<div dir="ltr">Yes, the Examiner specifically said the LIE department because they have to be entered by hand.  These OARs had consent documents, and an Amended mark description.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 9:30 AM Janice Housey <<a href="mailto:jhousey@litmuslaw.com">jhousey@litmuslaw.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-6209301761769311701">





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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Did the easy OARs have anything that required the files to go to LIE (Legal Instrument Examination)?  My understanding is that things like entering a home country registration into the record have to go to
 LIE.  That appears to be where the big, dark black hole is.  Supposedly, a bunch of people were hired for the LIE group a few months ago.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> 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>Lindsey Corbin via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 7, 2024 11:21 AM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Lindsey Corbin <lindsey.corbin@delegate.legal><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Office Action Response times<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I filed easy OARs in early December, no arguments, and hadn't heard anything from the PTO.  I called the Examiner today and she said it's now taking up to 5 months for those responses to make it to their queue! GOOD GRIEF!  <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Echoing literally everything everyone else is saying, I wish they would fix their current processes before rolling out new things or changes.<u></u><u></u></p>
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