Form PTO-1957 Response to Office Action

Response To Office Action

United States Patent and Trademark Office
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PTO Form 1957 (Rev 9/05)
OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 4/2009 )

Response To Office Action
TEAS - Version 4.1 : 11/10/2007

NOTE: For tips on how to use this form most effectively, click here. Or click HELP
for any underlined word in the below for additional information.
Use this form specifically to:
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respond timely to an Office action issued by a Law Office examining attorney
on any type of file. Do NOT use this form to respond to any actions mailed
after the mark is published and/or registered, because the Intent-to-Use (ITU)
and Post-Registration units issue those actions, respectively. To access forms
for filing a Statement of Use/Amendment to Allege Use and/or Request for
Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use, click here. A form for
responding to Post Registration office actions will be developed in the future.
pay an additional fee after a phone call from the Office, i.e., to enable an
Examiner's Amendment.

WARNING: You must maintain an accurate correspondence address with the
USPTO. All changes must be made in writing or through the electronic Change of
Correspondence Address form.
WARNING: This form has a session time limit of 60 minutes. Your "session" began
as soon as you accessed this initial Form Wizard page. If you exceed the 60-minute
time limit, the form will not validate and you must begin the entire process again; you
can, however, extend the time limit. You should always try to have all information
required to complete the form prior to starting any session.
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Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

STEP 1: Confirm that the USPTO database shows the "Current Status" of your application
to be one of the following (1) "A Non-final Action has been mailed (or e-mailed);" (2) a
Priority Action has been mailed (or e-mailed); or (3) an Examiner's Amendment/Priority
Action has been mailed (or e-mailed).
WARNING: You must wait 48-72 hours after receipt of an e-mailed action for the
database to update to the proper status before attempting to use this form.
STEP 2: Enter serial number or access saved form:
* Serial
Number:

(Required only if preparing this response for the
first time; if you have already saved a form, use the option below.)

OR
To access previously-saved data, use the "Browse/Choose File" button below to
access the file from your local drive. NOTE: For detailed instructions on the process
for retrieving saved data, please click here. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE NEW
INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN THE DISPLAY OF YOUR DATA IN AN
XML FORMAT THAT CANNOT BE EDITED.
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STEP 3: If this is a new response, answer each question below to build a form appropriate to
your application. You must answer each question carefully to ensure that you will be responding
to all refusals and/or requirements raised in the outstanding Office action or any previous Office
actions incorporated by reference (all Office actions are available through Trademark Document
Retrieval. Failure to respond completely to any outstanding Office action may result in
abandonment of your application.
1. Do you want to present arguments related to a substantive refusal(s)?

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NOTE: If you must submit a substitute specimen to overcome the refusal, answer
YES to this question (to enter the argument portion), but then use Question #2,
below, to attach the actual specimen image file.

Yes

No

2. Do you need to change/delete an existing classification number; modify listing of
goods and/or services; add/modify dates of use;add/substitute a specimen and/or
submit a foreign registration certificate ?
Yes

No

3. Do you want to make any additional statement(s) of record to address a
requirement, e.g., a disclaimer or claim of a prior registration?
Yes

No

4. Do you want to modify your mark? (i.e., either change the mark itself or submit a
better quality image)
NOTE: While minor changes in the mark are sometimes permitted, any material
alteration will NOT be permitted and will result in a refusal being issued on that
ground. If submitting a new mark image, it MUST be in the JPG format (only
attachments in other portions of the form (e.g., specimens, evidence) can be in the
PDF format).

Yes

No

5. Do you want to correct any applicant or entity information?
Yes

No

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6. Do you need to ADD a new class of goods and/or services? (Note: If simply
CHANGING an existing classification number, use Question #2, above.)
Yes

No

If the answer is Yes, enter the number of classes:

1

7. Do you want to pay an additional fee?
Yes

No

8. Do you need to change correspondence address?
Yes

No

9. Do you need to submit a Signed Declaration? (i.e., either to verify an application
originally submitted UNSIGNED, or to support a specific item in the response,
designated on the form with a "#" symbol, e.g., new specimen.)
Yes

No

STEP 4: If you have reviewed the Office action to confirm that your answers to the above
questions properly correspond to all issues raised in the Office action, click on the NEXT
button; or to start over, click on the CLEAR button.
Next

Clear
Privacy Policy Statement

The information collected on this form allows the USPTO to determine whether a mark may be registered on the Principal
or Supplemental Register, and provides notice of an applicant’s claim of ownership of the mark. Responses to the request
for information are required to obtain the benefit of a registration on the Principal register. 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et. seq. and
37 CFR Part 2. All information collected will be made public. Gathering and providing the information will require an
estimated 10 minutes (depending if the response is based on an intent to use the mark in commerce, use of the mark in
commerce, or a foreign application or registration). Please direct comments on the time needed to complete this form,
and/or suggestions for reducing this burden to the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S.
Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. Please note that the USPTO may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information using a form that does not display a valid OMB control number.

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