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. 79281646 VIJOICE (Stylized and/or with Design, see http://tmng-al.uspto.gov /resting2/api/img/7928164 6/large) has been amended as follows:

OWNER AND/OR ENTITY INFORMATION
Applicant proposes to amend the following:
Current: NOVARTIS AG a(n) Aktiengesellschaft legally organized under the laws of Switzerland      Email Address: XXXX

Proposed: NOVARTIS AG, Aktiengesellschaft legally organized under the laws of Switzerland
      Email Address: XXXX

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS
Color Claim
The color(s) lilac, green and light green is/are claimed as a feature of the mark.

Description of mark
The mark consists of the wording "VIJOICE" in lilac stylized font with six circles in shades of green over the letters "ijoic" with circles making the dots over the letters "i" and "j" and with the circles changing in size and color from left to right from large to small and from green to light green.
Correspondence Information (current):
      Maury M. Tepper, III
      PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: mtepper@teiplaw.com
      SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): athompson@teiplaw.com
Correspondence Information (proposed):
      Maury M. Tepper, III
      PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: mtepper@teiplaw.com
      SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): athompson@teiplaw.com

Requirement for Email and Electronic Filing: I understand that a valid email address must be maintained by the owner/holder and the owner's/holder's attorney, if appointed, and that all official trademark correspondence must be submitted via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).

SIGNATURE(S)
Response Signature
Signature: /Maury M. Tepper, III/     Date: 05/17/2020
Signatory's Name: Tepper III, Maury M
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, NC Bar Member

Signatory's Phone Number: 919-861-8903

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:    Maury M. Tepper, III
   Tepper & Eyster, PLLC
   
   3724 Benson Drive
   Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
Mailing Address:    Maury M. Tepper, III
   Tepper & Eyster, PLLC
   3724 Benson Drive
   Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
        
Serial Number: 79281646
Internet Transmission Date: Sun May 17 12:58:00 ET 2020
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XX.XXX.XX.XXX-2020051712580049
8137-79281646-7102ac78a1ff8f622dd5bcf8d2
c77f44a6abf7ee582a26c715be32a1f83be1bb64
3-N/A-N/A-20200517100216433189