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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: 3/19/2019

U.S. Serial Number  87910600

The request to divide application serial no. 87910600 filed on February 19, 2019 has been processed as follows:

(1)    Parent (original) application serial no. 87910600 contains the following goods and/or services, collective membership organization, and/or class(es):

Class 41 Entertainment services, namely, development, creation, production and post-production services of multimedia entertainment content; direction of making motion picture films, television programs, radio programs, and audio and video recordings; production of motion picture films, television programs, radio programs, and audio and video recordings; entertainment services, namely, direction of making multimedia entertainment content for distribution via a global computer network and mobile platforms; entertainment services, namely, production of multimedia entertainment content for distribution via a global computer network and mobile platforms; custom writing services, namely, scriptwriting for television, films and multimedia entertainment content for non-advertising purposes; screenplay writing services   

(2)    Child application serial no. 87980270 contains the following goods and/or services, collective membership organization, and/or class(es):

Class 35 Business services, namely, business consultation, business advisory and business management services in the entertainment industry; advertising services

Class 36 Financial services, namely, providing venture capital, development capital, private equity and investment funding services; venture capital services, namely, venture capital advisory services and providing financing for entertainment and educational projects; financing and funding services, namely, project financing and venture capital funding; investment services, namely, investment advice in the entertainment industry    

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

The examining attorney will be notified of the completed request to divide.  Please note that the filing of a request to divide an application is not considered a proper response to an examining attorney’s Office action and does not relieve an applicant of the duty to respond to any outstanding Office action or to take any other required action.  37 C.F.R. §2.87(e); TMEP §1110.05. 

Please call the undersigned with any questions.

/Carolyn Cobb/

Paralegal Specialist

ITU Divisional Unit

Phone: (571)-272-9505

Fax: (571)-273-9505

e-mail: Carolyn.Cobb@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 $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.  

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