Response to Office Action

PTO- 1957

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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. 97784338 EVERHOME SUITES (Stylized and/or with Design, see http://tmng-al.uspto.gov /resting2/api/img/9778433 8/large) has been amended as follows:

CLASSIFICATION AND LISTING OF GOODS/SERVICES

Applicant proposes to amend the following:

Current:
Class 043 for hotel and motel services; hotel and motel reservation services for others; online hotel and motel reservation services for others
Filing Basis: Section 1(b), Intent to Use: For a trademark or service mark application: The applicant believes the applicant is entitled to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the goods or services specified in the application; the applicant has a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce and had a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce as of the application filing date. For a collective trademark, collective service mark, collective membership mark, or certification mark application: The applicant has a bona fide intention, and is entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce and had a bona fide intention, and was entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce as of the application filing date. For a certification mark application: 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: hotel and motel services; hotel accomodation and motel services; hotel and motel reservation services for others; online hotel and motel reservation services for othersClass 043 for hotel accomodation and motel services; hotel and motel reservation services for others; online hotel and motel reservation services for others
Filing Basis: Section 1(b), Intent to Use: For a trademark or service mark application: The applicant believes the applicant is entitled to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the goods or services specified in the application; the applicant has a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce and had a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce as of the application filing date. For a collective trademark, collective service mark, collective membership mark, or certification mark application: The applicant has a bona fide intention, and is entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce and had a bona fide intention, and was entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce as of the application filing date. For a certification mark application: 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


OWNER AND/OR ENTITY INFORMATION
Applicant proposes to amend the following:
Current: Choice Hotels International, Inc., a corporation of Delaware, having an address of
      1 Choice Hotels Circle
      Rockville, Maryland 20850
      United States
      Email Address: XXXX

Proposed:Choice Hotels International, Inc., a corporation of Delaware, having an address of

      915 Meeting Street, Suite 600
      North Bethesda, Maryland 20852
      United States
      Email Address: XXXX

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

Correspondence Information (current)
      N. CHRISTOPHER NORTON
      PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: tmdocket@afslaw.com
      SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): CHOICE@afslaw.com; CHOICE@arentfox.com

The docket/reference number is 026861.05913.
Correspondence Information (proposed)
      N. Christopher Norton
      PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: tmdocket@afslaw.com
      SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): CHOICE@afslaw.com

The docket/reference number is 026861.05913.

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: /diana s. bae/     Date: 11/14/2023
Signatory's Name: Diana S. Bae
Signatory's Position: Associate Attorney, ArentFox Schiff LLP, DC bar member
Signature method: Signed directly within the form

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:    N. CHRISTOPHER NORTON
   ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP
   
   1717 K STREET, NW
   WASHINGTON, District of Columbia 20006
Mailing Address:    N. Christopher Norton
   ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP
   1717 K STREET, NW
   WASHINGTON, District of Columbia 20006
        
Serial Number: 97784338
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Nov 14 00:47:54 ET 2023
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XXX.XX.XXX.X-20231114004754328
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