Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use
You must file a Statement of Use within six (6) months after the mailing date stamped on the Notice of Allowance (a written notice mailed when the examining attorney approves the mark, signifying that everything is acceptable for registration purposes BUT for the fact that the mark has not yet actually been used in commerce); UNLESS, within that same period, you submit a request for a six-month extension of time to file the Statement of Use. You must file the request within six (6) months after the issue date of the Notice of Allowance, or previously-granted extension period. You may request five (5) extensions of time. No extensions may extend beyond thirty-six (36) months from the issue date of the Notice of Allowance. We must receive the second (2nd), third (3rd), fourth (4th), and fifth (5th) extensions within the previously-granted extension period. Do NOT wait until the request for extension has been granted before filing the next request. You may submit one (1) extension request during the six-month period in which you file the Statement of Use, unless the granting of this request would extend the period beyond thirty-six (36) months from the issue date of the Notice of Allowance.
NOTE: The six-month periods are based solely on the issuance date of the Notice of Allowance, and NOT from the filing date of any extension; i.e., the six-month period following issuance of the Notice of Allowance (or any subsequent six-month extension period) will not be cut short by the grant of an extension.
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