UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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SERIAL NO: 76/406813
APPLICANT: CIGARROS LA TABACALERA MEXICANA, S.A. DE ETC.
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: DAVID S. ABRAMS ROYLANCE, ABRAMS, BERDO & GOODMAN, L.L.P 1300 19TH STREET, N.W., SUITE 600 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036
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RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3514 ecom105@uspto.gov
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MARK: MONZA
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 43590
CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:
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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 76/406813
This letter responds to the applicant's communication filed March 10, 2003 in which the applicant (1) submitted a renewal certificate of the Mexican Registration; and (2) submitted a substitute drawing of the mark; (3) amended the identification of goods; and (4) provided a claim of ownership. The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the applicant’s correspondence and determined the following. The substitute drawing, identification of goods and claim of ownership are acceptable.
While it appears the applicant has submitted a certificate showing that the foreign registration was renewed, such cannot be verified without an English translation of the foreign wording. The applicant must submit an English translation of the renewal certificate. The translator should sign the translation. See TMEP §§1004.01 and 1004.01(b).
The Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) database on the USPTO website at http://tarr.uspto.gov provides detailed, up to the minute information about the status and prosecution history of trademark applications and registrations. The TARR database is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Status and status date information is also available via push-button telephone at (703) 305‑8747 from 6:30 a.m. until midnight, Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.
If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
/Verna Beth Ririe/
Trademark Attorney
Law Office 105
(703) 308-9105 ext.176
(703) 872-9825 (office fax)
ecom105@uspto.gov (office e-mail)
Fee increase effective January 1, 2003
Effective January 1, 2003, the fee for filing an application for trademark registration will be increased to $335.00 per International Class. The USPTO will not accord a filing date to applications that are filed on or after that date that are not accompanied by a minimum of $335.00.
Additionally, the fee for amending an existing application to add an additional class or classes of goods/services will be $335.00 per class for classes added on or after January 1, 2003.
How to respond to this Office Action:
To respond formally using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), visit http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html and follow the instructions.
To respond formally via E-mail, visit http://www.gov.uspto.report/web/trademarks/tmelecresp.htm and follow the instructions.
To respond formally via regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing Return Address listed above and include the serial number, law office and examining attorney’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 EXAMINING ATTORNEY.