To: | VPI Corporation (pto-wis@huschblackwell.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88450216 - SMART STEP - VPI-15948 |
Sent: | February 20, 2020 10:05:14 AM |
Sent As: | ecom125@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. 88450216
Mark: SMART STEP
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Applicant: VPI Corporation
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Reference/Docket No. VPI-15948
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SUSPENSION NOTICE
No Response Required
Issue date: February 20, 2020
The application is suspended for the reason(s) specified below. See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716 et seq.
Application suspended until disposition of cited registration(s). Registration maintenance documents are or were due to be filed for the registration(s) cited against applicant in a refusal based on Trademark Act Section 2(d). 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). If the maintenance documents are not timely filed and accepted by the USPTO, the cited registration(s) will cancel and/or expire and will no longer bar registration of applicant’s mark under Section 2(d). See 15 U.S.C. §§1058, 1059, 1141k. Action on this application is suspended for six months to await disposition of the cited registration(s); after which, the trademark examining attorney will determine whether to maintain or withdraw the Section 2(d) refusal. See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §716.02(e).
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.
/Bridget A. McCarthy/
Bridget A. McCarthy, Esq.
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 125
571-272-3223
bridget.mccarthy@uspto.gov