Response to Office Action

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)

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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. 79254297 BALLET (Stylized and/or with Design, see http://uspto.report/TM/79254297/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 009 for Electronic publications; sound or video recordings
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: Electronic publications; Downloadable electronic publications in the nature of books, magazines and brochures in the field of ballet, ballet lesson and fitness lesson; sound or video recordings; sound or video recordings featuring ballet, ballet lesson and fitness lessonClass 009 for Downloadable electronic publications in the nature of books, magazines and brochures in the field of ballet, ballet lesson and fitness lesson; sound or video recordings featuring ballet, ballet lesson and fitness lesson;

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 proposes to amend the following class of goods/services in the application:
Current: Class 016 for Printed matter; books
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: Printed matter; Printed matter, namely, paper signs, books, manuals, curricula, newsletters, informational cards and brochures in the field of ballet, ballet lessons and fitness lessons; booksClass 016 for Printed matter, namely, paper signs, books, manuals, curricula, newsletters, informational cards and brochures in the field of ballet, ballet lessons and fitness lessons

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 proposes to amend the following class of goods/services in the application:
Current: Class 041 for Educational and instruction services relating to arts, crafts, sports or general knowledge; academics [education]; implementation of qualification examination and certification of qualification and grant of qualification; arranging, conducting and organization of seminars; publication of books; music recording studio services; arranging and conducting of entertainment festival, cultural events; production of videotape film in the field of education, culture, entertainment or sports [not for movies or television programs and not for advertising or publicity]
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: Educational and instruction services relating to arts, crafts, sports or general knowledge; Educational and instruction services, namely, providing classes and seminars in the fields of ballet, ballet lesson and fitness lesson; academics [education]; academics, namely, academic enrichment programs in the field(s) of ballet, ballet lesson and fitness lesson; implementation of qualification examination and certification of qualification and grant of qualification; educational examination services; arranging, conducting and organization of seminars; arranging, conducting and organization of seminars in ballet, ballet lesson and fitness lesson; publication of books; music recording studio services; arranging and conducting of entertainment festival, cultural events; arranging and conducting of ballet or ballet festivals for cultural or entertainment purposes; production of videotape film in the field of education, culture, entertainment or sports [not for movies or television programs and not for advertising or publicity]; production of videotapes in the field of education, culture, entertainment or sports featuring ballet, ballet lesson and fitness lesson, not for movies or television programs and not for advertising or publicity purposesClass 041 for Educational and instruction services, namely, providing classes and seminars in the fields of ballet, ballet lesson and fitness lesson;academics, namely, academic enrichment programs in the field(s) of ballet, ballet lesson and fitness lesson; educational examination services; arranging, conducting and organization of seminars in ballet, ballet lesson and fitness lesson; publication of books; music recording studio services; arranging and conducting of ballet or ballet festivals for cultural or entertainment purposes; production of videotapes in the field of education, culture, entertainment or sports featuring ballet, ballet lesson and fitness lesson, not for movies or television programs and not for advertising or publicity purposes

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.

The applicant hereby appoints John Alumit. John Alumit of ALUMIT IP, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, is located at

      135 S. Jackson Street, Suite 200
      Glendale, California 91205
      United States
to submit this Response to Office Action Form on behalf of the applicant.

The phone number is 8182444861.

The email address is john@alumitip.com

John Alumit submitted the following statement: The attorney of record is an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or any U.S. Commonwealth or territory.
The applicant's current correspondence information: GENERAL INCORPORATED ASSOCIATION. GENERAL INCORPORATED ASSOCIATION of YUKA BALLET, is located at

      3-17-24, Mejiro,
      3 Floor, I-N Mejiro,
      Tokyo 171-0031,
      JP

The applicants proposed correspondence information: John Alumit. John Alumit of ALUMIT IP, is located at

      135 S. Jackson Street, Suite 200
      Glendale, California 91205
      United States

The phone number is 8182444861.

The email address is john@alumitip.com

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


Transliterations
The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to YUKA and this means FLOOR in English.


Significance of wording, letter(s), or numeral(s)
FLOOR 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.


SIGNATURE(S)
Response Signature
Signature: /john alumit/     Date: 10/02/2019
Signatory's Name: John Alumit
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, California bar member

Signatory's Phone Number: 818-244-4861

The signatory has confirmed that he/she is a U.S.-licensed attorney who is an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a U.S. state (including the District of Columbia and any U.S. Commonwealth or territory); 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.-licensed attorney not currently associated with his/her company/firm previously represented the owner/holder in this matter: the owner/holder has revoked their power of attorney by a signed revocation or substitute power of attorney with the USPTO; the USPTO has granted that attorney's withdrawal request; the owner/holder has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her in this matter; or the owner's/holder's appointed U.S.-licensed attorney has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her as an associate attorney in this matter.

Mailing Address:    GENERAL INCORPORATED ASSOCIATION
   YUKA BALLET
   3-17-24, Mejiro,
   3 Floor, I-N Mejiro,
   Tokyo 171-0031,
Mailing Address:    John Alumit
   ALUMIT IP
   135 S. Jackson Street, Suite 200
   Glendale, California 91205
        
Serial Number: 79254297
Internet Transmission Date: Wed Oct 02 09:33:17 EDT 2019
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XX.X.XX.XXX-201910020933171223
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