To: | Houston Art Glass Enterprises, Inc. (kathy@glasscraft.net) |
Subject: | TRADEMARK REGISTRATION NO. 4030685 - BARCELONA - N/A |
Sent: | 03/08/17 10:32:54 AM |
Sent As: | PRG@uspto.gov |
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT OWNER’S TRADEMARK REGISTRATION
U.S. REGISTRATION NO. 4030685
OWNER: Houston Art Glass Enterprises, Inc.
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MARK: BARCELONA
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO. N/A
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CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER AND SELECT FORM NUMBER 11:
http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/reg_maintain.jsp
ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 3/8/2017
U.S. Registration Number 4030685
Your response to the outstanding Office action regarding the Section 8 Affidavit was timely received on January 23, 2017. After consideration of the response and the facts of record, the refusal to accept the Section 8 Affidavit is maintained for the reason(s) set forth below.
Ownership Has Not Been Established
The Section 8 Affidavit cannot be accepted because ownership has not been established. The
Documents submitted as evidence of ownership does not list the registrant, HOUSTON ART GLASS ENTERPRISES, INC. as a party involved in the merger.
RESPONSE TIME DEADLINE: A complete response must be received within 6 months from the issuance date of this Office action or prior to expiration of the 6th year anniversary date on September 27, 2017, whichever is later. The owner must respond to all inquiries set forth in this Office action to avoid cancellation of the registration. 37 C.F.R. §2.163(b)-(c); TMEP §1604.16.
ADVISORY: If a response to this Office action is not filed within the response deadline above, and time remains in the grace period, the owner may avoid cancellation of its registration by filing a new affidavit of use within the grace period. 37 C.F.R. §2.163(c). Additional fees are required to file a new affidavit during the grace period. 37 C.F.R. §2.161(d)(1)-(2). For more information about this, please contact the undersigned.
/Deborah Ahmed/
Trademark Specialist
Post Registration Division
571 272-9122 phone
571 273-9122 fax
TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Post-Registration Office action form number 11 at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/reg_maintain.jsp. Please wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using TEAS, to allow for necessary system updates of the registration. For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov. For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned specialist. E-mail communications will not be accepted as responses to Office actions; therefore, do not respond to this Office action by e-mail.
All informal e-mail communications relevant to this registration will be placed in the official registration record.
WHO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE: It must be personally signed by an individual owner or someone with legal authority to bind an owner (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint owners). If an owner is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the response.
TO UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS: Use the TEAS form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.