[E-trademarks] Is Only a Request to Suspend Proper to a Non-Final OA with Multiple Issues

[Orvis PC]

Thanks. I knew I read that somewhere a few weeks ago.

On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 11:41 AM Edward Timberlake <ed at timberlakelaw.com>
wrote:

> Per TMEP 718.03
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>  "an applicant must respond completely to each issue raised in the
> examining attorney’s Office action to avoid abandonment.  Generally, a
> response is incomplete if it:  (1) does not address one or more of the
> requirements or refusals made in the Office action . . . "
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> https://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/TMEP/current#/result/TMEP-700d1e2962.html?q=office%20action%20complete&ccb=on&ncb=off&icb=off&fcb=off&ver=current&syn=and&results=compact&sort=relevance&cnt=10&index=3
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> Sincerely,
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> Ed Timberlake
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> On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 11:18 AM Orvis PC via E-trademarks <
> e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:
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>> We received an office action with multiple 2(d) cites and goods/services
>> rejections. One of the 2(d) citations is in its grace period and is about
>> to be cancelled for failure to file Section 8/9. Is it proper to file a
>> simple response requesting suspension in light of the imminent abandonment,
>> where that response does not address the other 2(d) citations or the
>> goods/services rejections?
>>
>> TMEP 716.02(e) suggests not, but I swear I have done this before.
>> https://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/TMEP/current#/current/TMEP-700d1e2495.html
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