To: | Zoetop Business Co., Limited (ipdocket@dykema.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88400811 - SHEIN - 116930.16 |
Sent: | July 16, 2019 10:56:42 AM |
Sent As: | ecom127@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. 88400811
Mark: SHEIN
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Applicant: Zoetop Business Co., Limited
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Reference/Docket No. 116930.16
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SUSPENSION NOTICE
No Response Required
Issue date: July 16, 2019
The application is suspended for the reasons specified below. See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716 et seq.
Application suspended until legal proceedings involving the applied-for mark is resolved. The legal proceeding below involves (1) a registered mark that conflicts with applicant’s mark under Trademark Act Section 2(d), a mark in a pending application that could conflict with applicant’s mark under Section 2(d) if it registers, and/or (3) the registrability of applicant’s mark. 15 U.S.C. §1052; see 37 C.F.R. §2.83; TMEP §§716.02(a), (c)-(d), 1208 et seq. Because the outcome of this proceeding could directly affect whether applicant’s mark can register, action on this application is suspended until proceeding is resolved. See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716.02(a), (c)-(d).
- Cancellation No. 92071441
Refusals and Requirements resolved and maintained and continued.
The following requirement is satisfied:
• Request for Information – Information About Wording in the Mark Required
See TMEP §713.02.
The following refusals are maintained and continued:
• Section 2(d) Refusal – Likelihood of Confusion
• Section 2(e)(4) Refusal – Primarily Merely a Surname
See id. These refusals and requirements will be made final once this application is removed from suspension, unless a new issue arises. 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.
/Katherine M. Eissenstat/
Trademark Examining Attorney
USPTO, Law Office 127
Tel: (571) 272-5886
Email: Katherine.Eissenstat@uspto.gov