To: | Legesse, Yonas (jared.r.smith@comcast.net) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88279413 - NORTHCOAST CLOTHING CO. STREETWEAR - N/A |
Sent: | October 18, 2019 02:00:49 PM |
Sent As: | ecom107@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. 88279413
Mark: NORTHCOAST CLOTHING CO. STREETWEAR
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Applicant: Legesse, Yonas
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Reference/Docket No. N/A
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EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT PRIOR TO SUSPENSION
Issue date: October 18, 2019
Application has been amended as shown below. As agreed to by Jared Robinson Smith, Esq. on October 18, 2019, the examining attorney has amended the application as shown below. Please notify the examining attorney immediately of any objections. TMEP §707. Otherwise, no response is required. Id. In addition, applicant is advised that amendments to the goods are permitted only if they clarify or limit them; amendments that add to or broaden the scope of the goods are not permitted. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a).
The following amended disclaimer statement is added to the record:
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “NORTHCOAST CLOTHING CO.” and “STREETWEAR” apart from the mark as shown.
See 15 U.S.C. §1056(a); TMEP §§1213, 1213.08(a)(i).
STATUS OF REFUSAL/REQUIREMENTS
SUSPENSION NOTICE FOLLOWS
The application record indicates an assignment document has been filed for recordation in the USPTO's Assignment Recordation Branch, and applicant has requested that the certificate of registration issue in the name of the new owner.
This application is otherwise ready for approval for publication. Therefore, upon entry of the amended disclaimer, action on this application will be suspended pending the Office's recordation of the ownership documentation and entry of the information into the application record. TMEP §502.02(a), (c).
TEAS PLUS OR TEAS REDUCED FEE (TEAS RF) APPLICANTS – TO MAINTAIN LOWER FEE, ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET, INCLUDING SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS ONLINE: Applicants who filed their application online using the lower-fee TEAS Plus or TEAS RF application form must (1) file certain documents online using TEAS, including responses to Office actions (see TMEP §§819.02(b), 820.02(b) for a complete list of these documents); (2) maintain a valid e-mail correspondence address; and (3) agree to receive correspondence from the USPTO by e-mail throughout the prosecution of the application. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.22(b), 2.23(b); TMEP §§819, 820. TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants who do not meet these requirements must submit an additional processing fee of $125 per class of goods and/or services. 37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(v), 2.22(c), 2.23(c); TMEP §§819.04, 820.04. However, in certain situations, TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants may respond to an Office action by authorizing an examiner’s amendment by telephone or e-mail without incurring this additional fee.
/Kathy de Jonge/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 107
(571) 272-9152
kathleen.dejonge@USPTO.gov (informal use only)