| Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. PTO Form 1960 (Rev 10/2011) |
| OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp 09/20/2020) |
| Input Field |
Entered |
|---|---|
| SERIAL NUMBER | 87826390 |
| LAW OFFICE ASSIGNED | LAW OFFICE 112 |
| MARK SECTION | |
| MARK | http://uspto.report/TM/87826390/mark.png |
| LITERAL ELEMENT | AEON |
| STANDARD CHARACTERS | YES |
| USPTO-GENERATED IMAGE | YES |
| MARK STATEMENT | The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size or color. |
| ARGUMENT(S) | |
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The only matter raised in the most recent office action dated August 13, 2018 concerns a refusal under Section 2(d) of the Trademark Act. Two registrations were cited in the office action, specifically U.S. TM Reg. No. 4,853,082 for the mark AEON PHOCUS and U.S. TM Reg. No. 4,848,405 for the mark AEON SCIENTIFIC and design. Investigation by the Applicant indicates that the registered marks have been abandoned, there may have never been any intent to use these marks in U.S. commerce, and the Registrant was recently liquidated. Today, Applicant filed with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board a petition seeking cancellation of both of these registrations. Copies of the petition for cancellation and filing receipt received via the ESTTA system are attached. In view of these developments, Applicant requests that prosecution of its application to register AEON be suspended pending disposition of the cancellation proceedings described above. If the cited registrations are cancelled, then no further grounds for refusal remain and the subject application should proceed to publication. Such action is most earnestly solicited. |
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| EVIDENCE SECTION | |
| EVIDENCE FILE NAME(S) | |
| ORIGINAL PDF FILE | evi_6617026184-20190212150557661934_._Petition_to_Cancel.pdf |
| CONVERTED PDF FILE(S) (7 pages) |
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| ORIGINAL PDF FILE | evi_6617026184-20190212150557661934_._Cancellation_filing_receipt.pdf |
| CONVERTED PDF FILE(S) (3 pages) |
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| DESCRIPTION OF EVIDENCE FILE | A copy of the Petition to Cancel and the ESTTA filing receipt acknowledging filing of the Petition to Cancel. |
| CORRESPONDENCE SECTION | |
| ORIGINAL ADDRESS | JAMES T. NIKOLAI NIKOLAI & MERSEREAU, P.A. 900 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH SUITE 1550 MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota US 55402 |
| NEW CORRESPONDENCE SECTION | |
| NAME | JAMES T. NIKOLAI |
| FIRM NAME | DeWitt LLP |
| DOCKET/REFERENCE NUMBER | 20180048 |
| INTERNAL ADDRESS | 2100 AT&T Tower |
| STREET | 901 Marquette Avenue |
| CITY | MINNEAPOLIS |
| STATE | Minnesota |
| ZIP/POSTAL CODE | 55402 |
| COUNTRY | United States |
| PHONE | 612-305-1518 |
| FAX | 612-305-1414 |
| jtn@dewittllp.com;bmr@dewittllp.com | |
| AUTHORIZED EMAIL COMMUNICATION | Yes |
| SIGNATURE SECTION | |
| RESPONSE SIGNATURE | /james t nikolai/ |
| SIGNATORY'S NAME | James T. Nikolai |
| SIGNATORY'S POSITION | Attorney of record, Minnesota bar member |
| SIGNATORY'S PHONE NUMBER | 612-305-1518 |
| DATE SIGNED | 02/12/2019 |
| AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY | YES |
| CONCURRENT APPEAL NOTICE FILED | NO |
| FILING INFORMATION SECTION | |
| SUBMIT DATE | Tue Feb 12 15:39:19 EST 2019 |
| TEAS STAMP | USPTO/RFR-XX.XXX.XX.XXX-2 0190212153919058414-87826 390-6206f8b111ab618294eca 54c6fa8a064b9786ef038c5cd 5a7efe427956c933330-N/A-N /A-20190212150557661934 |
| Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. PTO Form 1960 (Rev 10/2011) |
| OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp 09/20/2020) |
The only matter raised in the most recent office action dated August 13, 2018 concerns a refusal under Section 2(d) of the Trademark Act. Two registrations were cited in the office action, specifically U.S. TM Reg. No. 4,853,082 for the mark AEON PHOCUS and U.S. TM Reg. No. 4,848,405 for the mark AEON SCIENTIFIC and design.
Investigation by the Applicant indicates that the registered marks have been abandoned, there may have never been any intent to use these marks in U.S. commerce, and the Registrant was recently liquidated. Today, Applicant filed with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board a petition seeking cancellation of both of these registrations. Copies of the petition for cancellation and filing receipt received via the ESTTA system are attached.
In view of these developments, Applicant requests that prosecution of its application to register AEON be suspended pending disposition of the cancellation proceedings described above. If the cited registrations are cancelled, then no further grounds for refusal remain and the subject application should proceed to publication.
Such action is most earnestly solicited.
