UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION

 

 

 

OFFICE ACTION

 

STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER

TO AVOID ABANDONMENT OF APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION, THE USPTO MUST RECEIVE APPLICANT’S COMPLETE RESPONSE TO THIS LETTER WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE BELOW.  A RESPONSE TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE TRADEMARK ELECTRONIC APPLICATION SYSTEM (TEAS) MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE MIDNIGHT EASTERN TIME OF THE LAST DAY OF THE RESPONSE PERIOD.

 

 

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 10/1/2018

 

 

 

 

 

TEAS PLUS OR TEAS REDUCED FEE (TEAS RF) APPLICANTS – TO MAINTAIN LOWER FEE, ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET, INCLUDING SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS ONLINE:  Applicants who filed their application online using the lower-fee TEAS Plus or TEAS RF application form must (1) file certain documents online using TEAS, including responses to Office actions (see TMEP §§819.02(b), 820.02(b) for a complete list of these documents); (2) maintain a valid e-mail correspondence address; and (3) agree to receive correspondence from the USPTO by e-mail throughout the prosecution of the application.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.22(b), 2.23(b); TMEP §§819, 820.  TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants who do not meet these requirements must submit an additional processing fee of $125 per class of goods and/or services.  37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(v), 2.22(c), 2.23(c); TMEP §§819.04, 820.04.  However, in certain situations, TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants may respond to an Office action by authorizing an examiner’s amendment by telephone or e-mail without incurring this additional fee.  

 

 

 

The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney.  Applicant must respond timely and completely to the issue(s) below.  15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.

 

SEARCH OF OFFICE RECORDS (Advisory)

The trademark examining attorney has searched the Office’s database of registered and pending marks and has found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d).  TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).

 

 

Applicant should note the issue(s) and requirement(s) set forth below.

 

 

 

FOREIGN REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT

The application specifies both an intent to use basis under Trademark Act Section 1(b) and a claim of priority under Section 44(d) based on a foreign application.  See 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1126(d); 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(2), (a)(4).  However, no copy of a foreign registration has been provided even though the application indicates applicant’s intent to rely on Section 44(e) as an additional basis for registration.  See 15 U.S.C. §1126(e).

 

An application with a Section 44(e) basis must include a true copy, photocopy, certification, or certified copy of a foreign registration from an applicant’s country of origin.  15 U.S.C. §1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(ii); TMEP §§1004, 1004.01, 1016.  In addition, an applicant’s country of origin must be a party to a convention or treaty relating to trademarks to which the United States is also a party, or must extend reciprocal registration rights to nationals of the United States by law.  15 U.S.C. §1126(b); TMEP §§1002.01, 1004.

 

Therefore, applicant must provide a copy of the foreign registration from applicant’s country of origin when it becomes available.  TMEP §1003.04(a).  A copy of a foreign registration must consist of a document issued to an applicant by, or certified by, the intellectual property office in applicant’s country of origin.  TMEP §1004.01.  If applicant’s country of origin does not issue registrations or Madrid Protocol certificates of extension of protection, applicant may submit a copy of the Madrid Protocol international registration that shows that protection of the international registration has been extended to applicant’s country of origin.  TMEP §1016.  In addition, applicant must also provide an English translation if the foreign registration is not written in English.  37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(ii); TMEP §1004.01(a)-(b).  The translation should be signed by the translator.  TMEP §1004.01(b).

 

If the foreign registration has not yet issued, or applicant requires additional time to procure a copy of the foreign registration (and English translation, as appropriate), applicant should so inform the trademark examining attorney and request that the U.S. application be suspended until a copy of the foreign registration is available.  TMEP §§716.02(b), 1003.04(b).

 

If applicant cannot satisfy the requirements of a Section 44(e) basis, applicant may request that the mark be approved for publication based solely on the Section 1(b) basis.  See 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §2.35(b)(1); TMEP §§806.02(f), 806.04(b), 1003.04(b).  Although the mark may be approved for publication on the Section 1(b) basis, it will not register until an acceptable allegation of use has been filed.  See 15 U.S.C. §1051(c)-(d); 37 C.F.R. §§2.76, 2.88; TMEP §1103.  Please note that, if the U.S. application satisfied the requirements of Section 44(d) as of the U.S. application filing date, applicant may retain the priority filing date under Section 44(d) without perfecting the Section 44(e) basis, provided there is a continuing valid basis for registration.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.35(b)(3)-(4); TMEP §§806.02(f), 806.04(b). 

