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`NEXEL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (derek@plusfirm.com)
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`U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 90141339 - NEXEL - N/A
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`August 02, 2021 04:13:42 PM
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`ecom113@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.
`90141339
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`Mark:   NEXEL
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`Correspondence
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`Address:   
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`     Derek Fahey
`     101 NE 3RD
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`AVE., SUITE 1500
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`LAUDERDALE
`FL 33301
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`Applicant:  
`NEXEL
`TECHNOLOGIES
`CORPORATION
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`Reference/Docket
`No. N/A
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`Correspondence
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`Email Address:    
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`derek@plusfirm.com
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`SUSPENSION NOTICE
`No Response Required
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`Issue date:   August 02, 2021
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`STATUS OF APPLICATION
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`Pursuant to TMEP §716.01, applicant is advised of the following status of the application.  In an suspension notice issued on January 4, 2021, the
`following issues were outstanding with this application:
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`(1)      Prior-filed Pending Applications and Claim of Ownership Advisory
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`On June 1, 2021, applicant responded to the Office action. In light of applicant’s amendments detailed below, the examining attorney has
`determined the following:
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`(1)   Applicant’s arguments against the potential cite of application serial no. 79247402 are unpersuasive, and the instant application is
`suspended pending registration or abandonment of the prior-filed application.
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`(2)   Applicant’s claim of ownership of application serial no. 88024092 is acceptable and made of record, and the potential cite is obviated.
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`TMEP §§713.02, 714.04.
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`ACTION IS SUSPENDED
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`The application is suspended for the reason(s) specified below.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716 et seq.  
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`The pending application(s) below has an earlier filing date or effective filing date than applicant’s application.   If the mark in the application(s)
`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
`application(s) below either registers or abandons.  37 C.F.R. §2.83(c).  Information relevant to the application(s) below was sent previously.
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`- U.S. Application Serial No(s). 79247402
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`Preliminary Response to Applicant’s Arguments
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`Applicant argues that the prior-filed application serial no. 79247402 (NEXL) should not be cited as against the instant application because (1) the
`NEXL mark was approved for publication over the applicant’s prior mark (the NEXEL standard character mark, Serial No. 88024092), and (2)
`“The Applicant’s Mark is identical to the Applicant’s Prior Mark except for the addition of Class 042.” However, Serial No. 88024092 only
`listed services in Classes 35 and 38. The software identified in Class 42 is closely related to the software identified in the NEXL mark—for
`example, applicant provides “on-line nondownloadable software for personal and business contact management, and for communicating with
`customers, potential customers and business partners” in Class 42, and the NEXL mark identifies “online non-downloadable software for the
`purposes of communication in relation to legal and business matters.” Because both applicant and the owner of the NEXL mark provide software
`for business communication, the services in the instant application are more closely related to those in the NEXL application than the applicant’s
`prior application. Accordingly, the pending advisory against U.S. Application Serial No. 79247402 is maintained.
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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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`/Marynelle W. Wilson/
`Marynelle W. Wilson
`Examining Attorney
`Law Office 113
`Phone: 571-272-7978
`Email: marynelle.wilson@uspto.gov
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`To:
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`Subject:
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`Sent:
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`Attachments:
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`NEXEL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (derek@plusfirm.com)
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`U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 90141339 - NEXEL - N/A
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`August 02, 2021 04:13:45 PM
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`ecom113@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 August 02, 2021 for
`U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 90141339
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`Your trademark application has been reviewed by a trademark examining attorney.  As part of that review, the assigned attorney has
`issued an official letter.  Please follow the steps below.
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`(1)  Read the official letter.  No response is necessary.
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`(2)  Direct questions about the contents of the Office action to the assigned attorney below.  
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`/Marynelle W. Wilson/
`Marynelle W. Wilson
`Examining Attorney
`Law Office 113
`Phone: 571-272-7978
`Email: marynelle.wilson@uspto.gov
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`Direct questions about navigating USPTO electronic forms, the USPTO website, the application process, the status of your
`application, and/or whether there are outstanding deadlines or documents related to your file to the Trademark Assistance Center
`(TAC).
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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,
`application.
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`if needed,
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`to ensure you receive important USPTO notices about your
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`·       Beware of misleading notices sent by private companies about your application.  Private companies not associated with
`the USPTO use public information available in trademark registrations to mail and email trademark-related offers and notices –
`most of which require fees.   All official USPTO correspondence will only be emailed from the domain “@uspto.gov.”
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