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:  December 09, 2019

 

PRIOR OFFICE ACTION / RESPONSE:  The trademark examining attorney issued an Office action on May 3, 2019, which refused registration of the applied-for mark for the following reasons: (1) Prior-Filed Applications, and (2) Section 2(d) Refusal – Likelihood of Confusion.  Applicant was also required to satisfy the following requirements: (1) Amendment Required – Identification of Goods, and (2) Multiple-Class Application Requirements.  Applicant filed a response to the May 3, 2019 Office action on November 4, 2019.  The application is now suspended for the reason specified below.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716 et seq. 

 

APPLICATION SUSPENDED:  The pending applications below has an earlier filing date or effective filing date than applicant’s application.  If the mark in the application 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. 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 application below either registers or abandons.  37 C.F.R. §2.83(c).  Information relevant to the application below was sent previously.

 

            - U.S. Application Serial Nos. 87869632

 

REFUSALS AND REQUIREMENTS:  The following refusal and requirements are satisfied and/or obviated: 

 

•  Prior-Filed Applications – U.S. Trademark App. Serial Nos. 88292152, 88292148, 88169270, 88154865, and 88111074

            •  Section 2(d) Refusal – Likelihood of Confusion

•  Amendment Required – Identification of Goods

•  Multiple-Class Application Requirements

 

See TMEP §713.02.

 

The following refusal is maintained and continued: 

 

            •  Prior-Filed Application – U.S. Trademark App. Serial No. 87869632

 

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. 

 

 

/Carl A. Konschak/

Carl A. Konschak, Esq.

Examining Attorney

Law Office 126

(571) 270-3878

carl.konschak@uspto.gov

 

 

 

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

 

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

 

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on December 09, 2019 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88307782

 

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. 

 

/Carl A. Konschak/

Carl A. Konschak, Esq.

Examining Attorney

Law Office 126

(571) 270-3878

carl.konschak@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.”