Suspension Letter

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

NOTICE OF SUSPENSION

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 3/15/2010

Action on this application is SUSPENDED pending the disposition of the previously referenced potentially-conflicting pending application(s).  37 C.F.R. §2.83(c); TMEP §§716.02(c), 1208.02(c).

Applicant was previously provided information regarding pending Application Serial No(s). 77532875, which may present a bar to registration.  After consideration of applicant’s arguments, the trademark examining attorney has found such arguments unpersuasive and remains of the opinion that there may be a likelihood of confusion between applicant’s mark and the marks in the cited prior-pending application(s), should they register.

/Blake Lovelace/

James B. Lovelace

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 117

P: 571.270.1533

F: 571.270.2533

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.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR TRADEMARK APPLICATION

Your trademark application (Serial No. 77864696) has been reviewed.   The examining attorney assigned by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has written a letter (an “Office action”) on 3/15/2010 to which you must respond (unless the Office letter specifically states that no response is required).  Please follow these steps:

1. Read the Office letter by clicking on this link http://tmportal.gov.uspto.report/external/portal/tow?DDA=Y&serial_number=77864696&doc_type=SUL&mail_date=20100315 OR go to  http://tmportal.gov.uspto.report/external/portal/tow and enter your serial number to access the Office letter.  If you have difficulty accessing the Office letter, contact TDR@uspto.gov.  

PLEASE NOTE: The Office letter may not be immediately available but will be viewable within 24 hours of this e-mail notification.

2. Contact the examining attorney who reviewed your application if you have any questions about the content of the Office letter (contact information appears at the end thereof).

3. Respond within 6 months, calculated from 3/15/2010 (or sooner if specified in the Office letter), using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Office Action form. If you have difficulty using TEAS, contact TEAS@uspto.gov. 

ALERT:

Failure to file any required response by the applicable deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT (loss) of your application.

Do NOT hit “Reply” to this e-mail notification, or otherwise attempt to e-mail your response, as the USPTO does NOT accept e-mailed responses.