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. 88339889 SUNDAY ROAST(Standard Characters, see http://uspto.report/TM/88339889/mark.png) has been amended as follows:

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

Sunday Roast is a British chicken dish not regularly known to US diners. A customer of Applicant would be unlikely to expect to order a Sunday Roast in Applicant's coffee shop. 1209.01(b) Merely Descriptive Marks: "...The determination of whether a mark is merely descriptive must be made in relation to the goods or services for which registration is sought, not in the abstract. In re Chamber of Commerce, 675 F.3d at 1300, 102 USPQ2d at 1219; In re Bayer, 488 F.3d at 964, 82 USPQ2d at 1831. This requires consideration of the context in which the mark is used or intended to be used in connection with those goods/services, and the possible significance that the mark would have to the average purchaser of the goods or services in the marketplace. See In re Chamber of Commerce, 675 F.3d at 1300, 102 USPQ2d at 1219; In re Bayer, 488 F.3d at 964, 82 USPQ2d at 1831; In re Nett Designs, Inc., 236 F.3d 1339, 1342 (Fed. Cir. 2001); In re Omaha Nat?l Corp., 819 F.2d 1117, 2 USPQ2d 1859 (Fed. Cir. 1987); In re Abcor Dev. Corp., 588 F.2d 811, 200 USPQ 215 (C.C.P.A. 1978); In re Datapipe, Inc., 111 USPQ2d 1330 (TTAB 2014) . Sources for considering the context in which the mark is or may be used include websites, publications, labels, packages, advertising material, and explanatory text on specimens for the goods and services. See In re N. C. Lottery, 866 F.3d 1363, 123 USPQ2d 1707, 1710 (Fed. Cir. 2017); In re Nett Designs, Inc., 236 F.3d at 1342; In re Abcor Dev. Corp., 588 F.2d 811 at 814...."

CLASSIFICATION AND LISTING OF GOODS/SERVICES
Applicant proposes to amend the following class of goods/services in the application:
Current: Class 043 for Hotel, resort, motel, bar, café, coffee shop, restaurant, banqueting and catering services; provision of premises and facilities for holding talks, presentations, conferences, concerts, discos, fitness classes, yoga classes, exhibitions, functions, conventions, exhibitions, seminars and meetings; provision of food and drink
Original Filing Basis:
Filing Basis: Section 44(d), Priority based on foreign filing: 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, and asserts a claim of priority based upon a foreign 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, and asserts a claim of priority based upon a foreign application. For a certification 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, 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 or services that meet the certification standards of the applicant, and the applicant asserts a claim of priority based upon a foreign application. Claim of priority is based on[ United Kingdom application number UK0000338299 filed 03/13/2019]. 15 U.S.C.Section 1126(d), as amended.

Proposed:
Tracked Text Description: Hotel, resort, motel, bar, café, coffee shop, restaurant, banqueting and catering services; Hotel, resort and motel services; provision of premises and facilities for holding talks, presentations, conferences, concerts, discos, fitness classes, yoga classes, exhibitions, functions, conventions, exhibitions, seminars and meetings; coffee shop services including alcoholic beverages served during the evenings excluding service of food; provision of food and drink; providing social banquet facilities; Providing general purpose facilities for holding talks, presentations, conferences, concerts, discos, fitness classes, yoga classes, functions, conventions, exhibitions, seminars and meetings"Class 043 for Hotel, resort and motel services; coffee shop services including alcoholic beverages served during the evenings excluding service of food; providing social banquet facilities; Providing general purpose facilities for holding talks, presentations, conferences, concerts, discos, fitness classes, yoga classes, functions, conventions, exhibitions, seminars and meetings"
Filing Basis: Section 44(d), Priority based on foreign filing: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, and asserts a claim of priority based upon a foreign 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, and asserts a claim of priority based upon a foreign application. 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, 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 or services that meet the certification standards of the applicant, and the applicant asserts a claim of priority based upon a foreign application. Claim of priority is based on [ United Kingdom application number UK0000338299 filed 03/13/2019]. 15 U.S.C.Section 1126(d), as amended.
INTENT TO PERFECT 44(d) : At this time, the applicant intends to rely on Section 44(e) as a basis for registration and requests that the application be suspended to await the submission of the foreign registration. If ultimately the applicant does not rely on §44(e) as a basis for registration, a valid claim of priority may be retained.

SIGNATURE(S)
Response Signature
Signature: //Ben Natter//     Date: 05/06/2019
Signatory's Name: Ben Natter
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, Member NY bar

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: 88339889
Internet Transmission Date: Mon May 06 18:11:06 EDT 2019
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XX.XXX.XXX.X-20190506181106477
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