ESTTA Tracking number:ESTTA1128
Filing date:01/13/2003

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD

Applicant:Emson Research, Inc.
Application Serial Number:76418411
Application Filing Date:06/07/2002
Mark:ECOFOAM
Date of Publication12/17/2002

Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. Section 2.102, Ecolab Inc., 370 Wabasha Street North, St. Paul, MN 55102, US, a corporation organized under the laws of state of Delaware, 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 12/17/2002, the opposition period being set to expire on 01/17/2003. Ecolab Inc. requests extension of the opposition period to 30 days from such date, namely to 02/15/2003.

Respectfully submitted,

/Joel D. Leviton/01/13/2003
Joel D. Leviton
Fish & Richardson P.C., P.A.
60 South Sixth Street Suite 3300
Minneapolis, MN 55402, US
leviton@fr.com
612-337-2591

PTO-2120 (Exp. 5/31/2004)
OMB No. 0651-0009 (Exp. 5/31/2004)