UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/663341
MARK: SECUREX
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm
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APPLICANT: Niles Expanded Metals and Plastics
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: |
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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION
SUSPENSION PROCEDURE: This suspension notice serves to suspend action on the application for the reason specified below. No response is needed. 37 C.F.R. §2.67. However, periodic status checks will be conducted and the examining attorney may issue inquiries at 6 month intervals from the mailing date of this notice. TMEP §716.05. If a status inquiry Office action issues, applicant will have 6 months from the mailing of the status inquiry to respond. 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.62.
Action on this application is suspended pending the disposition of:
- Application Serial No. 78721249
Since applicant's effective filing date is subsequent to the effective filing date of the above-identified application, the latter, if and when it registers, may be cited against this application in a refusal to register under Section 2(d) of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). See 37 C.F.R. §2.83; TMEP §§1208 et seq. A copy of information relevant to this pending application was sent previously.
Applicant may submit a request to remove the application from suspension to present arguments related to the potential conflict between the relevant application or other arguments related to the ground for suspension. TMEP §716.03. Applicant's election not to present arguments during suspension will not affect the applicant's right to present arguments later should a refusal in fact issue. If a refusal does issue, applicant will be afforded 6 months from the mailing or e-mailing date of the Office action to submit a response. 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.62.
The following refusal is continued and maintained: 2(d) - likelihood of confusion with the marks in U.S. Registration Nos. 2658850 and 2607266.
The following requirements are hereby accepted and entered into record: (1) amendment of identification of goods; (2) specimens.
/tfrazier/
Tamara G. Frazier
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 116
Phone: (571) 272-8256
Fax: (571) 273-8256
STATUS CHECK: Check the status of the application at least once every six months from the initial filing date using the USPTO Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) online system at http://tarr.uspto.gov. When conducting an online status check, print and maintain a copy of the complete TARR screen. If the status of your application has not changed for more than six months, please contact the assigned examining attorney.