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 07/31/2017)

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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 07/31/2017)

Response to Office Action

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

Application serial no. 86696812 T-STAR(Standard Characters, see http://tmng-al.gov.uspto.report/resting2/api/img/86696812/large) 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 012 for Railway and locomotive parts, namely, air sourcing equipment used for locomotives and railway engines, railroad sanding equipment, wheel flange lubrication equipment, toilet evacuation and toilet door control systems, signal horn activation devices
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: Railway and locomotive parts, namely, air sourcing equipment used for locomotives and railway engines, railroad sanding equipment, wheel flange lubrication equipment, toilet evacuation and toilet door control systems, signal horn activation devices; Railway and locomotive parts, namely, air sourcing equipment consisting of air intake equipment used for locomotives and railway engines, railroad sanding equipment consisting of equipment used for transferring sand to railcars, wheel flange lubrication equipment used for application of lubrication to rail wheels and flanges, toilet evacuation and toilet door control systems comprised of pneumatic valve control unit, hoses, water tanks, and gate valves, signal horn activation devices comprised of an electrical relay for activating rail crossing warning signalsClass 012 for Railway and locomotive parts, namely, air sourcing equipment consisting of air intake equipment used for locomotives and railway engines, railroad sanding equipment consisting of equipment used for transferring sand to railcars, wheel flange lubrication equipment used for application of lubrication to rail wheels and flanges, toilet evacuation and toilet door control systems comprised of pneumatic valve control unit, hoses, water tanks, and gate valves, signal horn activation devices comprised of an electrical relay for activating rail crossing warning signals
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: /Britt L. Anderson/     Date: 12/18/2015
Signatory's Name: Britt L. Anderson
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record (CA)

Signatory's Phone Number: 6507986700

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 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. attorney or a Canadian attorney/agent not currently associated with his/her company/firm previously represented the owner/holder in this matter: (1) the owner/holder 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 owner/holder has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her in this matter; or (4) the owner's/holder'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: 86696812
Internet Transmission Date: Fri Dec 18 13:07:53 EST 2015
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XXX.XXX.XX.X-20151218130753832
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