Notice of Allowance

Issued after publication for an intent-to-use application. It starts a six-month clock to file a Statement of Use or request an extension. Extensions are available up to a limit, each with a fee. Missing this deadline abandons the application.

Good news with a timer attached. Your intent-to-use mark has cleared examination and opposition - but it is not registered, and it will not register until you prove use. The six-month clock starts the day the notice issues.

The application is abandoned. You cleared examination, survived the opposition window, and then lost the mark to a calendar entry nobody made.

1. Diary six months from the issue date of the notice.
2. If you are selling by then, file a Statement of Use with a specimen and your dates of first use.
3. If you are not, file an extension request before the deadline. Each is six months and carries a fee.
4. Watch the total limit on extensions - they do not run indefinitely.

A brand receives its notice while manufacturing is delayed. It files extensions through the delay and submits the Statement of Use as soon as the first shipment goes out. The timing was tight, but the mark survived because the extensions were filed rather than hoped past.