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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Office Action (Official Letter) About Owner’s Trademark Registration

OFFICE ACTION

The USPTO must receive the owner’s response to this letter within the time period specified below.  Respond using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).  A link to the appropriate TEAS response form appears below.

Issue date:  November 9, 2020

Status

The post-registration response to Office action submitted on November 5, 2020, satisfies the requirement for an acceptable substitute specimen. However, the response did not include the required $100 deficiency fee. This requirement is restated below. It is noted that the Section 8 & 9 was inadvertently accepted immediately before the issuance of this Office action. The acceptance has been withdrawn and the Section 8 & 9 will be approved after the submission of the fee. The Office regrets any inconvenience.

$100 Deficiency Fee Required

The owner must submit the required deficiency surcharge.  A $100 deficiency surcharge must be submitted online using the Trademark Electronic Application System (“TEAS”).  37 C.F.R. §2.6. 

RESPONSE TIME DEADLINE:  A complete response must be received within 6 months from the issuance date of this Office action.  The owner must respond to all inquiries set forth in this Office action to avoid cancellation of the registration.  If a response is not received, the registration will be cancelled in its entirety.  37 C.F.R. §2.163(b)-(c); TMEP §1604.16.

How to respond.  Click to file a Response to Post-Registration Office action. 

Direct questions about this Office action to the Post Registration staff member below.

/Jordan A. Baker/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 130/TM Innovation Lab

571-272-8844

jordan.baker@uspto.gov

RESPONSE GUIDANCE

• Response must be received by the USPTO before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the response period.  TEAS maintenance or unforeseen circumstances could affect an owner’s ability to timely respond.  

• Responses signed by an unauthorized party are not accepted or processed.  If the owner does not have an attorney, the response must be signed by the individual owner, all joint owners, or someone with legal authority to bind a juristic owner.  If the owner has an attorney, the response must be signed by the attorney.

• If needed, find contact information for the supervisor of the office or unit listed in the signature block.