Form PTO-1960 Request for Reconsideration after Final Action

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Request for Reconsideration after Final Action

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PTO-1960
Approved for use through 11/30/2023. OMB 0651-0050
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Request for Reconsideration after Final Action
TEAS - Version 8.1

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NOTE: Use this form only to file a Request for Reconsideration after issuance of a final Office action and before the deadline for filing an
appeal. The filing of a Request for Reconsideration does not extend the time for filing an appeal or other proper response to the final action. A
Notice of Appeal is a different form that you must file separately to preserve your right to appeal the final refusal, if appropriate. See
http://estta.uspto.gov (http://estta.uspto.gov). If you file a Notice of Appeal concurrently with a Request for Reconsideration, your application
will be referred to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) for processing of the appeal. The TTAB will: (1) acknowledge the appeal;
(2) suspend further proceedings with respect to the appeal (including the applicant's time to file an appeal brief; and (3) remand the application
to the examining attorney for review of the Request for Reconsideration.
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Post-Registration units issue those actions, respectively. Visit the USPTO's website 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 (https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks-application-process/filingonline/intent-use-itu-forms).

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