To: | W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn. (kimberly.sauter@grace.com) |
Subject: | TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 76382292 - ADVANTA - #4695 |
Sent: | 9/11/08 8:13:55 PM |
Sent As: | EComPRU |
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
REGISTRATION NO: 2,736,132
REGISTRANT: W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
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September 11, 2008
*2736132* |
CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: Robert A. Maggio W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. Attn: Patent Dept. 7500 GRACE DRIVE COLUMBIA MD 21044 |
RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks P.O. Box 1451 Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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MARK: ADVANTA
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: #4695
CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS: kimberly.sauter@grace.com |
Please provide in all correspondence:
1. Registration date, registration number, mark and registrant's name. 2. Date of this Office Action. 3. Examiner's name and Post Registation Division. 4. Your telephone number and e-mail address.
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Registration Number 2,736,132
The Sections 8 & 15 Combined Affidavit submitted on July 24, 2008, cannot be accepted or acknowledged for the reasons set forth below.
The owner must submit a substitute specimen(s) identical in content to the specimen(s) originally filed with the Section 8 Affidavit. This substitute specimen(s) must be readable and legible. The originally filed specimen(s) of record is illegible and cannot be reviewed.
If the substitute specimen(s) being submitted is identical to the specimen(s) that was originally filed with the Section 8 Affidavit, then the owner should include a statement that the substitute specimen is a true copy of the specimen originally submitted. No verification or fee is necessary. See TMEP §1604.12(b).
If the substitute specimen(s) is not identical to the specimen(s) originally submitted, then the owner must submit a statement that the substitute specimen(s) was in use in commerce during the relevant period for filing the 6-year Section 8, verified with an affidavit or a signed declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20. 37 C.F.R. §2.161(g)(1); TMEP §1604.12(c).
The following statement and declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20 can be used to verify the Section 8 Affidavit, if properly signed and dated:
The owner was using the mark in commerce on or in connection with the goods and/or services identified in the registration for which use of the mark in commerce is claimed, as evidenced by the submitted specimen, during the relevant period for filing the 6-year Section 8, that is, between the 5th and 6th year anniversary after the date of registration or the date of publication under 15 U.S.C. §1062.
The undersigned, being hereby warned that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. §1001, and that such willful false statement may jeopardize the validity of this document, declares that s/he is properly authorized to execute this document on behalf of the owner, and all statements made of his/her own knowledge are true and that all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true.
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Signature of Authorized Person
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Type or Print Name
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Date
The following persons are authorized to sign a Section 8 Affidavit on behalf of the owner:
(1) A person with legal authority to bind the owner;
(2) A person with firsthand knowledge of the facts and actual or implied authority to act on behalf of the owner; and
(3) An attorney as defined in 37 C.F.R. §10.1(c) who has actual or implied written or verbal power of attorney from the owner.
37 C.F.R. §2.161(b); TMEP §1604.08(a).
RESPONSE TIME DEADLINE: A complete response must be received within 6 months from the mailing date of this Office action or prior to expiration of the 6th year anniversary date on July 15, 2009, whichever is later. The owner must respond to all inquiries set forth in this Office action to avoid cancellation of the registration. 37 C.F.R. §2.163(b); TMEP §§1604.16 and 1604.17(a).
DEFICIENCY SURCHARGE INFORMATION: A $100 deficiency surcharge must be submitted if the response to this Office action is received by the Office after July 15, 2009 date of 6th year anniversary. 37 C.F.R. §§2.6 and 2.164(a)(1).
Faith L. Roberson
Trademark Specialist
Trademark Services
Post-Registration Division
(571) 272-9548
(571) 273-9548-fax
How to respond to this Office Action:
To respond formally via regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing Return Address listed above and include the registration number, the words 'Post Registration' and the examiner's name on the upper right corner of each page of your response.
FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINER.