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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Thank you both Kevin and Robert for directing me to the new expungement option. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><a href="https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/protect/requesting-expungement-or-reexamination-proceeding" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="enhancr_card_4200605140">Requesting an expungement or reexamination proceeding | USPTO</a></span><div><br></div><div id="ydpa55c2064enhancr_card_4200605140" class="ydpa55c2064yahoo-link-enhancr-card ydpa55c2064ymail-preserve-class ydpa55c2064ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:YahooSans VF, YahooSans, OpenSans VF, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" data-url="https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/protect/requesting-expungement-or-reexamination-proceeding" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM" contenteditable="false"><a href="https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/protect/requesting-expungement-or-reexamination-proceeding" style="text-decoration:none !important;color:#000 !important" class="ydpa55c2064yahoo-enhancr-cardlink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table border="0" class="ydpa55c2064card-wrapper ydpa55c2064yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width:400px"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><table border="0" class="ydpa55c2064card ydpa55c2064yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224, 228, 233);border-radius:2px"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpa55c2064card-primary-image-cell" background="https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/0.Wg_jfFmz2awxm1yHhsOg--~A/Zmk9ZmlsbDt3PTQwMDtoPTIwMDthcHBpZD1pZXh0cmFjdA--/https://www.uspto.gov/themes/custom/uspto_ds/images/USPTO-logo-RGB-stacked-1200px.png.cf.jpg" bgcolor="#000000" valign="top" height="175" style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; position: relative; border-radius: 2px 2px 0px 0px; min-height: 175px;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><v:rect fill="true" stroke="false" style="width:396px;height:175px;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;"><v:fill type="frame" color="#000000" src="https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/0.Wg_jfFmz2awxm1yHhsOg--~A/Zmk9ZmlsbDt3PTQwMDtoPTIwMDthcHBpZD1pZXh0cmFjdA--/https://www.uspto.gov/themes/custom/uspto_ds/images/USPTO-logo-RGB-stacked-1200px.png.cf.jpg"/></v:rect><![endif]--><table border="0" class="ydpa55c2064card-overlay-container-table ydpa55c2064yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpa55c2064card-overlay-cell" background="https://s.yimg.com/cv/ae/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV21/1/enhancr_gradient-400x175.png" bgcolor="transparent" valign="top" style="background-color: transparent; border-radius: 2px 2px 0px 0px; min-height: 175px;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><v:rect fill="true" stroke="false" style="width:396px;height:175px;position:absolute;top:-18px;left:0;"><v:fill type="pattern" color="#000000" src="https://s.yimg.com/cv/ae/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV21/1/enhancr_gradient-400x175.png"/><v:textbox inset="0,0,20px,0"><![endif]--><table border="0" class="ydpa55c2064yahoo-ignore-table" height="175" style="width: 100%; min-height: 175px;"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpa55c2064card-richInfo2" style="text-align:left;padding:15px 0 0 15px;vertical-align:top"></td><td class="ydpa55c2064card-actions" style="text-align:right;padding:15px 15px 0 0;vertical-align:top"><div class="ydpa55c2064card-share-container"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><!--[if gte mso 9]></v:textbox></v:rect><![endif]--></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td><table border="0" align="center" class="ydpa55c2064card-info ydpa55c2064yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:#fff;position:relative;z-index:2;width:100%;max-width:400px;border-radius:0 0 2px 2px;border-top:1px solid rgb(224, 228, 233)"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:16px 0 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0 0 0 2px"></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:YahooSans VF, YahooSans, OpenSans VF, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;border-radius:0 0 2px 0"><h2 class="ydpa55c2064card-title" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: YahooSans VF, YahooSans, OpenSans VF, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(29, 34, 40); max-width: 314px;">Requesting an expungement or reexamination proceeding</h2><p class="ydpa55c2064card-description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(151, 158, 168);">Learn how you can request an expungement or reexamination proceeding to challenge any good or service in a regis...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">However, it's $400 to file per class. I wish it were free! </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">There should be a hotline where we can report these kinds of trademark registration fraud. UGH! </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Best,<br><br>Nancy </div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Friday, April 19, 2024 at 02:18:54 PM EDT, Kevin Grierson <kgrierson@cm.law> wrote:
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Nancy Prager via E-trademarks<br clear="none">
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 19, 2024 1:40 PM<br clear="none">
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<b>Cc:</b> Nancy Prager <nancyprager@yahoo.com><br clear="none">
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Two issues</span></p>
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<p class="ydpdbd9643cyiv7915887346MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;">I was doing a knock out search this morning for a client. I was shocked to see that the USPTO accepted two specimens which have significant issues:<br clear="none">
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1) In the screenshots for YouTube videos that purport to support that there are multiple episodes of a show the videos are clearly marked as unlisted. Unlisted videos are not technically publicly available on the platform. Each of the videos had between
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2) Another specimen is clearly a picture where the mark has been transposed on a generic journal. Like a notebook you buy at the store. I am shocked it was accepted. this was processed in 2022. <br clear="none">
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Both marks are within the initial 5 year window. Is my client's only option to cancel the marks? Is there another option so that my client doesn't have to incur costs? Also, couldn't the registrant start using the marks now once notified of the cancellation
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