TEAS Request Reconsideration after FOA

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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 1960 (Rev 10/2011)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp 09/20/2020)

Request for Reconsideration after Final Action

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

Application serial no. 88583388 VERITY(Standard Characters, see http://uspto.report/TM/88583388/mark.png) has been amended as follows:

EVIDENCE
Evidence has been attached: Applicant attaches its response to the Final Action.
Original PDF file:
evi_749522149-20200515130 723699342_._2020-05-15_Re sponse_to_Final_Office_Ac tion.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) ( 1 page) Evidence-1

CLASSIFICATION AND LISTING OF GOODS/SERVICES

Applicant proposes to amend the following:

Current:
Class 010 for Surgical instruments and equipment, namely, irrigating and non-irrigating bipolar forceps, ligature passers, vessel supporters, nerve hooks, elevators, curettes, dissectors, needle holders, forceps, scissors, retractors, and suction tubes
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: Surgical instruments and equipment, namely, irrigating and non-irrigating bipolar forceps, ligature passers, vessel supporters, nerve hooks, elevators, curettes, dissectors, needle holders, forceps, scissors, retractors, and suction tubes; Surgical instruments and equipment for use in non-cardiac open, laparoscopic, neurosurgery, and neurological surgery, namely, irrigating and non-irrigating bipolar forceps, ligature passers, vessel supporters, nerve hooks, elevators, curettes, dissectors, needle holders, forceps, scissors, retractors, and suction tubesClass 010 for Surgical instruments and equipment for use in non-cardiac open, laparoscopic, neurosurgery, and neurological surgery, namely, irrigating and non-irrigating bipolar forceps, ligature passers, vessel supporters, nerve hooks, elevators, curettes, dissectors, needle holders, forceps, scissors, retractors, and suction tubes
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.

OWNER AND/OR ENTITY INFORMATION
Applicant proposes to amend the following:
Current: Specialty Surgical Instrumentation Inc., a corporation of Tennessee, having an address of
      3034 Owen Drive
      Antioch, Tennessee 37013
      United States

Proposed: Specialty Surgical Instrumentation Inc., a corporation of Tennessee, having an address of
      3034 Owen Drive
      Antioch, Tennessee 37013
      United States
      Email Address: XXXX
Correspondence Information (current):
      TODD A. SULLIVAN
      PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: tsullivan@hayes-soloway.com
      SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): cmorton@hayes-soloway.com

The docket/reference number is SSI 19.10 US.
Correspondence Information (proposed):
      Todd A. Sullivan
      PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: tsullivan@hayes-soloway.com
      SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): cmorton@hayes-soloway.com

The docket/reference number is SSI 19.10 US.

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)
Request for Reconsideration Signature
Signature: /todd a. sullivan/     Date: 05/15/2020
Signatory's Name: Sullivan, Todd A.
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, NH Bar Member

Signatory's Phone Number: 603-668-1400

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.

The applicant is not filing a Notice of Appeal in conjunction with this Request for Reconsideration.

Mailing Address:    TODD A. SULLIVAN
   HAYES SOLOWAY PC
   
   175 CANAL STREET
   MANCHESTER, New Hampshire 03101
Mailing Address:    Todd A. Sullivan
   HAYES SOLOWAY PC
   175 CANAL STREET
   MANCHESTER, New Hampshire 03101
        
Serial Number: 88583388
Internet Transmission Date: Fri May 15 13:36:52 ET 2020
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/RFR-XX.XX.XX.XXX-20200515133652673
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