United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application U.S. Application Mark. Njiva Charities Mark: NJIVA CHARITIES Correspondence Address: 9915 Emm e t St , Omaha, NE 681 34 Applicant: Tsungai Njiva Correspondence Email Address: njivacha rities @gmail.com NONFINAL OFFICE ACTION The USPTO must receive applicant’s response to this letter within 24 to 72 Hours of the issue date below or the application will be abandone d R espond using the registered attorney or company/individual. A link to the appropriate TEAS response form appears at the end of this Office action. Issue date: March 30 , 202 3 The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney. Applicant must respond timely and completely to the issue(s) below. 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03. Search Results The trademark examining attorney has searched the Office’s database of registered and pending marks and has found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d). TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). To: Tsungai Njiva ( njiva cha rities @gmail.com) Subject: U.S. Trademark Application – Njiva Cha rities N/A Sent: March 30 , 2023 Sent As: Attachments: noreply@uspto.gov.us Assert Sec tion 1(a) and 1(b) Filing Basis for Identical Goods Applicant has asserted both use of the mark in commerce under Section 1(a) and a bona fide intent to use the mark in commerce under Section 1(b) for the following identical goods: Trademark/Service Application, Basis for Filing Assigned Classes by USPTO Social Welfare Healthcare Initiatives Donations/C harity Fundraising Website Representation of Business (Online) Educational Services and Grants Personal and S ocial Services Non - Profit Services Operational and Mana gement Services However, an applicant has to assert both use and intent to use for identical goods or services in the same application. 37 C.F.R. §2.34(b). Accordingly, applicant must either (1) select all of these bases for these goods and/or services or (2) divide thes e goods and/or services between the two bases, as appropriate. See TMEP §806.02(b). The USPTO assigned Classes are mandatory to file as per the Search Clearance Document generated by the Trademark Electronic Search System. Each Class would be separately f iled with the per class cost of $2 50 Classification of Entity Type RESPONSE GUIDANCE The USPTO has a Standard Fee for all the assigned classes as per Electronic or Paper filed code on USPTO Search Document. The fee shall be billed on the same account used previously and a serial number shall be issued in the next 7 Business days. Responses signed by an unauthorized party are not accepted and can cause the application to DEAD If applicant does not have an attorney, the response must be signed by the legal representative, all joint applicants, o r someone with legal authority to bind a juristic applicant If applicant has an attorney, the response must be signed by the attorney. GENERAL GUIDANCE Update your correspondence email addres s , if needed, to ensure you receive important U SPTO notices about your application. Beware of misleading notices sent by private companies about your application Private companies not associated with the USPTO use public inform ation available in trademark registrations to mail and email trademark - related offers and notices – most of which require fees. All official USPTO correspondence will only be emailed from the domain “@uspto.gov.us” in case email goes in junk/spam mark them safe for further notifications - attachments. Trademark application - related fees Electronically filed Paper filed 37 CFR § Assigned Classes by USPTO Fee amount Fee code Fee amount Fee code 2.6(a)(1)(i) Social Welfare $ 250.00 7009 $ 3 50.00 6001 2.6(a)(1)(ii) Healthcare Initiatives $ 250.00 7009 $ 3 50.00 6001 2.6(a)(1)(ii i ) Donations/C harity $ 250.00 7009 $ 3 50.00 6001 2.6(a)(1)(i v ) Fundraising $ 250.00 7009 $ 3 50.00 6001 2.6(a)(1)( v ) Website Representation of Business (Online) $ 250.00 7009 $ 3 50.00 6001 2.6(a)(1)( v i) Educational Services and Grants $ 250.00 7009 $ 3 50.00 6001 2.6(a)(1)( v ii) Personal and S ocial Services $ 250.00 7009 $ 3 50.00 6001 2.6(a)(1)( vi ii) Non - Profit Services $ 250.00 7009 $ 3 50.00 6001 2.6(a)(1)( ix ) Operational and Mana gement Services $ 250.00 7009 $ 3 50.00 6001 2.8(a)(1) Examiner Fees $399.00 - $399.00 - Total Payable Amount $ 2,649 .00 - $ 3,549 .00 -