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2021-03-24
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    Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire-extinguishing apparatus.
    downloadable software that uses data and artificial intelligence to provide business management tools to retailers, restaurants, and businesses, namely, software for use in forecasting consumption, improving operational systems for staffing and labor decisions, improving operational procurement systems, improving operational transportation systems, improving operational pricing systems, improving operational inventory management systems, improving operational ordering systems, improving operational merchandising systems; downloadable software that uses data and artificial intelligence to provide programmatic commerce services, marketing and advertising analytics services, advertising services, advertising technology services, real-time sales data, business management tools, business-to-business sales information, and forecasting; downloadable software providing data integration, programmatic commerce services, programmatic advertising services, marketing and advertising analytics, data analytics, data processing, forecasting, inventory management and tracking, advertising technology, and digital solutions, for use by retailers, restaurants, and the food supply chain to manage their businesses and to run effective and targeted advertising and marketing campaigns; downloadable software that uses data analytics and artificial intelligence, namely, software for forecasting supply and demand in the goods supply chain
  • 35
    Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions
    programmatic commerce services offered to retailers; programmatic commerce services offered to businesses; programmatic advertising services offered to retailers; programmatic advertising services offered to businesses; marketing analytics services offered to retailers; marketing analytics services offered to businesses; advertising technology services offered to retailers; advertising technology services offered to businesses; electronic data collection, data processing, and data analysis, all of the foregoing for business purposes, in the field of supply and demand for goods for use by companies; electronic data collection, data processing, and data analysis, all of the foregoing for business purposes, for use by retailers to manage their businesses, and for use in connection with marketing and advertising; business consulting services provided to retailers and businesses; business consulting services provided to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, restaurants, and food retailers; business consulting services provided to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers for the purposes of increasing efficiencies, forecasting, minimizing food waste, improving profitability, and minimizing revenue loss in the food supply chain; business consulting services provided to retailers for the purposes of increasing efficiencies, forecasting, minimizing waste, tracking and managing inventory, improving profitability, and minimizing revenue loss in the supply chain; business consulting services provided to retailers in the fields of programmatic commerce, programmatic advertising, retail management, inventory management, advertising and marketing, data analytics, and forecasting
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    Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software
    software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that uses data and artificial intelligence to provide business management tools to retailers; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software providing data integration, programmatic commerce services, programmatic advertising services, marketing and advertising analytics, data analytics, data processing, forecasting, inventory management and tracking, advertising technology, and digital solutions, for use by retailers, restaurants, and the food supply chain to manage their businesses and to run effective and targeted advertising and marketing campaigns; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that provides a retailer management platform; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that uses data and artificial intelligence to provide business management tools to businesses, namely software for use in forecasting goods consumption, improving operational systems for staffing and labor decisions, improving operational procurement systems, improving operational transportation systems, improving operational pricing systems, improving operational inventory management systems, improving operational ordering systems, improving operational merchandising systems; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that uses data analytics, marketing analytics, and artificial intelligence, namely, software for forecasting supply and demand in goods; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that provides business data to businesses; electronic data collection, namely, electronic reporting of supply chain management systems data using computers; data automation and collection service using proprietary software to evaluate, analyze and collect service data for use by businesses
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NEW APPLICATION - RECORD INITIALIZED NOT ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
2021-03-27
2021-04-08
apple golden fresh clean raisin crunch always autumn morning refreshing original pizza tender berry bran butter chicken chips chocolate never
2021-03-24
US
  • 9
    Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire-extinguishing apparatus.
