Suspension Letter

SUSPENSION PROCEDURE: This suspension notice serves to suspend action on the application for the reason(s) specified below. No response is needed. However, if you wish to respond to this notice, you should use the “Response to Letter of Suspension” form found at http://teasroa.gov.uspto.report/rsi/rsi. The Office will conduct periodic status checks to determine if suspension remains appropriate.

Action on this application is suspended pending receipt of a true copy, a photocopy, a certification, or a certified copy of a foreign registration from applicant's country of origin. If the registration is in a foreign language, an English translation must also be submitted. 15 U.S.C. §1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(3)(ii); TMEP §§716.02(b), 1004 et seq. Please note that applicant must notify the examining attorney if the foreign application abandons.

GOODS AND SERVICES

The amendment to the recitation of services in Class 35 is acceptable and made of record.

The amendment to the identification of goods is Class 6 requires further amendment: “Metal mounts for video projectors and LCD, LED and plasma TVs,” in Class 6.

The amendment to the identification of goods in Class 9 requires further amendment: “Auto-darkening welding helmets; HDTV parts, namely, HDTV antennas, HDTV amplifiers, HDTV cables; projection screens; video projectors,” in Class 9.

An applicant may amend an identification of goods and services only to clarify or limit the goods and services; adding to or broadening the scope of the goods and/or services is not permitted. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07 et seq.

The additional class is of record.

The additional filing fee is of record.

/Kathleen M. Vanston/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 107

(571) 272-9235

kathy.vanston@uspto.gov [for informal inquiries]

PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION: To ensure that applicant does not miss crucial deadlines or official notices, check the status of the application every three to four months using Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) at http://tarr.gov.uspto.report/. Please keep a copy of the complete TARR screen. If TARR shows no change for more than six months, call 1-800-786-9199. For more information on checking status, see http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/process/status/.

TO UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS: Use the TEAS form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eTEASpageE.htm.