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    Yes!! I live and die by them. "Downloadable software for ..." There
    is no way on this planet that there can be canned descriptions for
    everything that software does with the specificity that the PTO
    requires.<br>
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    Then there's the hack, since you can't pick the same ID twice, of
    having to do "downloadable software for [stuff; downloadable
    software for more stuff]" so you can use the Plus form.<br>
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    Pam<br>
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    <div class="moz-signature">Pamela S. Chestek<br>
      Chestek Legal<br>
      300 Fayetteville St.<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/26/2024 12:47 PM, Greg William via
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      <div dir="ltr">Also, is there anything preventing the USPTO from
        changing the ID manual to remove open-ended "fill in the blank"
        language, <i>e.g.</i>, "Software as a service (SAAS) services
        featuring software for [fill in the function and field]"?  I'm
        not familiar with any obligations associated with the Nice
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                                  Gregory S. William, Esq.*<br>
                                  Danielson Legal LLC<br>
                                  One Mifflin Place, Suite 400<br>
                                  Cambridge, MA 02138<br>
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        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at
          12:41 PM Heather Vargas via E-trademarks <<a
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt">But
                    you never will because it will cost more than $100
                    to make the argument that may or may not work.</span></p>
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                        valign="top">Heather Vargas (She/Her/Hers)<br>
                        Florida Bar No. 230900<br>
                        Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law<br>
                        Cobb Cole<br>
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                        Suite 700<br>
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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"
                        moz-do-not-send="true"
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                      <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sam Castree via E-trademarks<br>
                      <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 26, 2024 12:33 PM<br>
                      <b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is
                      not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <<a
                        href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com"
                        target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
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                      <b>Cc:</b> Sam Castree <<a
                        href="mailto:sam@castreelaw.com" target="_blank"
                        moz-do-not-send="true"
                        class="moz-txt-link-freetext">sam@castreelaw.com</a>><br>
                      <b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] FW: Proposed
                      trademark fees changes for fiscal year 2025, and
                      translation requirement</span></p>
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style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">There is room to
                          argue.  You just have to convince the examiner
                          to change her mind, is all...</span></span><span
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style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(255,102,0)">Sam Castree,
                                III</span><span
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 10:51<span
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                      Laura A. Genovese via E-trademarks <<a
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style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I am wondering how
                              people feel about #14, the requirement to
                              translate non-English wording. What if the
                              client has a made-up word, but the
                              Examiner puts it into Google translate and
                              sees that in some language, what is
                              believed to be a made-up word might be a
                              real word. Is there any room to argue that
                              the mark is a made-up word, or acronym? Or
                              must we just pay the surcharge?
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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"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    class="moz-txt-link-freetext">e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
                                  <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gordon, Michael
                                  via E-trademarks<br>
                                  <b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 25, 2024
                                  4:32 PM<br>
                                  <b>To:</b> For trademark
                                  practitioners. This is not for
                                  laypersons to seek legal advice. <<a
href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    class="moz-txt-link-freetext">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
                                  <b>Cc:</b> Gordon, Michael <<a
href="mailto:Michael.Gordon@cfraresearch.com" target="_blank"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    class="moz-txt-link-freetext">Michael.Gordon@cfraresearch.com</a>><br>
                                  <b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] FW:
                                  Proposed trademark fees changes for
                                  fiscal year 2025</span></p>
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                              NPRM lists 20 elements that are required
                              for a “base application,” and failure to
                              provide these would trigger the $100 fee.</span></p>
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                            (1) The applicant’s name and domicile
                            address; </p>
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                            (2) The applicant’s legal entity; </p>
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                            (3) The citizenship of each individual
                            applicant, or the state or country of
                            incorporation or organization of each
                            juristic applicant; (4) If the applicant is
                            a domestic partnership, the names and
                            citizenship of the general partners, or if
                            the applicant is a domestic joint venture,
                            the names and citizenship of the active
                            members of the joint venture;
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                            (5) If the applicant is a sole
                            proprietorship, the state of organization of
                            the sole proprietorship and the name and
                            citizenship of the sole proprietor;
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                            (6) One or more bases for filing that
                            satisfy all the requirements of § 2.34. If
                            more than one basis is set forth, the
                            applicant must comply with the requirements
                            of § 2.34 for each asserted basis;</p>
