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:  July 19, 2019

 

 

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

 

The pending applications below have earlier filing dates or effective filing dates than applicant’s application.  If a mark in the applications 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(s).  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 applications below either register or abandon.  37 C.F.R. §2.83(c).  Information relevant to the applications below was sent previously.

 

            - U.S. Application Serial Nos. 88271758 and 87328380

 

Refusal resolved and maintained and continued.  The following refusal is obviated: 

 

•        Substitute specimen submitted showing use of the mark in commerce for services identified in International Class 43.

 

See TMEP §713.02.

 

The following refusals are maintained and continued: 

 

•        Section 2(d) partial refusal for likelihood of confusion with Registration Nos. 5703392 and 5171901 with respect to goods identified in International Class 21

•        Section 2(e)(1) refusal for merely descriptive mark with respect to the goods identified in International Class 21

 

See id.  The examining attorney has reviewed the applicant’s arguments against the refusals to register and finds them without merit in the current case.  The arguments will be discussed at length in either a new non-final refusal, should Application Serial Nos. 88271758 and 87328389 register, or a final action, whichever is appropriate.  See TMEP §716.01.

 

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. 

 

 

/Jeffrey Oakes/

Jeffrey Oakes

Trademark Examining Attorney

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

(571) 272-8653

Jeffrey.Oakes@uspto.gov

 

 

 

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

 

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

 

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on July 19, 2019 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88348778

 

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. 

 

/Jeffrey Oakes/

 

 

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.”