PTO Form 2302 Response to Office Action for Post-Registration Matters

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Response to Office Action for Post-Registration Matters
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FOLLOW THE STEPS TO ACCESS THE RESPONSE FOR.\!:
STEP 1: CONFIRM STATUS.

A response must be due in connection with eithe.r:
Post-Re.gistration l\laintenance Document: the Current Status" of your registration must be"A Post Registration Action has been mailed." Confirm the Status" on the STATUS tab of the Trademark Status & Document Retrieval CTSDRLsystem before proceeding. lfthe registration is not in the correct status,
you must wait until the status is updated (usually 48-72 hours after receiving an email notic,e that a Post Registration Office action has issued).
Expunge111ent/Reexamination Proc.e.eding: a response must be due for an Office ac.tion issued in connection with an expungement or reexamination procee.ding. Confirm that an Office action has been issued on the STATUS tab of the Trademark Status & Document Retrie\·al (TSDR)�ystem under the
PROCEEDINGS dropdown menu.
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STEP 2: ENTER REGISTR.;\TION NUMBER BELOW OR ACCESS PREVIOUSLY FILLED-OUT/SAVED FOR.�'!.
* Registration iXumber:
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