UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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SERIAL NO: 76/397906
APPLICANT: Springs Window Fashions LP
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: 101 South Tryon Street, Suite 4000 |
RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks P.O. Box 1451 Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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MARK: IMPULSE
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: N/A
CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS: |
Please provide in all correspondence:
1. Filing date, serial number, mark and applicant's name. 2. Date of this Office Action. 3. Examining Attorney's name and Law Office number. 4. Your telephone number and e-mail address.
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Serial Number 76/397906
The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.
This letter responds to the applicant's communication filed on December 13, 2004, namely, a Statement of Use.
Drawing
The mark as depicted on the drawing disagrees with the mark as it appears on the specimen, and clarification is required. Applicant must submit a substitute specimen that shows use of the mark as it appears on the drawing and include a statement that “the substitute specimen was in use in commerce prior to the expiration of the time allowed to applicant for filing a statement of use,” verified with a notarized affidavit or a signed declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20. 37 C.F.R. §§2.51, 2.59(b) and 2.72(b); TMEP §§807.14 and 904.09
In the present case, the drawing displays the mark as IMPULSE, and the specimen shows the mark IMPULSE superimposed upon a squiggly design. From the specimen, the word IMPLULSE and the design form one unitary commercial impression. The elements cannot be separated from one another. Applicant may not amend the drawing to conform to the display on the specimen because the essence or character of the mark would be materially altered, i.e., the mark on the specimen creates a different commercial impression from the mark on the drawing. 37 C.F.R. §2.72(b); TMEP §§807.14, 807.14(a) and 807.14(a)(i). In addition, applicant may not withdraw the statement of use. 37 CFR §2.88(g).
If an amendment of the dates‑of‑use clause is necessary in order to state the correct dates of first use, then applicant must verify the amendment with a notarized affidavit or a signed declaration in accordance with 37 C.F.R. §2.20. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(c).
The statement supporting use of the substitute specimen must read as follows:
The substitute specimen was in use in commerce prior to the expiration of the time allowed to the applicant for filing a statement of use.
The statement must be verified with a notarized affidavit form or with a signed declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20; TMEP §§904.09 and 1109.09(b).
The following is a properly worded declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20. At the end of the response, the applicant should insert the declaration signed by a person authorized to sign under 37 C.F.R. §2.33(a).
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 statements may jeopardize the validity of the application or any resulting registration, declares that the facts set forth in this application are true; all statements made of his/her own knowledge are true; and all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true.
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The applicant states that it has a “continued bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce.” For a Statement of Use, the applicant must declare that it is using the mark in commerce. The submitted statement appears to be the statement for a Request for Extension to File a Statement of Use. The applicant must submit a substitute Statement of Use containing the proper language of use in commerce.
Effective January 31, 2005 and pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, Pub. L. 108-447, the following are the fees that will be charged for filing a trademark application:
(1) $325 per international class if filed electronically using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS); or
(2) $375 per international class if filed on paper
These fees will be charged not only when a new application is filed, but also when payments are made to add classes to an existing application. If such payments are submitted with a TEAS response, the fee will be $325 per class, and if such payments are made with a paper response, the fee will be $375 per class.
The new fee requirements will apply to any fees filed on or after January 31, 2005.
NOTICE: TRADEMARK OPERATION RELOCATION
The Trademark Operation has relocated to Alexandria, Virginia. 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, attorneys and other Trademark customers are strongly encouraged to correspond with the USPTO online via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html.
/Alex S. Keam/
Attorney
Law Office 114
Phone: (571) 272-9176 or (703) 255-4823
Fax for Responses: (571) 273-9114
HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS OFFICE ACTION:
STATUS OF APPLICATION: To check the status of your application, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at http://tarr.uspto.gov.
VIEW APPLICATION DOCUMENTS ONLINE: Documents in the electronic file for pending applications can be viewed and downloaded online at http://portal.gov.uspto.report/external/portal/tow.
GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: For general information about trademarks, please visit the Office’s website at http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm
FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY SPECIFIED ABOVE.