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                            (7) If the application contains goods and/or
                            services in more than one class, compliance
                            with § 2.86;
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                            (8) A filing fee for each class of goods
                            and/or services, as required by §
                            2.6(a)(1)(ii) or (iii);
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                            (9) A verified statement that meets the
                            requirements of § 2.33, dated and signed by
                            a person properly authorized to sign on
                            behalf of the owner pursuant to §
                            2.193(e)(1);
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                            (10) If the applicant does not claim
                            standard characters, the applicant must
                            attach a digitized image of the mark. If the
                            mark includes color, the drawing must show
                            the mark in color;
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                            (11) If the mark is in standard characters,
                            a mark comprised only of characters in the
                            Office's standard character set, typed in
                            the appropriate field of the application;
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                            (12) If the mark includes color, a statement
                            naming the color(s) and describing where the
                            color(s) appears on the mark, and a claim
                            that the color(s) is a feature of the mark;
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                            (13) If the mark is not in standard
                            characters, a description of the mark; </p>
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                            (14) If the mark includes non-English
                            wording, an English translation of that
                            wording;
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                            (15) If the mark includes non-Latin
                            characters, a transliteration of those
                            characters;
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                            (16) If the mark includes an individual’s
                            name or likeness, either (i) a statement
                            that identifies the living individual whose
                            name or likeness the mark comprises and
                            written consent of the individual, or (ii) a
                            statement that the name or likeness does not
                            identify a living individual (see section
                            2(c) of the Act);</p>
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                            (17) If the applicant owns one or more
                            registrations for the same mark, and the
                            owner(s) last listed in Office records of
                            the prior registration(s) for the same mark
                            differs from the owner(s) listed in the
                            application, a claim of ownership of the
                            registration(s) identified by the
                            registration number(s), pursuant to § 2.36;
                          </p>
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                            (18) If the application is a concurrent use
                            application, compliance with § 2.42; </p>
                          <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in">
                            (19) An applicant whose domicile is not
                            located within the United States or its
                            territories must designate an attorney as
                            the applicant’s representative, pursuant to
                            § 2.11(a), and include the attorney’s name,
                            postal address, email address, and bar
                            information; and </p>
                          <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in">
                            (20) Correctly classified goods and/or
                            services, with an identification of goods
                            and/or services from the Office's Acceptable
                            Identification of Goods and Services Manual
                            within the electronic form.</p>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Neue Haas Grotesk Text Pro",sans-serif"> </span></p>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Neue Haas Grotesk Text Pro",sans-serif">Want
                              to petition to keep the domicile address
                              out of the record? $100 fee, plus the
                              petition fee. Client LLC representative
                              enters “owner” instead of “member” on the
                              signature line? $100 fee, depending on the
                              examiner. (TMEP § 611.06(g) says that
                              “owner” should be okay, but sometimes they
                              decide otherwise.) Description of the mark
                              not exact enough for the examiner? $100
                              fee. Miss a prior registration when citing
                              prior relevant registrations? $100 fee. I
                              also wonder if you can respond to the
                              office action calling for the $100 fee to
                              argue against the $100 fee or if the only
                              way to argue against it would be a
                              petition to the director…for a $400 fee.</span></p>
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style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,43,90)">Michael
                                                  R. Gordon</span></b></p>
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                                                General Counsel</span></p>
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style="margin:0.1pt;line-height:12.75pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,43,90)">Licensed
                                                  to practice only in
                                                  Maryland, North
                                                  Carolina, and the
                                                  District of Columbia</span></i></p>
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href="mailto:michael.gordon@cfraresearch.com" target="_blank"
                                                  moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="color:rgb(0,123,184)">michael.gordon@cfraresearch.com</span></a></span></p>
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style="color:rgb(0,43,90)">+1.646.517.2461</span></a></span></p>
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                                                  First • Integrity •
                                                  Courage • Excellence</span></b></p>
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style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Neue Haas Grotesk Text Pro",sans-serif"> </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"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    class="moz-txt-link-freetext">e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
                                  <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ronni Jillions
                                  via E-trademarks<br>
                                  <b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 25, 2024
                                  4:06 PM<br>
                                  <b>To:</b> For trademark
