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. 88159958 EMPOWERING VOICES(Standard Characters, see http://uspto.report/TM/88159958/mark.png) 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 041 for entertainment services, namely, an ongoing public affairs program on topics affecting local communities
Original Filing Basis:
Filing Basis: Section 1(a), Use in Commerce: The applicant is using the mark in commerce, or the applicant's related company or licensee is using the mark in commerce, on or in connection with the identified goods and/or services. 15 U.S.C. Section 1051(a), as amended. The mark was first used at least as early as 10/16/2018 and first used in commerce at least as early as 10/16/2018 , and is now in use in such commerce.

Proposed:
Tracked Text Description: entertainment services, namely, an ongoing public affairs program on topics affecting local communities; Entertainment services, namely an ongoing public affairs program broadcast, streamed and transmitted over television, cable, satellite, and subscription services and broadcast, streamed and transmitted over the internet and global computer network to digital, wireless, and mobile devices on social, economic, environmental and political topics affecting local communitiesClass 041 for Entertainment services, namely an ongoing public affairs program broadcast, streamed and transmitted over television, cable, satellite, and subscription services and broadcast, streamed and transmitted over the internet and global computer network to digital, wireless, and mobile devices on social, economic, environmental and political topics affecting local communities
Filing Basis: Section 1(a), Use in Commerce: The applicant is using the mark in commerce, or the applicant's related company or licensee is using the mark in commerce, on or in connection with the identified goods and/or services. 15 U.S.C. Section 1051(a), as amended. The mark was first used at least as early as 10/16/2018 and first used in commerce at least as early as 10/16/2018 , and is now in use in such commerce.
ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS
Miscellaneous Statement
For the description of services in Class 041, as modified in this response, I respectfully submit for your consideration the following descriptions for recently approved marks for this Applicant as a basis for the modifications requested in response to this Office Action: · ME TIME (Registered 1/8/2019): IC 041: entertainment services, namely, ongoing talk show programs broadcast, streamed, and transmitted over television, cable television, satellite television, subscription television, the internet and global computer network and broadcast, streamed and transmitted over the internet to media devices featuring humor, interviews, public interest stories, and stories relevant to women; providing a website featuring humor, public interest stories, stories relevant to women, and interactive features, namely, online polling, social media publications, and online discussion relating to the talk show programs. · ME TIME WITH FRANGELA (Published 1/8/2019): IC 041: entertainment services, namely, ongoing talk show programs broadcast, streamed, and transmitted over television, cable television, satellite television, subscription television, the internet and global computer network and broadcast, streamed and transmitted over the internet to media devices featuring humor, interviews, public interest stories, and stories relevant to women; providing a website primarily featuring humor, public interest stories, news and entertainment stories relevant to women, and also with interactive features, namely, online polling, social media publications, and online discussion relating to the talk show programs · INVESTIGATETV (Notice of Allowance issued 12/18/2018): IC 041: entertainment services, namely, ongoing programs broadcast, streamed, and transmitted over television, cable television, satellite television, subscription television, the internet and global computer network in the fields of in-depth journalism, news, current events, and public interest stories; entertainment services, namely, providing a website featuring information, audio, and video in the fields of in-depth journalism, news, current events, and public interest stories


SIGNATURE(S)
Response Signature
Signature: /ppsmith/     Date: 02/20/2019
Signatory's Name: Pam P Smith
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, Alabama bar member

Signatory's Phone Number: 2052263404

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.

        
Serial Number: 88159958
Internet Transmission Date: Wed Feb 20 13:48:51 EST 2019
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