To: | AMD Medicom Inc. (trademark@collenip.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88336518 - TOTALCLEAN - Y378 |
Sent: | February 29, 2020 01:17:17 PM |
Sent As: | ecom120@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. 88336518
Mark: TOTALCLEAN
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Correspondence Address: COLLEN IP, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P. |
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Applicant: AMD Medicom Inc.
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Reference/Docket No. Y378
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SUSPENSION NOTICE
No Response Required
Issue date: February 29, 2020
The application is suspended for the reason specified below. See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716 et seq.
Application suspended until submission of foreign registration or proof that foreign registration was renewed. Applicant is required to provide a copy of a foreign registration from applicant’s country of origin; the foreign registration must be valid when the U.S. registration issues. 15 U.S.C. §1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(ii)-(iii); TMEP §§1004, 1004.01(a). Action on the application is suspended until the USPTO receives a copy of such foreign registration or proof that the foreign registration was renewed. TMEP §§716.02(b), 1003.04. Applicant must also provide an English translation if the foreign registration or renewal document is not in English. 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(ii)-(iii).
If the foreign application abandons or the foreign registration is not renewed, applicant should promptly notify the trademark examining attorney. See TMEP §§1003.08, 1004.01(a). In such case, applicant may amend the application to rely on another filing basis, if appropriate, and will retain the priority filing date, if applicable. TMEP §§1003.08, 1004.01(a).
Refusal and requirement maintained and continued.
The following refusal and requirement are maintained and continued:
• Refusal under Trademark Act Section 2(d) – Likelihood of Confusion
• Requirement to Provide Certificate of Foreign Registration
See TMEP §713.02. The refusal will be made final once this application is removed from suspension, unless a new issue arises. See TMEP §716.01.
Applicant’s Argument
Applicant’s identification amendment is accepted. Applicant explains that this amendment “limited the identification of goods to further clarify the nature and trade channels of the goods” and requests that the likelihood of confusion refusal be withdrawn.
Applicant’s request is denied because the previously attached evidence shows that hand soaps and disinfectants for use on medical equipment are of a kind that may emanate from a single source under a single mark.
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.
/Marco Wright/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 120
(571) 272-4918
marco.wright@uspto.gov