                                  practitioners. This is not for
                                  laypersons to seek legal advice. <<a
href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    class="moz-txt-link-freetext">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
                                  <b>Cc:</b> Ronni Jillions <<a
href="mailto:RSJillions@browdyneimark.com" target="_blank"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    class="moz-txt-link-freetext">RSJillions@browdyneimark.com</a>><br>
                                  <b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] FW:
                                  Proposed trademark fees changes for
                                  fiscal year 2025</span></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                                style="font-size:10pt;color:red">CAUTION:
                                EXTERNAL MESSAGE
                              </span></b></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I
                                wonder what the USPTO will consider
                                “insufficient information”.  Is that
                                going to be imposed when in a first
                                action, the examiner decides the
                                description needs to be amended?  </span></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Best
                                regards,</span></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ronni
                              </span></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy""> </span></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"">Ms.
                                Ronni S. Jillions</span></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Classic Roman Std"">Browdy
                                  and Neimark, PLLC</span></b></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Intellectual
                                Property Law</span></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1625 K St., N.W.</span></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Suite 550</span></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Washington, D.C.
                                20006</span></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Tel: 202-628-5197</span></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Direct:
                                202-628-5217</span></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Fax: 202-737-3528</span></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Cell: 703-856-2226</span></p>
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                                style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-family:"Classic Roman Std""><a
href="mailto:rsjillions@browdyneimark.com" target="_blank"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    class="moz-txt-link-freetext">rsjillions@browdyneimark.com</a></span></b></p>
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style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Please copy all instructions
                                to </span><span
style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(84,141,212)"><a
                                  href="mailto:mail@browdyneimark.com"
                                  target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                                  class="moz-txt-link-freetext">mail@browdyneimark.com</a></span><span
style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> to ensure proper handling</span></p>
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                                  style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></b></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">CONFIDENTIAL
                                  ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED
                                  COMMUNICATION</span></b></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif"> </span></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This
                                communication is intended only for the
                                use of the above addressee and may
                                contain information that is confidential
                                and privileged.  If you are not the
                                intended recipient, you are hereby
                                notified that any use, distribution,
                                disclosure, discussion or copying of
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                                notify our office.</span></p>
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style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </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"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    class="moz-txt-link-freetext">e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
                                  <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tim Ackermann via
                                  E-trademarks<br>
                                  <b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 25, 2024
                                  3:55 PM<br>
                                  <b>To:</b> For trademark
                                  practitioners. This is not for
                                  laypersons to seek legal advice. <<a
href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    class="moz-txt-link-freetext">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
                                  <b>Cc:</b> Tim Ackermann <<a
                                    href="mailto:tim@ackermannlaw.com"
                                    target="_blank"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    class="moz-txt-link-freetext">tim@ackermannlaw.com</a>><br>
                                  <b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] FW:
                                  Proposed trademark fees changes for
                                  fiscal year 2025</span></p>
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                              <p class="MsoNormal">Here we go: merge
                                TEAS/TEAS+, but use the higher
                                $350/class rate. Then add add'l fees on
                                top:</p>
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style="width: 3.9687in; height: 3.6562in;"
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                                <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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                                <p class="MsoNormal">TMIDM does not
                                  contain appropriate goods/services for
                                  your client? You pay $200!</p>
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                                <p class="MsoNormal">Office decides you
                                  didn't supply "sufficient"
                                  information? You pay $100!</p>
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                                                    <p class="MsoNormal">Tim
                                                      Ackermann</p>
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                                                    <p class="MsoNormal">The
                                                      Ackermann Law Firm</p>
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                                                  <p><span
style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">E:  <a
href="mailto:tim@ackermannlaw.com" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">tim@ackermannlaw.com</a><br>
                                                      P:  817.305.0690<br>
                                                      F:  214.453.0810<br>
                                                      W: <a
href="http://ackermannlaw.com/" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">ackermannlaw.com</a><br>
                                                      O: 1701 W.
