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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT REGISTRANT’S TRADEMARK REGISTRATION

 

 

 POST REGISTRATION OFFICE ACTION

 

 

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 5/21/2013

Registration Number  2704104

 

The Combined Section 8 Affidavit & Section 9 Renewal Application submitted on April 23, 2013, cannot be accepted for the reasons set forth below.

 

The owner must submit $100 to cover the grace period fee of $200 per class.  37 C.F.R. §§2.6, 2.161(d)(2) and 2.183(c); TMEP §§1604.06(b) and 1606.05(b).  The Combined Section 8 Affidavit & Section 9 Renewal Application was submitted during the grace period, however the owner did not submit the grace period fee.

 

If sufficient fees have been submitted for at least one class, the additional grace period fee is not submitted, and the class for which the original fee should be applied have not been specified, then the Office will presume the fee is meant to apply to class in ascending order starting from the lowest numbered class to the highest.  TMEP §§1604.06(c) and 1606.05(c).

 

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 and/or expiration of the registration.  37 C.F.R. §§2.163(b)-(c) and 2.185(a)(2); TMEP §§1604.16, 1604.17(b), and 1606.13(b).

 

DEFICIENCY SURCHARGE:  The owner must submit a $100 deficiency surcharge if its response to this Office action is received after the expiration of the grace period, i.e., after October 8, 2013.  37 C.F.R. §§2.6, 2.164(a)(2) and 2.185(a)(2).

 

 

 

 

 

 

/Burnie Gillis/

Burnie Gillis

Trademark Specialist

Post Registration

Tel #571-272-9526

Fax #571-273-9526

 

 

 

TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:  Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Post-Registration Office action form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eTEASpageC.htm.  Please wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using TEAS, to allow for necessary system updates of the registration.  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 registrant; (2) someone with legal authority to bind registrant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants); or (3) an authorized attorney, if one is appointed to represent registrant.  If a registrant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the response.

 

CHECK THE STATUS OF THE REGISTRATION:  To check the status of your registration at any time, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at http://tarr.gov.uspto.report/.  Please keep a copy of the complete TARR screen.  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 SPECIALIST.