To: | DB Building Fasteners, Inc. (david@dlhpatent.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88498643 - DB - 19-10086 |
Sent: | November 08, 2019 10:55:54 AM |
Sent As: | ecom108@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. 88498643
Mark: DB
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Applicant: DB Building Fasteners, Inc.
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Reference/Docket No. 19-10086
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SUSPENSION NOTICE
No Response Required
Issue date: November 08, 2019
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 was sent previously.
- U.S. Application Serial No(s). 88432150 and 88421056
Refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) resolved and maintained and continued. The following refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) is/are satisfied:
• Requirement to Amend the Identification of Goods.
See TMEP §713.02.
The following refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) is/are maintained and continued:
• Refusal under Trademark Act Section 2(d) – Likelihood of Confusion
• Requirement to Amend the Description of the Mark
See id. With regard to the requirement to amend the mark description, the proposed amendment cannot be accepted because it omits reference to the stylized literal element of the mark. These refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) 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.
/Michael Ebaugh/
Examining Attorney
Law Office 108
(571) 270-3341
michael.ebaugh@uspto.gov