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:  December 10, 2020

The application is suspended for the reason specified below.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716 et seq. 

USPTO database searched; no conflicting marks found.  The trademark examining attorney searched the USPTO database of registered and pending marks and found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d).  15 U.S.C. §1052(d); TMEP §704.02.

Application suspended until submission of foreign registration or proof that foreign registration was renewed.  Applicant is required to provide a copy of a foreign registration from applicant’s country of origin; the foreign registration must be valid when the U.S. registration issues.  15 U.S.C. §1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(ii)-(iii); TMEP §§1004, 1004.01(a).  Action on the application is suspended until the USPTO receives a copy of such foreign registration or proof that the foreign registration was renewed.  TMEP §§716.02(b), 1003.04.  Applicant must also provide an English translation if the foreign registration or renewal document is not in English.  37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(ii)-(iii). 

If the foreign application abandons or the foreign registration is not renewed, applicant should promptly notify the trademark examining attorney.  See TMEP §§1003.08, 1004.01(a).  In such case, applicant may amend the application to rely on another filing basis, if appropriate, and will retain the priority filing date, if applicable.  TMEP §§1003.08, 1004.01(a).

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. 

/Tabitha Messick/

Tabitha L. Messick

Examining Attorney, Law Office 104

571-272-6585

tabitha.messick@uspto.gov

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE

Office Action (Official Letter) has issued

on December 10, 2020 for

U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 90175410

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. 

/Tabitha Messick/

Tabitha L. Messick

Examining Attorney, Law Office 104

571-272-6585

tabitha.messick@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.”