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. 88239125 INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP/USA (Stylized and/or with Design, see http://tmng-al.uspto.gov /resting2/api/img/8823912 5/large) has been amended as follows:

CLASSIFICATION AND LISTING OF GOODS/SERVICES

Applicant proposes to amend the following:

Current:
Class 016 for Print materials, namely, books, magazines, brochures, pamphlets, guides, booklets, handbooks, manuals, manuscripts, newsletters, and curriculum in the fields of religion, spiritual and cultural issues and values, personal, spiritual, character and leadership development, prayer, and building spiritual movements and ministry; stickers, adhesive backed paper in the nature of name tags, note cards, folders, post cards, business cards, greeting cards, holiday cards, letterhead paper, printed advertising material in the nature of promotional cards, envelopes, stationary, book marks, flash cards, document portfolios, blank writing journals, drawing pins, push pins, printed certificates, notepads, calendars, posters, paper banners, padfolios, pens, colored pencils, and writing instruments
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.


Proposed:

Tracked Text Description: Print materials, namely, books, magazines, brochures, pamphlets, guides, booklets, handbooks, manuals, manuscripts, newsletters, and curriculum in the fields of religion, spiritual and cultural issues and values, personal, spiritual, character and leadership development, prayer, and building spiritual movements and ministry; Print materials, namely, books, magazines, brochures, pamphlets, guides, booklets, handbooks, manuals, manuscripts, newsletters, and handouts in the fields of religion, spiritual and cultural issues and values, personal, spiritual, character and leadership development, prayer, and building spiritual movements and ministry; stickers, adhesive backed paper in the nature of name tags, note cards, folders, post cards, business cards, greeting cards, holiday cards, letterhead paper, printed advertising material in the nature of promotional cards, envelopes, stationary, book marks, flash cards, document portfolios, blank writing journals, drawing pins, push pins, printed certificates, notepads, calendars, posters, paper banners, padfolios, pens, colored pencils, and writing instrumentsClass 016 for Print materials, namely, books, magazines, brochures, pamphlets, guides, booklets, handbooks, manuals, manuscripts, newsletters, and handouts in the fields of religion, spiritual and cultural issues and values, personal, spiritual, character and leadership development, prayer, and building spiritual movements and ministry; stickers, adhesive backed paper in the nature of name tags, note cards, folders, post cards, business cards, greeting cards, holiday cards, letterhead paper, printed advertising material in the nature of promotional cards, envelopes, stationary, book marks, flash cards, document portfolios, blank writing journals, drawing pins, push pins, printed certificates, notepads, calendars, posters, paper banners, padfolios, pens, colored pencils, and writing instruments
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.
Correspondence Information (current):
      Bassam Ibrahim
      PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: bassam.ibrahim@bipc.com
      SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): kathy.bazil@bipc.com

The docket/reference number is 1030776-057.
Correspondence Information (proposed):
      Bassam Ibrahim
      PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: bassam.ibrahim@bipc.com
      SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): kathy.bazil@bipc.com

The docket/reference number is 1030776-057.

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)
Response Signature
Signature: /Bassam N Ibrahim/ /s/     Date: 06/20/2020
Signatory's Name: Bassam N. Ibrahim
Signatory's Position: Attorney for Applicant, Virginia Bar Member

Signatory's Phone Number: 703-836-6620

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:    Bassam Ibrahim
   BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC
   SUITE 500
   1737 KING STREET
   ALEXANDRIA, Virginia 22314
Mailing Address:    Bassam Ibrahim
   BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC
   SUITE 500
   1737 KING STREET
   ALEXANDRIA, Virginia 22314
        
Serial Number: 88239125
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Jun 23 08:49:24 ET 2020
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XXX.XXX.XX.XX-2020062308492411
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