UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/512167
APPLICANT: Hormel Foods, LLC
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: MELANIE J. NEUMANN HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION 1 HORMEL PLACE AUSTIN, MN 55912
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RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3514 ecom110@uspto.gov
If no fees are enclosed, the address should include the words "Box Responses - No Fee." |
MARK: XTREME CUISINE
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: N/A
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 email address.
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Serial Number 76/512167
In accordance with the authorization granted by Melanie Gilbert on November 11, 2003, the application has been AMENDED as indicated below. Please note that if the identification of goods or services has been amended below, any future amendments must be in accordance with 37 C.F.R. 2.71(a); TMEP section 1402.07(e). No response is necessary unless there is an objection to the amendment. If there is an objection to the amendment, the applicant should notify the examining attorney immediately.
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. §1052(d). TMEP §704.02.
STATEMENT OF DISCLAIMER
The examining attorney has added a statement to the application disclaiming the term “CUISINE” in the mark. The disclaimer states:
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “CUISINE” apart from the mark as shown.
FEE INCREASE ADVISORY
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.
/Caroline E. Wood/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 110
Formal responses only: ecom110@uspto.gov
(703) 308-9110 ext. 197