PR-Teas-Response to Post Reg Office Act

PTO- 2302

Approved for use through 10/31/2021. OMB 0651-0055

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it contains a valid OMB control number

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PTO- 2302

Approved for use through 10/31/2021. OMB 0651-0055

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it contains a valid OMB control number

Response To Office Action for Post-Registration Matters

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

Registration no. 3896937 TARGET(Standard Characters, see http://uspto.report/TM/85031147/mark.png) has been amended as follows: RESPONSE TYPE Response to Office Action for Combined Declaration of Use and/or Excusable Nonuse/Application for Renewal under Sections 8 & 9.

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

See attached PDF for argument.

EVIDENCE
Evidence has been attached: Argument; Proposed Supplemental Specimens - 1) Screenshot of Registrant's website/Redcard About; 2) Screenshot of Registrant's website/Credit Card Application; 3) Screenshot of Registrant's website/Debit Card Application; 4) Photo of card
JPG file(s):Evidence-1
Original PDF file:
evi_9967236219-2021091512 1922119743_._Argument.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) ( 2 pages) Evidence-1Evidence-2
Original PDF file:
evi_9967236219-2021091512 1922119743_._Specimen_1.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) ( 4 pages) Evidence-1Evidence-2Evidence-3Evidence-4
Original PDF file:
evi_9967236219-2021091512 1922119743_._Specimen_2.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) ( 2 pages) Evidence-1Evidence-2
Original PDF file:
evi_9967236219-2021091512 1922119743_._Specimen_3.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) ( 2 pages) Evidence-1Evidence-2

CLASSIFICATION AND LISTING OF GOODS/SERVICES

The owner/holder proposes to amend the following:

Current: Class 009

Magnetically encoded credit and debit cards

Proposed: Class 009

Identification:

Magnetically encoded credit and debit cards

The owner/holder hereby submits one(or more) specimen(s) for Class 009. The specimen(s) submitted consists of Three screenshots of Registrant's website displaying the mark; photo of card.
JPG file(s):Specimen File1
Original PDF file:
SPU0-9967236219-202109150 95107011169_._Specimen_1.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) ( 4 pages) Specimen File1Specimen File2Specimen File3Specimen File4
Original PDF file:
SPU0-9967236219-202109150 95107011169_._Specimen_2.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) ( 2 pages) Specimen File1Specimen File2
Original PDF file:
SPU0-9967236219-202109150 95107011169_._Specimen_3.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) ( 2 pages) Specimen File1Specimen File2

Webpage URL: None Provided
Webpage Date of Access: None Provided

Statement for proposed goods/services: "The substitute (or new, or originally submitted, if appropriate) specimen(s) was/were in use in commerce during the relevant period for filing the current declaration of use" OR "The attached specimen is a true copy of the specimen that was originally submitted with the declaration of use" [for an illegible specimen].

Correspondence Information (current):
      Renee Kraft
      PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: us.trademarks@target.com
      SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): us.trademarks@target.com; Renee.Kraft@target.com; Michiele.Perlichek@target.com

      The docket/reference number is 201003640.
Correspondence Information (proposed):
      Renee Kraft
      PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: us.trademarks@target.com
      SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): us.trademarks@target.com; Renee.Kraft@target.com; Michiele.Perlichek@target.com

      The docket/reference number is 201003640.

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).

FEE(S)
Fee(s) in the amount of $0 is being submitted.

Declaration


To the best of the signatory's knowledge, information, and belief, formed after an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances, the allegations and other factual contentions made above have evidentiary support.


The signatory being warned that willful false statements and the like are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. § 1001, and that such willful false statements and the like may jeopardize the validity of this submission and the registration, declares that all statements made of his/her own knowledge are true and all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true.


SIGNATURE(S)

Signature: /Renee S. Kraft/      Date: 09/15/2021
Signatory's Name: Renee S. Kraft
Signatory's Position: Director Counsel
Signatory's Phone Number: 612-696-7804
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature

Signature: /Renee S. Kraft/     Date: 09/15/2021
Signatory's Name: Renee S. Kraft
Signatory's Position: Director Counsel

Signatory's Phone Number: 612-696-7804 Signature method: Sent to third party for signature

Mailing Address:    Renee Kraft
   TARGET BRANDS, INC.
   TPS-3165
   1000 NICOLLET MALL
   MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota 55403
Mailing Address:    Renee Kraft
   TARGET BRANDS, INC.
   TPS-3165
   1000 NICOLLET MALL
   MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota 55403
        
PAYMENT:
PAYMENT DATE:
        
Serial Number: 85031147
Internet Transmission Date: Wed Sep 15 16:26:54 ET 2021
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/TRS-XX.XX.XXX.XXX-2021091516265462
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