UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/379232
APPLICANT: TCF Financial Corporation
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: JOHN L. BEARD, ESQ. MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. P.O. BOX 2910 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402-0910
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RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3513 ecom114@uspto.gov
If no fees are enclosed, the address should include the words "Box Responses - No Fee." |
MARK: TCF THE CUSTOMER FIRST
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 11348.47US01
CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:
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Please provide in all correspondence:
1. Filing date, serial number, mark and applicant's name. 2. Date of this Office Action. 3. Examining Attorney's name and Law Office number. 4. Your telephone number and e-mail address.
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Serial Number 76/379232
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION
Action on this application is suspended pending the disposition of:
- Application Serial No(s). 75677704 and 76047954
Since applicant's effective filing date is subsequent to the effective filing date of the above-identified application(s), the latter, if and when it registers, may be cited against this application. See 37 C.F.R. §2.83. A copy of information relevant to this pending application(s) was sent previously. The applicant may request that the application be removed from suspension by presenting arguments related to the potential conflict between the relevant applications or other arguments related to the ground for suspension. The applicant's election to present or not to present arguments at this time will not affect the applicant's right to present arguments later.
Mary Boagni
Examining Attorney
Law Office 114
tel: (703) 308-9114 ext. 207
Law Office 114 fax: (703) 746-8114
ecom114@uspto.gov (for formal responses)
Fee increase effective January 1, 2003
Effective January 1, 2003, the fee for filing an application for trademark registration will be increased to $335.00 per International Class. The USPTO will not accord a filing date to applications that are filed on or after that date that are not accompanied by a minimum of $335.00.
Additionally, the fee for amending an existing application to add an additional class or classes of goods/services will be $335.00 per class for classes added on or after January 1, 2003.