LETTER OF PROTEST MEMORANDUM
Date: July 13, 2022
To: Examining Attorney
From: Linda M. Estrada
Attorney Advisor
Office of the Deputy Commissioner
for Trademark Examination Policy
Subject: Letter of protest concerning U.S. Application Serial No. 97242456
for the mark TATTOO
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 and/or requirement(s):
Possible likelihood of confusion under Trademark Act Section 2(d) with U.S. Registration No. 2948656 for the mark TATTOO.
U.S. Registration No. 2948656 is available in the XSearch 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).