| 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) |
| Input Field |
Entered |
|---|---|
| SERIAL NUMBER | 88340795 |
| LAW OFFICE ASSIGNED | LAW OFFICE 108 |
| MARK SECTION | |
| MARK | mark |
| LITERAL ELEMENT | KUSHY |
| STANDARD CHARACTERS | YES |
| USPTO-GENERATED IMAGE | YES |
| MARK STATEMENT | The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size or color. |
| OWNER SECTION (current) | |
| NAME | More Agency, Inc. |
| MAILING ADDRESS | 6645 Allott Avenue |
| CITY | Van Nuys |
| STATE | California |
| ZIP/POSTAL CODE | 91401 |
| COUNTRY/REGION/JURISDICTION/U.S. TERRITORY | United States |
| OWNER SECTION (proposed) | |
| NAME | More Agency, Inc. |
| MAILING ADDRESS | 6645 Allott Avenue |
| CITY | Van Nuys |
| STATE | California |
| ZIP/POSTAL CODE | 91401 |
| COUNTRY/REGION/JURISDICTION/U.S. TERRITORY | United States |
| XXXX | |
| ARGUMENT(S) | |
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Response The February 7, 2020 Office Action has been reviewed in detail. In short, the goods in Classes 005 and 030 (retained herein after Applicant filed a Request to Divide) were initially refused registration in view of an alleged potential likelihood of confusion with pending U.S. Appl. No. 88/090,376 for “KUSHIE CARAMELS” for use in connection with “Medicinal herbal preparations containing industrial hemp seed oil and cannabidiol, all of the foregoing containing ‘hemp’ as defined in the 2018 Farm Bill, which contains less than 0.3% THC”. In view thereof, Applicant respectfully requests suspension of the present application pending final disposition of the ‘376 Application. Applicant respectfully reserves the right to address the likelihood of confusion refusal under Section 2(d), and all other issues in the Office Action, at a later date. |
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| CORRESPONDENCE INFORMATION (current) | |
| NAME | Scott M. Lowry |
| PRIMARY EMAIL ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE | scott@lawlb.com |
| SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES) | NOT PROVIDED |
| DOCKET/REFERENCE NUMBER | MORE-55932 |
| CORRESPONDENCE INFORMATION (proposed) | |
| NAME | Scott M. Lowry |
| PRIMARY EMAIL ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE | scott@lawlb.com |
| SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES) | NOT PROVIDED |
| DOCKET/REFERENCE NUMBER | MORE-55932 |
| SIGNATURE SECTION | |
| RESPONSE SIGNATURE | /Scott M. Lowry/ |
| SIGNATORY'S NAME | Scott M. Lowry |
| SIGNATORY'S POSITION | Attorney of Record, California bar member |
| SIGNATORY'S PHONE NUMBER | 818-584-6460 |
| DATE SIGNED | 03/19/2020 |
| AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY | YES |
| FILING INFORMATION SECTION | |
| SUBMIT DATE | Thu Mar 19 13:01:11 ET 2020 |
| TEAS STAMP | USPTO/ROA-XX.XXX.XX.XX-20 200319130111741383-883407 95-710a34ac36073f619bf175 1fcb1c5039b7c281b8f4416a6 9c713debe8215d5a368-N/A-N /A-20200319123934927170 |
| 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
The February 7, 2020 Office Action has been reviewed in detail. In short, the goods in Classes 005 and 030 (retained herein after Applicant filed a Request to Divide) were initially refused registration in view of an alleged potential likelihood of confusion with pending U.S. Appl. No. 88/090,376 for “KUSHIE CARAMELS” for use in connection with “Medicinal herbal preparations containing industrial hemp seed oil and cannabidiol, all of the foregoing containing ‘hemp’ as defined in the 2018 Farm Bill, which contains less than 0.3% THC”. In view thereof, Applicant respectfully requests suspension of the present application pending final disposition of the ‘376 Application.
Applicant respectfully reserves the right to address the likelihood of confusion refusal under Section 2(d), and all other issues in the Office Action, at a later date.