 

Alternatively, applicant has the option to amend the application to rely solely on the Section 44(e) basis and request deletion of the Section 1(b) basis.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.35(b)(1); TMEP §806.04.  The foreign registration alone may serve as the basis for obtaining a U.S. registration.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3); TMEP §806.01(d).

 

 

 

FOREIGN APPLICATION NOT FROM APPLICANT’S COUNTRY OF ORIGIN  (Advisory)

The application specifies both a basis under Trademark Act Section 1 and a claim of priority under Section 44(d) and indicates that applicant intends to rely on the foreign registration that will issue from its foreign application as a basis for registration under Section 44(e).  See 15 U.S.C. §§1051(a), (b), 1126(d), (e); 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(1)-(2), (a)(4); TMEP §1003.04(a).  To obtain registration under Section 44(e) based on a foreign registration that will issue from the foreign application relied on for priority, the country in which the foreign application was filed must be the applicant’s country of origin.  See 15 U.S.C. §1126(c); TMEP §§1002.01, 1002.02, 1002.04.  Under Section 44(c), “country of origin” is defined as the country in which an applicant (1) is domiciled, (2) has a bona fide and effective industrial or commercial establishment, or (3) is a national.  15 U.S.C. §1126(c); TMEP §1002.04. 

 

In the present case, the U.S. application shows that applicant has a domicile in Japan, but the foreign application was filed in European Union. 

 

Because applicant’s domicile is in a country different from the country in which the foreign application was filed, and from which the foreign registration will issue, applicant will need to establish that this country is applicant’s country of origin as of the date of issuance of the foreign registration.  See 15 U.S.C. §1126(c); TMEP §§1002.02, 1002.04.  This requirement may be satisfied by providing the following written statement for the record, once the foreign registration issues:  “Applicant has had a bona fide and effective industrial or commercial establishment in European Union as of the date of issuance of the foreign registration.”  TMEP §1002.04.

 

If applicant will not be able to assert that the country in which the foreign registration has issued is applicant’s country of origin, registration under Section 44(e) will be refused.  See 15 U.S.C. §1126(c); TMEP §1002.01-.02.  In that case, applicant may delete the Section 44(e) basis and rely solely on Section 1(b) as a basis.  See 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §2.35(b); TMEP §806.04.  However, applicant may still retain the priority filing date under Section 44(d) without perfecting the Section 44(e) basis, if applicant’s U.S. application satisfied the requirements of Section 44(d) as of the U.S. application filing date and applicant has a continuing valid basis for registration.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.35(b)(3)-(4); TMEP §§806.02(f), 806.03(h).  

 

 

 

IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION

Applicant has provided the following identification and classification of goods and/ or services in its application:

 

Class 9:           Batteries; Electric batteries for vehicles; Battery chargers; Power amplifiers for automotive audio system; Car audio apparatus; Audio and visual equipment for vehicles, namely, radios, audio and video players, televisions, displays and speakers; Rearview cameras for vehicles; Rearview monitors for vehicles; Speakers for automotive audio and video systems; Subwoofers for automotive audio and video systems; In-vehicle cameras; Navigation apparatus for vehicles (on-board computers); Car navigation systems; Mobile computer terminals for navigation; Protection films for use on screens of navigation apparatus; Remote controllers for navigation apparatus; Stands for navigation apparatus; Cables for navigation apparatus; Devices for electronic toll collecting for automobiles; Downloadable computer software featuring electronic maps for navigation purposes; Vehicle detectors for use in electronic toll collection systems; In-vehicle devices for use in electronic toll collection systems; Sensors; Computer hardware and software for operation and control of autonomous-driving vehicles; Electronic control units for vehicles; Electronic control units for smart keys for vehicles; Electronic control units for in-vehicle cameras; Integrated dynamics-control modules for electronic control of vehicles; Electronic control units for vehicle batteries; Head-up displays for vehicles; Sonars; Digital panel meters; Computer hardware and software for electronic driving assistance systems; Computer hardware and software for e-cockpit systems in vehicles; Parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods    

 

Class 12:         Electric vehicles; Automobiles; Motors and engines for land vehicles; Electric motors for land vehicles; Motorcycles; Autonomous emergency brake systems for vehicles; Brake systems for vehicles; Electronic mirrors for vehicles; Vehicle mirrors; Anti-theft devices for vehicles; Parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods

 

