UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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REGISTRATION NO: 2,810,964
REGISTRANT: STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY, THE
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March 7, 2006 *2810964* |
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: KIMBERLY GAMBREL DINSMORE & SHOHL ONE DAYTON CENTRE ONE SOUTH MAIN STREET, STE 1300 DAYTON OH 45402-2023
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RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks P.O. Box 1451 Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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MARK: SMARTWORKS
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: N/A
CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:
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Please provide in all correspondence:
1. Registration date, registration number, mark and registrant's name. 2. Date of this Office Action. 3. Examiner's name and Post Registation Division. 4. Your telephone number and e-mail address.
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Registration Number 2,810,964
The Section 7 Amendment submitted on October 3, 2005 is not accepted for the reasons set forth below.
The owner must verify the contents of the Section 7 Amendment papers and any specimen(s), because the original papers submitted were either unsigned or improperly verified. 37 C.F.R. §2.173(a); TMEP §1609.01(b). Verification should be in the form of an affidavit or declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20, and signed by the owner or a person authorized to sign on behalf of the owner.
To verify the contents of the Section 7 Amendment and specimen(s), as well as any submitted corrections or further amendments, the owner may submit the following statement and declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20, properly signed and dated:
The owner was using the mark in commerce on or in connection with the goods and/or services in the registration when the Section 7 Amendment was filed as evidenced by the specimen submitted.
The undersigned, being hereby warned that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. §1001, and that such willful false statement may jeopardize the validity of this document, declares that s/he is properly authorized to execute this document on behalf of the owner, and all statements made of his/her own knowledge are true and that all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true.
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Signature of Authorized Person
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Type or Print Name
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Date
The owner has six months from the mailing date of this letter to respond to all the issues raised in this letter. If a complete response is not received in the Office within this time period, then the Section 7 Amendment will be considered abandoned and the original certificate of registration will be returned. 37 C.F.R. §2.176. The fee for filing the Section 7 Amendment will not be refunded.
Vicky Copeland
Trademark Specialist
Post Registration Division
Office of Trademark Services
(571) 272-9521
Fax (571) 273-9521
How to respond to this Office Action:
To respond formally via regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing Return Address listed above and include the registration number, the words 'Post Registration' and the examiner's name on the upper right corner of each page of your response.
FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINER.