<div dir="ltr">Keep in mind that the internal "elves" at the USPTO are responsible for processing responses and sending them to the Examining Attorneys. It is very likely that the Examining Attorney has not yet received it. Sometimes an inquiry can get things moving, but as I understand it, the Examining Attorneys are at the mercy of the "elves".<div><br></div><div>And with Xmas season coming, the elves may be working at their other job...<br><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Michael Brown<br>Michael J Brown Law Office<div>354 Eisenhower Parkway</div><div>Plaza I, 2nd Floor, Suite 2025<div>Livingston, NJ 07039<br><br><div><a href="mailto:michaeljbrownlaw@gmail.com" target="_blank">michaeljbrownlaw@gmail.com</a></div><div><a href="http://www.mjbrownlaw.com" target="_blank">www.mjbrownlaw.com</a> <br>+1 973-577-6300 fax +1 973-577-6301<br></div><div>Google Voice +1 973-637-0358</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Nov 13, 2023 at 3:32 PM O'Connell Jr., Robert via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-5764213968920076208">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Stephen McArthur via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 13, 2023 4:24 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Carl Oppedahl <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Stephen McArthur <<a href="mailto:stephen@smcarthurlaw.com" target="_blank">stephen@smcarthurlaw.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] How long is reasonable for an Examiner to take to respond to a 2(d) OAR?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:120%">How long do you wait after filing a likelihood of confusion office action response to ping the Examiner about moving the application along? Is it unreasonable to do so if we filed an OAR 6 months
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