Offc Action Outgoing

TO AVOID THE DENIAL OF YOUR REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE A STATEMENT OF USE, WE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE.

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 1/13/2015

U.S. Serial Number 76711668

EXTENSION REQUEST NOT DATED:

The request for extension of time to file a statement of use (extension request) filed on December 22, 2014, meets the minimum filing requirements and is provisionally accepted. However, although the extension request was properly signed, the required date of signing was omitted. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.33, 2.89(a)(3), (b)(3); TMEP §§804.01(b), 1108.02(b). Accordingly, applicant must specify the date the extension request was signed.

Applicant is encouraged to telephone the undersigned with the date of signing to expedite the processing of the extension request.

Applicant’s response to this Office action must be received in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) within thirty (30) days from the issuance date of this letter or before expiration of the current extension period.

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 facsimile transmission on the response. The fax number is (571) 273-9507.

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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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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Please call the undersigned with any questions.

/Lynette Patterson/

Lynette Patterson

Paralegal Specialist

ITU/Divisional Unit

Office of Trademark Services

Phone - (571) 272-9507

TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU)/Divisional Unit Office action form number 8 at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp. Please wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using TEAS, to allow for necessary system updates of the application. For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.

WHO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE: It must be personally signed by (1) an individual applicant; (2) someone with legal authority to bind applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants); or (3) an authorized attorney, if one is appointed to represent applicant. If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the response.

PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION: To ensure that applicant does not miss crucial deadlines or official notices, check the status of the application every three to four months using Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) at http://tsdr.gov.uspto.report/. Please keep a copy of the complete status screen. If TSDR shows no change for more than six months, call 1-800-786-9199. 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 ITU STAFF MEMBER IDENTIFIED ABOVE.