Examiners Amendment

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

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

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

Issue date:  November 15, 2021

PARTIAL ABANDONMENT – APPLICATION HAS BEEN AMENDED

The above-referenced application is partially abandoned because applicant failed to file a response to the final Office action dated 4/26/2021.  See 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a)-(a)(1); TMEP §718.02(a).  To avoid partial abandonment, a response or notice of appeal was due within six months from the date on which the USPTO sent the previous Office action; however, no response or notice of appeal was received within this time period.  See TMEP §715.01. 

The final Office action included refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) that applied to only a portion of the application; therefore, only that portion of the application is abandoned.  See 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a)(1); TMEP §718.02(a). 

The portion of the identification that was the subject of the refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) will be deleted from the application.  The application will proceed with the following identification:  International Class 19: Non-metal dock panels; marine products, namely, bumpers or pads for pilings or dock posts. 

If applicant’s failure to respond was unintentional, applicant may file a petition to revive the portion of the application that abandoned.  TMEP §§718.02(a), 1714.01(d).  The petition must be filed within two months of the issue date of this letter using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Petition to the Director form with the required fee.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.23(a), 2.66(a); TMEP §§718.02(a), 1714.01(a), (d).  Once the petition is filed, notify the Petitions Office at 571-272-8950 that a petition to revive a partially-abandoned application was filed, specifying the application serial number.

Theodore Sotland

/Theodore Sotland/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 105

571-270-0864

Theodore.Sotland@USPTO.gov

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on November 15, 2021 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 90027843

A USPTO examining attorney has reviewed your trademark application and issued an Office action.  You may be required to respond to this Office action.  Follow the steps below.

(1)  Read the Office action HERE.  This email is NOT the Office action.

(2)  Respond to the Office action, if a response is required.  Respond by the deadline using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).  Your response must be received by the USPTO on or before 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time of the last day of the response period.  Otherwise, your application will be abandoned.  See the Office action itself regarding how to respond.

(3)  Direct general questions about using USPTO electronic forms, the USPTO website, the application process, the status of your application, and whether there are outstanding deadlines to the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC).

After reading the Office action, address any question(s) regarding the specific content to the USPTO examining attorney identified in the Office action.

GENERAL GUIDANCE

·         Check the status of your application periodically in the Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR) database to avoid missing critical deadlines.

·         Update your correspondence email address to ensure you receive important USPTO notices about your application.

·         Beware of misleading notices sent by private companies about your application.  Private companies not associated with the USPTO may mail or email you trademark-related offers and notices – most of which require fees.  The USPTO will only email official USPTO correspondence from the domain “@uspto.gov.”

·         Hiring a U.S.-licensed attorney.  If you do not have an attorney and are not required to have one under the trademark rules, we encourage you to hire a U.S.-licensed attorney specializing in trademark law to help guide you through the registration process.  The USPTO examining attorney identified above is not your attorney and cannot give you legal advice, but rather works for and represents the USPTO in trademark matters.