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Signal Acquisition LLC

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 97221938 - SEMAFOR - JBSM 2201768

To:	Signal Acquisition LLC (ricketts-docket@fzlz.com;gibbins-docket@fzlz.com)
Subject:	U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 97221938 - SEMAFOR - JBSM 2201768
Sent:	February 09, 2023 11:05:51 AM
Sent As:	ecomitu@uspto.gov
Attachments:

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

U.S. Application Serial No. 97221938

Mark: SEMAFOR

Correspondence Address:

Allison Strickland Ricketts

FROSS ZELNICK LEHRMAN & ZISSU, P.C.

151 WEST 42ND ST., 17TH FL

NEW YORK NY 10036

Applicant: Signal Acquisition LLC

Reference/Docket No. JBSM 2201768

Correspondence Email Address:

ricketts-docket@fzlz.com;gibbins-docket@fzlz.com

NOTICE THAT REQUEST TO DIVIDE APPLICATION

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: February 9, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) received a request to divide, and the amendment to allege use on December 7, 2022. The request to divide and amendment to allege use cannot be processed for the reason(s) set forth below.

Applicant must clarify whether “Downloadable online digital media in Class 9; Providing an interactive website featuring news and information in the fields of general interest news; in Class 35 and providing online non-downloadable publications and educational services in Class 41” should be based on use in commerce or remain based on intent to use.

Accordingly, the request to divide and the amendment to allege use cannot be processed until the applicant resolves the issue stated above. Applicant’s response to this Office action must be received in the United States Patent and Trademark Office within thirty (30) days from the issuance date of this letter.

How to respond. Click here to respond to the Intent to Use (ITU)/Divisional Unit office action: Voluntary Amendment Not in Response to USPTO Office Action/Letter.

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

/Mary Sananikone/

Mary Sananikone

Intent to Use/Divisional Unit

mary.sananikone@uspto.gov

571-272-9394

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. 97221938 - SEMAFOR - JBSM 2201768

To:	Signal Acquisition LLC (ricketts-docket@fzlz.com;gibbins-docket@fzlz.com)
Subject:	U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 97221938 - SEMAFOR - JBSM 2201768
Sent:	February 09, 2023 11:05:51 AM
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 02/09/2023 for
U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 97221938

A USPTO Intent-to-use 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. 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 process, the status of your application, 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 intent-to-use staff member identified in the Office action or notice.

GENERAL GUIDANCE

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

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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 process.