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`Sportsline.com, Inc (trademarks@cbs.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86512799 - SPORTSLINE PRO - N/A
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`06/22/16 03:29:55 PM
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`ecomitu@uspto.gov
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
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`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`86512799
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`86512799
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICANT:(cid:160)(cid:160) Sportsline.com, Inc
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S ADDRESS :
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO. (cid:160)(cid:160) N/A(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S EMAIL ADDRESS :(cid:160)(cid:160) trademarks@cbs.com
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160) REBECCA BORDEN
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`(cid:160) CBS LAW DEPARTMENT
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`(cid:160) 51 W 52ND ST
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`(cid:160) NEW YORK, NY 10019-6119
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`(cid:160)
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`SPORTSLINE PRO
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
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`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`NOTICE OF INCOMPLETE DIVISIONAL REQUEST
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER
`TO AVOID THE DENIAL OF YOUR REQUEST TO DIVIDE THE APPLICATION, WE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS
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`NOTICE WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 6/22/2016
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`U.S. Serial Number 86512799
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`The request to divide the above-identified application filed on March 1, 2016 is incomplete and cannot be processed until $275 in fees are
`submitted.(cid:160) Applicant has thirty (30) days from the issuance date of this letter to submit the required fees.(cid:160)
`If the necessary fees are not
`submitted within the specified time period, the request to divide will not be processed.
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`(cid:160) I
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`n the present case, applicant is requesting to divide some, but not all, of the goods and/or services within a single class.(cid:160) The total fees due
`for the request to divide and for dividing within class are $375, calculated as follows:
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`$100 for processing the request to divide the original (parent) application into one new child application(s);
`PLUS
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`$275 for dividing within Class 41, resulting in the creation of one new child application(s) containing one class, i.e., Class 41 ($275 X 1
`class = 275).
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`(cid:160) W
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`hen the request to divide was filed, applicant paid $100 in divisional fee.(cid:160) Applicant must submit the remaining balance of $275 ($375
`minus $100) for dividing within Class 41.
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`(cid:160) A
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`request to divide an application is generally not considered a proper response to a trademark examining attorney’s Office action and
`does not relieve an applicant of the duty to respond to any outstanding Office action or to take any other required action.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.87(e);
`TMEP §1110.05.
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`/Diane T. Jones/
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`Diane T. Jones
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`Paralegal Specialist
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`ITU/Divisional Unite
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`Phone number 571-272-9504
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`Fax number 571-273-9504
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`diane.jones@uspto.gov
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`TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: (cid:160) Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU)/Divisonal
`Unit Office action form number 8 at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp.(cid:160) Please wait 48-72 hours from the
`issue/mailing date before using TEAS, to allow for necessary system updates of the application.(cid:160) For technical assistance with online forms,
`e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov. E-mail communications will not be accepted as responses to Office actions; therefore, do not respond to
`this Office action by e-mail.(cid:160) All informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official application
`record.
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`(cid:160) W
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`HO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE:(cid:160) It must be personally signed by (1) an individual applicant; (2) someone with legal authority to bind
`applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants); or (3) an authorized attorney, if one is appointed to represent
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`applicant.(cid:160) If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the response.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`TEAS PLUS OR TEAS REDUCED FEE (TEAS RF) APPLICANTS – TO MAINTAIN LOWER FEE, ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS MUST
`BE MET, INCLUDING SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS ONLINE:(cid:160) Applicants who filed their application online using the lower-fee TEAS Plus
`or TEAS RF application form must (1) file certain documents online using TEAS, including responses to Office actions (see TMEP
`§§819.02(b), 820.02(b) for a complete list of these documents); (2) maintain a valid e-mail correspondence address; and (3) agree to
`receive correspondence from the USPTO by e-mail throughout the prosecution of the application.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.22(b), 2.23(b); TMEP
`§§819, 820.(cid:160) TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants who do not meet these requirements must submit an additional processing fee of $50 per
`international class of goods and/or services.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(v), 2.22(c), 2.23(c); TMEP §§819.04, 820.04.(cid:160) However, in certain
`situations, TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants may respond to an Office action by authorizing an examiner’s amendment by telephone
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`without incurring this additional fee.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION: (cid:160) To ensure that applicant does not miss crucial deadlines or official
`notices, check the status of the application every three to four months using Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) at
`http://tsdr.uspto.gov/. (cid:160) Please keep a copy of the complete status screen. (cid:160) If TSDR shows no change for more than six months, call
`1-800-786-9199. (cid:160) For more information on checking status, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.
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`O UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160) Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.
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`OR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED ITU STAFF MEMBER
`IDENTIFIED ABOVE.
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`To:
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`Subject:
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`Sent:
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`Sent As:
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`Attachments:
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`Sportsline.com, Inc (trademarks@cbs.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86512799 - SPORTSLINE PRO - N/A
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`06/22/16 03:29:55 PM
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`ecomitu@uspto.gov
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE
`USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 06/22/2016 FOR
`APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86512799
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`Please follow the instructions below to continue the prosecution of your application:
`VIEW OFFICE ACTION: Click on this link
`http://tsdr.uspto.gov/view.action?DDA=Y&sn=86512799&type=OOA&date=20160622
`(or copy and paste this URL into the address field of your browser), or visit http://tsdr.uspto.gov/ and enter the application serial number to
`access the Office action.
`PLEASE NOTE: The Office action may not be immediately available but will be viewable within 24 hours of this notification.
`RESPONSE MAY BE REQUIRED: You should carefully review the Office action to determine (1) if a response is required, (2) how to
`respond and (3) the applicable response time period. Your response deadline will be calculated from.
`Do NOT hit 'Reply' to this e-mail notification, or otherwise attempt to e-mail your response, as the USPTO does NOT accept e-mailed
`responses. Instead, the USPTO recommends that you respond online using the Trademark Electronic Application System response form
`at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm.
`HELP: For technical assistance in accessing the Office action, please e-mail tsdr@uspto.gov. Please contact the assigned examining attorney
`with questions about the Office action.
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`WARNING
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`1. The USPTO will NOT send a separate e-mail with the Office action attached.
`2. Failure to file any required response by the applicable deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your application.
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