Response to Office Action

PTO Form 1957 (Rev 9/2005)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 04/30/2011)

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PTO Form 1957 (Rev 9/2005)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 04/30/2011)

Response to Office Action

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

Application serial no. 85244266 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 018 for Notecases; Purses; Wallets; Chain mesh purses; Backpacks; Schoolbags; Waist bags; Leather suitcases; Shoe bags; Suitcases; Travelling cases; Travel garment bags; Handheld travelling cases; Handbags; Shopping bags; Mesh bags; Briefcases; Baggage; Mountaineering bags; Camping Bags; Key Wallets; Cosmetic Bags; hand cases; Travelling bags; Lunch bags; Cosmetic cases; Purse straps; Leather straps; Shopping bags with wheels; Handbag frames; Sports backpacks; Sports bags; Beach bags; Diaper bags; Business card wallets; Credit card wallets; Passport wallets; ID wallets; Suitcase handles; Canvas backpacks; Travel leather bag sets; Music score bags; Leather tools bags; Leather hat cases; Leather Bags for packaging; Leather wrappers for packaging; Leather pouches for packaging; Bags for pet supplies; Leather cases; Vulcanized fiber cases; Hunting bags; Yoga backpacks; Business card cases; Canvas bags; Automatic umbrellas; Cowhide; Artificial leather; Pet carrier bags; Baby carrier bags; Leather luggage tags
Original Filing Basis:
Filing Basis: Section 1(b), Intent to Use: The applicant has a bona fide intention to use or use through the applicant's related company or licensee the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods and/or services as of the filing date of the application. (15 U.S.C. Section 1051(b)).

Proposed:
Tracked Text Description: Notecases; Notecases, namely, briefcases; Purses; Wallets; Chain mesh purses; Backpacks; Schoolbags; Waist bags; Leather suitcases; Shoe bags; Shoe bags for travel; Suitcases; Travelling cases; Travel garment bags; Handheld travelling cases; Handbags; Shopping bags; Shopping bags, namely, reusable shopping bags, shopping bags made of skin; Mesh bags; Mesh shopping bags; Briefcases; Baggage; Travel bags; Mountaineering bags; Mountaineering bags, namely, rucksacks for mountaineers; Camping Bags; Camping bags, namely, backpacks; Key Wallets; Cosmetic Bags; Cosmetic bags sold empty; hand cases; Hand cases, namely, vanity cases sold empty; Travelling bags; Lunch bags; Cosmetic cases sold empty; Cosmetic cases; Purse straps; Leather straps; Shopping bags with wheels; Handbag frames; Sports backpacks; Sports bags; Beach bags; Diaper bags; Business card wallets; Credit card wallets; Passport wallets; ID wallets; Suitcase handles; Canvas backpacks; Travel leather bag sets comprised of leather travel bags; Travel leather bag sets; Music score bags, namely, shoulder bags, sling bags; Music score bags; Leather tool bags sold empty; Leather tools bags; Leather hat cases in the nature of hat boxes of leather; Leather hat cases; Leather Bags for packaging; Leather wrappers for packaging; Leather pouches for packaging; Bags for pet supplies, namely, canvas, vinyl, and leather pouches for holding disposable bags to place pet waste in; Bags for pet supplies; leather cases; vulcanized fiber cases; Hunting bags; Yoga backpacks; Business card cases; Canvas shopping bags; Canvas bags; Automatic umbrellas; Animal hides, namely, cowhide; Cowhide; Artificial leather; Pet carrier bags; Baby carrier bags; Leather luggage tagsClass 018 for Notecases, namely, briefcases; Purses; Wallets; Chain mesh purses; Backpacks; Schoolbags; Waist bags; Leather suitcases; Shoe bags for travel; Suitcases; Travelling cases; Travel garment bags; Handheld travelling cases; Handbags; Shopping bags, namely, reusable shopping bags, shopping bags made of skin; Mesh shopping bags; Briefcases; Travel bags; Mountaineering bags, namely, rucksacks for mountaineers; Camping bags, namely, backpacks; Key Wallets; Cosmetic bags sold empty; Hand cases, namely, vanity cases sold empty; Travelling bags; Cosmetic cases sold empty; Purse straps; Leather straps; Shopping bags with wheels; Handbag frames; Sports backpacks; Sports bags; Beach bags; Diaper bags; Business card wallets; Credit card wallets; Passport wallets; ID wallets; Suitcase handles; Canvas backpacks; Travel leather bag sets comprised of leather travel bags; Music score bags, namely, shoulder bags, sling bags; Leather tool bags sold empty; Leather hat cases in the nature of hat boxes of leather; Leather Bags for packaging; Leather wrappers for packaging; Leather pouches for packaging; Bags for pet supplies, namely, canvas, vinyl, and leather pouches for holding disposable bags to place pet waste in; leather cases; vulcanized fiber cases; Hunting bags; Yoga backpacks; Business card cases; Canvas shopping bags; Automatic umbrellas; Animal hides, namely, cowhide; Artificial leather; Pet carrier bags; Baby carrier bags; Leather luggage tags
Filing Basis: Section 1(b), Intent to Use: The applicant has a bona fide intention to use or use through the applicant's related company or licensee the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods and/or services as of the filing date of the application. (15 U.S.C. Section 1051(b)).

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS
Translation
The English translation of LI in the mark is STRENGTH and the English translation of the word LIAN in the mark is UNITED.

Name(s), Portrait(s), Signature(s) of individual(s)
The name(s), portrait(s), and/or signature(s) shown in the mark does not identify a particular living individual.

Description of mark
The mark consists of a central circle design upon which appears a Chinese character, with the aforementioned surrounded by a circle border; the wording LIAN LI appears on a underneath the circle design, upon a rectangular background design having rounded corners.

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

SIGNATURE(S)
Response Signature
Signature: /Joe McKinney Muncy/     Date: 10/06/2011
Signatory's Name: Joe McKinney Muncy
Signatory's Position: Attorney for Applicant; VA Bar member

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

        
Serial Number: 85244266
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Oct 06 19:24:14 EDT 2011
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XXX.XX.XXX.X-20111006192414455
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