UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 76719992
APPLICANT: MOORE M. RICKIE
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ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 3/20/2018
U.S. Serial Number 76719992
The request for extension of time to file a statement of use (extension request) filed on March 12, 2018, does not meet the minimum filing requirements and is not accepted for the reason(s) set forth below. Applicant may respond to this Office action by correcting the deficiencies noted below.
TO AVOID ABANDONMENT OF THE APPLICATION: Applicant’s response to this Office action must be received in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on or before April 23, 2018, i.e., before expiration of the six-month period of the notice of allowance or the previously granted extension period. 37 C.F.R. §2.89(a)-(b).
EXTENSION REQUEST IS DEFICIENT AS FOLLOWS:
Please call the undersigned with any questions.
/Douglas, Sly/
Paralegal Spec
ITU Div Unit
Ph 571-272-9497
Fax 571-273-9497
Sly.douglas@uspto.gov
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. E-mail communications will not be accepted as responses to Office actions; therefore, do not respond to this Office action by e-mail. All informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official application record.
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.