<div dir="ltr">Hi, <div><br></div><div>I believe that question is only contained in the form where you are updating Attorney information but staying in the same firm (i.e. an associate left the firm and they are being removed as the listed attorney but the firm retains the client). I've not seen it when I've done basic revocation/appointment forms. I also just checked the form preview on the USPTO site and it's not listed in that form. </div><div><br></div><div>Lindsey</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 10:36 AM 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">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:120%">I’ve taken over a portfolio marks and we’re preparing a “Change Address or Representation Form” for the client’s e-signature. In this form, there is a question that I don’t recall seeing
before: “STATEMENT OF THE REASON FOR REPLACEMENT”.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:120%">Is this new? How is this the USPTO’s business, or anyone else’s? Would one enter “Nunna yer damn bizness”? Or how about “prior counsel was overpriced and incompetent”? (Just joking – not
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:120%">Am I being unreasonable, or does this feel like another instance of the USPTO inserting itself into the attorney-client relationship where it does not belong?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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