To: | Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S., Inc. (mail@iphorgan.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 90795059 - HELIX - IRC 12492 US |
Sent: | October 11, 2022 02:06:33 PM |
Sent As: | ecom121@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. 90795059
Mark: HELIX
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Applicant: Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S., Inc.
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Reference/Docket No. IRC 12492 US
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SUSPENSION NOTICE
No Response Required
Issue date: October 11, 2022
This Suspension Notice in in response to applicant’s request to suspend the current application.
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 is provided in this letter.
- U.S. Application Serial No(s). 90290699
To promoted efficient prosecution, refusal as to Ser. No. 90606221, now Reg. No. 6860750 will be addressed once suspension as to Ser. No. 90290699 has concluded.
Application suspended until legal proceeding(s) involving the applied-for mark is resolved. The legal proceeding(s) below involves (1) a registered mark that conflicts with applicant’s mark under Trademark Act Section 2(d), (2) a mark in a pending application(s) that could conflict with applicant’s mark under Section 2(d) if it registers, and/or (3) the registrability of applicant’s mark. 15 U.S.C. §1052; see 37 C.F.R. §2.83; TMEP §§716.02(a), (c)-(d), 1208 et seq. Because the outcome of this proceeding(s) could directly affect whether applicant’s mark can register, action on this application is suspended until the proceeding(s) is resolved. See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §716.02(a), (c)-(d).
- Opposition No(s). 91275387
Refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) resolved and maintained and continued. The following refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) is/are satisfied:
See TMEP §713.02.
The following refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) is/are maintained and continued:
• Section 2(d) Refusal – Likelihood of Confusion
See id. To promote efficient examination, applicant’s arguments regarding the Section 2(d) Refusal will be addressed in a future Office Action after the present application is removed from suspension, if necessary.
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.
/Dustin T. Bednarz/
Examining Attorney
USPTO Law Office 121
dustin.bednarz@uspto.gov
571-270-1151