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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

NOTICE THAT PROCESSING OF

REQUEST TO DIVIDE APPLICATION IS COMPLETED

No Response Required

Issue date:  March 11, 2020

The request to divide application serial no. 88214070 filed on February 19, 2020 has been processed as follows:

(1)  Parent (original) application serial no. 88214070 contains the following goods in classes: 9 (Gaming accessory products, namely, headsets for virtual reality games, computer keyboard controllers, headset peripherals in the nature of headset cable adapters, wireless headset electric signal transmitters, wired 2.0 audio speakers, wired 2.1 audio speakers, wired surround sound audio speakers, wireless subwoofer, wired soundbar, wireless soundbar, wireless speakers, eyewear, mouse pads, computer mice, microphones, bungees in the nature of holders specially adapted for computer mice to prevent tangling of cables, capture devices in the nature of video and audio recorders used to record games, electronic charging stations, and console peripherals, namely, electronic charging station, cooling stands adapted for laptop and tablet computers, USB and audio cables, power adapters for use with computers, stands adapted for laptop and tablet computers). 16 (Gaming accessory products, namely, desktop organizers). 20 (Gaming accessory products, namely, chairs, organizers in the nature of plastic ducts and couplings for organizing and holding fiber optic and similar cable and wiring).  To avoid abandonment, applicant must continue to file requests for extension of time to file a statement of use (extension requests) or a statement of use within the six-month period after the issuance of the notice of allowance or before expiration of a previously granted extension period.  37 C.F.R. §§2.88(a), 2.89(a)-(b).

(2)  Child application serial no. 88977084 contains the following goods in class: 28 (Gaming accessory products, namely, game controllers in the nature of keyboards for computer games, gaming headsets adapted for use in playing video games, controllers for game consoles, bungees in the nature of holders specially adapted for gaming mice to prevent tangling of cables, headset peripherals in the nature of stands featuring power supply connectors specially adapted for use with gaming headsets adapted for use in playing video games, computer mice adapted for playing video games, capture devices being structural parts of video game consoles, console stands in the nature of stands for electronic game playing apparatus, namely, video game consoles, hand-held video game units, and gaming PC's, controllers for game consoles, console controller stands in the nature of stands for electronic game playing apparatus being video game consoles, and console peripherals, namely, video game console controller chargers, electronic charging stations specially adapted for use with video game consoles, cooling stands specially adapted for use with video game consoles, power adapters for use with video game consoles, stands specially adapted for use with video game consoles).  A statement of use filed on February 19, 2020 meets the minimum filing requirements and has been placed in the child application.  The statement of use will be routed to the examining attorney for examination and, if it does not meet all the statutory requirements, the examining attorney will notify the applicant.

37 C.F.R. §2.87; see TMEP §§1110 et seq. 

Please call the undersigned with any questions.

Direct questions about this notice to the assigned Intent-to-use staff member below.

/Diane T. Jones/

Diane T. Jones

Paralegal Specialist

ITU/Divisional Unit

Phone:  571-272-9504

diane.jones@uspto.gov