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. 88400298 PUBLIX PLACES(Standard Characters, see http://uspto.report/TM/88400298/mark.png) has been amended as follows:

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

The office action dated July 8, 2019, cited a prior application (Serial No. 86/873719), which was recently abandoned. The abandonment resolves the only issue raised in the office action. Applicant, therefore, requests that this application (Serial No. 88/400298) proceed to publication. The examining attorney is invited to contact Applicant’s counsel with any questions.

The applicant's current attorney information: James B. Lake. James B. Lake of THOMAS & LOCICERO PL, is located at

      601 SOUTH BOULEVARD
      TAMPA, Florida 33606
      US
The docket/reference number is 15.1.

The phone number is 813-984-3060.

The fax number is 813.984.3070.

The email address is trademarks@tlolawfirm.com

The applicants proposed attorney information: James B. Lake. Other appointed attorneys are Carol Jean LoCicero. James B. Lake of Thomas & LoCicero PL, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at

      601 South Boulevard
      Tampa, Florida 33606
      United States
The docket/reference number is 15.1.

The phone number is 813-984-3060.

The fax number is 813.984.3070.

The email address is trademarks@tlolawfirm.com

James B. Lake submitted the following statement: The attorney of record is an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or any U.S. Commonwealth or territory.
The applicant's current correspondence information: JAMES B. LAKE. JAMES B. LAKE of THOMAS & LOCICERO PL, is located at

      601 SOUTH BOULEVARD
      TAMPA, Florida 33606
      US
The docket/reference number is 15.1.

The phone number is 813-984-3060.

The fax number is 813.984.3070.

The email address is trademarks@tlolawfirm.com

The applicants proposed correspondence information: James B. Lake. James B. Lake of Thomas & LoCicero PL, is located at

      601 South Boulevard
      Tampa, Florida 33606
      United States
The docket/reference number is 15.1.

The phone number is 813-984-3060.

The fax number is 813.984.3070.

The email address is trademarks@tlolawfirm.com

SIGNATURE(S)
Response Signature
Signature: /James B. Lake/     Date: 01/02/2020
Signatory's Name: James B. Lake
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, FL bar member

Signatory's Phone Number: 813.984.3060

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:    JAMES B. LAKE
   THOMAS & LOCICERO PL
   
   601 SOUTH BOULEVARD
   TAMPA, Florida 33606
Mailing Address:    James B. Lake
   Thomas & LoCicero PL
   601 South Boulevard
   Tampa, Florida 33606
        
Serial Number: 88400298
Internet Transmission Date: Fri Jan 03 11:34:37 EST 2020
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