                                                      Northwest Hwy.
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                                                      76051</span></p>
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                                <p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Mar 25,
                                  2024 at 2:22<span
                                    style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span>PM
                                  Richard Morris via E-trademarks <<a
href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank"
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                                            Patent and Trademark Office"
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                                            <b>Reply-To: </b>"U.S.
                                            Patent and Trademark Office"
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                                            <b>Date: </b>Monday, March
                                            25, 2024 at 3:00 PM<br>
                                            <b>To: </b>Richard Morris
                                            <<a
href="mailto:richard@4trademark.com" target="_blank"
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class="moz-txt-link-freetext">richard@4trademark.com</a>><br>
                                            <b>Subject: </b>Proposed
                                            trademark fees changes for
                                            fiscal year 2025</span></p>
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style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Proposed
                                                          trademark fees
                                                          changes for
                                                          fiscal year
                                                          2025</span></h2>
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style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span
style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Submit
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                                                          <p
style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">As
                                                          part of our
                                                          regular
                                                          assessment of
                                                          fees under our
                                                          fee-setting
                                                          authority, we
                                                          are proposing
                                                          certain
                                                          adjustments
                                                          necessary to
                                                          efficiently
                                                          and
                                                          effectively
                                                          administer the
                                                          U.S. trademark
                                                          system. These
                                                          fees provide
                                                          our agency
                                                          with the
                                                          ability to
                                                          implement
                                                          programs and
                                                          initiatives
                                                          driving our
                                                          2022–2026
                                                          Strategic
                                                          Plan,
                                                          including
                                                          developing
                                                          news ways to
                                                          fight fraud,
                                                          supporting our
                                                          employees and
                                                          stakeholders
                                                          with reliable
                                                          IT
                                                          infrastructure,
                                                          and enhancing
                                                          our work to
                                                          reduce
                                                          pendency. Our
                                                          proposed
                                                          changes to the
                                                          trademark fees
                                                          can be found
                                                          in a
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                                                          <span
style="color:rgb(0,0,238)">notice of proposed rulemaking</span></a>
                                                          (NPRM) that
                                                          will
                                                          officially
                                                          publish
                                                          tomorrow in
                                                          the Federal
                                                          Register. An
                                                          NPRM on
                                                          proposed
                                                          patent fee
                                                          changes is
                                                          forthcoming.</span></p>
                                                          <p
style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">“This
                                                          trademark fee
                                                          proposal
                                                          thoughtfully
                                                          promotes
                                                          efficient
                                                          operations,
                                                          adjusts for
                                                          higher
                                                          operating
                                                          costs, and
                                                          sufficiently
                                                          finances
                                                          ongoing and
                                                          planned
                                                          initiatives
                                                          that optimize
                                                          our service to
                                                          American
                                                          entrepreneurs,”
                                                          said Under
                                                          Secretary of
                                                          Commerce for
                                                          Intellectual
                                                          Property and
                                                          Director of
                                                          the USPTO
                                                          Kathi Vidal.</span></p>
                                                          <p
style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Our
                                                          trademark fee
                                                          proposal
                                                          provides
                                                          additional
                                                          resources to
                                                          enable us to
                                                          deliver
                                                          high-quality
                                                          and timely
                                                          trademark
                                                          examination
                                                          and review
                                                          proceedings
                                                          that produce
                                                          accurate and
                                                          reliable
                                                          trademark
                                                          rights for
                                                          domestic and
                                                          international
                                                          stakeholders.
