| ESTTA Tracking number: | ESTTA1108 |
| Filing date: | 01/08/2003 |
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IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
| Applicant: | Auxilium Holdings, Inc. |
| Application Serial Number: | 76310105 |
| Application Filing Date: | 09/07/2001 |
| Mark: | DIRIGO |
| Date of Publication | 12/24/2002 |
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Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. Section 2.102,
NOVARTIS AG, CH 4056, BASEL, CH4056, CH, a corporation organized under the laws of SWITZERLAND,
through its undersigned attorney,
respectfully requests that it be granted a
30-day
extension of time to file a notice of opposition
against the above-identified mark.
The mark was published for opposition on
12/24/2002,
the opposition period being set to expire on
01/24/2003. NOVARTIS AG
requests extension of the opposition period to 30 days
from such date, namely to
02/22/2003.
Respectfully submitted,
| /steven h hartman/ | 01/08/2003 |
| STEVEN H. HARTMAN |
| ONE HEALTH PLAZA |
| East Hanover, NJ 07936-1080, US |
| maureen.pasapane@pharma.novartis.com |
| 862/778-8031 |
| PTO-2120 (Exp. 5/31/2004) |
| OMB No. 0651-0009 (Exp. 5/31/2004) |