to be reinserted.  TMEP §1402.07(e).
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`For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and services in trademark applications, please see the USPTO’s online searchable U.S.
`Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual.  See TMEP §1402.04.
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`TRADEMARK COUNSEL SUGGESTED
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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
`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.  
`
`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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`RESPONSE GUIDELINES
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`For this application to proceed further, applicant must explicitly address each refusal and/or requirement raised in this Office action.  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. 
`Applicant may also have other options specified in this Office action for responding to a refusal and should consider those options carefully.  To
`respond to requirements and certain refusal response options, applicant should set forth in writing the required changes or statements.  For more
`information and general tips on responding to USPTO Office actions, response options, and how to file a response online, see “ Responding to
`Office Actions” on the USPTO’s website.
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`If 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 and the trademark will fail to register.  See 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.65(a), 2.68(a); TMEP
`§§718.01, 718.02.  Additionally, the USPTO will not refund the application filing fee, which is a required processing fee.  See 37 C.F.R.
`§§2.6(a)(1)(i)-(iv), 2.209(a); TMEP §405.04.
`
`When an application has abandoned for failure to respond to an Office action, an applicant may timely file a petition to revive the application,
`which, if granted, would allow the application to return to active status.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.66; TMEP §1714.  The petition must be filed within
`two months of the date of issuance of the notice of abandonment and may be filed online via the Trademark Electronic Application System
`(TEAS) with a $100 fee.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(15)(ii), 2.66(a)(1), (b)(1).
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`ASSISTANCE
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`If applicant has questions regarding this Office action, please telephone or e-mail the assigned trademark examining attorney.  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.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(c), 2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05. 
`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.  See TMEP §§705.02,
`709.06.
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`TEAS PLUS OR TEAS REDUCED FEE (TEAS RF) APPLICANTS – TO MAINTAIN LOWER FEE, ADDITIONAL
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`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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`/Keri-Marie Cantone/
`Examining Attorney, Law Office 104
`(571) 272-6069
`keri.cantone@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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`Print: Jan 28, 2019
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`362254-01
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`DESIGN MARK
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`serial Number
`86225401
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`Status
`REGISTERED
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`Word Mark
`AIS
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`Standard Character Mark
`Yes
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`Registration Number
`4516063
`
`Date Registered
`2014x01x29
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`Type of Mark
`SERVICE MARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[4]
`STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
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`Owner
`American International Group, Inc. CORPORATION DELAWERE 1T5 Water
`Street New»T York NEW YORK 10038
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`GoodsfServioes
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
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`IC 035.
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`US
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`100 101 102.
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`G a E: Business
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`management consulting. First Use:
`LBBTHOEHOO.
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`lgaifOGKOO. First Use In Commerce:
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`
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`Prior Registration(s)
`111255?;1213845;251295D;AND OTHERS
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`Filing Date
`2014f03f19
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`Examining Attorney
`STRINGER, DANIEL
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`AIG
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`Pfini:Jan28,2818
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`87482888
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`8T482098
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`Status
`SUSPENSION LETTER — MAILED
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`Word Mark
`AERICA INITIATIvE EoR GovERNANCE AIS INSPIRING PUBLIC SECTCR
`TRANSFORMATION
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`Standard Character Mark
`No
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`Type of Mark
`SERVICE MARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`
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`Mark Drawing Code
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`[3
`DESIGN PLUS WORDS, LETTERS ANDKOR NUM%SRS
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`Owner
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`Africa Initiative For Governance LTEKGTE Limited by Guarantee NIGERIA
`19 Gerrard Road,
`Ikoyi Lagos NIGERIA
`
`Goodsfiervices
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`
`IC 035.
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`US
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`100 101 102.
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`G a 8:
`
`Advertising, business administration and providing office functions,
`all relating to and promoting the development of political leadership,
`social justice and public service.
`
`GoodaiServices
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
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`IC 041.
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`US
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`100 101 10?.
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`G a 8: Educational
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`services, namely, developing, arranging, and conducting educational
`conferences and programs and providing courses of instruction and
`training, all in the field of developing political leadership, social
`justice, and public service; organizing cultural events to promote
`political leadership, social justice, and public service.
`
`Foreign Country Name
`NIGERIA
`
`Foreign Priority
`FOREIGN PRIORITY CLAIMED
`
`Foreign Application Number
`NGXTMHOHZOIT
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`Pfint:Jan28,2818
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`87482888
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`Foreign Filing Date
`ZUITHUZHUT
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`Disclaimer Statement
`NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "AFRICA INITIATIVE FOR
`GOVERNANCE" APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN.
`
`Description of Mark
`The mark consists of of the wording AFRICA INITIATIVE FOR GOVERNANCE
`in black to the right of a gold sunburst design containing the gold
`etters AIG in the center. The wording INSPIRING PUBLIC SECTOR
`TRANSFORMATION appears underneath in stylized black lettering below a
`gold line.
`
`Colors Claimed
`The cclcris] black and gold isfare claimed as a feature of the mark.
`
`Filing Date
`ZOlTHOEHOS
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`Examining Attorney
`MICHOS,
`JOHN E.
`
`Attemezgulr of Record
`Larry H. Trcncc
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