To: | RealD Inc. (uspto-tm-oc@sheppardmullin.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85950815 - LUXE - 23TY-154436 |
Sent: | 2/12/2014 12:38:22 PM |
Sent As: | ECOM116@USPTO.GOV |
Attachments: |
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 85950815
MARK: LUXE
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/index.jsp
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APPLICANT: RealD Inc.
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: |
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SUSPENSION NOTICE: NO RESPONSE NEEDED
ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 2/12/2014
The Office has reassigned this application to the undersigned trademark examining attorney.
The trademark examining attorney is suspending action on the application for the reason stated below. See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716 et seq.
The USPTO will periodically conduct a status check of the application to determine whether suspension remains appropriate, and the trademark examining attorney will issue as needed an inquiry letter to applicant regarding the status of the matter on which suspension is based. TMEP §§716.04, 716.05. Applicant will be notified when suspension is no longer appropriate. See TMEP §716.04.
No response to this notice is necessary; however, if applicant wants to respond, applicant should use the “Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension” form online at http://teasroa.gov.uspto.report/rsi/rsi.
The effective filing date of the pending applications identified below precedes the filing date of applicant’s application. If the marks in the referenced applications register, applicant’s mark may be refused registration under Section 2(d) because of a likelihood of confusion with that registered marks. See 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); 37 C.F.R. §2.83; TMEP §§1208 et seq. Therefore, action on this application is suspended until the earlier-filed referenced applications are either registered or abandoned. 37 C.F.R. §2.83(c). A copy of information relevant to this referenced applications was sent previously.
- Application Serial Nos. 85945390 and 85942189
REFUSAL CONTINUED AND MAINTAINED: The following refusal is continued and maintained:
SECTION 2(d) REFUSAL – LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION
/Kristina Morris/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 116
571-272-5895
kristina.morris@uspto.gov (informal queries only)
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 the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at http://tsdr.gov.uspto.report/. Please keep a copy of the TSDR status screen. If the status shows no change for more than six months, contact the Trademark Assistance Center by e-mail at TrademarkAssistanceCenter@uspto.gov or 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 Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.