LETTER OF PROTEST MEMORANDUM
Date: June 11, 2021
To: Lisa Papale
Examining Attorney
Law Office 121
From: Judy Grundy
Attorney Advisor
Office of the Deputy Commissioner
for Trademark Examination Policy
Subject: Letter of protest concerning U.S. Application Serial No. 88775125
for the mark BROOKS
Upon consideration of evidence included with a letter of protest filed before publication of the above-referenced mark, it has been determined that the evidence is relevant to the following ground(s) for refusal:
Possible likelihood of confusion under Trademark Act Section 2(d) with the following registration:
U.S. Registration No. 0690595 for the mark BOBBIE BROOKS.
U.S. Registration No. 0690595 is available in the X-Search database for your consideration. Please review it and determine whether to issue a refusal or make a requirement. 37 C.F.R. §2.149(d)(1); TMEP §1715.02.
NOTE: The consideration of a letter of protest filed before publication is not a legal determination by the USPTO of registrability, nor is it meant to compromise the integrity of the ex parte examination process. It merely serves to bring the submitted evidence to the attention of the examining attorney, who determines whether a refusal or requirement should be raised or ultimately made final. See 37 C.F.R. §2.149(d)(1).