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 09/20/2020)

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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 09/20/2020)

Response to Office Action

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

Application serial no. 88107731 SHEINMAN(Standard Characters, see http://uspto.report/TM/88107731/mark.png) has been amended as follows:

The applicant's current attorney information: Michael P. Adams. Michael P. Adams of DYKEMA GOSSETT P.L.L.C., is located at

      111 CONGRESS BLVD., SUITE 1800
      ONE CONGRESS PLAZA
      AUSTIN, Texas 78701-4068
      US
The docket/reference number is 116930.4.

The phone number is 512-703-6300.

The fax number is 512-703-6399.

The email address is ipdocket@dykema.com

The applicants proposed attorney information: Michael P. Adams. Other appointed attorneys are Eric Fingerhut. Michael P. Adams of Dykema Gossett PLLC, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at

      Suite 1800
      111 Congress Avenue
      Austin, Texas 78701
      United States
The docket/reference number is 116930.4.

The email address is tm@dykema.com

Michael P. Adams submitted the following statement: The attorney of record is an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or any U.S. Commonwealth or territory.
The applicant's current correspondence information: MICHAEL P. ADAMS. MICHAEL P. ADAMS of DYKEMA GOSSETT P.L.L.C., is located at

      111 CONGRESS BLVD., SUITE 1800
      ONE CONGRESS PLAZA
      AUSTIN, Texas 78701-4068
      US
The docket/reference number is 116930.4.

The phone number is 512-703-6300.

The fax number is 512-703-6399.

The email address is ipdocket@dykema.com

The applicants proposed correspondence information: Michael P. Adams. Michael P. Adams of Dykema Gossett PLLC, is located at

      Suite 1800
      111 Congress Avenue
      Austin, Texas 78701
      United States
The docket/reference number is 116930.4.

The email address is tm@dykema.com

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS
Disclaimer
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use "man" apart from the mark as shown.


Claim of Active Prior Registration(s)
The applicant claims ownership of active prior U.S. Registration Number(s) 4463605, 5046800, 5256688, and others.


SECTION 2(f) Claim of Acquired Distinctiveness, IN PART, based on Five or More Years' Use
SHEIN has become distinctive of the goods/services through the applicant's substantially exclusive and continuous use of the mark in commerce that the U.S. Congress may lawfully regulate for at least the five years immediately before the date of this statement.


SECTION 2(f) Claim of Acquired Distinctiveness, IN PART, based on Active Prior Registration(s)
SHEIN has become distinctive of the goods/services as evidenced by the ownership on the Principal Register for the same mark for sufficiently similar goods/services of active U.S. Registration No(s). 5256688


SIGNATURE(S)
Declaration Signature

DECLARATION: The signatory being warned that willful false statements and the like are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. § 1001, and that such willful false statements and the like may jeopardize the validity of the application or submission or any registration resulting therefrom, declares that, if the applicant submitted the application or allegation of use (AOU) unsigned, all statements in the application or AOU and this submission based on the signatory's own knowledge are true, and all statements in the application or AOU and this submission made on information and belief are believed to be true.

STATEMENTS FOR UNSIGNED SECTION 1(a) APPLICATION/AOU: If the applicant filed an unsigned application under 15 U.S.C. §1051(a) or AOU under 15 U.S.C. §1051(c), the signatory additionally believes that: the applicant is the owner of the mark sought to be registered; the mark is in use in commerce and was in use in commerce as of the filing date of the application or AOU on or in connection with the goods/services/collective membership organization in the application or AOU; the original specimen(s), if applicable, shows the mark in use in commerce as of the filing date of the application or AOU on or in connection with the goods/services/collective membership organization in the application or AOU; for a collective trademark, collective service mark, collective membership mark application, or certification mark application, the applicant is exercising legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce and was exercising legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce as of the filing date of the application or AOU; for a certification mark application, the applicant is not engaged 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. To the best of the signatory's knowledge and belief, no other persons, except, if applicable, authorized users, members, and/or concurrent users, have the right to use the mark in commerce, either in the identical form or in such near resemblance as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods/services/collective membership organization of such other persons, to cause confusion or mistake, or to deceive.

STATEMENTS FOR UNSIGNED SECTION 1(b)/SECTION 44 APPLICATION AND FOR SECTION 66(a) COLLECTIVE/CERTIFICATION MARK APPLICATION: If the applicant filed an unsigned application under 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051(b), 1126(d), and/or 1126(e), or filed a collective/certification mark application under 15 U.S.C. §1141f(a), the signatory additionally believes that: for a trademark or service mark application, the applicant is entitled to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the goods/services specified in the application; the applicant has a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce and had a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce as of the application filing date; for a collective trademark, collective service mark, collective membership mark, or certification mark application, the applicant has a bona fide intention, and is entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce and had a bona fide intention, and was entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce as of the application filing date; the signatory is properly authorized to execute the declaration on behalf of the applicant; for a certification mark application, 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. To the best of the signatory's knowledge and belief, no other persons, except, if applicable, authorized users, members, and/or concurrent users, have the right to use the mark in commerce, either in the identical form or in such near resemblance as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods/services/collective membership organization of such other persons, to cause confusion or mistake, or to deceive.

Signature: /michael p. adams/      Date: 01/06/2020
Signatory's Name: Michael P. Adams
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, Texas Bar Member

Response Signature
Signature: /michael p. adams/     Date: 01/06/2020
Signatory's Name: Michael P. Adams
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, Texas bar member

The signatory has confirmed that he/she is a U.S.-licensed attorney who is an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a U.S. state (including the District of Columbia and any U.S. Commonwealth or territory); 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.-licensed attorney not currently associated with his/her company/firm previously represented the owner/holder in this matter: the owner/holder has revoked their power of attorney by a signed revocation or substitute power of attorney with the USPTO; the USPTO has granted that attorney's withdrawal request; the owner/holder has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her in this matter; or the owner's/holder's appointed U.S.-licensed attorney has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her as an associate attorney in this matter.

Mailing Address:    MICHAEL P. ADAMS
   DYKEMA GOSSETT P.L.L.C.
   111 CONGRESS BLVD., SUITE 1800
   ONE CONGRESS PLAZA
   AUSTIN, Texas 78701-4068
Mailing Address:    Michael P. Adams
   Dykema Gossett PLLC
   Suite 1800
   111 Congress Avenue
   Austin, Texas 78701
        
Serial Number: 88107731
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Jan 06 17:16:08 EST 2020
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XX.XXX.XX.XX-20200106171608845
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