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| U.S. Registration No. 4626794 | U.S. Application Serial No. 79140353 | |
| U.S. Registration Date: October 28, 2014 |
International Reg. No. 1186497 |
| Mark: AZOR |
| U.S. Registration Holder/Owner: Azor Bike B.V. |
| Docket/Reference No. 5744-197 US |
| Issue Date: October 28, 2019 |
Maintaining your U.S. trademark registration with the USPTO. • Required USPTO submission. The holder/owner of the trademark registration must file an acceptable Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse of Mark in Commerce Under Section 71 (Section 71 Declaration) between now and October 28, 2020. For an additional fee, the holder/owner can file within the 6-month grace period that ends on April 28, 2021. If the holder/owner fails to file a timely Section 71 Declaration, the U.S. registration will be cancelled and cannot be reinstated. • Optional USPTO submission. If the holder/owner can claim the benefits of incontestability, the holder/owner may file an optional Declaration of Incontestability under Section 15. This may be combined with the required Section 71 Declaration by filing a Combined Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse and Incontestability under Sections 71 and 15 (Combined Sections 71 and 15 Declaration). |
| Name/ownership changes. The Section 71 Declaration must be filed by the current holder/owner of the registration. Changes in name or ownership must first be recorded at the International Bureau (IB) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), who will notify the USPTO of any changes recorded in the International Register. The USPTO will update its records to reflect only those changes that have been recorded in the International Register. Check the USPTO Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) database to see if ownership information has been updated for the corresponding U.S. registration after filing changes with the IB. See also WIPO's webpages on changes in ownership of international registrations and changes of name of the holder/owner. |
| Click here for more information about maintaining a U.S.trademark registration. |
| Proof of Use Audit. The USPTO is conducting an audit program to promote the accuracy and integrity of the trademark register. If a registration is selected for audit, the holder/owner will be required to submit proof of use for additional goods/services for which use is claimed in a Section 71 Declaration. Detailed information about the program is available on the Proof of Use Audit Program webpage. |
| Maintaining your corresponding international registration with the IB. The international registration remains in
force for 10 years from its registration date, with the possibility of renewal for 10-year periods. 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 has been accepted. The deadlines for renewing the international registration are calculated from the
international registration date. Renewal fees must be filed with the IB in accordance with Article 7 of the Madrid Protocol. The USPTO will not process or forward to the IB any
requests or fees to renew an international registration if mistakenly submitted to the USPTO. See Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure Section 1905 for additional information about renewing the international
registration. Determination of time of receipt by USPTO. Correspondence transmitted through the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) is considered filed on the date the USPTO receives the transmission in Eastern Time. This reminder notice is being sent only as a courtesy to trademark holders/owners who maintain a current email 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 registration. Foreign-domiciled holders/owners must have a U.S.-licensed attorney represent them at the USPTO in any post-registration filing. |
| Beware of misleading notices sent by private companies about registrations. Private companies not associated with the USPTO use public information available in trademark registrations to mail and email trademark-related offers and notices - most of which require fees. All official USPTO correspondence will only be emailed from the domain "@uspto.gov." |
| Direct questions about this notice to the Trademark Assistance Center at TrademarkAssistanceCenter@uspto.gov. 1-800-786-9199 (select option 1), or 571-272-9250 (select option 0). |