LETTER OF PROTEST MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 22, 2019
TO: Michael Ebaugh
Examining Attorney
Law Office 108
FROM: Kathleen L. Kolacz
Attorney Advisor
Office of the Deputy Commissioner
for Trademark Examination Policy
SUBJECT: Letter of protest concerning U.S. Application Serial No. 88/233450
For the mark SKY WORK
Letters of protest filed before publication have been accepted because the evidence submitted by the protester is relevant and may support a reasonable ground for refusal appropriate in ex parte examination. TMEP §1715.02. Therefore, you must consider the following and make an independent determination whether to issue a requirement or refusal based on the objections raised in the letters of protest:
Possible likelihood of confusion under Section 2(d) with the following:
U.S. Registration Nos. 2843623, 2843622, and 3885738 for the mark SKYWORKS, and
U.S. Registration No. 2952964 for the mark SKYWORKS.
Please see copies of the registrations in the X-Search database.
NOTE: The acceptance of a letter of protest filed before publication is not a legal determination by the USPTO of registrability, nor is it meant to compromise the integrity of the ex parte examination process. It merely serves to bring the submitted evidence to the attention of the examining attorney, who determines whether a refusal or requirement should be raised or ultimately made final.