UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION

 

 

 

NOTICE OF DIVISIONAL REQUEST COMPLETED

 

 

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 3/5/2019

U.S. Serial Number  88010270

 

The request to divide application serial no. 88010270 filed on February 5, 2019 has been processed as follows:

 

(1)  Parent (original) application serial no. 88010270 contains all the goods under Section 1(b) in the following class(es):

 

7 (Electric food grinders; Kitchen grinders, electric).

 

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. 88975099 contains all the goods under Section 1(a) in the following class(es):

 

21 (Hand-operated grinders; Hand-operated food grinders; Hand-operated spice grinders; Kitchen grinders, non-electric).

 

The child application will proceed to registration.

 

(3)  Child application serial no. 88975100 contains all the goods under Section 1(a) in the following class(es):

 

34 (Cigarette tubes; Tobacco pipe cleaners; Tobacco pipes; Tobacco tins; Electronic cigarette lighters; Tobacco grinders).

 

The child application will proceed to registration.

 

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

 

Please call the undersigned with any questions.

 

/Tracy Welch/

Tracy Welch

Paralegal Specialist

OFC OF TM SVC

ITU/Divisional Unit

571-272-9631

571-273-9631 fx

tracy.welch@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.uspto.gov/. 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.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.

 

TO UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:  Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/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.