UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
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`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`U.S. APPLICATION
`SERIAL NO.   79233156
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`MARK: CHANGING
`PHOTOGRAPHY
`LUMIX G
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`*79233156*
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`CORRESPONDENT
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS
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`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`APPLICANT:
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`CORRESPONDENT’S
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER
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`INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION NO. 1404433
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS NOTIFICATION:  TO AVOID ABANDONMENT OF THE REQUEST FOR
`EXTENSION OF PROTECTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION, THE USPTO MUST RECEIVE A COMPLETE RESPONSE
`TO THIS PROVISIONAL FULL REFUSAL NOTIFICATION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE “DATE ON WHICH THE NOTIFICATION
`WAS SENT TO WIPO (MAILING DATE)” LOCATED ON THE WIPO COVER LETTER ACCOMPANYING THIS NOTIFICATION.
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`In addition to the Mailing Date appearing on the WIPO cover letter, a holder (hereafter “applicant”) may confirm this Mailing Date using the
`USPTO’s Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at http://tsdr.uspto.gov/.  To do so, enter the U.S. application serial
`number for this application and then select “Documents.”   The Mailing Date used to calculate the response deadline for this provisional full
`refusal is the “Create/Mail Date” of the “IB-1rst Refusal Note.”
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`This is a PROVISIONAL FULL REFUSAL of the request for extension of protection of the mark in the above-referenced U.S. application. 
`See 15 U.S.C. §1141h(c).  See below in this notification (hereafter “Office action”) for details regarding the provisional full refusal.
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`INTRODUCTION
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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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`TRADEMARK ACT SECTION 2(d) REFUSAL – LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION
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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. 2675599.  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’s mark is “CHANGING PHOTOGRAPHY LUMIX G” for “Photographic apparatus; photographic printing apparatus;
`photographic equipment; photographic instruments; stands for photographic apparatus; cameras; digital cameras; digital still cameras; compact
`digital cameras;  Photographs; apparatus for mounting photographs; photograph stands; paper for printing photographs; printing paper; digital
`printing paper; Photographic film development; printing; photographic printing; lithographic printing; framing of works of art; processing of
`photographic and cinematographic films; photographic image processing; rental of photographic printing apparatus; providing information
`relating to photographic printing services; Entertainment; cultural activities; videotaping; rental of video tapes; videotape production; video
`production; video editing; videotape editing; arranging of contests; arranging of cultural events; arranging of educational events; conducting of
`entertainment events; production of cinematographic films; rental of video cameras; rental of cameras; organisation of exhibitions for cultural
`and educational purposes; photography; photography services; photography instruction; photographic reporting; demonstration of photographic
`equipment [for training purposes]; training in the use of photographic equipment; education services relating to photographic printing; education
`services relating to photographic developing”.
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`Registrant’s mark is “LUMIX” for “Digital still cameras”.
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`ANALYSIS
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`Trademark Act Section 2(d) bars registration of an applied-for mark that so resembles a registered mark that it is likely a consumer would be
`confused, mistaken, or deceived as to the source of the goods and/or services of the applicant and registrant(s).  See 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). 
`Determining likelihood of confusion is made 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).  In re i.am.symbolic, llc, 866 F.3d 1315, 1322, 123 USPQ2d 1744, 1747 (Fed. Cir.
`2017).  However, “[n]ot all of the [ du Pont] factors are relevant to every case, and only factors of significance to the particular mark need be
`considered.”   Coach Servs., Inc. v. Triumph Learning LLC, 668 F.3d 1356, 1366, 101 USPQ2d 1713, 1719 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (quoting In re
`Mighty Leaf Tea, 601. F.3d 1342, 1346, 94 USPQ2d 1257, 1259 (Fed. Cir 2010)).  The USPTO may focus its analysis “on dispositive factors,
`such as similarity of the marks and relatedness of the goods [and/or services].”   In re i.am.symbolic, llc, 866 F.3d at 1322, 123 USPQ2d at 1747
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`(quoting Herbko Int’l, Inc. v. Kappa Books, Inc. , 308 F.3d 1156, 1164-65, 64 USPQ2d 1375, 1380 (Fed. Cir. 2002)); see TMEP §1207.01.  
