Offc Action Outgoing

TO AVOID ABANDONMENT OF APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION, THE USPTO MUST RECEIVE APPLICANT’S COMPLETE RESPONSE TO THIS LETTER WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE BELOW.

ISSUE/MAILING DATE:

This non-final Office Action is in response to applicant’s communication received by the Office on July 17, 2015. Applicant submitted a new power of attorney in paper form which is unacceptable in a TEAS Plus application. Please see the new fee requirement below. The examining attorney notes that this application was suspended on December 10, 2013, pending the disposition of Application No. 85379755. Upon satisfaction of the fee requirement below, the subject application will either be returned to suspension or further consideration will be taken if Application No. 85379755 abandons or proceeds to registration.

Document Not Filed via TEAS - $50 Required

The application was filed online using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Plus application form, which requires that, among other things, applicant file certain communications with the USPTO through TEAS, including appointment/revocation of power of attorney. See 37 C.F.R. §2.22(b)(1). However, on July 17, 2015, applicant filed this document on paper via regular mail instead of through TEAS. Therefore, applicant must submit an additional processing fee of $50 per class because applicant has not complied with the requirement to file this document through TEAS. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(v), 2.22(c); TMEP §§819.02(b), 819.04.

Indicate Phone Number on Response

Applicant should provide a current telephone number with its response to expedite processing. TMEP §302.03(a).

Assistance

If applicant has questions regarding this Office action, please telephone or e-mail the assigned trademark examining attorney. All relevant e-mail communications will be placed in the official application record; however, an e-mail communication will not be accepted as a response to this Office action and will not extend the deadline for filing a proper response. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(c), 2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05. Further, although the trademark examining attorney may provide additional explanation pertaining to the refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) in this Office action, the trademark examining attorney may not provide legal advice or statements about applicant’s rights. See TMEP §§705.02, 709.06.

/Jordan A. Baker/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 102

571-272-8844

jordan.baker@uspto.gov

TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: Go to http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp. Please wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), to allow for necessary system updates of the application. For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov. For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney. 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 application will be placed in the official application record.

WHO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE: It must be personally signed by an individual applicant or someone with legal authority to bind an applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants). If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the response.

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 the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at http://tsdr.gov.uspto.report/. Please keep a copy of the TSDR status screen. If the status shows no change for more than six months, contact the Trademark Assistance Center by e-mail at TrademarkAssistanceCenter@uspto.gov or 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/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.