Offc Action Outgoing

KEY TECHNOLOGY

Key Technology, Inc.

U.S. Trademark Registration No. 4602968 - KEY TECHNOLOGY - 212635-5014

To:	Key Technology, Inc. (mkeipdocket@michaelbest.com)
Subject:	U.S. Trademark Registration No. 4602968 - KEY TECHNOLOGY - 212635-5014
Sent:	12/03/20 07:13:36 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. 4602968

Mark: KEY TECHNOLOGY

Correspondence Address:

Laura M. Konkel

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

One South Pinckney Street, Suite 700

Madison WI 53703

Owner: Key Technology, Inc.

Reference/Docket No. 212635-5014

Correspondence Email Address:

mkeipdocket@michaelbest.com

OFFICE ACTION

The USPTO must receive the owner’s response to this letter within the time period specified below. Respond using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). A link to the appropriate TEAS response form appears below.

Issue date: December 3, 2020

The Section 7 Amendment submitted on August 5, 2020 is not accepted for the reasons set forth below.

I. AMENDMENT TO MISCELLENOUS STATEMENT NEEDED

The owner has requested that the mark in its registration be amended. The registration includes the following statement(s): a mark description. A request to amend a mark in a registration that includes such statements must also include a request to make the necessary amendments to these statements so that they agree with the amended mark. 37 C.F.R. §2.173(f); TMEP §1609.02(d). No such amendments were submitted with the Section 7.

Therefore, the owner is required to submit an amendment(s) of the statement(s) referenced above so that they agree with the amended mark. The owner’s request to amend the mark cannot be accepted until the owner provides the required amendments to the mark statements.

II. RESPONSE GUIDELINES

The owner has six months from the issuance date of this letter to respond to all the issues raised in this letter. In order to expedite the processing of your Section 7 Amendment, the early submission of a response to this letter is encouraged. If a complete response is not received in the Office within this time period, then the Section 7 Amendment will be considered abandoned. 37 C.F.R. §2.176. The fee for filing the Section 7 Amendment will not be refunded.

How to respond. Click to file a Response to Post-Registration Office action.

Direct questions about this Office action to the Post Registration staff member below.

/Vanessa Barber/

Trademark Specialist

Post Registration Division

571 272-0989 Direct

Vanessa.Barber@uspto.gov

RESPONSE GUIDANCE

Response must be received by the USPTO before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the response period. TEAS maintenance or unforeseen circumstances could affect an owner’s ability to timely respond.

Responses signed by an unauthorized party are not accepted or processed. If the owner does not have an attorney, the response must be signed by the individual owner, all joint owners, or someone with legal authority to bind a juristic owner. If the owner has an attorney, the response must be signed by the attorney.

If needed, find contact information for the supervisor of the office or unit listed in the signature block.

U.S. Trademark Registration No. 4602968 - KEY TECHNOLOGY - 212635-5014

To:	Key Technology, Inc. (mkeipdocket@michaelbest.com)
Subject:	U.S. Trademark Registration No. 4602968 - KEY TECHNOLOGY - 212635-5014
Sent:	12/03/20 07:13:36 AM
Sent As:	prg@uspto.gov
Attachments:

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

USPTO Official Notice

Office action (Official Letter) has issued
on 12/03/2020 for
U.S. Trademark Registration No. 4602968

Your trademark document has been reviewed by a Post Registration staff member. As part of that review, the assigned staff member has issued you an official letter that you must respond to by the specified deadline. Please follow the steps below.

(1) Read the official letter or notice.

(2) Direct questions about the contents of the official letter to the staff member identified in the letter. Direct questions about navigating USPTO electronic forms, the USPTO website , the registration maintenance process, the status of your registration, and/or whether there are outstanding deadlines or documents related to your file to the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC).

(3) Response may be required. Carefully review the Office action to determine (1) if a response is required, (2) the applicable response time period, and (3) how to respond using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). The response must be received by the USPTO before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the response period.

GENERAL GUIDANCE

Check the status of your registration periodically in the Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR) database to avoid missing critical deadlines.
Update your correspondence email address , if needed, to ensure you receive important USPTO notices about your registration.
Beware of misleading notices sent by private companies about your registration.
Private companies not associated with the USPTO often use public information provided in USPTO trademark registrations to mail and email trademark-related offers and notices-most of which require fees. These companies often have names similar to the USPTO. All official USPTO correspondence will only be emailed from the domain "@uspto.gov." For a current list of companies the USPTO has received complaints about, information on how to identify these offers and notices, and what to do if you receive one, see the misleading notices webpage.