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<b>Trademark Design Search Manual</b> has been updated with the same search engine used for the new trademark search system.</span></div>
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Two entries in the Alphabetical Index caught my attention, namely</div>
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<div style="white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400;">Yak</span></div>
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<div style="white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400;">03.07.04</span></div>
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<div style="white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400;">03.07.05</span></div>
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Apparently if your design has a single yak, the search DC:03.07.04 is appropriate, but if your design has multiple yaks, the search DC:03.07.05 is appropriate. Good to know!</div>
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Ken Boone</div>
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