To: | NOBLE PARTNERS LTD. (jm@moas.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 87406031 - NOBLE - N/A |
Sent: | 1/25/2018 12:21:35 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. 87406031
MARK: NOBLE
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: |
GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/index.jsp
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APPLICANT: NOBLE PARTNERS LTD.
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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: 1/25/2018
The trademark examining attorney is suspending action on the application for the reason(s) stated below. See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716 et seq.
The applicant has sufficiently amended the identification of goods/services and provided the foreign registration certificate as a basis for registration under Section 44(e) of the Trademark Act as required in the July 6, 2017, Office Action. As a result, the remaining issues preventing this application from advancing are the maintained and cited prior-pending applications and registrations.
The effective filing date of the pending application(s) identified below precedes the filing date of applicant’s application. If the mark in the referenced application(s) registers, applicant’s mark may be refused registration under Section 2(d) because of a likelihood of confusion with that registered mark(s). 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 application(s) is either registered or abandoned. 37 C.F.R. §2.83(c). A copy of information relevant to this referenced application(s) was sent previously.
- Application Serial Nos. 86547548 & 87255628
The following prior-pending application or registration citations have been withdrawn due to applicant’s amendment of the identification of goods/services or the applications have abandoned:
Prior-Pending Applications:
· Application No. 86547540, “NOBLE EARTH”
· Application No. 79208073, “NOBLE YARNS”
Registrations:
· Registration No. 5177948, “BERROCO NOBLE”
· Registration No. 3943146, “NOBLE”
· Registration No. 4266203, “NOBLEART”
REFUSAL(S)/REQUIREMENT(S) CONTINUED AND MAINTAINED: The following refusal(s)/requirement(s) is/are continued and maintained:
The Section 2(d) refusal is maintained in relation with the following registrations:
· Registration No. 3848163, “BARNES & NOBLE”
· Registration No. 2512356, “BARNES & NOBLE.COM”
· Registration No. 2290269, “BARNESANDNOBLE.COM”
· Registration No. 4672100, “BARNES & NOBLE RECOMMENDS”
· Registration No. 4319847, “BARNES & NOBLE”
· Registration No. 2515631, “NOBEL BIOCARE”
· Registration No. 3078031, “NOBEL PRIZE”
· Registration No. 4694320, “NOBLE CENTER”
· Registration No. 4710136, “NOBLE DENTON”
· Registration No. 2359452, “NOBLE OF INDIANA”
· Registration No. 4508513, “NOBLEPROG”
· Registration No. 4292683, “PUBIT! BY BARNES & NOBLE”
· Registration No. 3960897, “THE SAMUEL ROBERTS NOBLE FOUNDATION”
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.
/Ryan Cianci/
Ryan Cianci
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 116
571-270-3721
ryan.cianci@uspto.gov
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.