To: | FUJIFILM Corporation (nytmdpt@bakerbotts.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88939530 - FUJIFILM - 070421.2672 |
Sent: | September 03, 2021 08:07:06 AM |
Sent As: | ecom117@uspto.gov |
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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application
U.S. Application Serial No. 88939530
Mark: FUJIFILM
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Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
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Reference/Docket No. 070421.2672
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SUSPENSION INQUIRY
Response Required
The USPTO must receive applicant’s response to this inquiry letter within six months of the issue date below or the application will be abandoned. Respond using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). A link to the appropriate TEAS response form appears at the end of this Office action.
Issue date: September 03, 2021
The trademark examining attorney is issuing this inquiry letter to determine whether the application should continue to be suspended.
Status required regarding foreign registration/renewal. The application was previously suspended until applicant provided a copy of a foreign registration from applicant’s country of origin or proof that the registration was renewed. TMEP §§716.02(b), 716.05.
How to respond. Applicant’s response to this inquiry should include either:
(1) A statement that the foreign application or registration renewal is still pending, or
(2) A copy of the foreign registration or renewal document, including an English translation if the copy is not in English.
TMEP §§716.05, 1003.04(c), 1004.01(a); see 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(ii)-(iii).
Click to file a response to this suspension inquiry.
Once the reason for suspension has been resolved, the examining attorney will remove this application from suspension and resume examination.
Option to Delete Section 1(b) Filing Basis Advisory
Note: This is merely an advisory section and not a requirement.
The application specifies both an intent to use basis under Trademark Act Section 1(b) and reliance on a foreign registration(s) under Section 44 (e). See 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(2)-(3). However, the foreign registration alone may serve as a basis for obtaining a U.S. registration. See 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3); TMEP §806.01(d). If applicant wants to rely solely on the foreign registration under Section 44(e) as the basis, applicant can request deletion of the Section 1(b) basis. See 37 C.F.R. §2.35(b)(1); TMEP §806.04.
Unless applicant indicates otherwise, the USPTO will presume that applicant is relying on both Sections 1(b) and 44(e). Thus, although the mark may be approved for publication, it will not register until an acceptable allegation of use has been filed for the goods and/or services based on Section 1(b).
If applicant no longer wants to rely on a Section 44(e) filing basis, applicant is encouraged to email or telephone the assigned trademark examining attorney to resolve the issue(s) raised in this Office action by examiner’s amendment. Although the USPTO will not accept a formal response by e-mail, an applicant may communicate informally by phone or e-mail with the trademark examining attorney to agree to a proposed amendment to the application that will immediately place the application in condition for publication for opposition, issuance of a registration, or suspension. See 37 C.F.R. §2.62(c); TMEP §707.
/Tina H. Mai/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 117
571-272-4110
tina.mai@uspto.gov (for informal communications)
RESPONSE GUIDANCE