Offc Action Outgoing

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

 

 

 

INTENT TO USE OFFICE ACTION

 

 

Serial Number  76678203

 

The request for extension of time to file a statement of use (extension request), filed on October 7, 2008, is premature and will not be reviewed.  The fee will be refunded in due course.

 

An extension request must be filed within six months of the mailing date of the notice of allowance, or before the expiration of a previously granted extension period. 15 U.S.C. §1051(d)(4); 37 C.F.R. §§2.65(c) and 2.88(h).  An applicant cannot file two extension requests within the same six-month extension period.  TMEP §1108.01.  Applicant’s first extension request was filed on May 28, 2008, second, request was filed on October 8, 2008, which is within the same six month extension period.  37 C.F.R. §2.89(a).

 

To avoid abandonment of the application, applicant must resubmit an extension request (or submit a statement of use) before expiration of the current extension period on ^.  15 U.S.C. §1051(d)(1); 37 C.F.R. §2.88(a); TMEP §1109.04.  Applicant is encouraged to submit the extension request (or statement of use) using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html.

 

 

Please call the undersigned with any questions.

 

 

 

 

/Sly Douglas/

Sly Douglas

Paralegal Specialist

ITU Divisional Unit

(571)-272-9497

(571)-273-9497

Sly.douglas@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