To: | Compusense Inc. (dpeckham@burnslev.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88377559 - CTRLTASTE - N/A |
Sent: | October 03, 2019 07:52:51 AM |
Sent As: | ecom110@uspto.gov |
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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application
U.S. Application Serial No. 88377559
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Applicant: Compusense Inc.
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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: October 03, 2019
This letter responds to the applicant’s communication filed on September 09, 2019.
The present application was filed April 09, 2019. The attorney of record being D. Michael Bean, Canadian counsel. Application signed by Karen Phipps President of Compusense Inc., a Corporation of Canada.
On August 13, 2019, a “Revocation, Appointment, and/or Change of Address of Attorney” document was filed attempting to revoke D. Michael Bean as the attorney of record, and Appointment Deborah Peckham (a U.S. attorney) as attorney of record. However, this document was signed by D. Michael Bean.
On August 27, 2019 D. Michael Bean signed the response to Office action[1] and amended the identification of services.
On August 30, 2019, the trademark examining attorney, sent a Suspension Notice and informed D, Michael Bean, who officially remained the attorney of record, that the August 13, 2019, a “Revocation, Appointment, and/or Change of Address of Attorney” document was not valid. A proper revocation must be personally signed by the individual applicant or by someone with legal authority to bind a juristic applicant (e.g., a corporate officer). see TMEP §§ 606, 607.
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
/Linda E. Blohm/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 110
United States Patent and Trademark Office
571.272.9129; Linda.Blohm@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE
[1] The June 19, 2019 office action contained an identification of services issues and made requirement for the Certificate of Foreign Registration.