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 1960 (Rev 10/2011)
OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp 09/20/2020)

Request for Reconsideration after Final Action

The table below presents the data as entered.

Input Field
Entered
SERIAL NUMBER88124724
LAW OFFICE ASSIGNEDLAW OFFICE 113
MARK SECTION
MARK mark
LITERAL ELEMENT BAJA
STANDARD CHARACTERS YES
USPTO-GENERATED IMAGE YES
MARK STATEMENT The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size or color.
OWNER SECTION (current)
NAME Sazerac Brands, LLC
MAILING ADDRESS 10101 Linn Station Rd., Suite 400
CITY Louisville
STATE Kentucky
ZIP/POSTAL CODE 40223
COUNTRY/REGION/JURISDICTION/U.S. TERRITORY United States
OWNER SECTION (proposed)
NAME Sazerac Brands, LLC
MAILING ADDRESS 10101 Linn Station Rd., Suite 400
CITY Louisville
STATE Kentucky
ZIP/POSTAL CODE 40223
COUNTRY/REGION/JURISDICTION/U.S. TERRITORY United States
EMAIL XXXX
ARGUMENT(S)
Applicant requests suspension of its application to register BAJA (Ser. No. 88/124,724) because it filed a Cancellation Action on April 23, 2020, to cancel the only registration that remains an issue from the Office Action dated February 19, 2020. A copy of the Cancellation Action filing is attached herewith (Proceeding No. 92074026).
EVIDENCE SECTION
        EVIDENCE FILE NAME(S)
       ORIGINAL PDF FILEevi_2601182d17f88b0a01e7e de9bded36-202005071323284 81164_._ng_Receipt_-_Peti tion_to_Cancel_Baja_-_coc ktails_in_Class_33.pdf
       CONVERTED PDF FILE(S)
       (2 pages) 		\\TICRS\EXPORT18\IMAGEOUT 18\881\247\88124724\xml4\ RFR0002.JPG
       \\TICRS\EXPORT18\IMAGEOUT 18\881\247\88124724\xml4\ RFR0003.JPG
       ORIGINAL PDF FILEevi_2601182d17f88b0a01e7e de9bded36-202005071323284 81164_._Petition_to_Cance l_-_BAJA_Arabic_Character s.pdf
       CONVERTED PDF FILE(S)
       (6 pages) 		\\TICRS\EXPORT18\IMAGEOUT 18\881\247\88124724\xml4\ RFR0004.JPG
       \\TICRS\EXPORT18\IMAGEOUT 18\881\247\88124724\xml4\ RFR0005.JPG
       \\TICRS\EXPORT18\IMAGEOUT 18\881\247\88124724\xml4\ RFR0006.JPG
       \\TICRS\EXPORT18\IMAGEOUT 18\881\247\88124724\xml4\ RFR0007.JPG
       \\TICRS\EXPORT18\IMAGEOUT 18\881\247\88124724\xml4\ RFR0008.JPG
       \\TICRS\EXPORT18\IMAGEOUT 18\881\247\88124724\xml4\ RFR0009.JPG
CORRESPONDENCE INFORMATION (current)
NAMECynthia Johnson Walden
PRIMARY EMAIL ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCEtmdoctc@fr.com
SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES)eischeid@fr.com; mccormick@fr.com
DOCKET/REFERENCE NUMBER466570048002
CORRESPONDENCE INFORMATION (proposed)
NAMECynthia Johnson Walden
PRIMARY EMAIL ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCEtmdoctc@fr.com
SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES)kelleher@fr.com; jlynch@fr.com; rsmith@fr.com; walden@fr.com
DOCKET/REFERENCE NUMBER466570048002
SIGNATURE SECTION
RESPONSE SIGNATURE/Sarah B. Kelleher/
SIGNATORY'S NAME Sarah B. Kelleher
SIGNATORY'S POSITION Associate Attorney, Fish & Richardson P.C., Massachusetts Bar member
SIGNATORY'S PHONE NUMBER 6175425070
DATE SIGNED 05/07/2020
AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY YES
CONCURRENT APPEAL NOTICE FILED NO
FILING INFORMATION SECTION
SUBMIT DATE Thu May 07 13:53:07 ET 2020
TEAS STAMP USPTO/RFR-XXXX:XXX:XXXX:X
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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 1960 (Rev 10/2011)
OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp 09/20/2020)

Request for Reconsideration after Final Action

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

Application serial no. 88124724 BAJA(Standard Characters, see https://tmng-al.uspto.gov/resting2/api/img/88124724/large) has been amended as follows:

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

Applicant requests suspension of its application to register BAJA (Ser. No. 88/124,724) because it filed a Cancellation Action on April 23, 2020, to cancel the only registration that remains an issue from the Office Action dated February 19, 2020. A copy of the Cancellation Action filing is attached herewith (Proceeding No. 92074026).

EVIDENCE

Original PDF file:
evi_2601182d17f88b0a01e7e de9bded36-202005071323284 81164_._ng_Receipt_-_Peti tion_to_Cancel_Baja_-_coc ktails_in_Class_33.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) ( 2 pages) Evidence-1Evidence-2
Original PDF file:
evi_2601182d17f88b0a01e7e de9bded36-202005071323284 81164_._Petition_to_Cance l_-_BAJA_Arabic_Character s.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) ( 6 pages) Evidence-1Evidence-2Evidence-3Evidence-4Evidence-5Evidence-6

OWNER AND/OR ENTITY INFORMATION
Applicant proposes to amend the following:
Current: Sazerac Brands, LLC, a limited liability company legally organized under the laws of Delaware, having an address of
      10101 Linn Station Rd., Suite 400
      Louisville, Kentucky 40223
      United States

Proposed: Sazerac Brands, LLC, a limited liability company legally organized under the laws of Delaware, having an address of
      10101 Linn Station Rd., Suite 400
      Louisville, Kentucky 40223
      United States
      Email Address: XXXX

Correspondence Information (current):
      Cynthia Johnson Walden
      PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: tmdoctc@fr.com
      SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): eischeid@fr.com; mccormick@fr.com

The docket/reference number is 466570048002.

Correspondence Information (proposed):
      Cynthia Johnson Walden
      PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: tmdoctc@fr.com
      SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): kelleher@fr.com; jlynch@fr.com; rsmith@fr.com; walden@fr.com

The docket/reference number is 466570048002.

Requirement for Email and Electronic Filing: I understand that a valid email address must be maintained by the owner/holder and the owner's/holder's attorney, if appointed, and that all official trademark correspondence must be submitted via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).

SIGNATURE(S)
Request for Reconsideration Signature
Signature: /Sarah B. Kelleher/     Date: 05/07/2020
Signatory's Name: Sarah B. Kelleher
Signatory's Position: Associate Attorney, Fish & Richardson P.C., Massachusetts Bar member

Signatory's Phone Number: 6175425070

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.

The applicant is not filing a Notice of Appeal in conjunction with this Request for Reconsideration.

Mailing Address:    Cynthia Johnson Walden
   FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
   
   P.O. BOX 1022
   MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota 55440-1022
Mailing Address:    Cynthia Johnson Walden
   FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
   P.O. BOX 1022
   MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota 55440-1022
        
Serial Number: 88124724
Internet Transmission Date: Thu May 07 13:53:07 ET 2020
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/RFR-XXXX:XXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXX:XX
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