                                                          It also
                                                          enables us to
                                                          spend
                                                          additional
                                                          efforts to
                                                          declutter the
                                                          trademark
                                                          register and
                                                          address fraud
                                                          that impacts
                                                          American
                                                          entrepreneurs.
                                                          The rule will
                                                          enable the
                                                          USPTO to
                                                          accomplish our
                                                          mission to
                                                          drive U.S.
                                                          innovation,
                                                          inclusive
                                                          capitalism,
                                                          and global
                                                          competitiveness. </span></p>
                                                          <p
style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Our
                                                          proposal is
                                                          shaped by
                                                          public
                                                          feedback we’ve
                                                          received
                                                          throughout the
                                                          past several
                                                          months,
                                                          beginning with
                                                          a
                                                          <a
href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnVzcHRvLmdvdi9hYm91dC11cy9ldmVudHMvdHJhZGVtYXJrLXB1YmxpYy1hZHZpc29yeS1jb21taXR0ZWUtZmVlLXNldHRpbmctaGVhcmluZz91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249c3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uY2VudGVyJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9uYW1lPSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5JnV0bV90ZXJtPSIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyNDAzMjUuOTIzNDU0NzEifQ.sR0Vb7d49oExZWy6Io2glAinCovdv3yvWhoQ37-vT_0/s/532765906/br/239555935206-l"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">
                                                          <span
style="color:rgb(0,0,238)">public hearing</span></a> in June 2023 hosted
                                                          by our
                                                          Trademark
                                                          Public
                                                          Advisory
                                                          Committee
                                                          (TPAC).
                                                          Following the
                                                          hearing, TPAC
                                                          provided our
                                                          agency with a
                                                          written report
                                                          detailing the
                                                          public
                                                          comments
                                                          received and
                                                          its
                                                          recommendations
                                                          regarding the
                                                          proposed fees.
                                                          We considered
                                                          and analyzed
                                                          all comments
                                                          and feedback
                                                          to create this
                                                          proposal. </span></p>
                                                          <p
style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">To
                                                          learn more
                                                          about the
                                                          USPTO’s
                                                          proposed fee
                                                          changes,
                                                          please visit
                                                          our
                                                          <a
href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnVzcHRvLmdvdi9hYm91dC11cy9wZXJmb3JtYW5jZS1hbmQtcGxhbm5pbmcvZmVlLXNldHRpbmctYW5kLWFkanVzdGluZz91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249c3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uY2VudGVyJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9uYW1lPSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5JnV0bV90ZXJtPSN0bWZlZS1pbmZvIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDI0MDMyNS45MjM0NTQ3MSJ9.T3sWIFYh4ROhvaHXhdZj2KGcZkkmj9kPuLjil4MK-BU/s/532765906/br/239555935206-l"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">
                                                          <span
style="color:rgb(0,0,238)">Fee Setting and Adjusting page</span></a>.
                                                          Written
                                                          comments on
                                                          the proposed
                                                          trademark fee
                                                          changes in the
                                                          NPRM can be
                                                          submitted via
                                                          the
                                                          <a
href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDQsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnJlZ3VsYXRpb25zLmdvdi8_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXN1YnNjcmlwdGlvbmNlbnRlciZ1dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0iLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjQwMzI1LjkyMzQ1NDcxIn0.nfNOBjSfBXty2pcE0LdYcD-3SVExbckciNumnWcmv4Q/s/532765906/br/239555935206-l"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">
                                                          <span
style="color:rgb(0,0,238)">Federal eRulemaking Portal</span></a> using
                                                          docket number
PTO-T-2022-0034 by May 28.</span></p>
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