LETTER OF PROTEST MEMORANDUM
DATE: June 01, 2017
TO: Assigned Examining Attorney
TMEO
FROM: Charles G. Joyner
Attorney Advisor
Office of the Deputy Commissioner
for Trademark Examination Policy
SUBJECT: Letter of protest concerning U.S. Application Serial No. 87/394555
for a stylized design mark consisting of three interlocking or intersecting shapes
A letter of protest filed before publication has been granted. It has been determined that the evidence submitted by the protester is relevant and may support a reasonable ground for refusal appropriate in ex parte examination. Therefore, you must consider the following and make an independent determination whether to issue a requirement or refusal based on the objections raised in the letter of protest:
Possible likelihood of confusion with the registered marks identified by the protestor
U.S. Registration Nos. 879499, 1581455, 1930977, 2862211 and 2862221
Copies of the registrations are available in the x-search database.
NOTE: The acceptance of a letter of protest filed before publication is not a legal determination by the USPTO of registrablity, nor is it meant to compromise the integrity of the ex parte examination process. It merely serves to bring the submitted evidence to the attention of the examining attorney, who determines whether a refusal or requirement should be raised or ultimately made final.