To: | Reckitt & Colman (Overseas) Limited (mlerner@ssbb.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Registration No. 88005482 - DIMENSIONS - 104888-0695 |
Sent: | 06/28/19 07:10:57 AM |
Sent As: | ecomitu@uspto.gov |
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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
U.S. Application Serial No. 88005482
Mark: DIMENSIONS
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Applicant: Reckitt & Colman (Overseas) Limited
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Reference/Docket No. 104888-0695
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The USPTO must receive applicant’s response to this notice within 30 days of the issue date below or the request to divide the application will be denied. Respond using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). A link to the appropriate TEAS response form appears at the end of this notice.
Issue date: June 28, 2019
The request to divide the application filed on June 7, 2019, the statement of use filed on June 7, 2019, and the request for extension of time to file the statement of use (extension request) filed on June 10, 2019 all cannot be processed because there is an inconsistency in how the goods are identified in each document. Therefore, it is not clear which goods are covered by which filing. Specifically, the following goods are listed in each document:
· Request to divide identified these goods:
o Goods/Services in Use:
3 (Perfuming preparations for the atmosphere, namely, room fragrances and room perfume sprays; essential oils for household use, room perfume sprays; preparations for perfuming or fragrancing the air);
5 (Air freshening preparations, namely, household air deodorants; air purifying preparations; preparations for neutralising odours in the air); and
11 (Apparatus and instruments, namely, dispensing units and diffusers for room fragrances, room deodorants and odor neutralizing preparations, all for scenting, purifying or freshening the atmosphere).
o Goods/Services Not in Use:
3 (air fragrance reed diffusers, potpourri, incense, incense cones, incense sticks, incense sachets, incense sprays);
4 (Candles, fragranced or scented candles); and
5 (preparations for neutralising odours in carpets, textiles).
· Statement of use identified these goods:
o Goods/Services in Use:
3 (Perfuming preparations for the atmosphere, namely, room fragrances and room perfume sprays; essential oils for household use, room perfume sprays; preparations for perfuming or fragrancing the air);
5 (Air freshening preparations, namely, household air deodorants; air purifying preparations; preparations for neutralising odours in the air); and
11 (Apparatus and instruments, namely, dispensing units and diffusers for room fragrances, room deodorants and odor neutralizing preparations, all for scenting, purifying or freshening the atmosphere).
o Goods/Services Deleted from Application or Included in Request to Divide (i.e., Goods/Services Not in Use):
3 (air fragrance reed diffusers, potpourri, incense, incense cones, incense sticks, incense sachets, incense sprays);
4 (Candles, fragranced or scented candles); and
5 (preparations for neutralising odours in carpets, textiles).
· Extension request identified these goods:
o Goods/Services Intent to Use:
3 (Perfuming preparations for the atmosphere, namely, room fragrances and room perfume sprays; air fragrance reed diffusers, potpourri, essential oils for household use, incense, incense cones, incense sticks, incense sachets, incense sprays, room perfume sprays; preparations for perfuming or fragrancing the air);
4 (Candles, fragranced or scented candles); and
5 (Air freshening preparations, namely, household air deodorants; air purifying preparations; preparations for neutralising odours in carpets, textiles and in the air).
Accordingly, the request to divide, the statement of use, and the extension request cannot be processed until the applicant resolves the inconsistency. Applicant has thirty (30) days from the issuance date of this letter to respond to this letter. If no response to this letter is received, the preferred order of processing will be the extension request, the statement of use, and the request to divide. However, the exact processing of the filings in each application will be determined on a case by case basis.
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.
How to respond. Click to file a Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU)/Divisional Unit Office action.
Direct questions about this notice to the assigned Intent-to-use staff member below.
/Tracy Welch/
Tracy Welch
Paralegal Specialist
OFC OF TM SVC
ITU/Divisional Unit
571-272-9631
571-273-9631 fx
tracy.welch@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE
· Missing the response deadline to this letter will cause the request to divide the application to be denied. The response must be received by the USPTO before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the response period. TEAS maintenance or unforeseen circumstances could affect an applicant’s ability to timely respond.
· Responses signed by an unauthorized party are not accepted or processed and can cause the request to divide the application to be denied. If applicant does not have an attorney, the response must be signed by the individual applicant, all joint applicants, or someone with legal authority to bind a juristic applicant. If applicant has an attorney, the response must be signed by the attorney.