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. 86704402 AVANTI(Standard Characters, see http://tmng-al.gov.uspto.report/resting2/api/img/86704402/large) has been amended as follows:

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

Please see the actual argument text attached within the Evidence section.

EVIDENCE
Evidence in the nature of Response to Office Action, Exhibit A - Cited Registration Limited Geography Webpage, Exhibit B - Cited Registration Limited Geography Webpage has been attached.
Original PDF file:
evi_64509899-20160503160748358687_._AVANTI0501_Arguments.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) ( 3 pages)
Evidence-1
Evidence-2
Evidence-3
Original PDF file:
evi_1-64509899-20160503160748358687_._Exhibit_A_-_Cited_Registration_Limited_Geography.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) ( 7 pages)
Evidence-1
Evidence-2
Evidence-3
Evidence-4
Evidence-5
Evidence-6
Evidence-7
Original PDF file:
evi_64509899-20160503160748358687_._Exhibit_B_-_Cited_Registration_Limited_Geography1.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) ( 7 pages)
Evidence-1
Evidence-2
Evidence-3
Evidence-4
Evidence-5
Evidence-6
Evidence-7

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS
Translation
The English translation of AVANTI in the mark is "BEFORE" or "FORWARD".


FEE(S)
Fee(s) in the amount of $50 is being submitted.

SIGNATURE(S)
Response Signature
Signature: /David W. Carstens/     Date: 05/03/2016
Signatory's Name: David W. Carstens
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, Texas 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 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.

        
RAM Sale Number: 86704402
RAM Accounting Date: 05/04/2016
        
Serial Number: 86704402
Internet Transmission Date: Tue May 03 16:17:39 EDT 2016
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XX.XX.XX.XX-201605031617392929
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