| U.S. Registration Number: 3505530 |
U.S. Serial Number: 79043985 |
U.S. Registration Date: Sep 23, 2008
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International Reg. No.: 0937960
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Mark: DULCOLAX (Stylized/Design)
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U.S. Registration Holder/Owner: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
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Sep 23, 2017
U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ("USPTO") COURTESY REMINDER
OF REQUIRED TRADEMARK REGISTRATION MAINTENANCE FILING UNDER SECTION 71 |
WARNING: In addition to filing renewals of your international registration with the International Bureau ("IB") of the World Intellectual Property Organization ("WIPO") as required under the
Madrid Protocol, you must also file the required document below during the specified statutory time period or your registered extension of protection to the United States (U.S. Registration) will be
CANCELLED. |
| The above-identified registration registered in the United States on Sep 23, 2008. Therefore, the holder/owner of the
registration must file a Declaration of Use and/or Excusable Nonuse under §71 of the Trademark Act anytime between now and Sep 24, 2018. For an additional fee, the holder/owner may file the
declaration within the six-month grace period that ends on Mar 25, 2019. See 15 U.S.C. §1141k. The current fee for filing a declaration under §71 is $125 per class if the filing is
made via the Trademark Electronic Application System ("TEAS") and $225 per class if the filing is made on paper, and the additional fee for filing during the six-month grace period is $100 per class
if the filing is made via TEAS and $200 per class if the filing is made on paper. 37 C.F.R. §7.6. |
| Assignments of extensions of protection to the United States must first be recorded at the IB. The IB will notify the USPTO of
any changes in name or ownership recorded in the International Register. The USPTO will record only those assignments (or other documents affecting title) that have been recorded in the
International Register. TMEP §§501.07, 1904.06. A new holder/owner can check the TSDR database at http://tsdr.gov.uspto.report/ to
determine whether the trademark database has been updated to reflect a change in ownership that has been recorded with the IB. For information on changes in ownership of international
registrations, please see http://www.wipo.int/madrid/en/filing/change_ownership.html. For information
on changes of name of the holder/owner, please see http://www.wipo.int/madrid/en/filing/change_holder.html. |
| This reminder notice is being sent only as a courtesy to those trademark holders/owners who have authorized e-mail communication and
maintain a current e-mail address with the USPTO. Failure by the USPTO to send a reminder or non-receipt of a reminder does not excuse a trademark holder/owner from meeting the statutory
obligations for maintaining a U.S. trademark registration. If a U.S. registration is cancelled and/or expired due to the failure to timely file required maintenance documents, it cannot be
reinstated or revived. |
| Correspondence transmitted through TEAS is considered to have been filed on the date the USPTO receives the transmission, in Eastern
Time, regardless of whether that date is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday within the District of Columbia. 37 C.F.R. §2.195(a)(2). |
| ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MAINTAINING A U.S. TRADEMARK REGISTRATION |
| EXTENDING PROTECTION OF AN INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION |
| RENEWAL OF INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION |
| The international registration remains in force for 10 years, with the possibility of renewal. Madrid Protocol, Article 6(1).
Failure to renew the international registration with the IB will result in the expiration of the U.S. registration even if the Section 71 declaration of use has been
accepted. |
| Any international registration may be renewed for a period of ten years from the expiry of the preceding period, by the mere payment of
the required fee to the IB. Madrid Protocol, Article 7(1). The deadlines for renewing the international registration are calculated from the international registration date. If the
international registration is not renewed, the corresponding U.S. registration will cease to be valid as of the date of the expiration of the international registration. 15 U.S.C. §1141j(b).
Renewal applications must be filed with the IB in accordance with Article 7 of the Madrid Protocol, 37 C.F.R. §7.41(a). The USPTO will not process or forward any requests to renew an
international registration or extension of protection to the United States if mistakenly submitted to the USPTO. 37 C.F.R. §7.41(b). |
| In order to be eligible for future e-mail reminders of maintenance filings, please remember to authorize e-mail communication when
filing your maintenance documents through TEAS. |
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