Response to Office Action

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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. 86949069 TASTEMAKERS(Standard Characters, see http://tmng-al.gov.uspto.report/resting2/api/img/86949069/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 028 for Plush toys; stuffed toys; dolls and action figures; board games; electronic action toys; balls for games; card games; dolls' clothes, dolls' houses, radio-controlled toy vehicles; toy cars; toy trains; toy boats; toys incorporating money boxes; toy balloons; toy banks; toy masks; molded toy figures; novelty toys, namely, plush clip-ons, magnets and keychains; water and pool toys, namely, water guns, floats, rafts, masks, goggles, body boards, beach balls, toy pails, toy shovels; coin banks; novelty toy items in the nature of people, animals and objects; toy jewelry, namely, toy bracelets, toy necklaces, toy rings, toy keychains, toy earrings
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: Plush toys; stuffed toys; dolls and action figures; board games; electronic action toys; balls for games; card games; dolls' clothes, dolls' houses, radio-controlled toy vehicles; toy cars; toy trains; toy boats; toys incorporating money boxes; toys incorporating money boxes, namely, toy banks, stuffed animals containing money boxes; toy balloons; toy banks; toy masks; molded toy figures; novelty toys, namely, plush clip-ons, magnets and keychains; water and pool toys, namely, water guns, floats, rafts, masks, goggles, body boards, beach balls, toy pails, toy shovels; water and pool toys, namely, water guns, swim floats, toy rafts, toy swim masks and goggles, body boards, beach balls, sand toys including toy pails and toy shovels; coin banks; novelty toy items in the nature of people, animals and objects; novelty toy figures in the nature of people, animals and objects; toy jewelry, namely, toy bracelets, toy necklaces, toy rings, toy keychains, toy earrings; toy jewelry, namely, toy bracelets, toy necklaces, toy rings, toy keychains, children's dress up accessories in the nature of toy earringsClass 028 for Plush toys; stuffed toys; dolls and action figures; board games; electronic action toys; balls for games; card games; dolls' clothes, dolls' houses, radio-controlled toy vehicles; toy cars; toy trains; toy boats; toys incorporating money boxes, namely, toy banks, stuffed animals containing money boxes; toy balloons; toy banks; toy masks; molded toy figures; novelty toys, namely, plush clip-ons, magnets and keychains; water and pool toys, namely, water guns, swim floats, toy rafts, toy swim masks and goggles, body boards, beach balls, sand toys including toy pails and toy shovels; coin banks; novelty toy figures in the nature of people, animals and objects; toy jewelry, namely, toy bracelets, toy necklaces, toy rings, toy keychains, children's dress up accessories in the nature of toy earrings
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.

CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS CHANGE
Applicant proposes to amend the following:
Current:
WILLIAM H. COX
GORDON, HERLANDS, RANDOLPH & COX LLP
355 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK
New York
US
10017

Proposed:
WILLIAM H. COX of GORDON, HERLANDS, RANDOLPH & COX LLP, having an address of
355 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, New York 10017
United States
pvranum@gordonherlands.com
212-986-1200
212-983-0772



SIGNATURE(S)
Response Signature
Signature: /peter j. vranum/     Date: 07/01/2016
Signatory's Name: Peter J. Vranum
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, New York bar member

Signatory's Phone Number: 212-986-1200

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.

Mailing Address:    WILLIAM H. COX
   GORDON, HERLANDS, RANDOLPH & COX LLP
   355 LEXINGTON AVENUE
   NEW YORK, New York 10017
        
Serial Number: 86949069
Internet Transmission Date: Fri Jul 01 11:20:01 EDT 2016
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XX.XXX.X.XXX-20160701112001892
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