Petition to Director Granted

BROTHER

Brother Industries, Ltd.

Petition to Director Granted

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

SERIAL NO: 76/561458

APPLICANT: Brother Industries, Ltd.

*76561458*

CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS:

MARK B. HARRISON

VENABLE

PO BOX 34385

WASHINGTON DC 20043-9998

RETURN ADDRESS:

Commissioner for Trademarks

P. O. Box 1451

Alexandria, VA 22313-1451

ATTN : Petitions Office

MARK: BROTHER

MAILING DATE

December 20, 2005

CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 31527-199061

CORRESPONDENT’S EMAIL ADDRESS:

Please provide in your correspondence:

1. Filing date, serial number, mark and

applicant's name.

2. Date of this Notice.

3. Attn: Petitions Office

4. Your telephone number and e-mail address.

PETITION TO DIRECTOR GRANTED

Serial Number 76/561458

The petition to the Director filed on November 29, 2005 for the above-identified trademark application is GRANTED pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §2.146(a)(3).

The application will be returned to the assigned examining attorney to consider the request to amend the basis from Section 1(b) to Section 44(e) of the Trademark Act. If the amendment is accepted the application will be republished. If the amendment is refused, applicant will be notified of the refusal.

Since you have requested to maintain the Section 1(b) basis pending consideration of the amendment and have continued to file your requests for extension of time to file a statement of use, the Section 1(b) basis will not be deleted unless the amendment is accepted. However, you must file a statement of use or a request for extension to file a statement of use as it becomes due. See TMEP §806.03(j). If the amendment is accepted the Section 1(b) basis will be deleted.

/Deborah Mays/

Paralegal Specialist

Office of Petitions

Phone: (571) 272-9575

Fax: (571) 273-9575

Deborah.Mays@uspto.gov

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