Class 42:         Computer software design; Computer programming; Maintenance of computer software; Technical advice relating to operation of computers, automobiles and other machines, apparatus and instruments; Cartography and mapping services; Technical advice relating to operation and control of autonomous-driving vehicles; Design, development and maintenance of computer systems and software for operation and control of autonomous-driving vehicles; Software as a service (SaaS) for operation and control of autonomous-driving vehicles; Cloud computing; Cartography and mapping by survey

 

The wording shown above in bolded text in the identification of goods and services is unacceptable as indefinite because it is too broad and could include goods and services in other international classes, specifically, "Car audio apparatus; Audio and visual equipment for vehicles, namely, radios, audio and video players, televisions, displays and speakers ," "Rearview monitors for vehicles ," "Navigation apparatus for vehicles (on-board computers); Car navigation systems ," "Protection films for use on screens of navigation apparatus ," "Stands for navigation apparatus; Cables for navigation apparatus; Devices for electronic toll collecting for automobiles; Downloadable computer software featuring electronic maps for navigation purposes ," "In-vehicle devices for use in electronic toll collection systems; Sensors ," "Electronic control units for vehicles; Electronic control units for smart keys for vehicles; Electronic control units for in-vehicle cameras ," "Electronic control units for vehicle batteries; Head-up displays for vehicles ," "Digital panel meters; Computer hardware and software for electronic driving assistance systems; Computer hardware and software for e-cockpit systems in vehicles; Parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods," "Electric vehicles ," "Electronic mirrors for vehicles; Vehicle mirrors ," "Parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods ," "Technical advice relating to operation of computers, automobiles and other machines, apparatus and instruments ," "Technical advice relating to operation and control of autonomous-driving vehicles; Design, development and maintenance of computer systems and software for operation and control of autonomous-driving vehicles ," "Cloud computing" must be clarified. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03.   Applicant must amend the identification to specify the common commercial or generic name of the goods.  See TMEP §1402.01.  If the goods have no common commercial or generic name, applicant must describe the product, its main purpose, and its intended uses.  See id.  Applicant must amend the identification to specify the common commercial or generic name of the services.  See TMEP §1402.01.  If the services have no common commercial or generic name, applicant must describe or explain the nature of the services using clear and succinct language.  See id.

 

The reference to “software” must be clarified by amending to specify the purpose or function of the software.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.03(d).  If the software is content- or field-specific, applicant must also specify its content or field of use.  See TMEP §1402.03(d).  The USPTO requires such specificity in identifying computer software in order for a trademark examining attorney to examine the application properly and make appropriate decisions concerning possible conflicts between the applicant’s mark and other marks.  See In re N.A.D. Inc., 57 USPQ2d 1872, 1874 (TTAB 2000); TMEP §1402.03(d).

 

The reference to “Electronic control units for vehicles” in class 9 appears to refer to goods in more than one class. If the goods are an electronic stability system to allow better control and maneuverability of trucks, sold as an integral component of trucks then these would be classified in class 12. Applicant must clarify the nature of the goods. 

 

The word “parts” in the identification must be clarified because it is indefinite and too broad and does not make clear what the goods are.  Further, this wording could identify goods in more than one international class. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03.   

 

Applicant is also advised that services that provide advice, information or consultation are in principle classified in the same classes as the services that correspond to the subject matter of the advice, information or consultation. TMEP §1402.11(e).  Technical consulting is like any other consultation service, although it focuses primarily on how things work.  Thus, the field or subject matter of technical consultation services must be set forth with adequate specificity to allow for accurate classification in accordance with the related branch of activity specified in the Class Headings.   TMEP §1402.11(e).  For instance, the class 42 wording “technical advice relating to operation of computers, automobiles and other machines, apparatus and instruments,” if these services are technical advice in the field of automobile engine overhaul and repair, then these services would be classified in class 37. The class 42 wording  “Design, development and maintenance of computer systems and software for operation and control of autonomous-driving vehicles,” refers to services in two classes. The office classifies maintenance of computer hardware systems in class 37 and maintenance of computer software systems in class 42.

 

The identification of goods and/or services contains parentheses. Generally, applicants should not use parentheses and brackets in identifications in their applications so as to avoid confusion with the USPTO’s practice of using parentheses and brackets in registrations to indicate goods and/or services that have been deleted from registrations or in an affidavit of incontestability to indicate goods and/or services not claimed.  See TMEP §1402.12.  The only exception is that parenthetical information is permitted in identifications in an application if it serves to explain or translate the matter immediately preceding the parenthetical phrase in such a way that it does not affect the clarity or scope of the identification, e.g., “fried tofu pieces (abura-age).”  Id. Therefore, applicant must remove the parentheses from the identification and incorporate any parenthetical or bracketed information into the description of the goods and/or services.

