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`GROWMARK, Inc. (ip.docket@dorsey.com)
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`U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88241512 - FS - T279453.US.1
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`January 15, 2022 12:37:09 PM
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`ecom111@uspto.gov
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`United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
`Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application
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`U.S. Application
`Serial No. 88241512
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`Mark:   FS
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`Correspondence
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`Address:   
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`     Jamie N. Nafziger
`     DORSEY &
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`WHITNEY LLP
`          50 SOUTH
`SIXTH STREET
`         SUITE 1500
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`     MINNEAPOLIS,
`MN 55402-1498
`Applicant:  
`GROWMARK, Inc.
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`Reference/Docket
`No. T279453.US.1
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`Correspondence
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`Email Address:    
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`ip.docket@dorsey.com
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`SUSPENSION NOTICE
`No Response Required
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`Issue date:   January 15, 2022
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`The application is suspended for the reasons specified below.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716 et seq. 
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`The previously cited U.S. Application Serial No. 88105322 has abandoned and is no longer a potential bar to the registration of applicant’s
`mark.  The previously cited U.S. Registration Nos. 3953286, 4849649, 4858454, 4980966 have been cancelled, and the Section 2(d) refusal is
`withdrawn as to these marks.  The relevant maintenance documents were filed for the previously cited U.S. Registration No. 3922965, and the
`Section 2(d) refusal is maintained and continued as to this mark.
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`The pending applications below have earlier filing dates or effective filing dates than applicant’s application.   If a mark in one of the
`applications 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 applications below either register or abandon.  37 C.F.R. §2.83(c).  Information relevant to the applications below was sent previously.
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`- U.S. Application Serial Nos. 79238032, 87463513, 87953770, 88040265, and 88046090
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`Application suspended until legal proceedings involving the applied-for mark are resolved.  The legal proceedings below involve (1)
`registered marks that conflict with applicant’s mark under Trademark Act Section 2(d), and (2) marks in pending applications that could conflict
`with applicant’s mark under Section 2(d) if they register.   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 proceedings could directly affect whether applicant’s mark can register, action on this application is suspended until
`the proceedings are resolved.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §716.02(a), (c)-(d).
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`- Cancellation Nos. 92074009, 92074010, 92074011, and 92077430
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`- Opposition Nos. 91242432, 91246792, 91250244, and 91249698
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`The Section 2(d) refusal is maintained and continued as to U.S. Registration Nos. 3922965, 4723056, 4989475, 5102059, 5365395, 5514836,
`and 5636290.  See TMEP §713.02.  This refusal will be made final once this application is removed from suspension, unless a new issue arises. 
`See TMEP §716.01.
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`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
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`§716.05.   
`No response required.  Applicant may file a response, but is not required to do so.   
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`/J. Ian Dible/
`J. Ian Dible
`Examining Attorney
`Law Office 111
`(571) 272-0209
`ian.dible@uspto.gov
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`To:
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`Subject:
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`Sent:
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`Sent As:
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`Attachments:
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`GROWMARK, Inc. (ip.docket@dorsey.com)
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`U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88241512 - FS - T279453.US.1
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`January 15, 2022 12:37:11 PM
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`ecom111@uspto.gov
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`United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
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`USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE
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`Office Action (Official Letter) has issued
`on January 15, 2022 for
`U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88241512
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`A USPTO examining attorney has reviewed your trademark application and issued an Office action.  You may be required to
`respond to this Office action.  Follow the steps below.
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`(1)   Read the Office action HERE.  This email is NOT the Office action.
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`(2)  Respond to the Office action, if a response is required.  Respond by the deadline using the Trademark Electronic
`Application System (TEAS).  Your response must be received by the USPTO on or before 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time of the last day
`of the response period.  Otherwise, your application will be abandoned.  See the Office action itself regarding how to respond.
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`(3)   Direct general questions about using USPTO electronic forms, the USPTO website, the application process, the status of your
`application, and whether there are outstanding deadlines to the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC).
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`After reading the Office action, address any question(s) regarding the specific content to the USPTO examining attorney identified in
`the Office action.
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`GENERAL GUIDANCE
`·         Check the status of your application periodically in the Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR) database to avoid
`missing critical deadlines.
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`·         Update your correspondence email address to ensure you receive important USPTO notices about your application.
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`·         Beware of misleading notices sent by private companies about your application.  Private companies not associated with
`the USPTO may mail or email you trademark-related offers and notices – most of which require fees.  The USPTO will only
`email official USPTO correspondence from the domain “@uspto.gov.”
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`·         Hiring a U.S.-licensed attorney. 
`If you do not have an attorney and are not required to have one under the trademark rules,
`we encourage you to hire a U.S.-licensed attorney specializing in trademark law to help guide you through the registration
`process.  The USPTO examining attorney identified above is not your attorney and cannot give you legal advice, but rather
`works for and represents the USPTO in trademark matters.
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