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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

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

NOTICE OF DIVISIONAL REQUEST COMPLETED

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 1/6/2017

U.S. Serial Number  86655161

The request to divide application serial no. 86655161 filed on November 22, 2016 has been processed as follows:

(1)    Parent (original) application serial no. 86655161 contains the following goods in class(es): 

9 (GAME SOFTWARE; GAME PROGRAMS; COMPUTER GAME SOFTWARE; COMPUTER GAME PROGRAMS; ELECTRONIC GAME SOFTWARE; ELECTRONIC GAME PROGRAMS; INTERACTIVE GAME SOFTWARE; INTERACTIVE GAME PROGRAMS; VIDEO GAME SOFTWARE; VIDEO GAME PROGRAMS; COMPUTER APPLICATION GAME SOFTWARE FOR MOBILE PHONES AND OTHER MOBILE DEVICES). 

To avoid abandonment, applicant must continue to file requests for extension of time to file a statement of use (extension requests) or a statement of use within the six-month period after the issuance of the notice of allowance or before expiration of a previously granted extension period.  37 C.F.R. §§2.88(a), 2.89(a)-(b).

(2)    Child application serial no. 86981314 contains the following services in class(es): 

41 (PROVIDING ONLINE COMPUTER GAMES, VIDEO GAMES, ELECTRONIC GAMES, AND INTERACTIVE GAMES; PROVIDING NON-DOWNLOADABLE COMPUTER GAMES, VIDEO GAMES, ELECTRONIC GAMES, AND INTERACTIVE GAMES; PROVIDING A WEBSITE FEATURING GAMES, GAME SOFTWARE; ENTERTAINMENT IN THE NATURE OF PROVIDING NON-DOWNLOADABLE ELECTRONIC GAMES). 

A statement of use filed on November 22, 2016 meets the minimum filing requirements and has been placed in the child application.  The statement of use will be routed to the examining attorney for examination and, if it does not meet all the statutory requirements, the examining attorney will notify the applicant.

37 C.F.R. §2.87; see TMEP §§1110 et seq. 

Please call the undersigned with any questions.

/Tracy Welch/

Tracy Welch

Paralegal Specialist

OFC OF TM SVCS

ITU/Divisional Unit

571-272-9631 wk

571-273-9631 fx

tracy.welch@uspto.gov

NO RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE IS REQUIRED.

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 Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) at http://tsdr.gov.uspto.report/. Please keep a copy of the complete status screen.  If TSDR 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/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.

TEAS PLUS OR TEAS REDUCED FEE (TEAS RF) APPLICANTS – TO MAINTAIN LOWER FEE, ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET, INCLUDING SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS ONLINE:  Applicants who filed their application online using the lower-fee TEAS Plus or TEAS RF application form must (1) file certain documents online using TEAS, including responses to Office actions (see TMEP §§819.02(b), 820.02(b) for a complete list of these documents); (2) maintain a valid e-mail correspondence address; and (3) agree to receive correspondence from the USPTO by e-mail throughout the prosecution of the application.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.22(b), 2.23(b); TMEP §§819, 820.  TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants who do not meet these requirements must submit an additional processing fee of $50 per international class of goods and/or services.  37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(v), 2.22(c), 2.23(c); TMEP §§819.04, 820.04.  However, in certain situations, TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants may respond to an Office action by authorizing an examiner’s amendment by telephone or e-mail without incurring this additional fee.  

FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED ITU STAFF MEMBER IDENTIFIED ABOVE.