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. 79260182 QUAZAR(Standard Characters, see http://uspto.report/TM/79260182/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 002 for Printing inks, security inks, copying inks, printers' pastes, paints for all types of graphic printing techniques; varnishes and lacquers for printing; preparations for security marks or for visible and invisible markings and coatings and compositions, all made of the above materials
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: Printing inks, security inks, copying inks, printers' pastes, paints for all types of graphic printing techniques; Printing inks, security printing inks, copying inks, printers' pastes, paints for all types of graphic printing techniques; varnishes and lacquers for printing; preparations for security marks or for visible and invisible markings and coatings and compositions, all made of the above materials; preparations for security marks, for visible and invisible markings, as well as for coatings and compositions, all made of or comprising printing inks, copying inks, and printers' pastesClass 002 for Printing inks, security printing inks, copying inks, printers' pastes, paints for all types of graphic printing techniques; varnishes and lacquers for printing; preparations for security marks, for visible and invisible markings, as well as for coatings and compositions, all made of or comprising printing inks, copying inks, and printers' pastes

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 007 for Printing machines, matrices and printing presses, printing plates, equipment and means for producing a drawing coated by magnetism (as machine parts) in a composition of coatings containing magnetic particles, apparatus for orienting magnetic flakes during printing (as machine parts)
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: Printing machines, matrices and printing presses, printing plates, equipment and means for producing a drawing coated by magnetism (as machine parts) in a composition of coatings containing magnetic particles, apparatus for orienting magnetic flakes during printing (as machine parts); Printing machines, printing machines in the nature of printing matrices, printing presses, printing plates, and structural parts therefor, the aforementioned equipment all being equipment for producing a drawing coated by magnetism in a composition of coatings containing magnetic particles and being equipment for orienting magnetic flakes during printingClass 007 for Printing machines, printing machines in the nature of printing matrices, printing presses, printing plates, and structural parts therefor, the aforementioned equipment all being equipment for producing a drawing coated by magnetism in a composition of coatings containing magnetic particles and being equipment for orienting magnetic flakes during printing

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 materials, paper, cardboard and goods made of these materials (included in this class), particularly, bank notes, tickets, labels, banners, financial, fiduciary and fiscal documents; films and sheets of plastic for wrapping; stationery; materials for wrapping (included in this class)
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 materials, paper, cardboard and goods made of these materials (included in this class), particularly, bank notes, tickets, labels, banners, financial, fiduciary and fiscal documents; Printed matter, paper, cardboard and goods made of these materials, namely, bank note paper, printed tickets, paper labels, paper banners and paper for printing financial, fiduciary and fiscal documents; films and sheets of plastic for wrapping; stationery; materials for wrapping (included in this class); materials for wrapping, namely, paper for wrapping and plastic film for wrappingClass 016 for Printed matter, paper, cardboard and goods made of these materials, namely, bank note paper, printed tickets, paper labels, paper banners and paper for printing financial, fiduciary and fiscal documents; films and sheets of plastic for wrapping; stationery; materials for wrapping, namely, paper for wrapping and plastic film for wrapping

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 040 for Treatment of materials, namely, printing, digital printing and marking, namely, application of security marks, markings, coatings and compositions for reading and encoding to combat counterfeiting, falsifications and fraud; technical consultancy for printing
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: Class 040 for Treatment of materials, namely, printing, digital printing and marking, namely, application of security marks, markings, coatings and compositions for reading and encoding to combat counterfeiting, falsifications and fraud; technical consultancy for printing

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 045 for Consultancy in the field of security services for the protection of the goods, namely, professional consulting in the field of security elements enabling authentication and identification of bank notes, security documents, fiduciary documents and credentials
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: Class 045 for Consultancy in the field of security services for the protection of the goods, namely, professional consulting in the field of security elements enabling authentication and identification of bank notes, security documents, fiduciary documents and credentials

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 P. Jay Hines. Other appointed attorneys are P. Jay Hines. P. Jay Hines of MUNCY, GEISSLER, OLDS & LOWE, P.C., is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at

      SUITE 310
      4000 LEGATO ROAD
      FAIRFAX, Virginia 22033
      United States
to submit this Response to Office Action Form on behalf of the applicant.
The docket/reference number is 4300/0147TUS.

The phone number is 703-621-7140.

The fax number is 703-621-7155.

The email address is mailroom@mg-ip.com

P. Jay Hines 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: SICPA HOLDING SA. SICPA HOLDING SA, is located at

      Avenue de Florissant 41
      CH-1008 Prilly,
      CH

The applicants proposed correspondence information: P. Jay Hines. P. Jay Hines of MUNCY, GEISSLER, OLDS & LOWE, P.C., is located at

      SUITE 310
      4000 LEGATO ROAD
      FAIRFAX, Virginia 22033
      United States
The docket/reference number is 4300/0147TUS.

The phone number is 703-621-7140.

The fax number is 703-621-7155.

The email address is mailroom@mg-ip.com

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS
Significance of wording, letter(s), or numeral(s)
"QUAZAR" 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: /pjh/     Date: 09/16/2019
Signatory's Name: P. Jay Hines
Signatory's Position: Counsel, Virginia Bar Member No. 34772 since 1992.

Signatory's Phone Number: 703-621-7140

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:    SICPA HOLDING SA
   
   
   Avenue de Florissant 41
   CH-1008 Prilly,
Mailing Address:    P. Jay Hines
   MUNCY, GEISSLER, OLDS & LOWE, P.C.
   SUITE 310
   4000 LEGATO ROAD
   FAIRFAX, Virginia 22033
        
Serial Number: 79260182
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Sep 16 15:59:50 EDT 2019
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX-20190916155950
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