Extension of Time to File SOU

PTO- 1581

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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: BD ELIENCE (see, http://uspto.report/TM/88732196/mark.png)
SERIAL NUMBER: 88732196

OWNER AND/OR ENTITY INFORMATION
The owner proposes to amend the following:
Current: Becton, Dickinson and Company, having an address of
      1 Becton Drive
      Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417
      United States
      Phone: 201-847-5552
      Email: XXXX
Proposed: Becton, Dickinson and Company, having an address of
      1 Becton Drive
      Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417
      United States
      Phone: 201-847-5552
      Fax:
      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 10/27/2020.

For International Class 001:
Current identification: Reagents sold in kit form for in vitro diagnostic use; molecular assays for the detection and identification of infectious diseases for research purposes

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.


For International Class 005:
Current identification: Clinical or medical laboratory in vitro diagnostic preparation for the identification of microorganisms; Medical diagnostic molecular assays for the detection and identification of infectious diseases

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.


For International Class 009:
Current identification: Specimen containers used for the collection and transport of specimens to the microbiology laboratory for organism recovery; petri dishes, anaerobic jars and coagulation timers; laboratory analytical apparatus, namely, an analyzer for the identification and/or antimicrobial susceptibility testing of microbes; Laboratory apparatus, namely, a sample processor used for clinical and laboratory research and clinical diagnostics; Device for the preparation of cytology thin-layer slides for scientific use; Automated laboratory robot and related recorded operating software, which prepares liquid-based, thin layer cellular samples from a cell suspension for use in medical, clinical and scientific procedures and devices for use therewith, namely, vials, tubes, disposable lab testing kits, pipettes, settling chambers and slides, sold as a unit therewith; Laboratory equipment, namely, sample preparation and real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analyzer for the detection and identification of infectious diseases for scientific use; apparatus for storing and testing blood cultures; laboratory apparatus and instruments for inoculation, processing and testing of microbiological samples; computer hardware and downloadable software for use in conventional and thin layer pap smear image diagnostics; computer hardware and downloadable software for diagnostic imaging using automated cell location; computer hardware and downloadable software for use in data and image processing in the field of computer-aided medical microscopy

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.


For International Class 010:
Current identification: Medical apparatus, namely, a device for diagnostic imaging of conventional and thin layer pap smears; video cameras for use in the field of computer-aided medical microscopy; manual and automated microscopes for use in the field of computer-aided medical microscopy; Device for the preparation of cytology thin-layer slides for medical use and for clinical medical use

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.

Correspondence Information (current):
      Becton, Dickinson and Company
      PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: dawn.harley@bd.com
      SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): Trademark_Docketing@bd.com

Correspondence Information (proposed):
      Becton, Dickinson and Company
      PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: dawn.harley@bd.com
      SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): Trademark_Docketing@bd.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 $500 will be submitted with the form, representing payment for 4 classes.


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: /Dawn K. Harley/      Date Signed: 04/16/2021
Signatory's Name: Dawn K. Harley
Signatory's Position: Associate Director, Trademarks & Copyrights
Signatory's Phone: 201.847.5552
Signature method: Signed directly within the form

PAYMENT: 88732196
PAYMENT DATE: 04/16/2021

Serial Number: 88732196
Internet Transmission Date: Fri Apr 16 17:53:10 ET 2021
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ESU-XX.XXX.XXX.X-20210416175310540
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