Suspension Inquiry

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

 

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.

 

MAILING/E-MAILING DATE INFORMATION:  If the mailing or e-mailing date of this Office action does not appear above, this information can be obtained by visiting the USPTO website at http://tarr.gov.uspto.report/, inserting the application serial number, and viewing the prosecution history for the mailing date of the most recently issued Office communication.

 

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

 

Serial Number 76/589199

 

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(s) of registration 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).

 

The Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) database on the USPTO website at http://tarr.uspto.gov provides detailed, up to the minute information about the status and prosecution history of trademark applications and registrations.  Please note that an application serial number or registration number is needed to be able to access this database.  TARR is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

/Geoffrey Fosdick/

Geoffrey Fosdick

Trademark Attorney

Trademark Office 111

(540) 851-0865

 

 

HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS OFFICE ACTION:

·            ONLINE RESPONSE:  You may respond using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Office action form available on our website at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html.  If the Office action issued via e-mail, you must wait 72 hours after receipt of the Office action to respond via TEAS.  NOTE:  Do not respond by e-mail.  THE USPTO WILL NOT ACCEPT AN E-MAILED RESPONSE.

·            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.  NOTE:  The filing date of the response will be the date of receipt in the Office, not the postmarked date.  To ensure your response is timely, use a certificate of mailing.  37 C.F.R. §2.197.

 

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