Offc Action Outgoing

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

 

 

 

ABANDONED – INCOMPLETE RESPONSE TO EITHER

FINAL ACTION OR NOTICE OF INCOMPLETE RESPONSE

 

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 9/16/2009

 

 

This Office has declared the application abandoned for failure to file a complete response to the Office action.  15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a).  See TMEP §§718.03 and 718.03(a).  Applicant’s letter filed on January 9, 2008 is an incomplete response to the Office action issued/mailed on January 2, 2008 because the applicant failed to respond to the ornamental refusal.

 

 

PLEASE NOTE:  When a trademark examining attorney holds an application abandoned for failure to file a complete response, applicant may not file a petition to revive under 37 C.F.R. §2.66, based on unintentional delay.  TMEP §§715.03(a) and 1714.01(f)(ii).  However, applicant may file a petition to the Director under 37 C.F.R. §2.146 to request a reversal of the holding of abandonment.  The Director will reverse the holding only if there is clear error or abuse of discretion.  TMEP §1713. For information on filing a petition to the Director, see TMEP §1705 available at the USPTO website at www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm

 

If the applicant files a petition to the Director, the petition should be sent to the following address:

 

Commissioner for Trademarks

P.O. Box 1451

Alexandria, VA  22313-1451

 

 

 

/R.M.Herrera/

Roselle M. Herrera

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 102

P: (571) 272-1909

F: (571) 273-1909

 

 

 

STATUS CHECK: Check the status of the application at least once every six months from the initial filing date using the USPTO Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) online system at http://tarr.uspto.gov.  When conducting an online status check, print and maintain a copy of the complete TARR screen.  If the status of your application has not changed for more than six months, please contact the assigned examining attorney.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR TRADEMARK APPLICATION

 

Your trademark application (Serial No. 77282072) has been reviewed.   The examining attorney assigned by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has written a letter (an “Office action”) on 9/16/2009 to which you must respond (unless the Office letter specifically states that no response is required).  Please follow these steps:

 

1. Read the Office letter by clicking on this link http://tmportal.gov.uspto.report/external/portal/tow?DDA=Y&serial_number=77282072&doc_type=OOA&mail_date=20090916 OR go to  http://tmportal.gov.uspto.report/external/portal/tow and enter your serial number to access the Office letter.  If you have difficulty accessing the Office letter, contact TDR@uspto.gov.  

                                         

PLEASE NOTE: The Office letter may not be immediately available but will be viewable within 24 hours of this e-mail notification.

 

2. Contact the examining attorney who reviewed your application if you have any questions about the content of the Office letter (contact information appears at the end thereof).

 

3. Respond within 6 months, calculated from 9/16/2009 (or sooner if specified in the Office letter), using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Office Action form. If you have difficulty using TEAS, contact TEAS@uspto.gov. 

 

ALERT:

 

Failure to file any required response by the applicable deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT (loss) of your application.

 

Do NOT hit “Reply” to this e-mail notification, or otherwise attempt to e-mail your response, as the USPTO does NOT accept e-mailed responses.