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 76/516456

 

xx     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.

 

      Action on this application was suspended pending termination of civil litigation.  The applicant must indicate the status of relevant civil litigation.

 

 

NOTICE:  FEE CHANGE   

 

Effective January 31, 2005 and pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, Pub. L. 108-447, the following are the fees that will be charged for filing a trademark application:

 

(1) $325 per international class if filed electronically using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS); or 

 

(2)   $375 per international class if filed on paper

 

These fees will be charged not only when a new application is filed, but also when payments are made to add classes to an existing application. If such payments are submitted with a TEAS response, the fee will be  $325 per class, and if such payments are made with a paper response, the fee will be $375 per class.

 

The new fee requirements will apply to any fees filed on or after January 31, 2005.

 

Response Guidelines

If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney. 

 

Current status and status date information is available, via push button telephone, for all federal trademark registration and application records maintained in the automated Trademark Reporting and Monitoring (TRAM) system.  The information may be accessed by calling (703) 305-8747 from 6:30 a.m. until midnight, Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, and entering a seven-digit registration number or eight-digit application number, followed by the “#” symbol, after the welcoming message and tone.  Callers may request information for up to five registration number or application number records per call.

 

Current status and status date information is also available on the United States Patent and Trademark Office web site at www.uspto.gov.  In addition, all incoming responses and outgoing Office actions may be viewed on the web site.

 

No set form is required for response to this Office action.  The applicant must respond to each point raised.  The applicant should simply set forth the required changes or statements and request that the Office enter them.  The applicant must sign the response.  In addition to the identifying information required at the beginning of this letter, the applicant should provide a telephone number to speed up further processing.

The following authorities govern the processing of trademark and service mark applications:  The Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §§1051 et seq., the Trademark Rules of Practice, 37 C.F.R. Part 2, and the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP).

“TMEP” refers to the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (3rd ed., Rev. 1, June, 2002), available on the United States Patent and Trademark Office web site at www.uspto.gov.

Please note: If the applicant submits a response electronically, an electronic signature is required.  An applicant, registrant or attorney may sign an electronic communication by entering a “symbol” that he or she has adopted as a signature between two slashes.  In addition, the Office will accept an electronic communication containing the “/s/” (“/(signature)/”) notation in lieu of a signature.  A scanned image of a document signed in ink is also acceptable, as long as the image is attached in .jpg format.  TMEP  Section 304.08.

 

 

 

NOTICE:  TRADEMARK OPERATION RELOCATION

 

The Trademark Operation has relocated to Alexandria, Virginia.  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, attorneys and other Trademark customers are strongly encouraged to correspond with the USPTO online via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html.

 

 

 

/Paul F. Gast/

Trademark Attorney, Law Office 106

(571) 272 -9163 PHONE

(571) 273- 9106 FAX

 

 

 

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 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