To: | ALPHA OPCO, LLC (tm-dept@quarles.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88580249 - TAMPA BAY VIPERS - N/A |
Sent: | November 29, 2021 02:43:28 PM |
Sent As: | ecom118@uspto.gov |
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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application
U.S. Application Serial No. 88580249
Mark: TAMPA BAY VIPERS
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Applicant: ALPHA OPCO, LLC
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SUSPENSION NOTICE
No Response Required
Issue date: November 29, 2021
The application is suspended for the reason specified below. See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716 et seq.
The pending applications below have an earlier filing date or effective filing date than applicant’s application. If the mark in the application(s) below registers, the USPTO may refuse registration of applicant’s mark under Section 2(d) because of a likelihood of confusion with the registered mark(s). 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); see 37 C.F.R. §2.83; TMEP §1208.02(c). Action on this application is suspended until the prior-filed application(s) below either registers or abandons. 37 C.F.R. §2.83(c). Information relevant to the applications below was provided previously.
- U.S. Application Serial Nos. 77747117, 85521561, 86748516, 87905723, and 88066929
Refusal maintained and continued. The following refusals are maintained and continued:
• SECTION 2(d) REFUSALS—LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION
See id. These refusals will be made final once this application is removed from suspension, unless a new issue arises. See TMEP §716.01.
Suspension process. The USPTO will periodically check this application to determine if it should remain suspended. See TMEP §716.04. As needed, the trademark examining attorney will issue a letter to applicant to inquire about the status of the reason for the suspension. TMEP §716.05.
No response required. Applicant may file a response, but is not required to do so.
/Anne M. Farrell/
Law Office 118
Trademark Examining Attorney
anne.farrell@uspto.gov (informal responses only)
(571) 272-9709