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:  August 29, 2020

The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney, who is suspending action on this application for the reason specified below. See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716 et seq. 

POTENTIAL SECTION 2(d) REFUSALS – PRIOR-PENDING APPLICATIONS

The trademark examining attorney searched the USPTO database of registered and pending marks and found no conflicting registered marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d). 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); TMEP §704.02. However, marks in prior-filed pending applications may present a bar to registration of applicant’s mark.

The filing dates of pending U.S. Application Serial Nos. 86631554 and 88848414 precede applicant’s filing date. See attached referenced applications. If one or both of the marks in the referenced applications register, applicant’s mark may be refused registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d) because of a likelihood of confusion with the registered mark(s). See 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); 37 C.F.R. §2.83; TMEP §§1208 et seq. Therefore, action on this application is suspended pending final disposition of the earlier-filed referenced applications.

SUSPENSION PROCEDURE

No response to this notice is required; the USPTO will periodically check this application to determine if it should remain suspended. See TMEP §716.04. Applicant may, however, file a response at any time during the suspension period to present arguments in support of registration by addressing the issue of the potential conflict between applicant’s mark and the marks in the referenced applications. Applicant’s election not to submit arguments at this time in no way limits applicant’s right to address this issue later if a refusal under Section 2(d) issues.

/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 August 29, 2020 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 90026793

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.”