Offc Action Outgoing

LIGHTYEAR

Disney Enterprises, Inc.

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 90372850 - LIGHTYEAR - N/A

To:	Disney Enterprises, Inc. (trademarks@disney.com)
Subject:	U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 90372850 - LIGHTYEAR - N/A
Sent:	July 07, 2022 05:07:22 PM
Sent As:	ecomitu@uspto.gov
Attachments:

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

U.S. Application Serial No. 90372850

Mark: LIGHTYEAR

Correspondence Address:

Steven Plotkin

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY

IP DEPARTMENT - TRADEMARK GROUP

500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET

BURBANK CA 91521

Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Reference/Docket No. N/A

Correspondence Email Address:

trademarks@disney.com

NOTICE THAT REQUEST TO DIVIDE APPLICATION AND STATEMENT OF USE

IS INCOMPLETE

Response Required

The USPTO must receive applicant’s response to this notice within 30 days of the issue date below or the request to divide the application will be denied. Respond using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). A link to the appropriate TEAS response form appears at the end of this notice.

Issue date: July 7, 2022

The request to divide the application filed on June 17, 2022, and the statement of use filed on June 17, 2022, cannot be processed because there is an inconsistency in how the goods are identified in each document. Specifically, the following goods are listed in each document:

· Request to divide identified these goods:

o Goods/Services in Use: Crayons; decorative paper centerpieces; erasers; paper party decorations; paper napkins; paper party bags; pencil sharpeners; pen and pencil cases; school supply kits containing various combinations of selected school supplies, namely, writing instruments, pens, erasers, markers, crayons, paper, and pencil sharpeners; stickers; writing implements

o Goods/Services Intent to Use: Paper; cardboard; address books; appointment books; art prints; arts and craft paint kits; autograph books; baseball cards; binders; bookends; bookmarks; bumper stickers; calendars; Christmas cards; chalk; coasters made of paper; coin albums; coupon books; decals; diaries; drawing rulers; dry erase writing boards and writing surfaces; envelopes; foam stamps, namely, marking stamps and stamp pads; gift wrapping paper; globes; greeting cards; guest books; maps; memo pads; modeling clay; notebooks; paintings; paper flags; paper cake decorations; paper gift cards; paperweights; paper gift wrap bows; paper pennants; paper place mats; pen or pencil holders; pen and pencil boxes; photograph albums; photographs; photo-engravings; pictorial prints; plastic party goodie bags; plastic name badges; plastic sandwich bags; portraits; postcards; posters; printed awards; printed certificates; printed invitations; printed menus; recipe books; rubber stamps; school supply kits containing various combinations of selected school supplies, namely, pencils, mechanical pencils, highlighter pens, folders, notebooks, protractors, paper clips, writing grips, glue and book marks; score cards; stamp albums; staplers; stationery; temporary tattoo transfers

· Statement of use identified these goods:

o Goods/Services in Use: crayons; decorative paper centerpieces; erasers; paper party decorations; paper napkins; paper party bags; pencil sharpeners; pen and pencil cases school supply kits containing various combinations of selected school supplies, namely, writing instruments, pens, erasers, markers, crayons, paper, pencil sharpeners; stickers; writing implements

o Goods/Services Deleted from Application or Included in Request to Divide (i.e., Goods/Services Not in Use): Paper; cardboard; address books; appointment books; art prints; arts and craft paint kits; autograph books; baseball cards; binders; bookends; bookmarks; bumper stickers; calendars; Christmas cards; chalk; coasters made of paper; coin albums; coupon books; decals; diaries; drawing rulers; dry erase writing boards and writing surfaces; envelopes; foam stamps, namely, marking stamps and stamp pads; gift wrapping paper; globes; greeting cards; guest books; maps; memo pads; modeling clay; notebooks; paintings; paper flags; paper cake decorations; paper gift cards; paperweights; paper gift wrap bows; paper pennants; paper place mats; pen or pencil holders; and boxes; photograph albums; photographs; photo-engravings; pictorial prints; plastic party goodie bags; plastic name badges; plastic sandwich bags; portraits; postcards; posters; printed awards; printed certificates; printed invitations; printed menus; recipe books; rubber stamps; pencils, mechanical pencils, highlighter pens, folders, notebooks, protractors, paper clips, writing grips, glue and book marks; score cards; stamp albums; staplers; stationery; temporary tattoo transfers

Accordingly, the request to divide, and the statement of use cannot be processed until the applicant resolves the inconsistency. Applicant has thirty (30) days from the issuance date of this letter to respond to this letter.

How to respond. Click to file a Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU)/Divisional Unit Office action.

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

/Lynette Patterson/

Lynette Patterson

Paralegal Specialist

ITU/Divisional Unit

(571) 272-9507

lynette.patterson@uspto.gov

RESPONSE GUIDANCE

Missing the response deadline to this letter will cause the request to divide the application to be denied. The response must be received by the USPTO before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the response period. TEAS maintenance or unforeseen circumstances could affect an applicant’s ability to timely respond.

Responses signed by an unauthorized party are not accepted or processed and can cause the request to divide the application to be denied. If applicant does not have an attorney, the response must be signed by the individual applicant, all joint applicants, or someone with legal authority to bind a juristic applicant. If applicant has an attorney, the response must be signed by the attorney.

If needed, find contact information for the supervisor of the office or unit listed in the signature block.

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 90372850 - LIGHTYEAR - N/A

To:	Disney Enterprises, Inc. (trademarks@disney.com)
Subject:	U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 90372850 - LIGHTYEAR - N/A
Sent:	July 07, 2022 05:07:22 PM
Sent As:	ecomitu@uspto.gov
Attachments:

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

Office action (Official Letter) or Notice has issued
on 07/07/2022 for
U.S. Trademark Application Ser./Registration No. 90372850

A USPTO staff member has reviewed your trademark document and issued an Office action or notice. You may be required to respond to this Office action or notice. Follow the steps below.

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

(2) Respond to the Office action or notice, 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 may be abandoned or registration may be cancelled and/or expired and/or your document rejected. See the Office action or notice itself regarding how to respond.

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

After reading the Office action or notice, address any question(s) regarding the specific content to the USPTO staff member identified in the Office action or notice.

GENERAL GUIDANCE

Check the status of your application or registration 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 or registration.

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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 or registration maintenance process.