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:  June 18, 2020

 

 

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

 

For applications with (a) an outstanding refusal or requirement (first or second exam), (b) a response in the amended docket and (3) Robert Feinland listed as the current attorney of record

 

Status of the Application: On February 26, 2020, a response to Office action was received. However, the examining attorney has been made aware of an issue affecting the registrability of the mark. Therefore, refusals and/or requirements made in the Office action dated August 31, 2019 are continued and maintained.  See TMEP §§705.01, 713.02. If applicant satisfies the issues identified in the Show Cause Order (detailed below), a review of the correspondence received on February 26, 2020 will be conducted upon removal of this application from suspension.  See TMEP §§713 et seq.

 

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

 

On March 6, 2020, the Commissioner for Trademarks issued a Show Cause Order (the “Order”) related to this application.  A copy of the Order appears in the application record.  The Order indicates that it is part of a proceeding that may affect the registrability of the mark and constitutes good and sufficient cause to suspend examination of the application.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.67 (“action by the [Office] may be suspended for a reasonable time for good and sufficient cause”).

 

As noted in the Order, the USPTO has reason to believe that the attorney of record was appointed without his knowledge or permission.  The attorney’s correspondence information has been removed from the USPTO database and replaced with the relevant owner information.  All future correspondence will be sent to this address unless updated otherwise.

 

Suspension process.  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 required.  If applicant wants to respond, however, applicant should use the “Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension” form online at http://teasroa.gov.uspto.report/rsi/rsi.  A response to this notice does not constitute a proper response to the Show Cause Order.

 

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. 

 

 

Black, Mildred

/Mildred Black/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 130

571.270.1217

mildred.black@uspto.gov

 

 

 

 

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

 

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

 

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on June 18, 2020 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88332639

 

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. 

 

Black, Mildred

/Mildred Black/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 130

571.270.1217

mildred.black@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.”