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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: 10/29/2018

U.S. Serial Number  88044717

The request to divide application serial no. 88044717 filed on October 05, 2018 has been processed as follows:

(1)  Parent (original) application serial no. 88044717 contains the following goods and/or services, collective membership organization, and/or class(es): 

5-Medical adhesive tape, cohesive wraps in the nature of self-adhesive dressings, kinesiology adhesive tape for wound dressings, foam adhesive tape for wound dressings, gauze for wound dressings, gauze pads for use as wound dressings, non-adhesive wound dressings, rolled gauze for covering wound dressings, stretch nets in the nature of wound dressings, wound closures in the nature of wound dressings, bandages for skin wounds, adhesive bandages, hydrocolloid bandages for skin wounds, antiseptic liquid bandages for skin wounds, sponges impregnated with antiseptics, waterproof wound dressings, antiseptic wipes, antiseptic cotton and antiseptics, wart removing preparations, corn removing preparations, wart freezing preparations, bunion cushion pads and callus cushion pads, all sold separately or as components of first aid kits; 10-Cohesive wraps in the nature of therapeutic compression wraps; compression bandages; medical ice packs  and 28- Hand, arm and leg wraps for sports use. 

(2)  Child application serial no. 88975011 contains the following goods and/or services, collective membership organization, and/or class(es): 

5- First aid kits. 

An amendment to allege use filed on October 05, 2018 has been placed in the child application and routed to the examining attorney for examination.

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.

Lori Cornish

/Lori Cornish/

Paralegal Specialist

571 272-9341

Fax 571 273-9341

Lori.Cornish@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.