Offc Action Outgoing

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application

 

 

 

NONFINAL OFFICE ACTION

 

The USPTO must receive applicant’s response to this letter within six months of the issue date below or the application will be abandoned.  Respond using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).  A link to the appropriate TEAS response form appears at the end of this Office action. 

 

 

Issue date:  July 14, 2019

 

 

 

This application has been revived on petition.  Prior to the abandonment of the application, an Office action had issued on November 27, 2018, which applicant claimed was never received.  Therefore, applicant is granted six months from the issue/mailing date identified above to respond to the refusal and requirements in the outstanding Office action.  See TMEP §1714.01(a)(i).

 

For more information about the refusal and requirements in the outstanding Office action, view and/or download a copy of the November 27, 2018 Office action as follows:

 

(1)       Go to the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) database at http://tsdr.gov.uspto.report/.

 

(2)       Select “US Serial, Registration, or Reference No.” from the drop-down menu box and enter the serial number of this application.

 

(3)       Click on “Documents” to view the list of documents filed and/or issued in this application.

 

(4)       Click on the document titled “Offc Action Outgoing” with a “Create/Mail Date” of November 27, 2018 to view the Office action.

 

(5)       Click on the “Download PDF” button in the top right corner of the screen to download or print the Office action. 

 

If applicant is unable to view the Office action after following the above instructions, please e-mail TSDR@uspto.gov for further assistance.

 

Please note that an applicant may petition the Director only once to revive an abandoned application due to unintentional delay based on non-receipt of the same Office action.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.66(b)(3).

 

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 this nonfinal Office action  

 

 

/Amanda Galbo/

Amanda Galbo

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 125

(571) 272-5391

amanda.galbo@uspto.gov

 

 

RESPONSE GUIDANCE

• Missing the response deadline to this letter will cause the application to abandon.  A response or notice of appeal must be received by the USPTO before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the response period.  TEAS and ESTTA maintenance or unforeseen circumstances could affect an applicant’s ability to timely respond.  

 

• Responses signed by an unauthorized party are not accepted and can cause the application to abandon.  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.

 

• If needed, find contact information for the supervisor of the office or unit listed in the signature block.