To: | Trap Worldwide Branding LLC (foster@tdfoster.com) |
Subject: | U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 88263167 - MAMA BEAR - 6982.003-03 |
Sent: | 3/28/2019 2:22:00 PM |
Sent As: | ECOM103@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. 88263167
MARK: MAMA BEAR
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: TDFOSTER - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW |
GENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/index.jsp
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APPLICANT: Trap Worldwide Branding LLC
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS: |
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SUSPENSION NOTICE: NO RESPONSE NEEDED
ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 3/28/2019
The trademark examining attorney is suspending action on the application for the reason(s) stated below. See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716 et seq.
PRIOR-FILED PENDING APPLICATIONS FOUND: The trademark examining attorney has searched the USPTO’s database of registered and pending marks and has found no similar registered marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d). TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). However, a marks in a prior-filed pending applications may present a bar to registration of applicant’s mark.
The effective filing date of the pending applications identified below precedes the filing date of applicant’s application. If the mark in the referenced applications registers, applicant’s mark may be refused registration under Section 2(d) because of a likelihood of confusion with that registered marks. See 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); 37 C.F.R. §2.83; TMEP §§1208 et seq. Therefore, action on this application is suspended until the earlier-filed referenced applications is either registered or abandoned. 37 C.F.R. §2.83(c). A copy of information relevant to this referenced applications is attached.
- Application Serial Nos. 87037787, 87037816, 87037833, 87037887, and 87068218
The USPTO will periodically conduct a status check of the application to determine whether suspension remains appropriate, and the trademark examining attorney will issue as needed an inquiry letter to applicant regarding the status of the matter on which suspension is based. TMEP §§716.04, 716.05. Applicant will be notified when suspension is no longer appropriate. See TMEP §716.04.
No response to this notice is necessary; however, if applicant wants to respond, applicant should use the “Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension” form online at http://teasroa.gov.uspto.report/rsi/rsi.
/Christopher M. Law/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 103
(571) 272-2913
christopher.law@uspto.gov
PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION: To ensure that applicant does not miss crucial deadlines or official notices, check the status of the application every three to four months using the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at http://tsdr.gov.uspto.report/. Please keep a copy of the TSDR status screen. If the status shows no change for more than six months, contact the Trademark Assistance Center by e-mail at TrademarkAssistanceCenter@uspto.gov or call 1-800-786-9199. For more information on checking status, see http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/process/status/.
TO UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS: Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.