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:  August 07, 2019

 

 

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

 

Application suspended until legal proceeding involving the applied-for mark is resolved.  The legal proceeding below involves a registered mark that conflicts with applicant’s mark under Trademark Act Section 2(d).  15 U.S.C. §1052; see 37 C.F.R. §2.83; TMEP §§716.02(a), (c)-(d), 1208 et seq.  Because the outcome of this proceeding could directly affect whether applicant’s mark can register, action on this application is suspended until the proceeding is resolved.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716.02(a), (c)-(d).

 

            - Cancellation No. 92071147

 

Refusals and requirements maintained and continued.  The following refusals and requirements are continued and maintained: 

 

•        Section 2(d) Refusal – Likelihood of Confusion with a Registered Mark

•        Refusal for Failure to Function as a Trademark – Social Message in Widespread Use

•        Citizenship Omitted from Application

 

See TMEP §713.02.

 

These refusal and requirements 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. 

 

 

/Hannah Gilbert/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 121

(571) 272-5029

hannah.gilbert@uspto.gov

 

 

 

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

 

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

 

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on August 07, 2019 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88221045

 

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. 

 

/Hannah Gilbert/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 121

(571) 272-5029

hannah.gilbert@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.”