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. 88683209 KITCHEN STORIES(Standard Characters, see http://uspto.report/TM/88683209/mark.png) has been amended as follows:

CLASSIFICATION AND LISTING OF GOODS/SERVICES

Applicant proposes to amend the following class of goods/services in the application:
Current: Class 021 for Coffee services in the nature of tableware; tea services in the name of tableware; knife blocks and knife rest for the table; cookery moulds and cake moulds; Crockery, namely, pots, dishes, drinking cups and saucers, bowls, serving bowls and trays; bottles, sold empty; serving trays and trays for household purposes; silicone baking cups, baking mats and baking dishes; utensils for barbecues, namely, forks, tongs, turners; cookware, namely, pots and pans, roasting pans and steamers; household utensils, namely, kitchen tongs; containers for household or kitchen use not of precious metal; bowls (basins), jars, trays, plates and carving boards for use in the kitchen; Salt and pepper mills and shakers; non-electric cooking pots and pans and cooking pot sets; Griddles, Cooking utensils, namely, grills and grill pans
Original Filing Basis:
Filing Basis: Section 44(e), Based on Foreign Registration: For all applications: The applicant attaches a copy of [ European Union Trademark - EUTM registration number 018045423 registered 08/21/2019 with a renewal date of 04/01/2029 and an expiration date of 04/01/2029 ], and translation thereof, if appropriate. 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. 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 on or 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 or services that meet the certification standards of the applicant.

Proposed:
Tracked Text Description: Coffee services in the nature of tableware; tea services in the name of tableware; knife blocks and knife rest for the table; cookery moulds and cake moulds; Crockery, namely, pots, dishes, drinking cups and saucers, bowls, serving bowls and trays; bottles, sold empty; serving trays and trays for household purposes; silicone baking cups, baking mats and baking dishes; utensils for barbecues, namely, forks, tongs, turners; cookware, namely, pots and pans, roasting pans and steamers; cookware, namely pots and pans, roasting pans and steamers; household utensils, namely, kitchen tongs; household utensils, namely kitchen tongs; containers for household or kitchen use not of precious metal; bowls (basins), jars, trays, plates and carving boards for use in the kitchen; bowls, jars of glass or earthenware, serving trays, trays for household purposes, plates and carving boards for use in the kitchen; Salt and pepper mills and shakers; hand-operated salt and pepper mills and shakers; non-electric cooking pots and pans and cooking pot sets; Griddles, Cooking utensils, namely, grills and grill pans; non-electric griddles, Cooking utensils, namely, grills and grill pansClass 021 for Coffee services in the nature of tableware; tea services in the name of tableware; knife blocks and knife rest for the table; cookery moulds and cake moulds; Crockery, namely, pots, dishes, drinking cups and saucers, bowls, serving bowls and trays; bottles, sold empty; serving trays and trays for household purposes; silicone baking cups, baking mats and baking dishes; utensils for barbecues, namely, forks, tongs, turners; cookware, namely pots and pans, roasting pans and steamers; household utensils, namely kitchen tongs; containers for household or kitchen use not of precious metal; bowls, jars of glass or earthenware, serving trays, trays for household purposes, plates and carving boards for use in the kitchen; hand-operated salt and pepper mills and shakers; non-electric cooking pots and pans and cooking pot sets; non-electric griddles, Cooking utensils, namely, grills and grill pans
Filing Basis: Section 44(e), Based on Foreign Registration:For all applications: The applicant attaches a copy of [ European Union Trademark - EUTM registration number 018045423 registered 08/21/2019 with a renewal date of 04/01/2029 and an expiration date of 04/01/2029 ], and translation thereof, if appropriate, before the application may proceed to registration. 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. 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 on or 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 or services that meet the certification standards of the applicant.

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS
Disclaimer
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use KITCHEN apart from the mark as shown.


SIGNATURE(S)
Response Signature
Signature: /Martin W. Schiffmiller/     Date: 01/14/2020
Signatory's Name: Martin W. Schiffmiller
Signatory's Position: Attorney

Signatory's Phone Number: 2126973750

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: 88683209
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Jan 14 09:27:47 EST 2020
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XX.XXX.XX.XXX-2020011409274783
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