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


The table below presents the data as entered.

Input Field
Entered
SERIAL NUMBER88171486
LAW OFFICE ASSIGNEDLAW OFFICE 118
MARK SECTION
MARK FILE NAME https://tmng-al.uspto.gov/resting2/api/img/88171486/large
LITERAL ELEMENT MILANO
STANDARD CHARACTERS NO
USPTO-GENERATED IMAGE NO
COLOR(S) CLAIMED
(If applicable)
The color(s) red, black, white is/are claimed as a feature of the mark.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MARK
(and Color Location, if applicable)
The mark consists of The design is a woman with large black hat with red bow and red lips with the word MILANO beneath. Fine Anti Aging Solutions.
ARGUMENT(S)
Our products are manufactured in China by Concord Medical Limited. They may be reached at Ph (852)3452 5676 or Fax (852)3542 5676. Their website address is http://concord-medical.com Our boxes are manufactured also in China and all have our logo. We receive the product via international carrier at our address 7215 Alafia Ridge Rd Riverview, FL 33569. After inspection it is shipped to Amazon to their fulfillment center in Charlotte NC and then distributed across the country. The logo appears throughout our sales process. It appears on the Amazon main listing page, on each of our boxes, as well as every piece of merchandise. We would also offer a disclaimer for the words "fine anti-aging solutions" that appears under our logo. Thank you for your assistance in this matter Tim Wilson Windemere Products LLC
EVIDENCE SECTION
       EVIDENCE
       FILE NAME(S)
\\TICRS\EXPORT17\IMAGEOUT 17\881\714\88171486\xml6\ ROA0002.JPG
DESCRIPTION OF EVIDENCE FILEAnswers to requests were given in different part of the application.
GOODS AND/OR SERVICES SECTION (current)
INTERNATIONAL CLASS003
DESCRIPTION
Cosmetics sold as an integral component of non-medicated skincare preparations
FILING BASISSection 1(a)
        FIRST USE ANYWHERE DATE At least as early as 08/01/2018
        FIRST USE IN COMMERCE DATE At least as early as 08/15/2018
GOODS AND/OR SERVICES SECTION (proposed)
INTERNATIONAL CLASS003
TRACKED TEXT DESCRIPTION
Cosmetics sold as an integral component of non-medicated skincare preparations; Cosmetics sold as an integral component of non-medicated skincare preparations.
FINAL DESCRIPTION
Cosmetics sold as an integral component of non-medicated skincare preparations.
FILING BASISSection 1(a)
       FIRST USE ANYWHERE DATE At least as early as 08/01/2018
       FIRST USE IN COMMERCE DATE At least as early as 08/15/2018
       STATEMENT TYPE "The substitute (or new, or originally submitted, if appropriate) specimen(s) was/were in use in commerce at least as early as the filing date of the application"[for an application based on Section 1(a), Use in Commerce] OR "The substitute (or new, or originally submitted, if appropriate) specimen(s) was/were in use in commerce prior either to the filing of the Amendment to Allege Use or expiration of the filing deadline for filing a Statement of Use" [for an application based on Section 1(b) Intent-to-Use]. OR "The attached specimen is a true copy of the specimen that was originally submitted with the application, amendment to allege use, or statement of use" [for an illegible specimen].
       SPECIMEN
       FILE NAME(S)
\\TICRS\EXPORT17\IMAGEOUT 17\881\714\88171486\xml6\ ROA0003.JPG
       \\TICRS\EXPORT17\IMAGEOUT 17\881\714\88171486\xml6\ ROA0004.JPG
       SPECIMEN DESCRIPTIONThis is the main advertising piece on Amazons listing catalogue. The second specimen is a picture of our packaging with logo on box. We also use it on each box and each piece of merchandise.
FILING BASISSection 1(b)
ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS SECTION
DISCLAIMER No claim is made to the exclusive right to use "fine anti-aging solutions" apart from the mark as shown.
COLOR(S) CLAIMED
(If applicable)
The color(s) black red is/are claimed as a feature of the mark.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MARK
(and Color Location, if applicable)
The mark consists of black hat with red box and red lips.
SIGNIFICANCE OF MARK MILANO appearing in the mark means or signifies or is a term of art for Branding in the relevant trade or industry or as used in connection with the goods/services/collective membership organization listed in the application. MILANO appearing in the mark has no significance nor is it a term of art in the relevant trade or industry or as used in connection with the goods/services/collective membership organization listed in the application, or any geographical significance. The word(s) MILANO has no meaning in a foreign language.
SECTION 2(f) Claim of Acquired Distinctiveness, BASED ON EVIDENCE The mark has become distinctive of the goods/services, as demonstrated by the attached evidence.
       2(f) EVIDENCE
       FILE NAME(S)
\\TICRS\EXPORT17\IMAGEOUT 17\881\714\88171486\xml6\ ROA0005.JPG
NAME(S), PORTRAITS(S), SIGNATURE(S) OF INDIVIDUAL(S) The name(s), portrait(s), and/or signature(s) shown in the mark does not identify a particular living individual.
SIGNATURE SECTION
DECLARATION SIGNATURE /Timothy J Wilson/
SIGNATORY'S NAME /Timothy J Wilson/
SIGNATORY'S POSITION Owner
SIGNATORY'S PHONE NUMBER 813-391-0236
DATE SIGNED 05/21/2019
RESPONSE SIGNATURE /Judy W Wilson/
SIGNATORY'S NAME /Timothy Wilson/
SIGNATORY'S POSITION Owner
SIGNATORY'S PHONE NUMBER 813-391-0236
DATE SIGNED 05/21/2019
AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY YES
FILING INFORMATION SECTION
SUBMIT DATE Tue May 21 14:35:21 EDT 2019
TEAS STAMP USPTO/ROA-XXX.XXX.XXX.XX-
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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. 88171486 MILANO (Stylized and/or with Design, see https://tmng-al.uspto.gov/resting2/api/img/88171486/large) has been amended as follows:

