Suspension Letter

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application

 

 

 

SUSPENSION NOTICE

No Response Required

 

 

Issue date:  July 16, 2019

 

The application is suspended for the reason(s) specified below.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716 et seq. 

 

Application suspended until disposition of cited registration.  Registration maintenance documents are or were due to be filed for registration no. 4300409 (ÜBERSCHALL) cited against applicant in a refusal based on Trademark Act Section 2(d).  15 U.S.C. §1052(d).  If the maintenance documents are not timely filed and accepted by the USPTO, the cited registration will cancel and/or expire and will no longer bar registration of applicant’s mark under Section 2(d).  See 15 U.S.C. §§1058, 1059, 1141k.  Action on this application is suspended for six months to await disposition of the cited registration; after which, the trademark examining attorney will determine whether to maintain or withdraw the Section 2(d) refusal.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §716.02(e). 

 

Refusal and/or requirements resolved and maintained and continued:

 

The following requirements are satisfied: 

 

            •  Requirement for an amended identification of goods as to “adapters”,“Qi wireless charging pad”, “Wi-Fi speakers” and “augmented reality game controller.”

 

See TMEP §713.02.

 

The following refusal and requirement is maintained and continued: 

 

            • Section 2(d) Refusal based on the Likelihood of Confusion with Registration No. 3558539 (SUPERSONIX)

            • Amended identification of “cables” requires further clarification because it could include goods in more than one class   

 

See id.  This refusal and requirement will be made final once this application is removed from suspension, unless a new issue arises.  See TMEP §716.01.

 

Suspension process.  The USPTO will periodically check this application to determine if it should remain suspended.  See TMEP §716.04.  As needed, the trademark examining attorney will issue a letter to applicant to inquire about the status of the reason for the suspension.  TMEP §716.05. 

 

No response required.  Applicant may file a response, but is not required to do so. 

 

 

Ashley D. Hayes

/Ashley D. Hayes/

Examining Attorney

Law Office  108

(571) 272-2826

ashley.hayes@uspto.gov

 

 

 

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

 

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

 

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on July 16, 2019 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88101597

 

Your trademark application has been reviewed by a trademark examining attorney.  As part of that review, the assigned attorney has issued an official letter.  Please follow the steps below.

 

(1)  Read the official letter.  No response is necessary.

 

(2)  Direct questions about the contents of the Office action to the assigned attorney below. 

 

Ashley D. Hayes

/Ashley D. Hayes/

Examining Attorney

Law Office  108

(571) 272-2826

ashley.hayes@uspto.gov

 

Direct questions about navigating USPTO electronic forms, the USPTO website, the application process, the status of your application, and/or whether there are outstanding deadlines or documents related to your file to the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC).

 

 

 

GENERAL GUIDANCE

·       Check the status of your application periodically in the Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR) database to avoid missing critical deadlines.

 

·       Update your correspondence email address, if needed, to ensure you receive important USPTO notices about your application.

 

·       Beware of misleading notices sent by private companies about your application.  Private companies not associated with the USPTO use public information available in trademark registrations to mail and email trademark-related offers and notices – most of which require fees.  All official USPTO correspondence will only be emailed from the domain “@uspto.gov.”