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`Similarity of the Marks
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`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 Davia, 110 USPQ2d 1810, 1812 (TTAB
`2014) (citing In re 1st USA Realty Prof’ls, Inc. , 84 USPQ2d 1581, 1586 (TTAB 2007)); In re White Swan Ltd., 8 USPQ2d 1534, 1535 (TTAB
`1988)); TMEP §1207.01(b).
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`The marks are similar because in applicant’s mark the term “LUMIX” appears to identify the source of the goods, whereas the wording
`“CHANGING PHOTOGRAPHY” appears to be a slogan and not an identifier of the source of the goods. For this reason, the word “LUMIX” is
`the dominant word in applicant’s mark. In registrant’s mark, the word “LUMIX” is the sole word in the mark, making it the dominant and only
`source-identifier.
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`Since the source identifiers in applicant’s and registrant’s marks are identical, the marks are similar.
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`Similarity of the Goods and Services
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`The goods and/or 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).
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`The compared goods and/or 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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`The goods are related because applicant and registrant each sell digital still cameras.
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`Further, the attached Internet evidence, consisting of web pages from Fujifilm and Canon, establishes that the same entity commonly
`manufactures and provides the relevant goods and services and markets the goods and services under the same mark, and the goods and services
`are similar or complementary in terms of purpose or function.  Thus, applicant’s and registrant’s goods and/or 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).
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`Conclusion
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`The overriding concern is not only to prevent buyer confusion as to the source of the goods and/or services, but to protect the registrant from
`adverse commercial impact due to use of a similar mark by a newcomer.  See In re Shell Oil Co., 992 F.2d 1204, 1208, 26 USPQ2d 1687, 1690
`(Fed. Cir. 1993).  Therefore, any doubt regarding a likelihood of confusion determination is resolved in favor of the registrant.  TMEP
`§1207.01(d)(i); see Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Packard Press, Inc., 281 F.3d 1261, 1265, 62 USPQ2d 1001, 1003 (Fed. Cir. 2002); In re Hyper
`Shoppes (Ohio), Inc., 837 F.2d 463, 464-65, 6 USPQ2d 1025, 1026 (Fed. Cir. 1988).
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`For the foregoing reasons, registration is refused under Trademark Act Section 2(d).
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`If applicant responds to the refusal above, then applicant must also address the requirements outlined below.
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`MARK DESCRIPTION AND COLOR CLAIM REQUIRED
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`Applicant has submitted a color drawing, but has not provided the required description specifying where color appears in the literal and design
`elements in the mark.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.37, 2.52(b)(1); TMEP §807.07(a)-(a)(ii).  Applications for marks not in standard characters must
`include an accurate and concise description of the entire mark that identifies literal elements as well as any design elements.  See 37 C.F.R.
`§2.37; TMEP §§808.01, 808.02, 808.03(b).  And for marks depicted in color, this description must specify where the color(s) appear(s) on the
`mark.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.52(b)(1); TMEP §807.07(a)(ii).
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`Generic color names must be used to describe the colors in the mark, e.g., magenta, yellow, turquoise.  TMEP §807.07(a)(i)-(ii).   If black, white,
`and/or gray are not being claimed as a color feature of the mark, applicant must exclude them from the color claim and include in the mark
`description a statement that the colors black, white, and/or gray represent background, outlining, shading, and/or transparent areas and are not
`part of the mark.  See TMEP §807.07(d).
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`Therefore, applicant must provide a mark description that specifies where all the colors appear in the literal and design elements in the mark.  See
`TMEP §807.07(a)(ii).  The following is suggested, if accurate:
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`The mark consists of the wording “CHANGING PHOTOGRAPHY” in black capital letters inside a red plain single line
`rectangle with curved corners and an opening at the bottom center where the word “LUMIX” appears in black capital letters
`followed by a red capital letter “G”.
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`Applicant has submitted a color drawing and provided a mark description referencing color, but has not provided the required color claim. 
`Applications for marks depicted in color must include a complete list of all the colors claimed as a feature of the mark.  37 C.F.R. §2.52(b)(1);
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`see TMEP §§807.07(a) et seq.  
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`If black, white and/or gray are not being claimed as a color feature of the mark, applicant must state that the colors black, white and/or gray
`represent background, outlining, shading and/or transparent areas and are not part of the mark.  TMEP §807.07(d).  Generic color names must be
`used to identify the colors in the mark, e.g., magenta, yellow, turquoise.  TMEP §807.07(a)(i)-(a)(ii).