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

Our products are manufactured in China by Concord Medical Limited. They may be reached at Ph (852)3452 5676 or Fax (852)3542 5676. Their website address is http://concord-medical.com Our boxes are manufactured also in China and all have our logo. We receive the product via international carrier at our address 7215 Alafia Ridge Rd Riverview, FL 33569. After inspection it is shipped to Amazon to their fulfillment center in Charlotte NC and then distributed across the country. The logo appears throughout our sales process. It appears on the Amazon main listing page, on each of our boxes, as well as every piece of merchandise. We would also offer a disclaimer for the words "fine anti-aging solutions" that appears under our logo. Thank you for your assistance in this matter Tim Wilson Windemere Products LLC

EVIDENCE
Evidence in the nature of Answers to requests were given in different part of the application. has been attached. Evidence-1

CLASSIFICATION AND LISTING OF GOODS/SERVICES
Applicant proposes to amend the following class of goods/services in the application:
Current: Class 003 for Cosmetics sold as an integral component of non-medicated skincare preparations
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 08/01/2018 and first used in commerce at least as early as 08/15/2018 , and is now in use in such commerce.

Proposed:
Tracked Text Description: Cosmetics sold as an integral component of non-medicated skincare preparations; Cosmetics sold as an integral component of non-medicated skincare preparations.

Class 003 for Cosmetics sold as an integral component of non-medicated skincare preparations.
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.

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 08/01/2018 and first used in commerce at least as early as 08/15/2018 , and is now in use in such commerce.
Applicant hereby submits one(or more) specimen(s) for Class 003 . The specimen(s) submitted consists of This is the main advertising piece on Amazons listing catalogue. The second specimen is a picture of our packaging with logo on box. We also use it on each box and each piece of merchandise. .
"The substitute (or new, or originally submitted, if appropriate) specimen(s) was/were in use in commerce at least as early as the filing date of the application"[for an application based on Section 1(a), Use in Commerce] OR "The substitute (or new, or originally submitted, if appropriate) specimen(s) was/were in use in commerce prior either to the filing of the Amendment to Allege Use or expiration of the filing deadline for filing a Statement of Use" [for an application based on Section 1(b) Intent-to-Use]. OR "The attached specimen is a true copy of the specimen that was originally submitted with the application, amendment to allege use, or statement of use" [for an illegible specimen]. Specimen File1
Specimen File2

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS
Disclaimer
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use "fine anti-aging solutions" apart from the mark as shown.


Color Claim
The color(s) black red is/are claimed as a feature of the mark.

Description of mark
The mark consists of black hat with red box and red lips.

Significance of wording, letter(s), or numeral(s)
MILANO appearing in the mark means or signifies or is a term of art for Branding in the relevant trade or industry or as used in connection with the goods/services/collective membership organization listed in the application. MILANO appearing in the mark has no significance nor is it a term of art in the relevant trade or industry or as used in connection with the goods/services/collective membership organization listed in the application, or any geographical significance. The word(s) MILANO has no meaning in a foreign language.


SECTION 2(f) Claim of Acquired Distinctiveness, BASED ON EVIDENCE
The mark has become distinctive of the goods/services, as demonstrated by the attached evidence.
2(f) evidence-1

Name(s), Portrait(s), Signature(s) of individual(s)
The name(s), portrait(s), and/or signature(s) shown in the mark does not identify a particular living individual.


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: /Timothy J Wilson/      Date: 05/21/2019
Signatory's Name: /Timothy J Wilson/
Signatory's Position: Owner
Signatory's Phone Number: 813-391-0236


Response Signature
Signature: /Judy W Wilson/     Date: 05/21/2019
Signatory's Name: /Timothy Wilson/
Signatory's Position: Owner

Signatory's Phone Number: 813-391-0236

The signatory has confirmed that he/she is not represented by either an authorized attorney or Canadian attorney/agent, and that he/she is either: (1) the owner/holder ; or (2) a person(s) with legal authority to bind the owner/holder; and if an authorized U.S. attorney or Canadian attorney/agent previously represented him/her in this matter, either he/she has filed a signed revocation of power of attorney with the USPTO or the USPTO has granted the request of his/her prior representative to withdraw.

        
Serial Number: 88171486
Internet Transmission Date: Tue May 21 14:35:21 EDT 2019
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XXX.XXX.XXX.XX-201905211435211
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