Examiners Amendment

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

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

 

 

 

EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT

 

Issue date:  March 10, 2020

 

Applicant filed a response to the outstanding Office action issued in connection with this application on March 9, 2020.

 

The trademark examining attorney notes that the following requirements have been satisfied: (1) the identification of goods has been amended; (2) a new drawing of the mark has been provided; and (3) the description of the mark has been amended. See TMEP §§713.02, 714.04. 

 

As authorized by Jose Mendez on March 10, 2020, the application is amended as noted below.

 

The information provided in this Examiner’s Amendment is merely advisory and confirms that changes discussed herein have been made. Unless applicant objects to these changes, applicant does not need to respond to this Examiner’s Amendment.

 

IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS AMENDED

 

The identification of goods is amended to read as follows: 

 

Land vehicle aftermarket parts, namely, mechanical engine parts

 

See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(e).

 

DESCRIPTION OF MARK AMENDED

 

The following description of the mark replaces the current description of record:

 

The mark consists of a red upside down triangle with a small bent on the top, bordered in white. The letters “GIP” appear in white against the red triangle. There is a yellow chevron shape at the bottom of the design. The color black in the mark represents outlining and/or shading and is not part of the mark.

 

See 37 C.F.R. §§2.37, 2.72; TMEP §§808 et seq.

 

ADVISORY: NEXT STEPS FOR THIS APPLICATION

 

At this time, barring some unforeseen circumstance that might require further action, the application appears ready for publication in the Trademark Official Gazette. For more information about the Trademark Official Gazette, see http://www.gov.uspto.report/learning-and-resources/official-gazette/trademark-official-gazette-tmog.

 

In preparation for publication, the application will first be reviewed by another attorney, and, if it has been determined that the undersigned examining attorney has inadvertently overlooked an issue, the undersigned examining attorney will contact applicant again to resolve the missed issue.

 

If the reviewing attorney finds no outstanding issue needs to be resolved, the next communication applicant will receive will arrive in a few weeks, which will be an official email from the USPTO stating the date that applicant’s mark will be published. Once the mark is published, it enters a 30-day opposition period. During this 30-day period, third parties are given the opportunity to review the mark, and the mark may be opposed by a third party if that third party believes that the mark is confusingly similar to a third-party mark. 

 

If the mark is not opposed during this 30-day period, the mark will then be allowed registration on the Principal Register, and applicant will receive an official registration certificate from the USPTO. Once applicant receives the official registration certificate, applicant may begin using the federal registration symbol ® with the mark in connection with the goods listed in the application.

 

For more information regarding application processing timelines, as well as legal deadlines, please visit the USPTO’s website at http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademark/trademark-timelines/trademark-application-and-post-registration-process-timelines.

 

To ensure that applicant receives all communications from the USPTO, applicant should keep the correspondence address (including the email address) for this application current at all times. The “Change of Correspondence Address” form is available at http://teas.gov.uspto.report/ccr/cca. Failure to respond to an official Office action that requires a response will result in abandonment of the application.

 

 

/Andrew Leaser/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 117

(571) 272-1911

andrew.leaser@uspto.gov

 

 

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

 

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

 

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on March 10, 2020 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88533838

 

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. 

 

/Andrew Leaser/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 117

(571) 272-1911

andrew.leaser@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.”