    downloadable software that uses data and artificial intelligence to provide business management tools to retailers, restaurants, and businesses, namely, software for use in forecasting consumption, improving operational systems for staffing and labor decisions, improving operational procurement systems, improving operational transportation systems, improving operational pricing systems, improving operational inventory management systems, improving operational ordering systems, improving operational merchandising systems; downloadable software that uses data and artificial intelligence to provide programmatic commerce services, marketing and advertising analytics services, advertising services, advertising technology services, real-time sales data, business management tools, business-to-business sales information, and forecasting; downloadable software providing data integration, programmatic commerce services, programmatic advertising services, marketing and advertising analytics, data analytics, data processing, forecasting, inventory management and tracking, advertising technology, and digital solutions, for use by retailers, restaurants, and the food supply chain to manage their businesses and to run effective and targeted advertising and marketing campaigns; downloadable software that uses data analytics and artificial intelligence, namely, software for forecasting supply and demand in the goods supply chain
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    Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions
    programmatic commerce services offered to retailers; programmatic commerce services offered to businesses; programmatic advertising services offered to retailers; programmatic advertising services offered to businesses; marketing analytics services offered to retailers; marketing analytics services offered to businesses; advertising technology services offered to retailers; advertising technology services offered to businesses; electronic data collection, data processing, and data analysis, all of the foregoing for business purposes, in the field of supply and demand for goods for use by companies; electronic data collection, data processing, and data analysis, all of the foregoing for business purposes, for use by retailers to manage their businesses, and for use in connection with marketing and advertising; business consulting services provided to retailers and businesses; business consulting services provided to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, restaurants, and food retailers; business consulting services provided to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers for the purposes of increasing efficiencies, forecasting, minimizing food waste, improving profitability, and minimizing revenue loss in the food supply chain; business consulting services provided to retailers for the purposes of increasing efficiencies, forecasting, minimizing waste, tracking and managing inventory, improving profitability, and minimizing revenue loss in the supply chain; business consulting services provided to retailers in the fields of programmatic commerce, programmatic advertising, retail management, inventory management, advertising and marketing, data analytics, and forecasting
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    Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software
    software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that uses data and artificial intelligence to provide business management tools to retailers; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software providing data integration, programmatic commerce services, programmatic advertising services, marketing and advertising analytics, data analytics, data processing, forecasting, inventory management and tracking, advertising technology, and digital solutions, for use by retailers, restaurants, and the food supply chain to manage their businesses and to run effective and targeted advertising and marketing campaigns; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that provides a retailer management platform; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that uses data and artificial intelligence to provide business management tools to businesses, namely software for use in forecasting goods consumption, improving operational systems for staffing and labor decisions, improving operational procurement systems, improving operational transportation systems, improving operational pricing systems, improving operational inventory management systems, improving operational ordering systems, improving operational merchandising systems; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that uses data analytics, marketing analytics, and artificial intelligence, namely, software for forecasting supply and demand in goods; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that provides business data to businesses; electronic data collection, namely, electronic reporting of supply chain management systems data using computers; data automation and collection service using proprietary software to evaluate, analyze and collect service data for use by businesses
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NEW APPLICATION - RECORD INITIALIZED NOT ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
2021-03-27
2021-04-02
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2021-03-24
US
The mark consists of the word "CRISP" depicted in a stylized font with a period at the end of the word.
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    Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire-extinguishing apparatus.
    downloadable software that uses data and artificial intelligence to provide business management tools to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers, namely software for use in forecasting food consumption, improving operational systems for staffing and labor decisions, improving operational procurement systems, improving operational transportation systems, improving operational pricing systems, improving operational inventory management systems, improving operational ordering systems, improving operational merchandising systems; downloadable software that uses data analytics and artificial intelligence, namely, software for forecasting supply and demand in the food supply chain; downloadable software that provides business data to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers
  • 35
    Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions
    electronic data collection, data processing, and data analysis, all of the foregoing for business purposes, in the field of food supply and demand for use by companies that participate in the food supply chain; business consulting services provided to companies that participate in the food supply chain; business consulting services provided to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers; business consulting services provided to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers for the purposes of increasing efficiencies, forecasting, minimizing food waste, improving profitability, and minimizing revenue loss in the food supply chain
  • 42
    Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software
    software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that uses data and artificial intelligence to provide business management tools to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers, namely software for use in forecasting food consumption, improving operational systems for staffing and labor decisions, improving operational procurement systems, improving operational transportation systems, improving operational pricing systems, improving operational inventory management systems, improving operational ordering systems, improving operational merchandising systems; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that uses data analytics and artificial intelligence, namely, software for forecasting supply and demand in the food supply chain; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that provides business data to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers; electronic data collection, namely, electronic reporting of food supply chain management systems data using computers; data automation and collection service using proprietary software to evaluate, analyze and collect service data for use by companies that participate in the food supply chain
630
NEW APPLICATION - RECORD INITIALIZED NOT ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
2021-03-27
2021-04-02
apple golden fresh clean raisin crunch always autumn morning refreshing original pizza tender berry bran butter chicken chips chocolate never
2021-03-24
US
The mark consists of the word CRISP depicted in a stylized font with a period at the end of the word.
