To: | Culprit IP LLC (agelblaw@yahoo.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88226760 - CULPRIT - N/A |
Sent: | September 26, 2019 01:02:34 PM |
Sent As: | ecom117@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. 88226760
Mark: CULPRIT
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Applicant: Culprit IP LLC
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SUSPENSION NOTICE
No Response Required
Issue date: September 26, 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(s). Registration maintenance documents are or were due to be filed for the registration(s) 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(s) 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(s); 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).
The deadline for registrant to file its maintenance documents in this case is six years from the date of registration (August 13, 2013 plus six years = August 13, 2019) plus a six month grace period. Thus, the deadline in this case is February 13, 2020.
Refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) resolved and maintained and continued.
With the withdrawal of applicant’s disclaimer, the requirement that the entire mark cannot be disclaimed is satisfied.
The specimen refusal is maintained because applicant did not file the webpage attached to its September 9, 2019 response as a “verified substitute specimen” with the dates of use and required declaration language.
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.
/Parker Howard/
Examining Attorney
USPTO
Law Office 117
(571) 272-6548
Parker.Howard@uspto.gov