Offc Action Outgoing

TRADITIONS

SPRINGS WINDOW FASHIONS, LLC

Offc Action Outgoing

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

SERIAL NO: 76/624096

APPLICANT: Springs Window Fashions LP

*76624096*

CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:

MONICA L. JOHNSON

SPRINGS INDUSTRIES, INC.

205 N WHITE ST

FORT MILL, SC 29715-1654

RETURN ADDRESS:

Commissioner for Trademarks

P.O. Box 1451

Alexandria, VA 22313-1451

MARK: TRADITIONS

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

RESPONSE TIME LIMIT: TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE.

Serial Number 76/624096

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. Nevertheless, the applicant must respond to the following issue.

ENTITY – APPLCIANT MUST INDICATE PARTNERS

Applicant must specify the names and national citizenship (for individuals) or the U.S. state or foreign country of incorporation of the general partners. 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(3)(iii); TMEP §§803.03(b) and 803.04.

PLEASE NOTE: This issue can be resolved by telephone. The applicant may telephone the examining attorney, instead of submitting a written response, to expedite the application.

Please feel free to contact the undersigned attorney if you wish to discuss this application.

/John S. Yard/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 115

(571) 272-9486

HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS OFFICE ACTION:

ONLINE RESPONSE: You may respond formally using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Office Action form (visit http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html and follow the instructions, but if the Office Action has been issued via email, you must wait 72 hours after receipt of the Office Action to respond via TEAS).
REGULAR MAIL RESPONSE: To respond by regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing return address above and include the serial number, law office number and examining attorney’s name in your response.

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.