UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

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

 

 

INTENT TO USE OFFICE ACTION

 

 

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 4/23/2013

Serial Number  85370836

 

The United States Patent Office (USPTO) received two (duplicate) requests for extension of time to file a statement of use (extension request) filed on the same date, i.e., April 1, 2013, and covering the same six-month extension period.  Only the first-received extension request will be reviewed and processed and the fee for the duplicate extension request will be refunded in due course.

 

An extension request must be filed within six months of the issuance date of the notice of allowance, or before the expiration of a previously granted extension period. 15 U.S.C. §1051(d)(2); 37 C.F.R. §2.89(a)-(b).  An applicant cannot file two extension requests on the same date or within the same six-month extension period.  TMEP §1108.01.

 

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.