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:  August 28, 2019

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

The pending application below has an earlier filing date or effective filing date than applicant’s application.  If the mark in the application 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.  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 application below either registers or abandons.  37 C.F.R. §2.83(c).  Information relevant to the application below is provided in this letter.

            - U.S. Application Serial No. 88421007 (SPARTAN SHARPSHOOTER)

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. 

Questions.  Please call or email the assigned trademark examining attorney with questions about this Suspension Notice.  Although the trademark examining attorney cannot provide legal advice or statements about applicant’s rights, the trademark examining attorney can provide applicant with additional explanation about the reason for the suspension.  See TMEP §§705.02, 709.06.  Although the USPTO does not accept emails as responses to Office actions, emails can be used for informal communications and will be included in the application record.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(c), 2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05. 

/Marco Wright/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 120

(571) 272-4918

marco.wright@uspto.gov

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on August 28, 2019 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88459482

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. 

/Marco Wright/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 120

(571) 272-4918

marco.wright@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).

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.”