UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
| U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 76709320 MARK: EST | |
| CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: | GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/index.jsp |
| APPLICANT: Tomahawk Manufacturing Inc. | |
| CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: | |
The above-referenced application is abandoned because applicant failed to file a complete response to the final Office action dated September 12, 2012. See 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a); TMEP §§718.02, 718.03, (b). That is, applicant’s March 14, 2013 response was not legally sufficient for the reason(s) specified below.
Applicant’s response is incomplete because it failed to resolve all outstanding issue(s) in the final Office action, it did not raise a new issue or provide any new or compelling evidence with regard to the outstanding issue(s), and applicant’s analysis and arguments were not persuasive nor did they shed new light on the issue(s). In addition, the USPTO has not received a timely filed notice of appeal and there is no time remaining in the response period.
Applicant may respond by filing a petition to the Director to request a reversal of the decision to abandon the application. TMEP §§715.03(a)(2)(D), 718.03(b), 1713.01-.02; see 37 C.F.R. §2.146(a)(3). The petition must be filed within two months of the date of issuance of this letter and may be filed online at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/petition_forms.jsp. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.66(a)(1), 2.146(d); TMEP §§1705.04, 1714.01(a), (d). A $100 fee for such a petition is required. See 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(15).
/Tracy L. Fletcher/
Trademark Examining Attorney
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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