To: | Arch Chemicals, Inc. (perry@blankrome.com) |
Subject: | TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86680414 - HTH - 137351-00113 |
Sent: | 07/15/16 11:59:47 AM |
Sent As: | ecomitu@uspto.gov |
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86680414
APPLICANT: Arch Chemicals, Inc.
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MARK: HTH
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO. 137351-00113
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ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 7/15/2016
The request to divide application serial no. 86680414 filed on July 12, 2016 has been processed as follows:
(1) Parent (original) application serial no. 86680414 contains the following goods in classes:
6 (swimming pool and spa maintenance equipment, namely, metal poles and metal telescoping poles).
7 (swimming pool and spa vacuums and vacuum heads, automated swimming pool and spa vacuums, swimming pool and spa pumps, and replacement parts for the foregoing).
8 (swimming pool and spa maintenance equipment, namely, pool rakes, leaf rakes, leaf skimmers, leaf catchers and replacement parts for the foregoing).
11 (Water treatment equipment, namely, cartridges, floaters, feeders, and dispensing containers adapted to hold chemicals for use in the treatment of water, swimming pools and spas; swimming pool and spa filters, replacement filter cartridges, pool and spa lighting systems comprising underwater lights and fiber-optic lights and accessories therefor, namely, underwater lighting fixtures, underwater light/water return units, rotary wheels for light color selection, and fiber optic cable; pool and spa heaters, and replacement parts for the foregoing; enzyme-based swimming pool water- and filter-cleaning units).
20 (non-metal pallets).
21 (Swimming pool brushes, wall brushes, tile brushes, deck brushes, and replacement parts for the foregoing).
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. 86979705 contains the following goods in classes:
1 (water test kits, namely, chemical analysis kit for testing swimming pool, spa and hot tub water; reagent bearing test strips for testing swimming pool, spa and hot tub water; reagents for testing swimming pool, spa and hot tub water; oxidizing agents to prevent and reduce odor and eye burn; chemicals for pools, spas and hot tubs in the nature of metal neutralizers; Chemicals used to reduce foam in pool, spa and hot tub water; stabilizers for stabilizing chlorinated water from attack by sunlight; chemicals used to aid in the activation and optimization of swimming pool, spa and hot tub filtering systems; flocculants; pool- and spa-water treatment chemicals, namely, diatomaceous earth filter aid).
3 (enzyme-based all-purposes cleaners for use on filters).
19 (pool sand).
A statement of use filed on July 12, 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.
/Diane T. Jones/
Diane T. Jones
Paralegal Specialist
ITU/Divisional Unit
Phone number 571-272-9504
Fax number 571-273-9504
diane.jones@uspto.gov
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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 without incurring this additional fee.
FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED ITU STAFF MEMBER IDENTIFIED ABOVE.