Examiners Amendment

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

Issue date:  September 12, 2019

USPTO database searched; no conflicting marks found.  The trademark examining attorney searched the USPTO database of registered and pending marks and found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d).  15 U.S.C. §1052(d); TMEP §704.02.

The trademark examining attorney is advising the applicant as follows.  No amendment to the application has been made and therefore no prior approval or authorization from applicant or applicant’s attorney is required.  TMEP §707.02.

Specimen Advisory

The specimen shows use of the federal registration symbol ® with the applied-for mark.  However, the USPTO records do not show that the mark is registered.  Applicant may not use the federal registration symbol until its mark is registered in the USPTO.  TMEP §§906, 906.03.  After registration, applicant may use this symbol in connection with the specific goods and/or services listed in the registration.  Id.

This information is advisory only.  Applicant need not respond to this issue.

/Laurie Mayes/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 101

(571) 272-5874; FAX (571) 273-9101

laurie.mayes@uspto.gov (NOT for responses)

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on September 12, 2019 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88501360

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. 

/Laurie Mayes/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 101

(571) 272-5874; FAX (571) 273-9101

laurie.mayes@uspto.gov (NOT for responses)

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.”