UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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REGISTRATION NO: 2,866,407
REGISTRANT: TP Orthodontics, Inc.
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August 24, 2009
*2866407* |
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: ANDREW KESLING TP ORTHODONTICS INC 100 CTR PLZ LAPORTE, IN 46350-9672
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RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks P.O. Box 1451 Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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MARK: NORM-O
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: N/A
CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS: Marian.Lawrenz@tportho.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 Registration Division. 4. Your telephone number and e-mail address.
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Registration Number 2,866,407
The Sections 8 & 15 Combined Affidavit submitted on July 24 2009, cannot be accepted or acknowledged for the reasons set forth below.
You must submit a newly executed Sections 8 & 15 Combined Affidavit on or between July 27 2009 and July 27 2010, or during the grace period that ends on January 27 2011. The Combined Affidavit, received in the Office on July 24 2009, was submitted too early. 15 U.S.C. §1058(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.160. The Combined Affidavit documentation will remain in the record; i.e., the Combined Affidavit will not be returned to you and will not be processed or reviewed. TMEP §1604.04(a).
FEES: Unless you request a refund of any fee(s) submitted, the fee(s) will be applied toward a newly executed Combined Affidavit, when the Office receives it. The filing fee for a Combined Affidavit is $300 per class of goods and/or services. If the Combined Affidavit is filed during the grace period, you must include the additional grace period fee of $100 per class (i.e., if you submit your Combined Affidavit during the grace period, you must submit a total of $400 per class). 37 C.F.R. §2.6.
Patricia A Everett, Paralegal Specialist
Office of Trademark Services
Post Regisration Division
(571) 272-9523
FAX (571) 273-9523
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.