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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I called one of the names at random in the LO and asked.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Orvis PC via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 6, 2024 5:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Simor Moskowitz <SMoskowitz@whda.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Orvis PC <orvispc@gmail.com>; for trademark practitioners <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] Office Action Asserts Not Enough Class Fees Paid<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you. I have heard of this but never called a supervisor. How do you figure out the managing or senior attorney? I found the number of everyone in LO128, but I cannot figure out the title. Thanks. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, May 6, 2024 at 4:48<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>PM Simor Moskowitz <<a href="mailto:SMoskowitz@whda.com">SMoskowitz@whda.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I assume that you have looked at the online list of Acceptable Goods and Services? Could the Examiner be misconstruing the goods, and therefore mis-classifying them??<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Maybe call the Examiner's Managing Attorney or Senior Attorney before responding and request his/her input on how to respond.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Simor Moskowitz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Simor L. Moskowitz</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Westerman, Hattori, LLP</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt">8500 Leesburg Pike, Suite 7500</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Tysons, VA 22182</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">(240) 731-0609 (cell)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">703) 827-3803 (DD)</span><br>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">(703) 827-3800 (main)</span><br>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">(571) 395-8753 (fax)</span><br>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:smoskowitz@whda.com" target="_blank" title="Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link">smoskowitz@whda.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">(Member DC and MD Bars)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
on behalf of Orvis via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 6, 2024 12:47 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> for trademark practitioners <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Orvis <<a href="mailto:orvispc@gmail.com" target="_blank">orvispc@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Office Action Asserts Not Enough Class Fees Paid</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We filed a multi-class application. We just received a non-final office action where the Examiner deferred a review of the merits of the application. The Examiner
says we filed in multiple classes but also says the goods and services fall in at least two more classes than we identified and paid for. To be clear, we properly paid for all the classes we listed.
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The Examiner gives us two options. Either we can pay more fees for additional classes ( and select how many) or we can delete classes not covered by the fees already submitted.
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This application is based on a foreign registration, so for 44(e) purposes, we replicated the classes.
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I don't understand the requirement to pay for more classes when the USPTO has not demonstrated how a single good or service is properly in an additional class. I would like to respond: the PTO has not established any facts or reasoning requiring additional
fees for additional classes, and thus, applicant requests withdrawal of the office action.
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Does anyone have comments on how to deal with these unsubstantiated requirements?
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