Suspension Inquiry

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

 

 

 

SUSPENSION INQUIRY

 

TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE.

 

ISSUE/MAILING DATE:

 

 

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.

 

 

Outstanding Issues

 

The applicant is advised that it must also submit clarification regarding the format of the drawing in the foreign registration and a complete declaration.

 

 

Response Guidelines

 

There is no required format or form for responding to this Office action.  The Office recommends applicants use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) to respond to Office actions online at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html.  However, if applicant responds on paper via regular mail, the response should include the following information:  (1) the name and law office number of the examining attorney; (2) the serial number of this application; (3) the mailing date of this Office action; and (4) applicant's telephone number.

 

The response should address each refusal and/or requirement raised in the Office action.  If a refusal has issued, applicant may wish to argue against the refusal, i.e., submit arguments and/or evidence as to why the refusal should be withdrawn and why the mark should register.  To respond to requirements, applicant should simply set forth in writing the required changes or statements and request that the Office enter them into the application record. 

 

The response must be signed by applicant or someone with legal authority to bind applicant (i.e., a corporate officer of a corporate applicant, the equivalent of an officer for unincorporated organizations or limited liability company applicants, a general partner of a partnership applicant, each applicant for applications with multiple individual applicants, etc.).  TMEP §§712 et seq. 

 

 

Informational

 

Applicants may now file requests to change the correspondence address electronically on up to 20 applications at one time.  The Office encourages applicants to use this time-saving form, available online at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html.

 

The following legal authorities govern the processing of trademark and service mark applications by the Office:  The Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §§1051 et seq.; the Trademark Rules of Practice, 37 C.F.R. Part 2; and the Office’s Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP) (5th ed., 2007), available on the United States Patent and Trademark Office web site at http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm.

 

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.

 

 

/Matthew J. Pappas/

Law Office 107

HELP LINE:  800-786-9199

matthew.pappas@uspto.gov (informal)

571-272-9206 phone

571-273-9107 fax

 

 

 

RESPOND TO THIS ACTION: If there are any questions about this suspension inquiry, please contact the assigned examining attorney. A response to this suspension inquiry should be filed using the form available at http://teasroa.gov.uspto.report/rsi/rsi. If notification of this suspension inquiry was received via e-mail, no response using this form may be filed for 72 hours after receipt of the notification. Do not attempt to respond by e-mail as the USPTO does not accept e-mailed responses.

 

If responding by paper mail, please include the following information: the application serial number, the mark, the filing date and the name, title/position, telephone number and e-mail address of the person signing the response.  Please use the following address: Commissioner for Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451.

 

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.