What is the primary purpose of a petition to revive?

The primary purpose of a petition to revive is to reinstate an application that has been abandoned. When a trademark application is abandoned, it usually means that the applicant failed to respond to an office action or did not comply with other USPTO requirements within the designated time frame. Filing a petition to revive allows the applicant to request that the USPTO restore the application to active status, enabling them to continue pursuing trademark registration.

This process is crucial because it provides applicants an opportunity to remedy situations that led to abandonment, such as missing deadlines due to circumstances beyond their control. The focus of the petition is specifically on the reinstatement of the application, rather than other unrelated actions like withdrawing the application or modifying it for different goods or classes.