Response to Office Action

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 07/31/2017)

Response to Office Action

The table below presents the data as entered.

Input Field	Entered
SERIAL NUMBER	86922956
LAW OFFICE ASSIGNED	LAW OFFICE 103
MARK SECTION
MARK FILE NAME	http://tmng-al.uspto.gov/resting2/api/img/86922956/large
LITERAL ELEMENT	INTERSTATE HYDROCARBON
STANDARD CHARACTERS	NO
USPTO-GENERATED IMAGE	NO
COLOR(S) CLAIMED (If applicable)	Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MARK (and Color Location, if applicable)	The mark consists of the words "INTERSTATE HYDROCARBON" with the image of a road on the left.
ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS SECTION
SECTION 2(f) Claim of Acquired Distinctiveness, IN PART, based on Active Prior Registration(s)	Interstate Hydrocarbon has become distinctive of the goods/services as evidenced by the ownership on the Principal Register for the same mark for sufficiently similar goods/services of active U.S. Registration No(s). 3740398
SECTION 2(f) Claim of Acquired Distinctiveness, IN PART, based on Five or More Years' Use	Interstate Hydrocarbon has become distinctive of the goods/services through the applicant's substantially exclusive and continuous use of the mark in commerce that the U.S. Congress may lawfully regulate for at least the five years immediately before the date of this statement.
SIGNATURE SECTION
ORIGINAL PDF FILE	HS_381223262-112230594_._USPTO_Response_to_Office_Action_Interstate_Hydro_signed.pdf
CONVERTED PDF FILE(S) (1 page)	\\TICRS\EXPORT17\IMAGEOUT17\869\229\86922956\xml2\ROA0002.JPG
SIGNATORY'S NAME	William J. Van Wyk III
SIGNATORY'S POSITION	President
RESPONSE SIGNATURE	/cherylleb/
SIGNATORY'S NAME	Cheryl P. Leb
SIGNATORY'S POSITION	Attorney of Record, State Bar of Texas Member
SIGNATORY'S PHONE NUMBER	817-878-3547
DATE SIGNED	10/20/2016
AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY	YES
FILING INFORMATION SECTION
SUBMIT DATE	Thu Oct 20 11:25:03 EDT 2016
TEAS STAMP	USPTO/ROA-XX.XXX.XX.XX-20 161020112503206960-869229 56-570ae741a1c6d25d9f3e9d 3d21b7b82da73a8e6392093d5 433740e3c8dd5a8c22a4-N/A- N/A-20161020112230594084

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 07/31/2017)

Response to Office Action

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

Application serial no. 86922956 INTERSTATE HYDROCARBON (Stylized and/or with Design, see http://tmng-al.uspto.gov/resting2/api/img/86922956/large) has been amended as follows:

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS
SECTION 2(f) Claim of Acquired Distinctiveness, IN PART, based on Active Prior Registration(s)
Interstate Hydrocarbon has become distinctive of the goods/services as evidenced by the ownership on the Principal Register for the same mark for sufficiently similar goods/services of active U.S. Registration No(s). 3740398

SECTION 2(f) Claim of Acquired Distinctiveness, IN PART, based on Five or More Years' Use
Interstate Hydrocarbon has become distinctive of the goods/services through the applicant's substantially exclusive and continuous use of the mark in commerce that the U.S. Congress may lawfully regulate for at least the five years immediately before the date of this statement.

SIGNATURE(S)
Declaration Signature
Original PDF file:
HS_381223262-112230594_._USPTO_Response_to_Office_Action_Interstate_Hydro_signed.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (1 page)
Signature File1
Signatory's Name: William J. Van Wyk III
Signatory's Position: President

Response Signature
Signature: /cherylleb/ Date: 10/20/2016
Signatory's Name: Cheryl P. Leb
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, State Bar of Texas Member

Signatory's Phone Number: 817-878-3547

The signatory has confirmed that he/she is an attorney who is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a U.S. state, which includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other federal territories and possessions; 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. attorney or a Canadian attorney/agent not currently associated with his/her company/firm previously represented the owner/holder in this matter: (1) the owner/holder has filed or is concurrently filing a signed revocation of or substitute power of attorney with the USPTO; (2) the USPTO has granted the request of the prior representative to withdraw; (3) the owner/holder has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her in this matter; or (4) the owner's/holder's appointed U.S. attorney or Canadian attorney/agent has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her as an associate attorney in this matter.

Serial Number: 86922956
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Oct 20 11:25:03 EDT 2016
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XX.XXX.XX.XX-20161020112503206
960-86922956-570ae741a1c6d25d9f3e9d3d21b
7b82da73a8e6392093d5433740e3c8dd5a8c22a4
-N/A-N/A-20161020112230594084