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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">I had this exact situation and could not get any level at the PTO to understand. I ended up getting a signed POA as the most expedient way to handle it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Stephanie Nikitenko via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 18, 2024 1:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Stephanie Nikitenko <snikitenko@iphorgan.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Question re Post-Registration Office Action<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Recently submitted a renewal filing and then received a subsequent post-registration Office Action with some interesting circumstances surrounding it. Wondering if anyone here
has dealt with something similar. The OA stated that I did not have the authority to sign on behalf of the client even though it was a Section 8 & 9 filing and the TMEP clearly states that POA ends with acceptance of the previous post-reg filing (in this case
the prior Section 8 filed by the registrant’s previous counsel). After submission and acceptance of the previous Section 8, prior counsel filed a blanket CAR form to update their firm information, which happened to include the registration at issue. Apparently
that was enough to reinstate POA in the previous counsel after acceptance of the Section 8.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Spoke with the Post-Reg Examiner and had them verify with their manager that the OA was not issued erroneously. The OA states that we need to have the registrant sign a new POA,
a separate verified statement that we had the authority to submit the 8 & 9 renewal on their behalf, and the authority to sign the response to the OA.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Has anyone dealt with something similar before?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Stephanie</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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