Response to Office Action

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OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp 09/20/2020)

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Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. PTO Form 1957 (Rev 10/2011)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp 09/20/2020)

Response to Office Action

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

Application serial no. 79232701 HISELECT(Standard Characters, see http://uspto.report/TM/79232701/mark.png) has been amended as follows:

CLASSIFICATION AND LISTING OF GOODS/SERVICES
Applicant proposes to amend the following class of goods/services in the application:
Current: Class 011 for Heating, steam generating, separation and purification apparatus and reactors suitable for gases, and corresponding apparatus combinations; apparatus for cleaning or separating gases and for filtering impurities from gases, the aforesaid apparatus being in particular membrane-based or adsorption-based, or a combination; evaporators, gas condensers, other than parts of machines, heat exchangers, other than parts of machines; adsorption and membrane gas purifiers and gas conditioners; reaction apparatus for environmental protection technology, namely, exhaust gas purifying and air purifying apparatus, and gas conditioning apparatus
Original Filing Basis:
Filing Basis Section 66(a) , Request for Extension of Protection to the United States. Section 66(a) of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §1141f.

Proposed:
Tracked Text Description: Heating, steam generating, separation and purification apparatus and reactors suitable for gases, and corresponding apparatus combinations; Apparatus for cleaning or separating gases, namely, gas separators using polymer-based membranes and pressure swing adsorption for separating gas; apparatus for cleaning or separating gases and for filtering impurities from gases, the aforesaid apparatus being in particular membrane-based or adsorption-based, or a combination; evaporators, gas condensers, other than parts of machines, heat exchangers, other than parts of machines; adsorption and membrane gas purifiers and gas conditioners; reaction apparatus for environmental protection technology, namely, exhaust gas purifying and air purifying apparatus, and gas conditioning apparatusClass 011 for Apparatus for cleaning or separating gases, namely, gas separators using polymer-based membranes and pressure swing adsorption for separating gas

Filing Basis Section 66(a) , Request for Extension of Protection to the United States. Section 66(a) of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §1141f.

APPLICANT AND/OR ENTITY INFORMATION
Applicant proposes to amend the following:
Current: Linde Aktiengesellschaft, a joint stock company having an address of
      
      Klosterhofstr. 180331 München
      ,
      Germany

Proposed: Linde Aktiengesellschaft, joint stock company legally organized under the laws of Germany, having an address of
      
      Klosterhofstr. 1
      80331 München,
      Germany

ATTORNEY ADDRESS
Applicant proposes to amend the following:
Proposed:
Brewster Taylor of Stites & Harbison Pllc, having an address of
Suite 325 1800 Diagonal Rd. Alexandria, Virginia 22314
United States
btaylor@stites.com
(703) 739 4900
(703) 739 9577
The attorney docket/reference number is 12LT-182670 .
The Other Appointed Attorney(s): Mari-Elise Paul, Alexandra T. MacKay, James Hayne, Jeffery Langer, John Scruton, Melissa Smith, and Joel T. Beres.

CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS CHANGE
Applicant proposes to amend the following:
Current:
BECKER KURIG STRAUS
Bavariastr. 7
80336 München
DE

Proposed:
Brewster Taylor of Stites & Harbison Pllc, having an address of
Suite 325 1800 Diagonal Rd. Alexandria, Virginia 22314
United States
btaylor@stites.com
(703) 739 4900
(703) 739 9577
The docket/reference number is 12LT-182670 .



ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS
Significance of wording, letter(s), or numeral(s)
"HISELECT" appearing in the mark has no significance nor is it a term of art in the relevant trade or industry or as used in connection with the goods/services/collective membership organization listed in the application, or any geographical significance.


Miscellaneous Statement
Applicant has amended the identification of goods in response to the requirements of the Examining Attorney and has amended the application to indicate Applicant's country of incorporation. In response to the Examining Attorney's inquiry concerning the mark, Applicant confirms that neither "HI" nor "HISELECT" has any significance in the gas or purification trade or industry or as applied to Applicant's goods and that neither is a term of art within Applicant's industry. It is believed that the application is now in condition to be passed for publication, but if there are any inquiries or further requirements it would be appreciated if the Examining Attorney would contact the undersigned. An executed combined Power of Attorney and Designation of Domestic Representative is submitted herewith.

Original PDF file:
mis-17322663163-20181106150245639271_._HISELECT_POA_DDR.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) ( 1 page)
Miscellaneous File1

SIGNATURE(S)
Response Signature
Signature: /BT/     Date: 11/06/2018
Signatory's Name: Brewster Taylor
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record MA Bar Member

Signatory's Phone Number: (703) 739 4900

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 owner's/holder'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 owner/holder in this matter: (1) the owner/holder 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 owner/holder has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her in this matter; or (4) the owner's/holder'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.

Mailing Address:    Brewster Taylor
   Stites & Harbison Pllc
   Suite 325
   1800 Diagonal Rd.
   Alexandria, Virginia 22314
        
Serial Number: 79232701
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Nov 06 15:20:36 EST 2018
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XXX.XXX.XX.XXX-201811061520364
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