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`Therefore, applicant must provide the required color claim.  The following is suggested, if accurate:  “The colors red and black are claimed as
`a feature of the mark.”  TMEP §807.07(a)(i).
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`ENTITY INFORMATION REQUIRED
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`  Place Incorporated.”   Applicant must specify its entity type
`The application does not include applicant’s “Legal Nature” and “Legal Nature:
`(“Legal Nature”) and citizenship (“Place Incorporated”).
`  37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(3); TMEP §§803.03, 803.04.
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`Acceptable entity types include an individual, a partnership, a corporation or a joint venture.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(3); TMEP §§803.03 et seq.  
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`If applicant’s entity type is an individual, applicant must indicate his or her national citizenship for the record.   37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(3)(i); TMEP
`§803.04.  If applicant’s entity type is a corporation or association, applicant must set forth the country under whose laws applicant is organized
`or incorporated.  37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(3)(ii); TMEP §§803.03(c), 803.04.  If applicant’s entity type is a partnership or joint venture, applicant
`must specify the country under whose laws the partnership or joint venture is organized.  37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(3)(ii)-(iii); TMEP §§803.03(b),
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`AMENDMENT TO IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS AND SERVICES REQUIRED
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`The identification of goods and services is indefinite and must be clarified in the manner outlined below.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP
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`§1402.01.  
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`The Trademark Act requires that a trademark or service mark application must include a “ specification of … the goods [or services]” in
`connection with which the mark is being used or will be used.  15 U.S.C. §1051(a)(2) (emphasis added), (b)(2) (emphasis added); see 15 U.S.C.
`§1053.  Specifically, a complete application must include a “list of the particular goods or services on or in connection with which the
`applicant uses or intends to use the mark.”   37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6) (emphasis added).  This requirement for a specification of the particular goods
`and/or services applies to applications filed under all statutory bases.  See 15 U.S.C. §§1051(a)(2), 1051(b)(2), 1053, 1126(d)-(e), 1141f; 37
`C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(b)-(c).
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`The USPTO has the discretion to determine the degree of particularity needed to clearly identify goods and/or services covered by a mark.  In re
`Fiat Grp. Mktg. & Corp. Commc’ns S.p.A , 109 USPQ2d 1593, 1597 (TTAB 2014) (citing In re Omega SA, 494 F.3d 1362, 1365, 83 USPQ2d
`1541, 1543-44 (Fed. Cir. 2007)).  Accordingly, the USPTO requires the description of goods and/or services in a U.S. application to be specific,
`definite, clear, accurate, and concise.  TMEP §1402.01; see In re Fiat Grp. Mktg. & Corp. Commc’ns S.p.A , 109 USPQ2d at 1597-98; Cal.
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`Spray-Chem. Corp. v. Osmose Wood Pres. Co. of Am., 102 USPQ 321, 322 (Comm’r Pats. 1954).   
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`In the present case, the following amendments are required:
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`Class 9:
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`The wording “Photographic apparatus; photographic printing apparatus; photographic equipment; photographic instruments” must be amended
`to specify the nature and purpose of the goods as they would appear in Class 9.
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`For instance, if accurate, applicant may amend to: “Photographic apparatus, namely, slide transparencies, projectors, and photographic cameras;
`Photographic printing apparatus, namely, photo printers; Photographic equipment, namely, photocopiers, photographic filters, and photographic
`viewfinders; Photographic instruments, namely, [list the specific goods using their common commercial or generic name]”.
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`Class 16: Accepted.
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`Class 40:
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`The wording “photographic image processing” cannot be accepted the description is broad enough to encompass digital imaging services in
`Class 41, electronic digitizing of photographs into a computer readable media in Class 42, etc. Therefore, applicant must clarify the nature and
`purpose of the services. If accurate, applicant may amend to: “Photographic image processing, namely, alteration and retouching of photographic
`images”.
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`Class 41:
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`The following wording must be amended to specify the exact nature and purpose of the services: “Entertainment; cultural activities”. If accurate,
`applicant may amend to: “Entertainment services in the nature of production of multimedia entertainment content, not for advertising or
`commercial purposes; Cultural activities in the nature of organizing cultural events”.
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`The wording “arranging of educational events” must be amended to specify the subject matter and type of educational events, such as
`“Arranging of educational exhibitions in the field of yoga.”
