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 18, 2019

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

Application suspended until assignment of ownership is recorded or change of holder name or entity is received.  An assignment pending before the USPTO or International Bureau (IB) involves a change of ownership of this application, or a change of holder name or entity that does not involve a change of ownership is pending before the IB.  Action on the application is suspended until the assignment is recorded or the change of holder name or entity is entered into the appropriate databases.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §716.02(h). 

Once the assignment is recorded or the change of holder name or entity is entered into the database, the application will be removed from suspension and returned to active status.  To expedite removal from suspension, for an assignment, applicant should promptly notify the trademark examining attorney when applicant receives the notice of recordation.  For changes of holder name or entity, applicant should promptly notify the examining attorney when the notice of the change has been received from the IB.

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. 

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)

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on October 18, 2019 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88279413

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. 

/Kathy de Jonge/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 107

(571) 272-9152

kathleen.dejonge@USPTO.gov (informal use only)

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.”