UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION

 

 

 

NOTICE OF INCOMPLETE DIVISIONAL REQUEST

 

STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER

TO AVOID THE DENIAL OF YOUR REQUEST TO DIVIDE THE APPLICATION, WE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE. 

 

 

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 6/5/2012

Serial Number  77910118

 

The request to divide the above-identified application filed on June 4, 2012 is incomplete and cannot be processed until $325 in fees are submitted.  Applicant has thirty (30) days from the issuance date of this letter to submit the required fees.  If the necessary fees are not submitted within the specified time period, the request to divide will not be processed.

 

In the present case, since applicant is dividing out an entire class of the goods and/or services within a single class, a total of $325 in new application fees is required.  Applicant has already paid $750 in fees and must submit the difference in the amount of $325.

 

Please call the undersigned with any questions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

/Antoinette Torregano/

Antoinette Torregano

Paralegal Specialist

ITU/Divisional Unit

Telephone # 571 272-9514

Fax # 571 273-9514

 

 

TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:  Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU) Office action form at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm.  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. 

 

TEAS PLUS APPLICATION:  To maintain the reduced fee status, TEAS Plus applicant must respond online via TEAS.  Otherwise, applicant is subject to an additional $50 fee for each class.  37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(iv) and 2.23(a)(1)(i).

 

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 Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) at http://tarr.uspto.gov/.  Please keep a copy of the complete TARR screen.  If TARR shows no change for more than six months, call 1-800-786-9199.  For more information on checking status, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.

 

TO UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:  Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageE.htm.

 

FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED ITU STAFF MEMBER IDENTIFIED ABOVE.