Response to Office Action

PTO Form 1957 (Rev 9/2005)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 07/31/2017)

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PTO Form 1957 (Rev 9/2005)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 07/31/2017)

Response to Office Action

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

Application serial no. 85500817 DESIGN ESSENTIALS(Standard Characters, see http://tess2.gov.uspto.report/ImageAgent/ImageAgentProxy?getImage=85500817) 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 006 for Decorative Furniture Hardware of metal, namely, hinges, handles, knobs and pulls; Functional Furniture Hardware of metal, namely, drawer slides, cabinet door catches, and hooks; Doors of Metal, namely, storm doors and screen doors, Metal Hardware, namely, door handles, door latches, window latches and window locks; Home Security Hardware made of metal, namely, padlocks, child proof locks, removable auxiliary door locking devices and removable drawer locking devices, window locks; drawer locks, mail box locks, Replacement Door Cabinet and Furniture Hardware, namely, antique and antiquated hinges, handles and pulls
Original Filing Basis:
Filing Basis: Section 1(b), Intent to Use: For a trademark or service mark application: As of the application filing date, the applicant had a bona fide intention, and was entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services in the application. For a collective trademark, collective service mark, or collective membership mark application: As of the application filing date, the applicant had a bona fide intention, and was entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by members on or in connection with the identified goods/services/collective membership organization. For a certification mark application: As of the application filing date, the applicant had a bona fide intention, and was entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by authorized users in connection with the identified goods/services, and the applicant will not engage in the production or marketing of the goods/services to which the mark is applied, except to advertise or promote recognition of the certification program or of the goods/services that meet the certification standards of the applicant.

Proposed:
Tracked Text Description: Decorative Furniture Hardware of metal, namely, hinges, handles, knobs and pulls; Decorative Hardware, namely hinges, handles, knobs, pulls, Functional Hardware made of metal, namely drawer slides, catches, and hooks; Functional Furniture Hardware of metal, namely, drawer slides, cabinet door catches, and hooks; Furniture, Window and Door Hardware, namely tables, screen and storm doors, door handles, window latches, and window locks; Doors of Metal, namely, storm doors and screen doors, Metal Hardware, namely, door handles, door latches, window latches and window locks; Home Security hardware made of metal, namely padlocks, child proof locks, removable auxiliary non-electronic door locking devices and removable non-electronic drawer locking devices, window locks, drawer locks and mail box locks; Home Security Hardware made of metal, namely, padlocks, child proof locks, removable auxiliary door locking devices and removable drawer locking devices, window locks; Replacement Door Cabinet and Furniture Hardware of metal, namely antique and antiquated hinges, handles and pulls; drawer locks, mail box locks, Replacement Door Cabinet and Furniture Hardware, namely, antique and antiquated hinges, handles and pullsClass 006 for Decorative Hardware, namely hinges, handles, knobs, pulls, Functional Hardware made of metal, namely drawer slides, catches, and hooks; Furniture, Window and Door Hardware, namely tables, screen and storm doors, door handles, window latches, and window locks; Home Security hardware made of metal, namely padlocks, child proof locks, removable auxiliary non-electronic door locking devices and removable non-electronic drawer locking devices, window locks, drawer locks and mail box locks; Replacement Door Cabinet and Furniture Hardware of metal, namely antique and antiquated hinges, handles and pulls
Filing Basis: Section 1(b), Intent to Use: For a trademark or service mark application: As of the application filing date, the applicant had a bona fide intention, and was entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services in the application. For a collective trademark, collective service mark, or collective membership mark application: As of the application filing date, the applicant had a bona fide intention, and was entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by members on or in connection with the identified goods/services/collective membership organization. For a certification mark application: As of the application filing date, the applicant had a bona fide intention, and was entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce by authorized users in connection with the identified goods/services, and the applicant will not engage in the production or marketing of the goods/services to which the mark is applied, except to advertise or promote recognition of the certification program or of the goods/services that meet the certification standards of the applicant.

SIGNATURE(S)
Response Signature
Signature: /Elliot B. Pollock/     Date: 08/21/2012
Signatory's Name: Elliot B. Pollock
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, Illinois Bar Member

Signatory's Phone Number: 3123576764

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: 85500817
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Aug 21 14:39:54 EDT 2012
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XX.XXX.XX.XX-20120821143954632
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