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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

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

INTENT-TO-USE OFFICE ACTION

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 11/21/2016

U.S. Serial Number  86851702

The request to divide the application pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §2.87 filed on September 30, 2016 cannot be processed because applicant did not respond to the 30-day letter issued on October 18, 2016 by the ITU/Divisional Unit notifying the applicant of a deficiency with the filing.  Applicant is advised that, due to the lack of response, the request to divide remains incomplete and will not be processed.  All fees will be refunded in due course.

Please call the undersigned with any questions.

/Antoinette Torregano/

Paralegal Specialist

ITU/Divisional Unit

Phone # 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)/Divisional Unit Office action form number 8 at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp.  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.  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 (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 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.  

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.

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