To: | Marinetech Products, Inc. (docketing@howsoniplaw.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88460589 - PANTHER - MTPUSPNTHR |
Sent: | February 24, 2020 10:03:22 AM |
Sent As: | ecom110@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. 88460589
Mark: PANTHER
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Applicant: Marinetech Products, Inc.
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Reference/Docket No. MTPUSPNTHR
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SUSPENSION NOTICE
No Response Required
Issue date: February 24, 2020
The application is suspended for the reason(s) specified below. See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716 et seq.
The pending application(s) below has an earlier filing date or effective filing date than applicant’s application. If the mark in the application(s) 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 application(s) below either registers or abandons. 37 C.F.R. §2.83(c). Information relevant to the application(s) below is provided in this letter.
- U.S. Application Serial No(s). 79196796
Application suspended until disposition of cited registration(s) 3765992. 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).
The following refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) is/are maintained and continued:
• Section 2(d) currently maintained.
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.
/Daniel F. Capshaw/
Daniel F. Capshaw
Examining Attorney
Law Office 110
571-272-9356
daniel.capshaw@uspto.gov