Offc Action Outgoing

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

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

 

 

 

NONFINAL OFFICE ACTION

 

The USPTO must receive applicant’s response to this letter within six months of the issue date below or the application will be abandoned.  Respond using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).  A link to the appropriate TEAS response form appears at the end of this Office action. 

 

 

Issue date:  March 18, 2020

 

The abandoned application has been revived on petition.  Prior to its abandonment, an Office action had issued on June 28, 2019, which applicant claimed was never received.  Therefore, applicant is granted six months from the issue date of this immediate Office action to respond to the requirement(s) and/or refusal(s) in the previous outstanding Office action.  See TMEP §1714.01(a)(i).

 

View the previous Office Action.  For more information about the requirement(s) and/or refusal(s) in the outstanding Office action, view and/or download a copy of the June 28, 2019 Office action as follows:

 

(1)       Go to the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) database.

 

(2)       Select “US Serial, Registration, or Reference No.” from the drop-down menu box and enter the serial number of this application.

 

(3)       Click on “Documents” to view the list of documents filed and/or issued in this application.

 

(4)       Click on the document titled “Offc Action Outgoing” with a “Create/Mail Date” of June 28, 2019 to view the Office action.

 

(5)       Click on the “Download PDF” button in the top right corner of the screen to download or print the Office action. 

 

If applicant is unable to view the Office action after following the above instructions, please e-mail TSDR@uspto.gov for further assistance.

 

Please note that an applicant may petition the Director only once to revive an abandoned application due to unintentional delay based on non-receipt of the same Office action.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.66(b)(3).

 

Amended Mark Description Required

 

Applicant must submit an amended description of the mark that agrees with the mark on the drawing.  37 C.F.R. §2.37; see TMEP §§808.01, 808.02.  The current description is inconsistent with the mark on the drawing and thus is inaccurate.  37 C.F.R. §2.37; see TMEP §§808.01, 808.02.  Descriptions must be accurate and identify only those literal and design elements appearing in the mark.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.37; TMEP §§808.02, 808.03(d). 

 

The following description is suggested, if accurate:  The mark consists of “a V shaped mark with the left diagonal line forming the vertical line of the letter F.  The tip of the right vertical line forming the V is topped by a small quadrilateral form in a lighter shade than the rest of the mark.”

 

Please email the assigned trademark examining attorney to resolve the issues in this Office action.  Although the USPTO does not accept emails as responses to Office actions, communication by phone or email is permissible to agree to proposed amendments to the application that will immediately place the application in condition for publication, registration, or suspension.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.62(c); TMEP §707.

 

How to respond.  Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action.    

 

 

/Suzanne Blane/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 114

Phone: 571-272-5497

suzanne.blane@uspto.gov

 

 

RESPONSE GUIDANCE

• Missing the response deadline to this letter will cause the application to abandon.  A response or notice of appeal must be received by the USPTO before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the response period.  TEAS and ESTTA maintenance or unforeseen circumstances could affect an applicant’s ability to timely respond.  

 

• Responses signed by an unauthorized party are not accepted and can cause the application to abandon.  If applicant does not have an attorney, the response must be signed by the individual applicant, all joint applicants, or someone with legal authority to bind a juristic applicant.  If applicant has an attorney, the response must be signed by the attorney.

 

• If needed, find contact information for the supervisor of the office or unit listed in the signature block.

 

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

 

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

 

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on March 18, 2020 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88124062

 

Your trademark application has been reviewed by a trademark examining attorney.  As part of that review, the assigned attorney has issued an official letter that you must respond to by the specified deadline or your application will be abandoned.  Please follow the steps below.

 

(1)  Read the official letter.

 

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

 

 

/Suzanne Blane/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 114

Phone: 571-272-5497

suzanne.blane@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).

 

(3)  Respond within 6 months (or earlier, if required in the Office action) from March 18, 2020, using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).  The response must be received by the USPTO before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the response period.  See the Office action for more information about how to respond

 

 

 

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.”