 

Applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate: 

Batteries; Electric batteries for vehicles; Battery chargers; Power amplifiers for automotive audio system; Car audio apparatus, namely, car stereos; Audio and visual equipment for vehicles, namely, radios, audio and video players, televisions, liquid crystal display monitors and audio speakers; Rearview cameras for vehicles; Rearview camera monitors for vehicles; Speakers for automotive audio and video systems; Subwoofers for automotive audio and video systems; In-vehicle cameras; Navigation apparatus for vehicles in the nature of on-board computers; Car navigation systems comprised of  computers; Mobile computer terminals for navigation; Protection films adapted for screens of navigation computers; Remote controllers for navigation apparatus; Stands adapted for navigation computers; Cables for navigation apparatus for vehicles in the form of on-board computers; Electronic terminals for highway toll collecting for automobiles; Downloadable computer software for use in vehicle navigation featuring electronic maps; Vehicle detectors for use in electronic toll collection systems; In-vehicle devices in the nature of an encoded electronic chip cards for use in electronic toll collection; Electronic sensors for {indicate what is being sensed}; Computer hardware and software for operation and control of autonomous-driving vehicles; Electronic control units for vehicles, namely, electronic controls for gasoline engines for land vehicles; Electronic control units for vehicles, namely, electronic controllers for remotely controlling the functions of an automobile; Electronic control units for managing smart keys for vehicles; Electronic smart key fobs for vehicles being remote control apparatus; Electronic control units for operating in-vehicle cameras; Integrated dynamics-control modules for electronic control of vehicles; Electronic control units for monitoring vehicle batteries; Heads-up displays for vehicles in the nature of transparent electronic displays for use in projection of data from a mobile device onto a vehicle windshield; Sonars; Digital panel meters, namely, an electronic instrument that displays an input signal in either a digital or analog form; Computer hardware and software for [indicate function e.g.,  operating, managing] electronic driving assistance systems; Computer hardware and software for [indicate function e.g.,  operating, managing] e-cockpit systems in vehicles; Parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods, namely, [INDICATE parts and fittings by common commercial name] (INT. CLASS 9)

 

Electric land vehicles; Automobiles; Motors and engines for land vehicles; Electric motors for land vehicles; Motorcycles; Autonomous emergency brake systems for vehicles; Brake systems for vehicles; Electronic mirrors for vehicles, namely, {specify type, e.g., rear view, vanity} mirrors; Vehicle mirrors, namely, {specify type, e.g., rear view, vanity} mirrors; Anti-theft devices for vehicles; Parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods, namely, [INDICATE parts and fittings by common commercial name] (INT. CLASS 12)

 

Technical support services, namely, providing technical advice in the field of automobiles engine overhaul and repair; Maintenance of computer hardware systems for operation and control of autonomous-driving vehicles (INT. CLASS 37)

 

Computer software design; Computer programming; Maintenance of computer software; Technical advice relating to operation of computers and computers on automobiles; Cartography and mapping services; Technical advice relating to operation and control of computers in autonomous-driving vehicles; Design, development, and maintenance of computer software for operation and control of autonomous-driving vehicles; Design and development of computer hardware systems for operation and control of autonomous-driving vehicles; Software as a service (SaaS) for operation and control of autonomous-driving vehicles; Cloud computing featuring software for use in the operation and control of autonomous-driving vehicles; Cartography and mapping by survey (INT. CLASS 42)

 

 

If applicant adopts the suggested amendment of the identification of goods and/or services, then applicant must amend the classification to add International Class 37.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(7), 2.85; TMEP §§805, 1401.

 

Applicant’s goods and/or services may be clarified or limited, but may not be expanded beyond those originally itemized in the application or as acceptably amended.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06.  Applicant may clarify or limit the identification by inserting qualifying language or deleting items to result in a more specific identification; however, applicant may not substitute different goods and/or services or add goods and/or services not found or encompassed by those in the original application or as acceptably amended.  See TMEP §1402.06(a)-(b).  The scope of the goods and/or services sets the outer limit for any changes to the identification and is generally determined by the ordinary meaning of the wording in the identification.  TMEP §§1402.06(b), 1402.07(a)-(b).  Any acceptable changes to the goods and/or services will further limit scope, and once goods and/or services are deleted, they are not permitted to be reinserted.  TMEP §1402.07(e).

