UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION

 

 

 

SUSPENSION NOTICE:  NO RESPONSE NEEDED

 

ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 12/3/2012

 

 

This Office Action is in response to applicant’s communication filed on November 13, 2012.  In the foregoing communication, the applicant argued against the potential citation to the prior filed application.  

 

The examining attorney has carefully reviewed the applicant’s arguments and the identification in the prior filed application.  The examining attorney does not find the applicant’s arguments persuasive at this time.  Specifically, the applicant’s identification of services indicates that the applicant is providing “Personalized detailed cleaning of residential homes.”  The identification of services in the prior filed application includes “home housekeeping namely to keep the home properly functioning;” and “providing household help in the home.”  This wording could be amended to include cleaning of residential homes.

 

The trademark examining attorney is suspending action on the application.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716 et seq.  The effective filing date of the pending application(s) identified below precedes the filing date of applicant’s application.  If the mark in the referenced application(s) registers, applicant’s mark may be refused registration under Section 2(d) because of a likelihood of confusion with that 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 until the earlier-filed referenced application(s) is either registered or abandoned.  37 C.F.R. §2.83(c).  A copy of information relevant to this referenced application(s) was sent previously.

 

            - Application Serial No(s). 77470294

 

The USPTO will periodically conduct a status check of the application to determine whether suspension remains appropriate, and the trademark examining attorney will issue as needed an inquiry letter to applicant regarding the status of the matter on which suspension is based.  TMEP §§716.04, 716.05.  Applicant will be notified when suspension is no longer appropriate.  See TMEP §716.04.

 

No response to this notice is necessary; however, if applicant wants to respond, applicant should use the “Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension” form online at http://teasroa.uspto.gov/rsi/rsi.

 

 

/Ellen J.G. Perkins/

Ellen J.G. Perkins

Examining Attorney

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Law Office 110

571 272-9372

Ellen.Perkins@uspto.gov

 

 

PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION:  To ensure that applicant does not miss crucial deadlines or official notices, check the status of the application every three to four months using Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) at http://tarr.uspto.gov/.  Please keep a copy of the complete TARR screen.  If TARR shows no change for more than six months, call 1-800-786-9199.  For more information on checking status, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.

 

TO UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:  Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.