UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

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

 

 

 

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

 

 

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 4/19/2011

 

 

PARTIAL ABANDONMENT – APPLICATION HAS BEEN AMENDED

 

The above-referenced application is abandoned in part because applicant failed to file a response to the Office action dated 09/13/10.  See 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a); TMEP §718.02(a).  A response was due within six months from the date of issuance of the previous Office action in order to avoid abandonment of the application; however, no response was received within this time period.

 

The outstanding Office action included refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) that applied to only a portion of the application; therefore, only that portion of the application is abandoned.  See 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a); TMEP §718.02(a). 

 

The portion of the identification that was the subject of the partial refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) will be deleted from the application.  The application will proceed with the following identification: 

 

“Charitable services, namely, coordination of the procurement and distribution of food donations from manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, government agencies, and the public to organizations providing free food to needy people and the victims of regional disasters” in International Class 35. 

 

If applicant’s failure to respond was unintentional, applicant may file a petition to revive the portion of the application that abandoned.  37 C.F.R. §2.66(a); TMEP §§718.02(a), 1714.01(d).  The petition must be filed within two months of the date of issuance of this letter and may be filed online at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/petition_forms.jsp.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.66(a); TMEP §§718.02(a), 1714.01(a), (d).  A $100 fee for such a petition is required.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(15).

 

 

 

/Brian P. Callaghan/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 108

(571) 272-4906

brian.callaghan@uspto.gov

(informal inquiries only)

 

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.gov.uspto.report/.  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.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/process/status/.

 

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

 

 

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR

U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION

 

USPTO LETTER (AN OFFICE ACTION) HAS ISSUED ON 4/19/2011 FOR

SERIAL NO. 85048591

 

Please follow the instructions below:

 

TO READ OFFICE LETTER: Click on this link or go to http://portal.gov.uspto.report/external/portal/tow and enter the application serial number to access the Office letter

 

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

 

HELP: For technical assistance in accessing the Office correspondence, please e-mail TDR@uspto.gov.  Please contact the assigned examining attorney with questions about the Office letter.