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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>I tried the form. Very different. Better for the layperson. But I like the current form better. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>"Thomas, Charles" <Charles.Thomas1@USPTO.GOV><br><b>Date: </b>Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 11:36 AM<br><b>Cc: </b>"Schwab, Matthew" <Matthew.Schwab@USPTO.GOV>, "Postell, Courtney" <Courtney.Postell@USPTO.GOV><br><b>Subject: </b>USPTO: Invitation to Trademark Center Closed Beta for Initial Applications<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Trademark customers,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for volunteering to provide feedback and assist us with improving your trademark filing experience. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We're working on a new filing system, and we’d like to <b>invite you to use the closed beta version of Trademark Center to file an initial application: </b><a href="https://trademarkcenter.uspto.gov/">https://trademarkcenter.uspto.gov/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>What is a ‘closed beta’?<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is a live system for real trademark applications. However, it is not the full or final version, and we need your feedback to help us continue to improve it while we continue to add all initial application functionality. You’re welcome to create a draft application without actually filing if you just want to check it out.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We’ve provided your USPTO.gov account associated with this email address with access to the closed beta. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Note</u></b>: The Trademark Center closed beta currently only accepts applications to register a trademark under only one basis. There are additional eligibility requirements, which you can find in the attachment as well as within Trademark Center when you start a new application.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>We need your feedback</b>, so please let us know what you think using the blue Feedback button that will be available within the initial application on the right side of the page. You may fill it out multiple times as you use the system.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Technical assistance<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email <a href="mailto:TEAS@uspto.gov?subject=BETA:%20">TEAS@uspto.gov</a> with a subject line beginning with “BETA” for assistance. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_Hlk138843455"><o:p> </o:p></a></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk138843455'></span><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Charlie<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#164468'>Charles D. Thomas</span></b><br>Customer Experience Administrator for Trademarks<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.uspto.gov/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=280 height=70 style='width:2.9166in;height:.7291in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DA86A9.186C32B0"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks">uspto.gov/trademarks</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>571-272-6766<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>