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. 85557582 EPICENTER(Standard Characters, see http://tess2.gov.uspto.report/ImageAgent/ImageAgentProxy?getImage=85557582) 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 020 for Overhead storage cabinets, welded assemblies, slat walls, tack board inserts, power poles, trim caps, support bases, privacy screens, end trim, pedestal brackets, tack and marker board inserts, work surfaces, dividers, pedestals, all sold as component parts of office furniture
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: Overhead storage cabinets, welded assemblies, slat walls, tack board inserts, power poles, trim caps, support bases, privacy screens, end trim, pedestal brackets, tack and marker board inserts, work surfaces, dividers, pedestals, all sold as component parts of office furniture; Overhead storage cabinets, welded assemblies in the nature of a base framework on which to affix work surfaces, overhead storage cabinets, and privacy screens, slat wall units, power poles for electrical and data outlets, trim caps for the base framework and power poles, support bases, privacy screens, end trim for the base framework, marker boards, slat wall units, and power poles, pedestal brackets, display board inserts, marker board inserts with erasable and magnetic surfaces, work surfaces, and pedestals, all the foregoing being specially adapted for office furniture and sold as component parts of office furnitureClass 020 for Overhead storage cabinets, welded assemblies in the nature of a base framework on which to affix work surfaces, overhead storage cabinets, and privacy screens, slat wall units, power poles for electrical and data outlets, trim caps for the base framework and power poles, support bases, privacy screens, end trim for the base framework, marker boards, slat wall units, and power poles, pedestal brackets, display board inserts, marker board inserts with erasable and magnetic surfaces, work surfaces, and pedestals, all the foregoing being specially adapted for office furniture and sold as component parts of office furniture
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: /Brad R. Maurer/     Date: 09/24/2012
Signatory's Name: Brad R. Maurer
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, Indiana bar member

Signatory's Phone Number: (317) 237-0300

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: 85557582
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Sep 24 13:11:17 EDT 2012
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XXX.XX.XXX.X-20120924131117059
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