UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 76233112
APPLICANT: National Manufacturing Co.
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MARK: PRECISIONCRAFT
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO. RV/NATL/TMSO
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STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER
TO AVOID THE DENIAL OF YOUR REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO SUBMIT A STATEMENT OF USE, WE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE.
ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 12/9/2010
Serial Number 76233112
The request for extension of time to file a statement of use (extension request) filed on December 8, 2010, meets the minimum filing requirements and is provisionally accepted. However, to avoid abandonment of the application, a response satisfying the deficiencies below must be received in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) within thirty (30) days from the issuance date of this letter, or before expiration of the current extension period, whichever is longer.
EXTENSION REQUEST IS DEFICIENT AS FOLLOWS:
Examples of good cause include the following: product or service research or development; market research; manufacturing activities; promotional activities; steps taken to acquire distributors; or steps taken to obtain required government approval.
Applicant has made ongoing efforts to use the mark in commerce by engaging in the following activities (check those that apply below):
___ product and/or service research and development;
___ market research;
___ manufacturing activities;
___ promotional activities;
___ taking steps to acquire distributors; and/or
___ taking steps to obtain required government approval.
Applicant has a continued bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with all the goods and/or services in the notice of allowance; the undersigned being warned that willful false statements and the like are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. §1001, and that such willful false statements and the like may jeopardize the validity of this document, declares that s/he is properly authorized to execute this document on behalf of the applicant; and all statements made of his/her own knowledge are true and all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true.
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The following is a properly worded certificate of facsimile transmission. Applicant should add this certificate, properly completed, to its response before transmission.
CERTIFICATE OF FAX TRANSMISSION:
I hereby certify that this correspondence is being facsimile transmitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office on the date below.
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If applicant intends to submit its response via regular mail, then applicant is encouraged to use a certificate of mailing on the submitted documents. 37 C.F.R. §2.197. The following is a properly worded certificate of mailing for responses submitted on paper by regular mail.
CERTIFICATE OF MAILING:
I hereby certify that this correspondence is being deposited with the United States Postal Service with sufficient postage as first class mail in an envelope addressed to: Commissioner for Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA, 22313-1451, on the date below.
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Please call the undersigned with any questions.
/Tracy Welch/
Tracy Welch
Paralegal Specialist
Office of Trademark Services
ITU/Divisional Unit
571-272-9631 work
571-273-9631 fax
TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU) Office action form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eTEASpageD.htm. Please wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using TEAS, to allow for necessary system updates of the application. For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.
WHO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE: It must be personally signed by (1) an individual applicant; (2) someone with legal authority to bind applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants); or (3) an authorized attorney, if one is appointed to represent applicant. If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the response.
TEAS PLUS APPLICATION: To maintain the reduced fee status, TEAS Plus applicant must respond online via TEAS. Otherwise, applicant is subject to an additional $50 fee for each class. 37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(iv) and 2.23(a)(1)(i).
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 Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) at http://tarr.gov.uspto.report/. Please keep a copy of the complete TARR screen. If TARR 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/teas/eTEASpageE.htm.
FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED ITU STAFF MEMBER IDENTIFIED ABOVE.