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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

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

 

 

 

CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:

 

http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/reg_maintain.jsp

 

 

 POST REGISTRATION OFFICE ACTION

 

 

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 8/5/2013

U.S. Registration Number  3358141

 

The Sections 8 & 15 Combined Affidavit was received on July 9, 2013.  The Section 8 portion of the Combined Affidavit is accepted.  However, the Office cannot acknowledge the Section 15 portion for the reason(s) set forth below.

 

ISSUES PERTAINING TO SECTION 15 PORTION ONLY

 

Supplemental Register registrations are not eligible for the benefits of Trademark Act Section 15.  The provisions of Trademark Act Section 15 apply only to (1) registrations issued on the Principal Register under the Act of 1946; and (2) registrations issued under the Acts of 1905 and 1881 that have been “published” under Trademark Act Section 12(c), to claim the benefits of the Act of 1946.  15 U.S.C. §1065; 37 C.F.R. §§2.167 and 3.73(b); TMEP §1605.01. 

 

Accordingly, the Section 15 Affidavit cannot be acknowledged for the subject Supplemental Register registration.

 

Any fees submitted with the Section 15 Affidavit will be refunded in due course.

/Rosalind Howard/

Rosalind Howard

Trademark Specialist

Post Registration

Phone 571-272-9363

Fax 571-273-9363

 

 

TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:  Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Post-Registration Office action form number 11 at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/reg_maintain.jsp.  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) the individual owner; (2) someone with legal authority to bind the owner (e.g., a corporate officer or general partner); or (3) an authorized attorney, if one is appointed to represent the owner.  If the owner 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 Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at http://tsdr.gov.uspto.report/.  Please keep a copy of the complete status 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/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.

 

FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED SPECIALIST.