Response to Office Action

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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. 88144683 BAN SO REI CHA(Standard Characters, see http://uspto.report/TM/88144683/mark.png) has been amended as follows:

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

Applicant is grateful for the Examining Attorney’s letter dated November 16, 2018 and the Office Action and submits a response thereto.

 

In line with the Examining Attorney’s suggestion, Applicant respectfully requests to add mark’s translation statement as set forth:

The English translation of “CHA” in the mark is “tea” and the wording “BAN SO REI” has no meaning in a foreign language.

In addition, in compliance with the Examining Attorney’s request, Applicant respectfully agrees to add  a disclaimer of “CHA” apart from the mark as shown.

Finally, Applicant respectfully agrees to an additional processing fee of $125 because the application as filed did not meet the TEAS Plus application filing requirements and should therefore be construed a TEAS RF application.

In view of the above, favourable outcome of examination and passage of application to publication are respectfully requested.  If any additional information or clarifications are required, the Examining Attorney is respectfully requested to contact the undersigned, in particular if such matter can be resolved in an Examiner’s Amendment.

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


Translation
The English translation of "CHA" in the mark is "tea". The wording "BAN SO REI" has no meaning in a foreign language.


FEE(S)
Fee(s) in the amount of $125 is being submitted.

SIGNATURE(S)
Response Signature
Signature: /Max Vern/     Date: 12/12/2018
Signatory's Name: Max Vern
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, NY Bar Member

Signatory's Phone Number: (212) 336-8000

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: 88144683
RAM Accounting Date: 12/13/2018
        
Serial Number: 88144683
Internet Transmission Date: Wed Dec 12 14:45:34 EST 2018
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX-20181212144534
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