Intent to Use Letter

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

 

 

 

INTENT TO USE OFFICE ACTION

 

 

Serial Number  76/630656

 

The statement of use filed on June 19, 2006, does not meet the minimum filing requirements and is not accepted for the reason(s) set forth below.  Since the time period for filing a statement of use expired on July 31, 2006, the above-identified APPLICATION IS ABANDONED.  37 C.F.R. §2.88. 

 

STATEMENT OF USE IS DEFICIENT AS FOLLOWS:

 

NO SPECIMEN SUBMITTED:  The required specimen showing use of the proposed mark in commerce for the goods and/or services identified in the notice of allowance was not submitted with the statement of use.  A specimen showing use of the mark in commerce is one of the minimum filing requirements for a statement of use.  15 U.S.C. §1051(d); 37 C.F.R. §2.88(e)(2); TMEP §§1109.06 and 1109.09(b). 

 

FEE UNPAID:  The required filing fee for the statement of use was not submitted.  A filing fee for at least one class of goods and/or services is one of the minimum filing requirements for a statement of use.  The filing fee is $100 per class.  15 U.S.C. §1051(d); 37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(3) and 2.88(e)(1); TMEP §§1109.01 and 1109.15.

 

ENSURE TIMELY SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES AND PETITIONS:  Please note that the filing date of a document in the United States Patent and Trademark Office is the date of receipt in the Office, not the date of deposit in the mail.  37 C.F.R. §2.195.  To avoid lateness due to mail delay, applicant is encouraged to submit its response by fax, using a certificate of facsimilar transmission on the response.  The fax number is 571-273-9550. 

 

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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Signature

 

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Print/Type Name of Signer

 

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Date

 

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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Signature

 

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Print/Type Name of Signer

 

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Date

 

 

 

 

APPLICANT’S OPTIONS:  Applicant has the option to (1) file a petition to revive this application under 37 C.F.R. §2.66 before expiration of the two month period after the mailing date of the notice of abandonment (the notice of abandonment will issue shortly after this Office action), or (2) file a new application.  Please view the online information sheet at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/petinfo.htm for information about petitions to revive.  Applicant is encouraged to file a petition to revive online using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html. 

 

Sincerely,

 

/Celia Abednego/

Paralegal Specialist

ITU/ Divisional Unit

571-272-9492

celia.abednego@uspto.gov

 

 

If a response to this Office Action is required, you may:

 

• Respond via regular mail.  Your response should be sent to the “Return Address” identified above and include the serial number, the mark, the applicant’s name, the words “Response to Intent to Use Office Action” and your telephone number.

 

To check the status of your application at any time, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at http://tarr.gov.uspto.report/

 

For general and other useful information about trademarks, you are encouraged to visit the Office’s web site at http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm