Offc Action Outgoing

LILLY BY LILLIAN VERNON

Lillian Vernon Corporation

Offc Action Outgoing

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

SERIAL NO: 76/525363

APPLICANT: Lillian Vernon Corporation

CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:

ELLIOT A.SALTER

SALTER & MICHAELSON

321 SOUTH MAIN STREET

PROVIDENCE RI 02903

RETURN ADDRESS:

Commissioner for Trademarks

2900 Crystal Drive

Arlington, VA 22202-3514

ecom111@uspto.gov

MARK: LILLY BY LILLIAN VERNON

CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: T003560

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 76/525363

The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.

NO CONFLICTING MARKS LOCATED:

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.

However, the applicant must comply with the following requirements.

NAME OF AN INDIVIDUAL:

If the name shown in the mark identifies a particular living individual, the applicant must submit a written consent from that individual, authorizing the applicant to register the name. If the name does not identify a living individual, the applicant should state so for the record. Trademark Act Section 2(c), 15 U.S.C. §1052(c); TMEP §§813 and 1206 et seq.

PLEASE NOTE: If the name on the application does not identify a living individual, all of the issues raised can be resolved by telephone. The applicant may telephone the examining attorney, instead of submitting a written response, to expedite the application.

/ROBERT L. LORENZO/

Robert L. Lorenzo

Trademark Attorney

Law Office 111

(703) 308-9111 x 117

Robert.Lorenzo@uspto.gov

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.