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:  March 05, 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 was sent previously.

 

          - U.S. Application Serial No(s). 88464027

 

The trademark examining attorney has considered applicant’s arguments carefully and found them unpersuasive.

 

Refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) resolved and maintained and continued.  The following refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) is/are satisfied

 

          • Attorney Information; Identification of services

 

See TMEP §713.02.

The following refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) is/are maintained and continued: 

 

1-U.S. Registration No.  5349766 for MAFIA CITY and silhouette design of a man wearing a hat standing up holding two guns for ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES, NAMELY, PROVIDING AN ON-LINE COMPUTER GAME; PROVIDING ON-LINE ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS, NOT DOWNLOADABLE, NAMELY, PROVIDING ON-LINE ELECTRONIC BOOKS AND MAGAZINES IN THE FIELD OF GAMES; GAMING SERVICES PROVIDED ON-LINE FROM A COMPUTER NETWORK; GAMING SERVICES PROVIDED ON-LINE FROM A MOBILE PORT; LAYOUT SERVICES, OTHER THAN FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES in Int. class 41. Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); see TMEP §§1207.01 et seq.  See the attached registration.

 

See id.  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. 

 

 

/ LDA/

Lourdes Ayala,

Attorney at Law

Law Office 106

Telephone Number 571-272-9316

Lourdes.Ayala@uspto.gov

 

 

 

 

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

 

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

 

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on March 05, 2020 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88564619

 

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. 

 

/ LDA/

Lourdes Ayala,

Attorney at Law

Law Office 106

Telephone Number 571-272-9316

Lourdes.Ayala@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.”