Response to Office Action

PTO- 1957

Approved for use through 11/30/2023. OMB 0651-0050

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it contains a valid OMB control number

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PTO- 1957

Approved for use through 11/30/2023. OMB 0651-0050

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it contains a valid OMB control number

Response to Office Action

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

Application serial no. 90298010 STEM ROOTED IN NATURE OPTIMIZED BY SCIENCE (Stylized and/or with Design, see http://tmng-al.uspto.gov /resting2/api/img/9029801 0/large) has been amended as follows:

CLASSIFICATION AND LISTING OF GOODS/SERVICES

Applicant proposes to amend the following:

Current:
Class 005 for preparations for killing weeds and destroying vermin, insecticides, moth proofers, insect repellents, fungicides, rodenticides
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: preparations for killing weeds and destroying vermin, insecticides, moth proofers, insect repellents, fungicides, rodenticides; preparations for killing weeds and destroying vermin, insecticides, moth balls, insect repellents, fungicides, rodenticidesClass 005 for preparations for killing weeds and destroying vermin, insecticides, moth balls, insect repellents, fungicides, rodenticides
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.

Webpage URL: None Provided
Webpage Date of Access: None Provided


ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS
Significance of wording, letter(s), or numeral(s)
STEM appearing in the mark has no significance nor is it a term of art in the relevant trade or industry or as used in connection with the goods/services/collective membership organization listed in the application, or any geographical significance.


Significance of wording, letter(s), or numeral(s)
The word(s) STEM has no meaning in a foreign language.


Miscellaneous Statement
Applicant's goods do not contain the stem of any particular plant.

Correspondence Information (current):
      MELINDA MITCHELL
      PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: B050994@scj.com
      SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): NOT PROVIDED

The docket/reference number is 81445508.
Correspondence Information (proposed):
      Melinda Mitchell
      PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: B050994@scj.com
      SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): NOT PROVIDED

The docket/reference number is 81445508.

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)
Response Signature
Signature: /Melinda Mitchell/     Date: 07/12/2021
Signatory's Name: Melinda Mitchell
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, Wisconsin bar member

Signatory's Phone Number: 262-260-1946 Signature method: Sent to third party for signature

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:    MELINDA MITCHELL
   
   
   1525 HOWE STREET
   RACINE, Wyoming 53403
Mailing Address:    Melinda Mitchell
   1525 HOWE STREET
   RACINE, Wyoming 53403
        
Serial Number: 90298010
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Jul 12 15:03:25 ET 2021
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XXX.XX.XXX.XXX-202107121503258
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