UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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REGISTRATION NO: 2,844,183
REGISTRANT: 9084-6999 QUEBEC INC.
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: K. BRADFORD ADOLPHSON WARE, FRESSOLA, VAN DER & ET AL BRADFORD GREEN, BUILDING FIVE 755 MAIN ST, P.O. BOX 224 MONROE, CONNECTICUT 06468-0224 |
RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks P.O. Box 1451 Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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MARK: ROPES THAT OUTPERFORM
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 532-003-25
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 2,844,183
The Section 7(g) Request for Correction submitted on June 24, 2004 is being processed as a Section 7(h) Request for Correction because the request is based on a mistake that did not occur through the actions of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. This request is not accepted for the reasons set forth below.
The party who filed the Section 7(h) Request for Correction must establish its ownership of the subject registration. 37 C.F.R. §3.73(b); TMEP §502. The Trademark Act requires the current owner of the registration to file the Section 7(h) Request for Correction. 15 U.S.C. §1057(h). Office records do not show clear chain of title in the party who filed the Section 7(h) Request for Correction.
Office records show clear chain of title to the registration in WIRE ROPE INDUSTRIES LTD. However, party who filed the Section 7(h) Request for Correction is identified as WIRE ROPE INDUSTRIES LTD./ INDUSTRIES DE CABLES D’ACIER LTEE.
The party who filed the Section 7(h) Request for Correction must establish its current ownership of the subject registration as of June 21, 2004, the date the Section 7 Request for Correction was signed. 37 C.F.R. §§2.175 and 3.73(b); TMEP §502. Ownership can be established by satisfying one of the following: (1) recording the appropriate documents with the Assignment Division of the Office; or (2) submitting actual documentation evidence showing the transfer of title to the party who filed the Section 7 Request for Correction. More information about these two methods for establishing ownership of the subject registration appears directly below.
(1) If the present owner chooses to record the appropriate documents with the Assignment Division, please notify the undersigned paralegal when the documents have been filed. For more information regarding recording assignments, see TMEP §§503 et seq. To expedite recordation, the owner is encouraged to file requests for recordation through the Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS) at http://etas.uspto.gov. There is a fee for recording ownership documents.
(2) If the present owner prefers to submit actual evidence of ownership directly to the undersigned paralegal, copies of the actual documents transferring title or a statement explaining the valid transfer of legal title must be submitted. If submitting a statement of facts explaining the transfer of title, this statement must be verified with an affidavit or declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20. See 37 C.F.R. §3.73 and TMEP §502.
Please note that the corrected registration will issue in the name of the owner of record unless the ownership change is recorded with the Assignment Division. 37 C.F.R. §3.83; TMEP §502.02.
If the wrong party filed the Section 7(h) Request for Correction, then the current owner must file a new Section 7(h) Request for Correction with a new fee.
The owner has six months from the mailing date of this letter to respond to all the issues raised in this letter. In order to expedite the processing of your Section 7 Request for Correction, the early submission of a response to this letter is encouraged. If a complete response is not received in the Office within this time period, then the Section 7 Request for Correction will be considered abandoned. 37 C.F.R. §2.176.
NOTICE: TRADEMARK OPERATION RELOCATING OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2004
The Trademark Operation is relocating to Alexandria, Virginia, in October and November 2004. Effective October 4, 2004, all Trademark-related paper mail (except documents sent to the Assignment Services Division for recordation, certain documents filed under the Madrid Protocol, and requests for copies of trademark documents) must be sent to:
Commissioner for Trademarks
P.O. Box 1451
Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
Applicants, registration owners, attorneys and other Trademark customers are strongly encouraged to use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), at www.uspto.gov whenever appropriate.
To reach the undersigned after October 14, 2004, please call (571) 272 - 9538. The fax number to use after this date is (571) 273 - 9538. Thank you.
Macy Ma
Paralegal Specialist
Post Registration Division
Office of Trademark Services
(703) 308-9500 X 186
Fax (703) 746-6389
Macy.Ma@uspto.gov
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.