PTO-1822 Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension

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web sites fully accessible to individuals with disabilities. See 29 U.S.C. §794d. While the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) forms do comply with Section 508, the
PDF preview of the TEAS forms currently do not meet all standards for web accessibility. If you cannot access a PDF preview of a TEAS form due to a disability or have any
questions about this notice, please contact the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC) at 1-800-786-9199 (select option#1), Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., ET.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. This Response to Suspension Inquiry
or Letter of Suspension is estimated to take 15 minutes to complete and submit to USPTO. Any
comments on the amount of time you require to complete this activity and/or suggestions for
reducing this burden, should be sent to the Chief Administrative Officer, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
Privacy Act Statement
The Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-579) requires that you be given certain information in connection
with your submission of the attached form related to an application for a trademark/servicemark.
The authority for the collection of this information is 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2); (2). The information in this
system of records is used to disseminate information about Trademarks submission or other
Trademark related actions before the United States Patent Office. However, routine uses of this
information may include disclosure to the following: to law enforcement and investigation in the
event that the system of records indicates a violation or potential violation of law; to a Federal, state,
local, or international agency, in response to its request; to an agency, organization, or individual
for the purpose of performing audit or oversight operations as authorized by law; to non-federal
personnel under contract to the agency; to a court for adjudication and litigation; to the
Department of Justice for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) assistance; to members of Congress
working on behalf of an individual; to the Office of Personnel Management for personnel research
purposes; to National Archives and Records Administration for inspection of records; and to the
Office of Management and Budget for legislative coordination and clearance. Disclosure of the
information by you is voluntary; however, if you do not furnish the requested information, the
USPTO may not be able to process and/or examine your submission, which may result in
termination of proceedings or abandonment of the application for a trademark. The applicable
Privacy Act System of Records Notice for this information request is COMMERCE/USPTO-26,
Trademarks Application and Registration Records: Federal Register vol. 85 February 18, 2020, p
8847, available at https://www.govinfo.gov/ content/pkg/FR-2020-02-18/pdf/2020-03068.pdf.