  • 9
    Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire-extinguishing apparatus.
    downloadable software that uses data and artificial intelligence to provide business management tools to retailers, restaurants, and businesses, namely, software for use in forecasting consumption, improving operational systems for staffing and labor decisions, improving operational procurement systems, improving operational transportation systems, improving operational pricing systems, improving operational inventory management systems, improving operational ordering systems, improving operational merchandising systems; downloadable software that uses data and artificial intelligence to provide programmatic commerce services, marketing and advertising analytics services, advertising services, advertising technology services, real-time sales data, business management tools, business-to-business sales information, and forecasting; downloadable software providing data integration, programmatic commerce services, programmatic advertising services, marketing and advertising analytics, data analytics, data processing, forecasting, inventory management and tracking, advertising technology, and digital solutions, for use by retailers, restaurants, and the food supply chain to manage their businesses and to run effective and targeted advertising and marketing campaigns; downloadable software that uses data analytics and artificial intelligence, namely, software for forecasting supply and demand in the goods supply chain
  • 35
    Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions
    programmatic commerce services offered to retailers; programmatic commerce services offered to businesses; programmatic advertising services offered to retailers; programmatic advertising services offered to businesses; marketing analytics services offered to retailers; marketing analytics services offered to businesses; advertising technology services offered to retailers; advertising technology services offered to businesses; electronic data collection, data processing, and data analysis, all of the foregoing for business purposes, in the field of supply and demand for goods for use by companies; electronic data collection, data processing, and data analysis, all of the foregoing for business purposes, for use by retailers to manage their businesses, and for use in connection with marketing and advertising; business consulting services provided to retailers and businesses; business consulting services provided to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, restaurants, and food retailers; business consulting services provided to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers for the purposes of increasing efficiencies, forecasting, minimizing food waste, improving profitability, and minimizing revenue loss in the food supply chain; business consulting services provided to retailers for the purposes of increasing efficiencies, forecasting, minimizing waste, tracking and managing inventory, improving profitability, and minimizing revenue loss in the supply chain; business consulting services provided to retailers in the fields of programmatic commerce, programmatic advertising, retail management, inventory management, advertising and marketing, data analytics, and forecasting
  • 42
    Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software
    software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that uses data and artificial intelligence to provide business management tools to retailers; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software providing data integration, programmatic commerce services, programmatic advertising services, marketing and advertising analytics, data analytics, data processing, forecasting, inventory management and tracking, advertising technology, and digital solutions, for use by retailers, restaurants, and the food supply chain to manage their businesses and to run effective and targeted advertising and marketing campaigns; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that provides a retailer management platform; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that uses data and artificial intelligence to provide business management tools to businesses, namely software for use in forecasting goods consumption, improving operational systems for staffing and labor decisions, improving operational procurement systems, improving operational transportation systems, improving operational pricing systems, improving operational inventory management systems, improving operational ordering systems, improving operational merchandising systems; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that uses data analytics, marketing analytics, and artificial intelligence, namely, software for forecasting supply and demand in goods; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that provides business data to businesses; electronic data collection, namely, electronic reporting of supply chain management systems data using computers; data automation and collection service using proprietary software to evaluate, analyze and collect service data for use by businesses
630
NEW APPLICATION - RECORD INITIALIZED NOT ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
2021-03-27
2021-04-02
apple golden fresh clean raisin crunch always autumn morning refreshing original pizza tender berry bran butter chicken chips chocolate never
2019-07-16
US
  • 9
    Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire-extinguishing apparatus.
    downloadable software that uses data and artificial intelligence to provide business management tools to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers, namely software for use in forecasting food consumption, improving operational systems for staffing and labor decisions, improving operational procurement systems, improving operational transportation systems, improving operational pricing systems, improving operational inventory management systems, improving operational ordering systems, improving operational merchandising systems; downloadable software that uses data analytics and artificial intelligence, namely, software for forecasting supply and demand in the food supply chain; downloadable software that provides business data to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers
  • 35
    Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions
    electronic data collection, data processing, and data analysis, all of the foregoing for business purposes, in the field of food supply and demand for use by companies that participate in the food supply chain; business consulting services provided to companies that participate in the food supply chain; business consulting services provided to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers; business consulting services provided to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers for the purposes of increasing efficiencies, forecasting, minimizing food waste, improving profitability, and minimizing revenue loss in the food supply chain
  • 42
    Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software
    software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that uses data and artificial intelligence to provide business management tools to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers, namely software for use in forecasting food consumption, improving operational systems for staffing and labor decisions, improving operational procurement systems, improving operational transportation systems, improving operational pricing systems, improving operational inventory management systems, improving operational ordering systems, improving operational merchandising systems; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that uses data analytics and artificial intelligence, namely, software for forecasting supply and demand in the food supply chain; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that provides business data to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers; electronic data collection, namely, electronic reporting of food supply chain management systems data using computers; data automation and collection service using proprietary software to evaluate, analyze and collect service data for use by companies that participate in the food supply chain
774
OPPOSITION PENDING
2020-12-23
2020-12-23
apple golden fresh clean raisin crunch always autumn morning refreshing original pizza tender berry bran butter chicken chips chocolate never
2019-07-16
US
  • 9
    Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire-extinguishing apparatus.