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`The wording “Conducting of entertainment events” must be amended to specify that the events are “social entertainment events”.
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`The wording “demonstration of photographic equipment [for training purposes]” must be amended to delete the brackets and incorporate the
`bracketed wording into the description. If accurate, applicant may amend to: “Education services, namely, demonstration of photographic
`equipment for training purposes”.
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`The wording “education services relating to photographic printing; education services relating to photographic developing” must be amended to
`specify the exact type of education service, such as “education services in the nature of conducting courses relating to photographic printing.”
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`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 narrowed.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §§1402.06, 1904.02(c)(iv).  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 narrowed.  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 limit scope, and once goods and/or services are deleted, they are not permitted to be reinserted.  TMEP §1402.07(e). 
`Additionally, for applications filed under Trademark Act Section 66(a), the scope of the identification for purposes of permissible amendments is
`limited by the international class assigned by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (International Bureau);
`and the classification of goods and/or services may not be changed from that assigned by the International Bureau.  37 C.F.R. §2.85(d); TMEP
`§§1401.03(d), 1904.02(b).  Further, in a multiple-class Section 66(a) application, classes may not be added or goods and/or services transferred
`from one existing class to another.  37 C.F.R. §2.85(d); TMEP §1401.03(d).
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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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`RESPONSE GUIDELINES
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`WHO IS PERMITTED TO RESPOND TO THIS PROVISIONAL FULL REFUSAL:  Any response to this provisional refusal must be
`personally signed by an individual applicant, all joint applicants, or someone with legal authority to bind a juristic applicant (e.g., a corporate
`officer or general partner).  37 C.F.R. §§2.62(b), 2.193(e)(2)(ii); TMEP §712.01.  If applicant hires a qualified U.S. attorney to respond on his or
`her behalf, then the attorney must sign the response.  37 C.F.R. §§2.193(e)(2)(i), 11.18(a); TMEP §§611.03(b), 712.01.  Qualified U.S. attorneys
`include those in good standing with a bar of the highest court of any U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other U.S.
`commonwealths or U.S. territories.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.17(a), 2.62(b), 11.1, 11.14(a); TMEP §§602, 712.01.  Additionally, for all responses, the
`proper signatory must personally sign the document or personally enter his or her electronic signature on the electronic filing.  See 37 C.F.R.
`§2.193(a); TMEP §§611.01(b), 611.02.  The name of the signatory must also be printed or typed immediately below or adjacent to the signature,
`or identified elsewhere in the filing.  37 C.F.R. §2.193(d); TMEP §611.01(b).
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`In general, foreign attorneys are not permitted to represent applicants before the USPTO (e.g., file written communications, authorize an
`amendment to an application, or submit legal arguments in response to a requirement or refusal).  See 37 C.F.R. §11.14(c), (e); TMEP §§602.03-
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`.03(b), 608.01.  
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`DESIGNATION OF DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVE:  The USPTO encourages applicants who do not reside in the United States to
`designate a domestic representative upon whom any notice or process may be served.  TMEP §610; see 15 U.S.C. §§1051(e), 1141h(d); 37
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`C.F.R. §2.24(a)(1)-(2).  Such designations may be filed online at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.  
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`Because of the legal technicalities and strict deadlines involved in the USPTO application process, applicant may wish to hire a qualified U.S.
`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 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 or an online directory
`of legal professionals, such as FindLaw®.  The USPTO, however, may not assist an applicant in the selection of an attorney.  37 C.F.R. §2.11.
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`Please note that foreign attorneys, other than authorized Canadian attorneys, are not permitted to represent applicants before the USPTO (e.g.,
`file written communications, authorize an amendment to an application, or submit legal arguments in response to a requirement or refusal).  See
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`37 C.F.R. §§2.17(e), 11.14(c), (e); TMEP §602.03-.03(c).  
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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 date on which the USPTO sends this Office action to the International
`Bureau, or responds by expressly abandoning the application, the application process will end and the trademark will fail to register.  See 15
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`U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.65(a), 2.68(a); TMEP §§711, 718.01, 718.02.  
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`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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`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
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`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,
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`/Shaila E. Lewis/
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`Trademark Examining Attorney
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`Law Office 114
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`571-270-1527 (work)
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`571-270-2527 (fax)
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`shaila.lewis@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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