Form PTO Form 1960 PTO Form 1960 Request for Reconsideration After Final Action

Request for Reconsideration after Final Action

United States Patent and Trademark Office
Trademark Electronic Application System - TEAS Application

PTO Form 1960 (Rev 9/07)
OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 4/30/2009 )

Request for Reconsideration after Final Action
TEAS - Version 4.8 : 01/22/2011

GENERAL FORM INFORMATION:
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60 MINUTE TIME LIMIT: This form "times-out" 60 minutes after accessing
this page unless you extend the time limit when the time-out warning appears
on screen. To avoid timing out, please have all information ready before
starting your session.
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only the navigation buttons at the bottom of each page.
REQUIRED FIELDS: All have an ASTERISK (*), and the form will not
validate if these fields are not filled-out.

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. 37 C.F.R. §2.64(b). 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. 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. TMEP
§715.04; TBMP §1204.
Also, 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/
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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.

FOLLOW THE 4 STEPS TO ACCESS THE RESPONSE FORM:
STEP 1: CHECK STATUS.
To use this form, the "Current Status" of your application must be "A Final Action has been
mailed (or e-mailed)." Click here to confirm the status before proceeding. If the application
is not in the correct status, you must wait until the status is updated (usually 48-72 hours
after receiving an e-mail notice that a final Office action has issued). Otherwise, you will
receive an error message when you click the "Continue" button at Step 4.
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PREVIOUSLY FILLED-OUT/SAVED FORM.
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