    downloadable software that uses data and artificial intelligence to provide business management tools to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers, for use in forecasting, improving operational systems for staffing and labor decisions, improving operational systems for procurement, improving operational systems for transportation, improving operational systems for pricing, improving operational systems for inventory management, improving operational systems for ordering, improving operational systems for production planning, improving profitability, improving alignment of supply and demand, improving operational systems for merchandising, and reducing food waste; downloadable software that provides business management tools to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers, for use in forecasting, improving operational systems for staffing and labor decisions, improving operational systems for procurement, improving operational systems for transportation, improving operational systems for pricing, improving operational systems for inventory management, improving operational systems for ordering, improving operational systems for production planning, improving profitability, improving alignment of supply and demand, improving operational systems for merchandising, and reducing food waste; downloadable software that uses data and artificial intelligence to provide business management tools to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers for the purposes of forecasting, increasing efficiencies, minimizing food waste, improving profitability, and minimizing revenue loss; downloadable software that uses data and artificial intelligence to provide business management tools to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers for the purposes of forecasting, increasing efficiencies, minimizing food waste, improving profitability, and minimizing revenue loss in the food supply chain; downloadable software that provides business management tools to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers for the purposes of forecasting, increasing efficiencies, minimizing food waste, aligning supply and demand, improving profitability, and minimizing revenue loss in the food supply chain; downloadable software that uses data analytics and artificial intelligence to align supply and demand, forecast, increase efficiencies, minimize food waste, and improve profitability in the food supply chain; downloadable software that provides business data to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers
  • 35
    Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions
    collection, acquisition, integration, organization, processing, reporting, evaluation, automation, and analysis of data for use by companies that participate in the food supply chain; collection, acquisition, integration, organization, processing, reporting, evaluation, automation, and analysis of data and information for use by food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers; business consulting services provided to companies that participate in the food supply chain; business consulting services provided to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers; business consulting services provided to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers for the purposes of increasing efficiencies, forecasting, minimizing food waste, improving profitability, and minimizing revenue loss in the food supply chain
  • 42
    Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software
    software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that uses data and artificial intelligence to provide business management tools to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers, for use in forecasting, improving operational systems for staffing and labor decisions, improving operational systems for procurement, improving operational systems for transportation, improving operational systems for pricing, improving operational systems for inventory management, improving operational systems for ordering, improving operational systems for production planning, improving profitability, improving alignment of supply and demand, improving operational systems for merchandising, and reducing food waste; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that provides business management tools to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers, for use in forecasting, improving operational systems for staffing and labor decisions, improving operational systems for procurement, improving operational systems for transportation, improving operational systems for pricing, improving operational systems for inventory management, improving operational systems for ordering, improving operational systems for production planning, improving profitability, improving alignment of supply and demand, improving operational systems for merchandising, and reducing food waste; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that uses data and artificial intelligence to provide business management tools to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers for the purposes of forecasting, increasing efficiencies, minimizing food waste, improving profitability, and minimizing revenue loss; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that uses data and artificial intelligence to provide business management tools to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers for the purposes of forecasting, increasing efficiencies, minimizing food waste, improving profitability, and minimizing revenue loss in the food supply chain; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that provides business management tools to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers for the purposes of forecasting, increasing efficiencies, minimizing food waste, aligning supply and demand, improving profitability, and minimizing revenue loss in the food supply chain; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that uses data analytics and artificial intelligence to align supply and demand, forecast, increase efficiencies, minimize food waste, and improve profitability in the food supply chain; software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software that provides business data to food suppliers, food storage facilities, food processors, food manufacturers, food distributors, and food retailers
602
ABANDONED-FAILURE TO RESPOND OR LATE RESPONSE
2020-06-15
2020-06-15
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