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. 88378543 PATAGONIA (Stylized and/or with Design, see http://uspto.report/TM/88378543/mark.png) has been amended as follows:

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

The Office Action refused registration of the Application in part based upon likelihood of confusion under Section 2(d) of the Trademark Act with U.S. Registration No. 4,226,102 for PATAGONIA owned by Anheuser-Busch, LLC.  Applicant hereby requests suspension of the Application pursuant to TMEP Section 716.02(d) because a court proceeding is pending before the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division – Los Angeles, Case No. 2:19-cv-02702-VAP (JEMx), involving claims and issues that are relevant to this Application, namely whether the registration cited against the Application is valid, and the registrability of Applicant’s mark.  Applicant hereby submits a copy of the amended pleading.  The Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Claims (pages 31-35) of the Amended Complaint seek cancellation of the cited Registration No. 4,226,102.  Applicant hereby respectfully traverses the remaining objections in the Office Action.  Consequently, the Application should be suspended pursuant to TMEP 716.02(d). 

EVIDENCE
Evidence in the nature of Pleadings - Complaint and Answer to Complaint has been attached.
Original PDF file:
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Original PDF file:
evi_38104128234-20191021131801406832_.__Anheuser-Busch_Answer_to_Second_Amended_Complaint__Refiled_.pdf
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SIGNATURE(S)
Response Signature
Signature: /Jason Vogel/     Date: 10/21/2019
Signatory's Name: Jason Vogel
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record

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.

        
Serial Number: 88378543
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Oct 21 13:51:32 EDT 2019
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XX.XXX.XXX.XXX-201910211351329
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