 

For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and services in trademark applications, please see the USPTO’s online searchable U.S. Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual.  See TMEP §1402.04.

 

 

MULTIPLE – CLASS APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

The application identifies goods and/or services in more than one international class; therefore, applicant must satisfy all the requirements below for each international class based on Trademark Act Section 1(b) and Section 44:

 

(1)       List the goods and/or services by their international class number in consecutive numerical order, starting with the lowest numbered class.

 

(2)       Submit a filing fee for each international class not covered by the fee(s) already paid (view the USPTO’s current fee schedule).  The application identifies goods and/or services that are classified in at least 4 classes; however, applicant submitted a fee(s) sufficient for only 3 class(es).  Applicant must either submit the filing fees for the classes not covered by the submitted fees or restrict the application to the number of classes covered by the fees already paid.

 

See 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1112, 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(6)-(7), 2.34(a)(2)-(3), 2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).

 

See an overview of the requirements for multiple-class application and how to satisfy the requirements online using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) form.

 

 

  

 

CLOSING

If applicant has questions regarding the legal issues in this Office action, please telephone or e-mail the assigned trademark examining attorney.  For all other matters, including filing questions, status inquiries and general questions, please contact the Trademark Assistance Center at (800) 786-9199.

 

All relevant e-mail communications will be placed in the official application record; however, an e-mail communication will not be accepted as a response to this Office action and will not extend the deadline for filing a proper response.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(c), 2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05.  Further, although the trademark examining attorney may provide additional explanation pertaining to the refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) in this Office action, the trademark examining attorney may not provide legal advice or statements about applicant’s rights.  See TMEP §§705.02, 709.06.

 

 

/Benji Paradewelai/

Trademark Attorney

Law Office 101

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Tel: (571) 272-1658 

Email: benji.paradewelai@uspto.gov (for informal inquiries)

http://www.uspto.gov (for filing Official responses)

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TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:  Go to http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp.  Please wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), to allow for necessary system updates of the application.  For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.  For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney.  E-mail communications will not be accepted as responses to Office actions; therefore, do not respond to this Office action by e-mail.

 

All informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official application record.

 

WHO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE:  It must be personally signed by an individual applicant or someone with legal authority to bind an applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants).  If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the response. 

 

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 TEAS form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.

 

 

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR

U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION

 

USPTO OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) HAS ISSUED

ON 10/1/2018 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 88126488

 

Please follow the instructions below:

 

(1)  TO READ THE LETTER:  Click on this link or go to http://tsdr.uspto.gov,enter the U.S. application serial number, and click on “Documents.”

 

The Office action may not be immediately viewable, to allow for necessary system updates of the application, but will be available within 24 hours of this e-mail notification.

 

(2)  TIMELY RESPONSE IS REQUIRED:  Please carefully review the Office action to determine (1) how to respond, and (2) the applicable response time period.  Your response deadline will be calculated from 10/1/2018 (or sooner if specified in the Office action).  A response transmitted through the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) must be received before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the response period.  For information regarding response time periods, see http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/process/status/responsetime.jsp.

 

Do NOT hit “Reply” to this e-mail notification, or otherwise e-mail your response because the USPTO does NOT accept e-mails as responses to Office actions.  Instead, the USPTO recommends that you respond online using the TEAS response form located at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp.

 

(3)  QUESTIONS:  For questions about the contents of the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney.  For technical assistance in accessing or viewing the Office action in the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system, please e-mail TSDR@uspto.gov.

 

WARNING

 

Failure to file the required response by the applicable response deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your application.  For more information regarding abandonment, see http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/basics/abandon.jsp.

 

PRIVATE COMPANY SOLICITATIONS REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION:  Private companies not associated with the USPTO are using information provided in trademark applications to mail or e-mail trademark-related solicitations.  These companies often use names that closely resemble the USPTO and their solicitations may look like an official government document.  Many solicitations require that you pay “fees.” 

 

Please carefully review all correspondence you receive regarding this application to make sure that you are responding to an official document from the USPTO rather than a private company solicitation.  All official USPTO correspondence will be mailed only from the “United States Patent and Trademark Office” in Alexandria, VA; or sent by e-mail from the domain “@uspto.gov.”  For more information on how to handle private company solicitations, see http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/solicitation_warnings.jsp.