Offc Action Outgoing

NATIVE VISIONS

Lotus Brands, Inc.

Offc Action Outgoing

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

SERIAL NO: 76/494886

APPLICANT: Siddha International Import & Export, In ETC.

CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:

SIDDHA INTERNATIONAL IMPORT & EXPORT

1717 SW 63RD AVE

GAINESVILLE FL 32608-5403

RETURN ADDRESS:

Commissioner for Trademarks

2900 Crystal Drive

Arlington, VA 22202-3514

ecom111@uspto.gov

MARK: NATIVE VISIONS

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.

OFFICE ACTION

TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, WE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF OUR MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE.

Serial Number 76/494886

The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following. The examining attorney has searched the Office records and has found no similar registered or pending mark which would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. Section 1052(d). TMEP section 1105.01. However, the applicant must respond to the following informality.

INFORMALITY

ENTITY

The application lists more than one party as the applicant. Usually a mark is owned by a single business entity or one individual. If the applicants own the mark jointly, they must state that they are joint applicants. TMEP §803.03(d). The applicant cannot amend the application to designate another entity as the applicant. If the application was filed in the name of the wrong party, the application is void. The true owner may file a new application, with a filing fee. TMEP §803.06.

CONCLUSION

If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.

/IngridCEulin/

Ingrid C. Eulin

Law Office 111

(703) 308-9111 ext 424

(703) 308-7191 fax

(703) 746-8111 alternate fax

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.

To check the status of your application at any time, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at http://tarr.gov.uspto.report/

For general and other useful information about trademarks, you are encouraged to visit the Office’s web site at http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm

FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY.