PR-Teas-Response to Post Reg Office Act

Global Format; No Form Number (Rev 8/2009)

OMB No. 0651-0055 (Exp. 07/31/2018)

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Global Format; No Form Number (Rev 8/2009)

OMB No. 0651-0055 (Exp. 07/31/2018)

Response to Office Action for Post-Registration Matters

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

The following is submitted for registration number. 1311961 ZIMECTERIN :

FORM INFORMATION

In response to the Trademark Specialist's statement that there appears to be a break in the chain of title since the records do not show a transfer from "Merial Limited (An England Limited Company)" to "Merial Limited (A United Kingdom Limited Liability Company)", Registrant advises that there is no break in the chain of title because the descriptions identify the same company.

The assignment and later filed change of name document both identify Merial Limited as a company "registered in England and Wales".  However, the Trademark Assignment abstract of title shows no country of citizenship for Merial Limited in connection with the recorded assignment and change of name.  The use of "United Kingdom limited liability company" to describe a limited liability company that is "registered in England and Wales" is completely accurate and is an accommodation to the fact that the Trademark Office will accept only one country of citizenship.  Neither "England" nor "Wales" is a separate country.  Both England and Wales are parts of the United Kingdom.  Merial Limited is therefore accurately described both as a company that is registered in "England and Wales" and as a company organized the laws of the United Kingdom.

If there are any questions concerning the foregoing, it would be appreciated if the Trademark Specialist would call the undersigned.

SIGNATURE(S)
Declaration Signature
I hereby elect to bypass the submission of a signed declaration, because I believe a declaration is not required by the rules of practice. I understand that the examiner could still, upon later review, require a signed declaration.

Submission Signature
Signature: /BT/     Date: 12/30/2014
Signatory's Name: Brewster Taylor
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record MA Bar Member
Signatory's Phone Number: (703) 739 4900

The signatory has confirmed that he/she is an attorney who is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a U.S. state, which includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other federal territories and possessions; and he/she is currently the trademark owner's attorney or an associate thereof; and to the best of his/her knowledge, if prior to his/her appointment another U.S. attorney or a Canadian attorney/agent not currently associated with his/her company/firm previously represented the trademark owner in this matter: (1) the trademark owner has filed or is concurrently filing a signed revocation of or substitute power of attorney with the USPTO; (2) the USPTO has granted the request of the prior representative to withdraw; (3) the trademark owner has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her in this matter; or (4) the trademark owner's appointed U.S. attorney or Canadian attorney/agent has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her as an associate attorney in this matter.

        
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TEAS Stamp: USPTO/TRS-XXX.XXX.XX.XXX-201412301116020
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