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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#156082" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#156082">Maybe you are thinking of the
<a href="https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/trademark-register-protection-office">Trademark Register Protection Office (TRPO)</a>, which sounds new to me. It looks like the USPTO just consolidated parts of the Commissioner\u2019s Office that handled expungements and
reexaminations, Section 8 audits, issued administrative sanctions, and attempts to deal with the multiplying trademark scammer outfits.
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<a href="mailto:TMScams@uspto.gov">TMScams@uspto.gov</a>, but that appears to be specifically for the scammers of trademark owners and not addressing fraudulent and bad faith TM filings.
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, April 20, 2024 06:44 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com>; Kevin Grierson <kgrierson@cm.law>; Robert Rosenthal <rrosenthal@phd-ip.com><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> Nancy Prager <nancyprager@yahoo.com><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [EXT] Re: [E-trademarks] Two issues<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">However, it's $400 to file per class. I wish it were free! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">There should be a hotline where we can report these kinds of trademark registration fraud. UGH! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#26282a" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">On Friday, April 19, 2024 at 02:18:54 PM EDT, Kevin Grierson <<a href="mailto:kgrierson@cm.law">kgrierson@cm.law</a>>
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proceeding in particular is geared towards marks that were not in use on or before a particular relevant date (such as the date of filing of the application or the date of the SOU).
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E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Nancy Prager via E-trademarks<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, April 19, 2024 1:40 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> E-TM-Mail-Server <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> Nancy Prager <<a href="mailto:nancyprager@yahoo.com">nancyprager@yahoo.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [E-trademarks] Two issues</span></font><font size="2" color="#26282a" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="ydpdbd9643cyiv7915887346msonormal"><font size="2" color="#26282a" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">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>
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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
1 and 4 views. Not hundreds, thousands or millions. Single digits. How was that not clearly fake? this was processed in 2020<br>
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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>
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In both instances I cannot find any evidence of actual use on the internet, or on YouTube years after the videos were purportedly uploaded. <br>
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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
effort? <br>
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thanks in advance! Hope to meet some of you at the INTA reception. <br>
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Best,</span></font><font size="2" color="#26282a" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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