UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/629172
APPLICANT: CASHMERE WORLD HOLDING AG
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks P.O. Box 1451 Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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MARK: FTC
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 2285.0234
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.
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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.
Serial Number 76/629172
This letter responds to the applicant’s communication filed on 10/18/2006.
The applicant has (1) amended the identification of goods and (2) indicated it is seeking a consent decree.
Number (1) is acceptable.
The finality of the previous office action is WITHDRAWN.
Upon further consideration, the examining attorney must note the following. The examining attorney cannot suspend the case pending a consent agreement. The examining attorney apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause applicant.
TMEP Section 716.02
Under 37 C.F.R. §2.67, an examining attorney has the discretion to suspend an application "for good and sufficient cause." The most common reasons for suspension of an application are discussed below.
As a general rule, the USPTO will not suspend an application to give an applicant time to secure a consent agreement.
Registration was refused under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d), because the mark for which registration is sought so resembles the mark shown in U.S. Registration No. 1960493 as to be likely, when used on the identified goods/services, to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive.
The examining attorney has considered the applicant’s arguments carefully but has found them unpersuasive. For the reasons stated previously, the refusal under Section 2(d) is maintained. All issues (refusals) and requirements raised in the previous office action which are not dealt with here are CONTINUED.
/Anne T. Madden/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 103
571-272-9190
fax 571-273-9103
HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS OFFICE ACTION:
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
FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY SPECIFIED ABOVE.