Suspension Inquiry

TO AVOID ABANDONMENT OF APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION, THE USPTO MUST RECEIVE APPLICANT’S COMPLETE RESPONSE TO THIS LETTER WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE BELOW.

ISSUE/MAILING DATE:

X FOREIGN REGISTRATION: The trademark examining attorney previously suspended action on this application pending receipt of a true copy, a photocopy, a certification, or a certified copy of a foreign registration from applicant’s country of origin or proof of renewal of the foreign registration. Applicant must specify the status of the relevant foreign application or registration renewal. TMEP §§716.02(b), 716.05, 1003.04(c); see 15 U.S.C. §1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(ii)-(iii). Applicant may respond by stating that the foreign application or renewal is still pending or by submitting a true copy, a photocopy, a certification, or a certified copy of the foreign registration or renewal document. TMEP §§716.05, 1003.04(c), 1004.01(a). If the foreign registration or renewal document is not in English, applicant must provide an English translation. 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(ii)-(iii); TMEP §1004.01(b).

CIVIL PROCEEDING(S): The trademark examining attorney previously suspended action on this application pending termination of a civil proceeding(s) relevant to the registrability of applicant’s mark. Applicant must specify the status of the civil proceeding(s). TMEP §§716.02(d), 716.05. If it is still pending, applicant may respond by providing a statement to that effect. TMEP §716.05. If the proceeding(s) has been terminated, applicant must so specify and provide a copy of any final decision or relevant agreement.

REFUSAL(S)/REQUIREMENT(S) CONTINUED AND MAINTAINED: The following requirement is continued and maintained:

IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS

The wording “publications” in the International Class 9 identification of goods is indefinite and must be followed by “in the nature of” with the types of publications specified.

For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and/or services in trademark applications, please see the USPTO’s online searchable U.S. Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual at http://tess2.gov.uspto.report/netahtml/tidm.html. See TMEP §1402.04.

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.

/Shaunia Carlyle/

Shaunia Carlyle

Law Office 110

(571)272-9374

shaunia.carlyle@uspto.gov

TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: Go to http://teasroa.gov.uspto.report/rsi/rsi. Please wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using TEAS, to allow for necessary system updates of the application. For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov. For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney. E-mail communications will not be accepted as responses to Office actions; therefore, do not respond to this Office action by e-mail.

All informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official application record.

WHO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE: It must be personally signed by an individual applicant or someone with legal authority to bind an applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants). If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the response.

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.