Response to Office Action

PTO Form 1957 (Rev 9/2005)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 04/30/2011)

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PTO Form 1957 (Rev 9/2005)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 04/30/2011)

Response to Office Action

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

Application serial no. 76684849 has been amended as follows:

ARGUMENT(S)
In response to the substantive refusal(s), please note the following:

Attorney Docket No.:  319109US29

Mark:  AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY

Application Serial No.:  76/684,849

 

 

REMARKS

 

            This is a Response to the Office Action mailed May 18, 2009.

 

Pursuant to the requirement of the Examining Attorney, Applicant has disclaimed the exclusive right to use "ASSOCIATION" apart from the mark as shown.

 

Because Applicant has satisfied all of the suggestions and requirements of the Examining Attorney, Applicant respectfully requests the application be approved for publication.  Should the Examining Attorney have any questions, she is invited to contact Applicant's counsel at (703) 412-6492.

 

Kathleen Cooney-Porter

Jeffrey S. Molinoff

Oblon, Spivak, McClelland,

 Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

1940 Duke Street

Alexandria, Virginia  22314

(703) 413-3000

fax (703) 413-2220

e-mail: tmdocket@oblon.com

 

KCP/JSM/nlc  { 2099991_1.DOC}

 

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS
Disclaimer
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use ASSOCIATION apart from the mark as shown.

SIGNATURE(S)
Response Signature
Signature: /KCP/     Date: 11/18/2009
Signatory's Name: Kathleen Cooney-Porter
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, Member of DC Bar

The signatory has confirmed that he/she is an attorney who is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a U.S. state, which includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other federal territories and possessions; and he/she is currently the applicant's attorney or an associate thereof; and to the best of his/her knowledge, if prior to his/her appointment another U.S. attorney or a Canadian attorney/agent not currently associated with his/her company/firm previously represented the applicant in this matter: (1) the applicant has filed or is concurrently filing a signed revocation of or substitute power of attorney with the USPTO; (2) the USPTO has granted the request of the prior representative to withdraw; (3) the applicant has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her in this matter; or (4) the applicant's appointed U.S. attorney or Canadian attorney/agent has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her as an associate attorney in this matter.

        
Serial Number: 76684849
Internet Transmission Date: Wed Nov 18 13:15:24 EST 2009
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XX.X.XXX.XX-200911181315246146
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