To: | Valmark Financial Group, LLC (IPLAW@ETBLAW.COM) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88212642 - ARC - 22076.50072 |
Sent: | September 12, 2019 05:04:56 PM |
Sent As: | ecom126@uspto.gov |
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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application
U.S. Application Serial No. 88212642
Mark: ARC
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Applicant: Valmark Financial Group, LLC
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Reference/Docket No. 22076.50072
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SUSPENSION NOTICE
No Response Required
ISSUE DATE: September 12, 2019
APPLICATION SUSPENDED: The application is suspended for the reason specified below. See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716 et seq.
The pending applications below has an earlier filing date or effective filing date than applicant’s application. If a mark in the applications below registers, the USPTO may refuse registration of applicant’s mark under Section 2(d) because of a likelihood of confusion with the registered mark. 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); see 37 C.F.R. §2.83; TMEP §§1208.02(c). Action on this application is suspended until the prior-filed applications below either register or abandon. 37 C.F.R. §2.83(c). Information relevant to the applications below was sent previously.
- U.S. Application Serial Nos. 87651412 and 87910752
PRIOR REFUSALS AND REQUIREMENTS: The following refusal and requirements have been obviated and/or satisfied:
• Section 2(d) Refusal – Likelihood of Confusion
• Clarification Required – Entity Indefinite
• Amendment Required – Identification of Services
• Multiple-Class Application Requirements
See TMEP §713.02.
The following refusal is maintained and continued:
• Prior-Filed Applications
See id.
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 IS REQUIRED: Applicant may file a response, but is not required to do so.
/Carl A. Konschak/
Carl A. Konschak, Esq.
Examining Attorney
Law Office 126
(571) 270-3878
carl.konschak@uspto.gov