Suspension Letter

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

 

 

Serial Number   78/974409      

 

NOTICE OF SUSPENSION

 

SUSPENSION PROCEDURE:  This suspension notice serves to suspend action on the application for the reason(s) specified below.  No response is needed.  37 C.F.R. §2.67.  However, the examining attorney will conduct periodic status checks and 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 or e-mailing date of the status inquiry to respond.  15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.62.

 

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.

 

The examining attorney has searched the Office records and has found no similar registered mark that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).  TMEP §704.02.

 

Action on this application is suspended pending the disposition of:

 

            - Application Serial Nos. 78870874, 78870894 and 78973957

 

Since applicant's effective filing date is subsequent to the effective filing dates of the above-identified applications, the latter, if and when one or more 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 these pending applications is attached.

 

Applicant may submit a request to remove the application from suspension to present arguments related to the potential conflict between the relevant applications 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.

 

If the applicant has any questions regarding this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.

 

 

 

Christine H. Cooper /chc/

Trademark Attorney

United States Patent & Trademark Office

Law Office 113

(571) 272-9844

(571) 273-9113 fax

 

 

TEAS PLUS APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT DOCUMENTS ELECTRONICALLY OR SUBMIT FEE:  TEAS Plus applicants should submit the following documents using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html:  (1) written responses to Office actions; (2) preliminary amendments; (3) changes of correspondence address; (4) changes of owner’s address; (5) appointments and revocations of attorney; (6) amendments to allege use; (7) statements of use; (8) requests for extension of time to file a statement of use, and (9) requests to delete a §1(b) basis.  If any of these documents are filed on paper, they must be accompanied by a $50 per class fee.  37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(iv) and 2.23(a)(i).  Telephone responses will not incur an additional fee.  NOTE:  In addition to the above, applicant must also continue to accept correspondence from the Office via e-mail throughout the examination process in order to avoid the additional fee.  37 C.F.R. §2.23(a)(2).