Extension of Time to File SOU

PTO- 1581

Approved for use through 03/31/2024. OMB 0651-0054

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it contains a valid OMB control number

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PTO- 1581

Approved for use through 03/31/2024. OMB 0651-0054

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it contains a valid OMB control number

SOU Extension Request
(15 U.S.C. Section 1051(d))

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: VERITAS (see, http://uspto.report/TM/88677201/mark.png)
SERIAL NUMBER: 88677201

OWNER AND/OR ENTITY INFORMATION
The owner proposes to amend the following:
Current: Johnson & Johnson, having an address of
      One Johnson & Johnson Plaza
      New Brunswick, New Jersey 08933
      United States
      Phone: 732-524-6781
      Fax: 732-524-6341
      Email: XXXX
Proposed: Johnson & Johnson, having an address of
      One Johnson & Johnson Plaza
      New Brunswick, New Jersey 08933
      United States
      Phone: 732-524-6781
      Fax: 732-524-6341
      Email: XXXX

The owner requests a six-month extension of time to file the Statement of Use under 37 C.F.R. Section 2.89 in this application.    The Notice of Allowance mailing date was 04/27/2021.

For International Class 010:
Current identification: Ophthalmic surgical machines and devices for use during cataract surgery and vitrectomy and replacement parts and accessories therefore; surgical apparatus and instruments for use in cataract surgery and vitrectomy, namely, phacoemulsification handpieces, footpedals, irrigation and aspiration tips and sleeves, phacoemulsification tips and sleeves, and fluidic packs and pumps; all of the aforesaid for cataract surgery and vitrectomy

For a trademark/service mark: The applicant has a continued bona fide intention, and is entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with all of the goods/services listed in the Notice of Allowance or as subsequently modified for this specific class; for a collective/certification mark: the applicant has a continued bona fide intention, and is entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce on or in connection with the goods/services/collective membership organization listed in the Notice of Allowance, or as subsequently modified for this specific class.


This is the first extension request.

A Statement of Use has already been submitted or is being submitted along with the Extension request as evidence that applicant believes that it has made valid use of the mark in commerce.   If the USPTO finds the Statement of Use to be fatally defective, the applicant requests additional time to file an amended or substitute Statement of Use.

Correspondence Information (current):
      Marci A. Blazer
      PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: tmus@its.jnj.com
      SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): jquan9@its.jnj.com; bessinger-docket@fzlz.com

Correspondence Information (proposed):
      Marci A. Blazer
      PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: tmus@its.jnj.com
      SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): jquan9@its.jnj.com


Requirement for Email and Electronic Filing: I understand that a valid email address must be maintained by the owner/holder and the owner's/holder's attorney, if appointed, and that all official trademark correspondence must be submitted via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).





A fee payment in the amount of $125 will be submitted with the form, representing payment for 1 class.


Declaration

STATEMENTS: The signatory believes that: the applicant has a continued bona fide intention, and is entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with all the goods/services under Section 1(b) in the notice of allowance or as subsequently modified, or, if applicable, the applicant has a continued bona fide intention, and is entitled, to exercise legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce on or in connection with all the goods/services/collective membership organization under Section 1(b) in the notice of allowance or as subsequently modified; and that to the best of the signatory's knowledge and belief, no other persons, except, if applicable, members and concurrent users, have the right to use the mark in commerce, either in the identical form or in such near resemblance as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods/services/collective membership organization of such other persons, to cause confusion or mistake, or to deceive.

DECLARATION: The signatory being warned that willful false statements and the like are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. §1001, and that such willful false statements and the like may jeopardize the validity of the application or submission or any resulting registration, declares that all statements made of his/her own knowledge are true and that all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true.


Signature: /mabjnj/      Date Signed: 10/07/2021
Signatory's Name: Marci A. Blazer
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, NY bar member
Signatory's Phone: 732-524-6781
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature

PAYMENT: 88677201
PAYMENT DATE: 10/07/2021

Serial Number: 88677201
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Oct 07 15:03:22 ET 2021
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ESU-XX.XX.XX.XX-202110071503223100
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57c3bedd2090a8c3dbc146844d42da1fbf698-DA
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