Subject: RV: Venezuela - Cancellation Action against trademark COMBIZELL - Deadline: May 18, 2026
From: Monica Canini <[email-masked]>
To: Magdaly Aguilar <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:49:01 +0000

De: Ruben Calderon <[email-masked]>
Enviado el: jueves, 16 de abril de 2026 9:44 a. m.
Para: Jenn Whelan <[email-masked]>; Mary McQuain <[email-masked]>
CC: Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]>; Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]>; Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]>; Luis Henriquez <[email-masked]>; Paula Alfaro <[email-masked]>; Annette Angulo <[email-masked]>
Asunto: RE: Venezuela - Cancellation Action against trademark COMBIZELL - Deadline: May 18, 2026

Dear Jenn,

We thank you for your instructions.

We will take no action and close our file accordingly.

Best regards,

De: Jenn Whelan <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Enviado el: jueves, 16 de abril de 2026 9:13 a. m.
Para: Mary McQuain <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Ruben Calderon <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Asunto: RE: Venezuela - Cancellation Action against trademark COMBIZELL - Deadline: May 18, 2026

Thank you for your correspondence.  Ashland no longer owns this mark.  Please do not take action on our behalf.

Regards,

Jenn Whelan (she/her)
Trademark Portfolio Manager
North America APAN Regional Chair
Ashland Inc
1005 Rt 202/206
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Mobile- 973-461-9103
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From: Mary McQuain <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 6:37 AM
To: Ruben Calderon <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Jenn Whelan <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: RE: Venezuela - Cancellation Action against trademark COMBIZELL - Deadline: May 18, 2026

Good morning, I have cc’d Jenn Whelan, who is handling these matters now. Thank you, Mary

Mary McQuain
Administrative Assistant

ASHLAND INC.
1979 Atlas Street
Columbus, OH 43228
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ashland.com<http://www.ashland.com/>

From: Ruben Calderon <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 7:54 PM
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Subject: RE: Venezuela - Cancellation Action against trademark COMBIZELL - Deadline: May 18, 2026

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De: Ruben Calderon
Enviado el: martes, 14 de abril de 2026 7:51 p. m.
Para: [email-masked]' <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
CC: Luis Henriquez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Paula Alfaro <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Annette Angulo <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Asunto: Venezuela - Cancellation Action against trademark COMBIZELL - Deadline: May 18, 2026

Dear Patricia,
We hope this message finds you well.
In the current Official Bulletin No. 652, we were notified of a Cancellation Action for Non-Use filed against AQUALON COMPANY’s registration for the trademark COMBIZELL in class 1, Registration No. F123651
We have requested the case file from the Trademark Office to review the cancellation brief. As soon as we have it, we will send you a copy through this channel.
In any case, upon reviewing the matter, we have verified the following information:
·                    The cancellation was filed by TIANPU CHEMICALS COMPANY LIMITED, which is the applicant for the trademark application COMBIZELL No. 2021-007657 in class 1 int.
·                    We can assume that this applicant's interest in requesting cancellation is due to the fact that the COMBIZELL registration constitutes an obstacle to their application.
Cancellation actions are governed by a new procedure that grants the owner a period of ten (10) days to review the brief, and after this period, fifteen (15) days to submit arguments and evidence of use. Consequently, the deadline to file the response expires on May 18, 2026.
Given the short response time under this new procedure, we would appreciate your comments on the following points:
·                    Interest in the trademark: Do you wish to maintain the COMBIZELL registration?
·                    Use of the trademark: Has the trademark been used recently in Venezuela? if there any evidence of use?
·                    Additionally, does Intercontinental AQUALON COMPANY have any commercial relationship with the applicant, TIANPU CHEMICALS COMPANY LIMITED —such as distribution agreements or any other type of connection—that could explain an interest in filing applications for trademarks that were registered many years ago?
This information will help us define the best strategy, assess the chances of success, and estimate possible costs.
If there is no evidence of use, the chances of obtaining a favorable decision are, in principle, low. In any case, we remain attentive to your comments to continue evaluating the matter.
Best regards,

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