Form PTO-1957 Response to Office Action

Notice regarding Section 508 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998: Section 508 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 requires that all U.S. Federal Agencies make their
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System of Records Notice for this information request is COMMERCE/USPTO-26, Trademarks Application and
Registration Records: Federal Register vol. 85 February 18, 2020, p 8847, available at https://www.govinfo.gov/
content/pkg/FR-2020-02-18/pdf/2020-03068.pdf.