Suspension Inquiry

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application

 

 

 

SUSPENSION INQUIRY

Response Required

 

The USPTO must receive applicant’s response to this inquiry letter within six months of the issue date below or the application will be abandoned.  Respond using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).  A link to the appropriate TEAS response form appears at the end of this Office action. 

 

 

Issue date:  June 05, 2020

 

 

The trademark examining attorney is issuing this inquiry letter to determine whether the application should continue to be suspended. 

 

Status required regarding legal proceeding(s) involving the applied-for mark.  The application was previously suspended until a legal proceeding(s) related to the registrability of applicant’s mark terminated.  TMEP §§716.02(d), 716.05.

 

How to respond.  Applicant’s response to this inquiry should include one of the following: 

 

(1) A statement that the proceeding(s) is still pending,

(2) A statement that the proceeding(s) has been suspended (including an explanation of why), or

(3) A statement that the proceeding(s) has been terminated (including a copy of any final decision or relevant agreement). 

 

See TMEP §716.05. 

 

Click to file a response to this suspension inquiry.

 

Refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) resolved and maintained and continued.  The following refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) is/are maintained and continued: 

 

• SECTION 2(d) REFUSAL – LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION
• SECTION 2(e)(2) REFUSAL – PRIMARILY GEOGRAPHICALLY DESCRIPTIVE
• REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
• DISCLAIMER REQUIRED

 

Once the reason for suspension has been resolved, the examining attorney will remove this application from suspension and resume examination. 

 

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/Natalie L. Kenealy/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 104

571-272-7817

Natalie.Kenealy@uspto.gov

 

 

RESPONSE GUIDANCE

• Missing the response deadline to this letter will cause the application to abandon.  The response must be received by the USPTO before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the response period.  TEAS maintenance or unforeseen circumstances could affect an applicant’s ability to timely respond.  

 

• Responses signed by an unauthorized party are not accepted and can cause the application to abandon.  If applicant does not have an attorney, the response must be signed by the individual applicant, all joint applicants, or someone with legal authority to bind a juristic applicant.  If applicant has an attorney, the response must be signed by the attorney.

 

• If needed, find contact information for the supervisor of the office or unit listed in the signature block.

 

 

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

 

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

 

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on June 05, 2020 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88378542

 

Your trademark application has been reviewed by a trademark examining attorney.  As part of that review, the assigned attorney has issued an official letter that you must respond to by the specified deadline or your application will be abandoned.  Please follow the steps below.

 

(1)  Read the official letter.

 

(2)  Direct questions about the contents of the Office action to the assigned attorney below. 

 

 

/Natalie L. Kenealy/

Examining Attorney

Law Office 104

571-272-7817

Natalie.Kenealy@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).

 

(3)  Respond within 6 months (or earlier, if required in the Office action) from June 05, 2020, using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).  The response must be received by the USPTO before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the response period.  See the Office action for more information about how to respond

 

 

 

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.”