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:  July 20, 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). 87882607

 

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

 

• Requirement for an Acceptable Identification of Services
• Requirement for Multiple Class Applications

 

See TMEP §713.02.

 

Applicant was previously advised about (1) the indefinite wording that encompasses services in more than one class and (2) the requirement to correct the punctuation. The amendment to “Financial services;, namely, collecting, processing, and reporting financial transaction information for the purposes of identifying and investigating financial crimes” in Class 035 is unacceptable because (1) as previously stated, although financial services are generally in Class 036 and identifying and investigating crimes are in Class 045, “forensic accounting” services are in Class 035 and (2) the semi-colon separates “financial services” which is indefinite from the remaining wording. Applicant may amend the wording to:

 

 

 

“Financial services, namely, forensic accounting involving collecting, processing, and reporting financial transaction information for the purposes of identifying and investigating financial crimes” in Class 035

 

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. 

 

 

/Ms. Tasneem Hussain/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 130

tasneem.hussain@uspto.gov (preferred)

571.272.8273

 

 

 

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

 

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

 

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on July 20, 2020 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88586803

 

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. 

 

/Ms. Tasneem Hussain/

Trademark Examining Attorney

Law Office 130

tasneem.hussain@uspto.gov (preferred)

571.272.8273

 

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.”