Response to Office Action

PTO Form 1957 (Rev 5/2006)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 04/2009)

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PTO Form 1957 (Rev 5/2006)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 04/2009)

Response to Office Action

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

Application serial no. 76630698 has been amended as follows:
Classification and Listing of Goods/Services

Applicant hereby amends the following class of goods/services in the application as follows:
Current: Class 039 for Supplier of Industrial Process Gases and Welding
Original Filing Basis: 1(a).
Proposed: Class 039 for Supplying Industrial Process Gases and Welding Supplies
Section 1(a), Use in Commerce: The mark was first used at least as early as 10/27/2004 and first used in commerce at least as early as 10/27/2004, and is now in use in such commerce.
Applicant hereby submits a specimen for Class 039.
The specimen(s) submitted consists of Page from Applicant's Website.

For an application based on 1(a), Use in Commerce, "The substitute specimen(s) was in use in commerce as of the filing date of the application."
Specimen-1

Correspondence Address Change
Applicant proposes to amend the following:
Original: Lisa M Hodgen, Esquire Leisawitz Heller Suite 400 2201 Ridgewood Rd Wyomissing PA 19610
Proposed: Lisa M Hodgen of Leisawitz Heller, having an address of 2755 Century Blvd. Wyomissing, Pennsylvania United States 19610, whose e-mail address is trademark@leisawitzheller.com, whose phone number is 610-372-3500 and whose fax number is 610-372-8671.

Declaration Signature
If the applicant is seeking registration under Section 1(b) and/or Section 44 of the Trademark Act, the applicant had a bona fide intention to use or use through the applicant's related company or licensee the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods and/or services as of the filing date of the application. 37 C.F.R. Secs. 2.34(a)(2)(i); 2.34 (a)(3)(i); and 2.34(a)(4)(ii). If the applicant is seeking registration under Section 1(a) of the Trademark Act, the mark was in use in commerce on or in connection with the goods or services listed in the application as of the application filing date. 37 C.F.R. Secs. 2.34(a)(1)(i). The undersigned, being hereby warned that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. §1001, and that such willful false statements may jeopardize the validity of the application or any resulting registration, declares that he/she is properly authorized to execute this application on behalf of the applicant; he/she believes the applicant to be the owner of the trademark/service mark sought to be registered, or, if the application is being filed under 15 U.S.C. §1051(b), he/she believes applicant to be entitled to use such mark in commerce; to the best of his/her knowledge and belief no other person, firm, corporation, or association has the right to use the mark in commerce, either in the identical form thereof or in such near resemblance thereto as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods/services of such other person, to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive; that if the original application was submitted unsigned, that all statements in the original application and this submission made of the declaration signer's knowledge are true; and all statements in the original application and this submission made on information and belief are believed to be true.

Signature: /Lisa M Hodgen/      Date: 02/21/2006
Signatory's Name: Lisa M Hodgen, Esq.
Signatory's Position: Attorney for Applicant

Response Signature

Signature: /Lisa M Hodgen/     Date: 02/21/2006
Signatory's Name: Lisa M Hodgen, Esq.
Signatory's Position: Attorney for Applicant
Mailing Address:    Lisa M Hodgen
   Leisawitz Heller
   2755 Century Blvd.
   Wyomissing, Pennsylvania 19610
        
Serial Number: 76630698
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Feb 21 10:54:11 EST 2006
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XX.XX.XXX.XX-20060221105411158
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