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<p>Thank you Ken for posting. </p>
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<p>Very interesting that there would be peaks and valleys for this.
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<p>A first guess I can make is that there might be odd interactions
between various parts of the Trademark Office. The people who do
"final review prior to publication" being on some production cycle
(per month, let's say) and the Examining Attorneys being on some
other production cycle (fiscal year calendar quarters, let's say)
and this leading to constructive and destructive interference.</p>
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<p>A second guess I can make is that the IT and software platform
people might be doing randomly timed tweaks to the various
underlying software systems. And this could lead to periods of a
week at a time when it is harder than usual to carry out this
process-flow step or that process-flow step. Leading to boluses
of cases getting held up at times that cannot be easily predicted
by outside observers. One bolus of held-up cases might be, say,
cases that are image-intensive. Another bolus of held-up cases
might be, say, cases that turn out to need translations carried
out. <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/23/2024 5:57 AM, Ken Boone via
E-trademarks wrote:<br>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">By chance, I did the search
PO:20240423 this morning. Wow! 15,979 trademarks published
for opposition today*. Seemed like an unusually large count,
prompting the following searches (c</span><span
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">2024 Query</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Count</span></div>
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1</div>
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<div
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PO:20230103</div>
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<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
7,426</div>
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style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20240102</div>
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style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
6,251</div>
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2</div>
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<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20230110</div>
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<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
7,738</div>
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<div
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PO:20240109</div>
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<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
11,338</div>
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<div
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3</div>
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<div
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PO:20230117</div>
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<div
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8,238</div>
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<div
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PO:20240116</div>
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<div
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9,410</div>
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<div
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4</div>
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<div
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PO:20230124</div>
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<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
8,679</div>
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<td
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<div
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PO:20240123</div>
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<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
11,011</div>
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<div
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5</div>
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<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20230131</div>
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<td
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<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
5,244</div>
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<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
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PO:20240130</div>
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<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
5,198</div>
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<div
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6</div>
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<div
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PO:20230207</div>
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<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
7,530</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20240206</div>
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<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"
class="elementToProof">
9,210</div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td
style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 52px; height: 14.4pt;">
<div
style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; font-family: "Aptos Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">
7</div>
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<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20230214</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
7,344</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20240213</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
9,493</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td
style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 52px; height: 14.4pt;">
<div
style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; font-family: "Aptos Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">
8</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20230221</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
6,753</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20240220</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
7,861</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td
style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 52px; height: 14.4pt;">
<div
style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; font-family: "Aptos Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">
9</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20230228</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
8,247</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20240227</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
9,057</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td
style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 52px; height: 14.4pt;">
<div
style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; font-family: "Aptos Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"
class="elementToProof">
10</div>
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<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20230307</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
8,245</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20240305</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
3,389</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td
style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 52px; height: 14.4pt;">
<div
style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; font-family: "Aptos Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">
11</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20230314</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
7,876</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20240312</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"
class="elementToProof">
15,631</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td
style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 52px; height: 14.4pt;">
<div
style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; font-family: "Aptos Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">
12</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20230321</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
8,558</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20240319</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
8,618</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td
style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 52px; height: 14.4pt;">
<div
style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; font-family: "Aptos Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">
13</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
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PO:20230328</div>
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style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
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style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
6,496</div>
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style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
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style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20240326</div>
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style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
6,016</div>
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style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 52px; height: 14.4pt;">
<div
style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; font-family: "Aptos Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">
14</div>
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style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20230404</div>
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<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
8,542</div>
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<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20240402</div>
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style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
10,960</div>
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style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 52px; height: 14.4pt;">
<div
style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; font-family: "Aptos Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">
15</div>
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<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20230411</div>
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<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
8,898</div>
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<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20240409</div>
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style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
10,681</div>
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<tr>
<td
style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 52px; height: 14.4pt;">
<div
style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; font-family: "Aptos Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">
16</div>
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<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20230418</div>
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<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
9,949</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20240416</div>
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<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
6,017</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td
style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 52px; height: 14.4pt;">
<div
style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; font-family: "Aptos Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">
17</div>
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<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20230425</div>
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<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
10,058</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
PO:20240423</div>
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style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"
class="elementToProof">
15,979</div>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td
style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 52px; height: 14.4pt;">
<br>
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<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<br>
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style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<br>
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<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<br>
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style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<br>
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style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 52px; height: 14.4pt;">
<br>
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style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Average</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
7,989</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Average</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: "Aptos Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">
9,184</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 52px; height: 14.4pt;"
class="elementToProof">
<br>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Standard Dev</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;"
align="right">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
1187.4</div>
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style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 98.667px;">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Standard Dev</div>
</td>
<td
style="white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;"
align="right">
<div
style="white-space: nowrap; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
3367.9</div>
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style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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Here's a quick plot.</div>
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style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<img id="image_0" size="27321" contenttype="image/png"
style="width: 493px; height: 360px;"
data-outlook-trace="F:1|T:1"
src="cid:part1.2GLjyMBI.l8eH5bdy@oppedahl.com" class=""
width="493" height="360"></div>
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style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Publications
for calendar year 2024 have been a bit more
<i>chaotic</i> than calendar year 2023. Why? I have no
guesses.</span></div>
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style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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* The search PO:20240423 AND UD:20240423 only retrieves 35
records; that is, only 35 of the trademarks published for
opposition today were updated this morning. Tomorrow's count
may differ. Similarly, today's registrations ...</div>
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style="text-align: center; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Happy Trademarking,</div>
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style="text-align: center; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Ken Boone</div>
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