Suspension Inquiry

BRIGHT BEGINNINGS

PBM NUTRITIONALS, LLC

Suspension Inquiry

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

SERIAL NO: 76/505292

APPLICANT: PBM Products, Inc.

*76505292*

CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:

Theodore A. Breiner

Breiner & Breiner, L.L.C.

P.O. Box 19290

Alexandria, Virginia 22320-0290

RETURN ADDRESS:

Commissioner for Trademarks

P.O. Box 1451

Alexandria, VA 22313-1451

MARK: BRIGHT BEGINNINGS

CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: N/A

CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:

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.

SUSPENSION INQUIRY

RESPONSE TIME LIMIT: TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE.

QUESTIONS: For inquiries or questions about this Office action, please contact the assigned trademark-examining attorney.

Serial Number 76/505292

__ Applicant must indicate the status of the relevant foreign application(s). 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(s) in the country of origin of applicant. 15 U.S.C. §1126(e); TMEP §§716.02(b) and 1004 et seq.

If applicant also has a Section 1 basis for registration, please note that applicant has the option to delete the Section 44(e) basis and proceed solely under the Section 1 basis. 15 U.S.C. §1051. If applicant chooses to delete the Section 44(e) basis, this Office will then approve the mark for publication without waiting for applicant to submit a copy of the foreign registration, after all other outstanding issues are resolved. TMEP §§806.02(f) and 806.04(b).

_x_ Applicant must indicate the status of the relevant civil litigation. Action on this application was suspended pending termination of Civil Action No(s). 3:04-CV-601 H. TMEP §716.02(d).

USPTO

HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS OFFICE ACTION:

ONLINE RESPONSE: You may respond formally using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Office Action form (visit http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html and follow the instructions, but if the Office Action has been issued via email, you must wait 72 hours after receipt of the Office Action to respond via TEAS).
REGULAR MAIL RESPONSE: To respond by regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing return address above and include the serial number, law office number and examining attorney’s name in your response.

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

VIEW APPLICATION DOCUMENTS ONLINE: Documents in the electronic file for pending applications can be viewed and downloaded online at http://portal.gov.uspto.report/external/portal/tow.

GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: For general information about trademarks, please visit the Office’s website at http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm