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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION

NOTICE OF DIVISIONAL REQUEST COMPLETED

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 6/18/2018

U.S. Serial Number 86467064

The request to divide application serial no. 86467064 filed on June 15, 2018 has been processed as follows:

(1)    Parent (original) application serial no. 86467064 contains the following goods and services:

Class 16:  Printed publications, namely, books, periodicals, newsletters, directories, manuals, and handbooks in the field of computers, information technology, computer programming, computer software, computer games, and computer software and computer game development.

Class 35:  Providing conferences for commercial purposes in the field of computers, information technology, computer programming, computer software, computer games, and computer software and computer game development.

To avoid abandonment, applicant must continue to file requests for extension of time to file a statement of use (extension requests) or a statement of use within the six-month period after the issuance of the notice of allowance or before expiration of a previously granted extension period.  37 C.F.R. §§2.88(a), 2.89(a)-(b).

(2)    Child application serial no. 86983967 contains the following goods and services:

Class 9:  Application development software; computer software used in developing other software applications; computer operating system software; application programming interface software for use in developing applications for execution on graphic processor units.

Class 41:  Providing education in the nature of tutorials in the field of computers, information technology, computer programming, computer software, computer games, and computer software and computer game development; providing electronic publications, and online library services, namely, manuals and handbooks in the field of computers, information technology, computer programming, computer software, computer games, and computer software and computer game development .

Class 42:  Computer programming; design and development of computer hardware and software; consulting services relating to the design, development, implementation, and use of computer hardware and software; consultation services related to the design and development of computer systems, databases and applications; providing information online relating to the design, development, implementation, and use of computer hardware and software; providing an online database featuring technical information regarding software development and programming.

A statement of use filed on June 15, 2018 meets the minimum filing requirements and has been placed in the child application.  The statement of use will be routed to the examining attorney for examination and, if it does not meet all the statutory requirements, the examining attorney will notify the applicant.

37 C.F.R. §2.87; see TMEP §§1110 et seq. 

Please call the undersigned with any questions.

/Sykes, Jeffery/

Paralegal Specialist

ITU/ Divisional Unit

(571) 272-4313 Office

(571) 273-4313 Fax

jeffery.sykes@uspto.gov

NO RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE IS REQUIRED.

PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION:  To ensure that applicant does not miss crucial deadlines or official notices, check the status of the application every three to four months using Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) at http://tsdr.gov.uspto.report/. Please keep a copy of the complete status screen.  If TSDR shows no change for more than six months, call 1-800-786-9199.  For more information on checking status, see http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/process/status/.

TO UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:  Use the TEAS form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.

FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED ITU STAFF MEMBER IDENTIFIED ABOVE.