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: H-E-B (see, http://uspto.report/TM/97110547/mark.png)
SERIAL NUMBER: 97110547

OWNER AND/OR ENTITY INFORMATION
The owner proposes to amend the following:
H-E-B, LP, having an address of
      646 South Flores
      San Antonio, Texas 78204
      United States
      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 08/23/2022.

For International Class 035:
Current identification: Retail pharmacy services; Online retail pharmacy services; Mail order pharmacy services; Business administration of pharmacy reimbursement programs and services; Health care utilization and review services; Pharmaceutical cost management services and drug utilization review services; Managed care services, namely, electronic processing of health care information; Consulting services in the cost management of health care; Health and life insurance distribution, namely, providing insurance exchanges in the nature of a marketplace that offers purchasers of health insurance a variety of plans from different insurance providers; Promoting public awareness of issues concerning nutrition, diet, health and the welfare of children; Administration of a discount program for enabling participants to obtain discounts on services through use of a discount membership card; Pharmacy plan cost review; Business management and consultation in the field of benefits eligibility; Healthcare cost review and healthcare cost containment; Formulary administration of health plan covered drug benefits, namely, administration of a list of medications covered by a specific health benefits plan; Arranging of managed care contractual services in the fields of diagnostic imaging, home health care, durable medical equipment, specialty pharmacy, and diagnostic lab services; medical practice management for others; Business and management consulting for healthcare providers and related businesses; Consulting services in the field of patient relationship management for healthcare providers; Consulting in the fields of healthcare operations management and hospital operations management; Healthcare management service organization (MSO) services, namely, providing practice organization, management and administrative support services to individual physicians or small group practices; Managed care services, namely, utilization review and pre-certification services; Total quality management services, namely, business management services for establishing business quality policy and determining business means for implementing those policies to improve customer satisfaction; Business services provided to a network of health care providers, namely, the negotiation and execution of contracts with health care payers; Professional credentialing verification services in the field of healthcare, namely, verifying the skills and knowledge of licensed professionals on behalf of others; Verifying and monitoring the credentials of physicians, nurses and professional healthcare providers for business purposes; Business management and consulting services for the health care industry, namely, customer service, accounting services, and marketing services; Business management and consulting services for the health care industry, namely, providing industry expertise and supplier partnerships; Business services, namely, independent medical management services for self-funded major medical health plans; Cost management for the health benefit plans of others; Management of health care clinics for others; Conducting quality assurance surveys in hospitals to determine service quality; Business services provided to the healthcare industry, namely, the collection, reporting, and analysis of healthcare quality data for business purposes; Collection and analysis of quality metric data for a network of health care providers for business purposes; Customer service management for others; Customer services, namely, responding to customers inquiries for others in the field of healthcare and medical clinics; Medical claims management services, namely, receiving, data entering, and re-pricing of transactions that are originated by physicians, hospitals, and ancillary medical care providers; Collecting and analyzing claims data from healthcare organizations for business purposes; insurance claim auditing services; Providing statistical evaluation of insurance claims performance measures for others; Professional staffing services

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)
      SHERRI L. EASTLEY
      PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: tmcentral@pirkeybarber.com
      SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): seastley@pirkeybarber.com; mbradshaw@pirkeybarber.com; kcilino@pirkeybarber.com; trademarks@heb.com
Correspondence Information (proposed)
      Sherri L. Eastley
      PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: tmcentral@pirkeybarber.com
      SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): seastley@pirkeybarber.com; mbradshaw@pirkeybarber.com; kcilino@pirkeybarber.com; trademarks@heb.com

The docket/reference number is HEBG121US10.

Requirement for Email and Electronic Filing: I understand that a valid email address must be maintained by the applicant owner/holder and the applicant 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: /Jeannine Vasquez/      Date Signed: 02/20/2023
Signatory's Name: Jeannine Vasquez
Signatory's Position: Legal Research Manager
Signatory's Phone: 2109385184
Signature method: Signed directly within the form

PAYMENT: 97110547
PAYMENT DATE: 02/21/2023

Serial Number: 97110547
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Feb 20 14:11:15 ET 2023
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