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:  October 10, 2019

 

 

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

 

The pending applications below have an earlier filing date or effective filing date than applicant’s application.  If a mark in any of 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(s). 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. 87774341, 87953770, 88040265, 88046090, 88105322, and 88125160

 

 

Application suspended until legal proceedings involving the applied-for mark is resolved.  The legal proceedings below involve marks in pending applications that could conflict with applicant’s mark under Section 2(d) if they register.  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 these proceedings could directly affect whether applicant’s mark can register, action on this application is suspended until the proceedings are resolved.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716.02(a), (c)-(d).

 

            - Opposition Nos. 91246792 and 91250244

 

 

The Section 2(d) refusal is maintained and continued.  The amended identification of goods requirement is also maintained and continued, as all identified software goods must be clarified as to whether they are downloadable or recorded.  See TMEP §713.02.

 

The refusal and requirement 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. 

 

 

/J. Ian Dible/

J. Ian Dible

Examining Attorney

Law Office 111

(571) 272-0209

ian.dible@uspto.gov

 

 

 

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

 

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

 

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on October 10, 2019 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88241512

 

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. 

 

/J. Ian Dible/

J. Ian Dible

Examining Attorney

Law Office 111

(571) 272-0209

ian.dible@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.”