To: | Snap Inc. (tmadmin@kilpatricktownsend.com) |
Subject: | TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 87673618 - SNAP - 1066998 |
Sent: | 04/08/19 01:42:43 PM |
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. 87673618
APPLICANT: Snap Inc.
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CORRESPONDENT’S ADDRESS: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP |
CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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MARK: SNAP
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO. 1066998
CORRESPONDENT’S EMAIL ADDRESS: |
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STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER
TO AVOID THE DENIAL OF YOUR REQUEST TO DIVIDE THE APPLICATION, WE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE.
ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 4/8/2019
U.S. Serial Number 87673618
The request to divide the above-identified application filed on March 15, 2019 is incomplete and cannot be processed until $275 in fees are submitted. Applicant has thirty (30) days from the issuance date of this letter to submit the required fees. If the necessary fees are not submitted within the specified time period, the request to divide will not be processed.
In the present case, applicant is requesting to divide some services within a single class 41. The total fees due for the request to divide and for dividing within classes are $375, calculated as follows:
PLUS
When the request to divide was filed, applicant paid $100 in divisional fee. Applicant must submit the remaining balance of $275 ($375 minus $100) for dividing within Class 41.
/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
TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU)/Divisonal 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 $125 per 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.