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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: 5/2/2017

U.S. Serial Number  87118871

DIVISIONAL COMPLETED

The request to divide application serial no. 87118871 filed on April 12, 2017, has been processed as follows:

(1)    Parent (original) application serial no. 87/118,871 contains the following services under Section 1(b):

Class 42:  Computer services, namely, creating on-line virtual communities for registered users to organize groups and events, participate in discussions, get feedback from their peers, and engage in social, business and community networking; computer services, namely, hosting on-line electronic web facilities for others for organizing and conducting meetings, events and interactive discussions via communication networks; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software applications for social networking, creating a virtual community, and transmission of audio, video, photographic images, text, graphics and data; computer services in the nature of providing customized online web pages featuring user-defined or specified information, personal profiles, audio, video, photographic images, text, graphics and data.

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. 87/975,288 contains the following services under Section 1(a):

Class 41:  Entertainment and educational services, namely, planning, organizing, producing and conducting community festivals featuring a variety of activities, namely, live music, art displays, and participatory games; organizing and arranging exhibitions for entertainment purposes, including live music and art exhibitions; organizing and conducting educational workshops in the fields of wellness and spiritual education, art, music, and yoga; organizing community festivals featuring a variety of activities, namely, live music, art displays, and participatory games

Class 43:  Temporary accommodation services, namely, hotel services, food and beverage services in the nature of restaurant, bar and catering services.

The child application will proceed to registration.  37 C.F.R. §2.87; see TMEP §§1110 et seq. 

Please note that no response is required for this Office action.  However, if the applicant has any questions or concerns regarding the above-referenced matter, please telephone the undersigned paralegal specialist.

/Lynette Patterson/

Paralegal Specialist

Office of Trademark Services

ITU/Divisional Unit

Phone - (571) 272-9507

lynette.patterson@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.