Suspension Inquiry

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

 

SUSPENSION INQUIRY

 

TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, WE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF OUR MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE. 

 

FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY.

 

Serial Number 76/205620

 

Action on this application was suspended pending receipt of a true copy, a photocopy, a

certification, or a certified copy of the Certificate of Registration in the country of origin of

 applicant.  The applicant must indicate the status of the relevant foreign application.

 

The examining attorney maintains and continues the refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) stated in the previous Office action, if any.

 

Status Check

To check status information, please use either http://tarr.uspto.gov, or call 703-305-8747 (Monday-Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 12 midnight, EST).  If additional information regarding the status of an application or registration is required, callers may telephone the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC) at (703) 308-9000 or (800) 786-9199 and request a status check.  TAC is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday, except on holidays. 

 

 

 

Questions About This Action

If the applicant has any questions regarding this Office action before October 20, 2004, please call the examining attorney at 703.308.9114 Ext. 271.  To reach the undersigned attorney by telephone after October 20, 2004, please call 571.272.9209.

 

NOTICE:  TRADEMARK OPERATION RELOCATING OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2004

 

The Trademark Operation is relocating to Alexandria, Virginia, in October and November 2004.  Effective October 4, 2004, all Trademark-related paper mail (except documents sent to the Assignment Services Division for recordation, certain documents filed under the Madrid Protocol, and requests for copies of trademark documents) must be sent to:

 

Commissioner for Trademarks

P.O. Box 1451

Alexandria, VA  22313-1451

 

Applicants, registration owners, attorneys and other Trademark customers are strongly encouraged to correspond with the USPTO online via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), at www.uspto.gov.

 

/Brian J. Pino/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 114

Before Oct. 20, 2004: 703.308.9114 Ext. 271

After Oct. 20, 2004: 571.272.9209

 

How to respond to this Office Action:

 

You may respond using the Office's Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) (visit http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html and follow the instructions therein), but you must wait until at least 72 hours after receipt of the e-mailed office action. PLEASE NOTE:  For those with applications filed pursuant to Section 66(a) of the Trademark Act, all responses to Office actions that include amendments to the identifications of goods and/or services must be filed on paper, using regular mail (or hand delivery) to submit such response. TEAS cannot be used under these circumstances. If the response does not include an amendment to the goods and/or services, then TEAS can be used to respond to the Office action.

 

To respond formally via regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing Return Address listed above and include the serial number, law office and examining attorney’s name on the upper right corner of each page of your response.

 

To check the status of your application at any time, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at http://tarr.gov.uspto.report/

 

For general and other useful information about trademarks, you are encouraged to visit the Office’s web site at http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm