NOTICE OF SUSPENSION
This was not exactly the response I was hoping for from the USPTO (United State Patent and Trademark Office) to my latest amendment to my trademark application.
I wondered if this was because I had waited until the last minute (as usual) to file my amendment and they were now preparing for abandonment proceedings.
Ok, this sounds good, they have accepted my latest amendment.
I've set Sofia (my wife, the lawyer) to look into it.
A brief aside on my Canadian application. I mentioned in an earlier post that it had been accepted, it has now been allowed. Accepted meanted that the examining officer saw no problem with it. It is then published and if no one objects within two months, then it is allowed. I now have until 2010 to send the government $200 to register it.
If you want an idea what a trademark application looks like you can always browse through copies of the Trademarks Journal
For example, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS is a requested trademark by Warner Brothers in Canada (it too has been allowed, so now WB has to send in their $200 to register it). It includes obvious wares in it proposed use: Motion picture films featuring comedy, drama, action, adventure and/or animation. Obvious spin-offs: video and computer game programs, children’s activity books, calendars, gift wrapping paper, t-shirts, sweatshirts and a whole lot more. And this surprising one: batteries for electronic toys - I don't think I have ever seen branded batteries before.
SUSPENSION PROCEDURE: This suspension notice serves to suspend action on the application for the reason(s) specified below. No response is needed. However, if you wish to respond to this notice ...I wondered if this was because I had waited until the last minute (as usual) to file my amendment and they were now preparing for abandonment proceedings.
This Office action is in response to applicant’s communication filed on MONTH dd, yyyy. In its response, applicant amended its identification of goods and services. This amendment is acceptable and has been entered.Ok, this sounds good, they have accepted my latest amendment.
Action on this application is now suspended pending receipt of a true copy, a photocopy, a certification, or a certified copy of a foreign registration from applicant's country of origin.I've set Sofia (my wife, the lawyer) to look into it.
A brief aside on my Canadian application. I mentioned in an earlier post that it had been accepted, it has now been allowed. Accepted meanted that the examining officer saw no problem with it. It is then published and if no one objects within two months, then it is allowed. I now have until 2010 to send the government $200 to register it.
If you want an idea what a trademark application looks like you can always browse through copies of the Trademarks Journal
For example, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS is a requested trademark by Warner Brothers in Canada (it too has been allowed, so now WB has to send in their $200 to register it). It includes obvious wares in it proposed use: Motion picture films featuring comedy, drama, action, adventure and/or animation. Obvious spin-offs: video and computer game programs, children’s activity books, calendars, gift wrapping paper, t-shirts, sweatshirts and a whole lot more. And this surprising one: batteries for electronic toys - I don't think I have ever seen branded batteries before.
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anonymous: thanks for leaving a comment. Yeah, I am pretty sure it that. The thing is to try and get the information right the first time.