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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">The new printouts of third-party registrations and applications (cited against the application or as evidence) in office
actions also do not contain dates of first use data. I took some time yesterday and another day to strain my eyes to find that info on those printouts and I could not find it. Maybe someone with younger, better eyes can find that data. It was not in the Goods/Services
line like it used to be. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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">I guess the PTO thinks that will help applicants’ not make irrelevant arguments to examiners against 2d refusals because
examiners can’t go by actual use priority to decide 2d refusals.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;font-weight:bold">Alex Butterman<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> E-trademarks
<e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of
</span></b>Ken Boone via E-trademarks<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, April 23, 2024 05:16 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><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> Ken Boone <boondogles@hotmail.com><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [EXT] Re: [E-trademarks] TM Search: The New GS3 Search Field Is Available<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Sam,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you for your recent reply. I, too, recall a Trademark Search training session by the USPTO in which the presenter
made a </span></font><font size="4" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BIG DEAL</span></font><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> about
the requirement to use "AND NOT" instead of simply "NOT" with the new search system, generating
<b><i><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">BULL</span></i></b></span></font><b><i><font color="#cccccc" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">$</span></font></i></b><b><i><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">HIT</span></font></i></b><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> alarms
in my head. I'm pretty sure that I immediately challenged that statement via the questions/comments feature, but that I did NOT get a response during that training session. Or maybe I just exited that training session, convinced that I would not learn anything
useful.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">It gets worse! For the online help for the new GS3 field, namely<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">Contains the text of the goods and services description as well as the international class number and U.S. class number,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1" color="#0c64c0" face="Consolas"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#0C64C0">GS3:*shirt*</span></font><font size="2" color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0"> retrieves
SHIRT, SHIRTS, T-SHIRTS, SWEATSHIRTS, and more</span></font><font color="#0c64c0"><span style="color:#0C64C0"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1" color="#0c64c0" face="Consolas"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#0C64C0">GS3:*t?shirt*</span></font><font size="2" color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0"> retrieves
T-SHIRT, T SHIRT and more, but does not retrieve TSHIRT</span></font><font color="#0c64c0"><span style="color:#0C64C0"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1" color="#0c64c0" face="Consolas"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#0C64C0">GS3:*t*shirt*</span></font><font size="2" color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0"> retrieves
T-SHIRTS, T SHIRT, TSHIRT, TEE SHIRTS, SWEAT SHIRT, and more</span></font><font color="#0c64c0"><span style="color:#0C64C0"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">To search for multiple terms at the same time, connect them with a wildcard<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">For example,
</span></font><font size="1" color="#0c64c0" face="Consolas"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#0C64C0">GS3:*shirt*shoe*</span></font><font size="2" color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0"> retrieves
cases that include a variation of both SHIRT and SHOE</span></font><font color="#0c64c0"><span style="color:#0C64C0"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">To limit your search term to a specific class, include the class number at the beginning of the string<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">For example:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1" color="#0c64c0" face="Consolas"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#0C64C0">GS3:*025*shirt*</span></font><font size="2" color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0"> retrieves
SHIRTS, but only if it’s listed in International Class 25</span></font><font color="#0c64c0"><span style="color:#0C64C0"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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SHIRTS and SHOES, but only if they’re both listed in that order in International Class 25</span></font><font color="#0c64c0"><span style="color:#0C64C0"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">Can also be used with regular expression search strategies and statements<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><font size="2" color="#0c64c0" face="Aptos Narrow"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0"><a href="https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/search/likelihood-confusion">Does not include synonyms or
other potentially related goods and services that could trigger a likelihood of confusion refusal</a></span></font></u><font size="2" color="#0c64c0" face="Aptos Narrow"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I had heartburn over the highlighted requirement<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0;background:yellow">You must use wildcards at the beginning and end of your search string or the system will not return
any results</span></font><font size="2" color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Seriously? Even if I
<i><span style="font-style:italic">match </span></i>the raw text loaded into the GS3 field during the construction of the updated record for a particular trademark?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">And since we now have a
<i><span style="font-style:italic">summary </span></i>page that includes GS entries, I figured that I could find a sample GS entry that I could replicate for the new GS3 field
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">WITHOUT USING * WILDCARDS AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF MY SEARCH STRING.</span></b> That is, challenge accepted.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Today I constructed such a search, namely<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:bold">GS3: "ic 030: [ ice cream ]." AND LD:true</span></font></b><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">which retrieves the single trademark that I used for constructing that search, namely
</span></font><font color="#212529" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#212529;background:white">73568275</span></font><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, the live typed
drawing trademark CHOCOLATE MOUSSE, for which the summary page lists the single GS entry as</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><font size="2" color="#0c64c0" face="Symbol"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#0C64C0"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font color="#0c64c0" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">IC 030: [ ICE CREAM ].<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">For: ICE CREAM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">International Class(es): 030 - Primary Class U.S Class(es): 046<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">Class Status: ABANDONED<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">Basis: 1(a)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">First Use: Apr. 01, 1981 Use in Commerce: Apr. 01, 1981 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">as this is one of the records my old TESS search strategy retrieved as a live trademark with NO ACTIVE CLASSES, a topic
I'm still researching in Trademark Search, though I remain doubtful that the GS3 search field will eventually be useful for identifying such inactive GS entries. Too bad the Trademark Search engineers couldn't simply include
</span></font><font color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0;background:white">Class Status: ABANDONED</span></font><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> or
</span></font><font color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0;background:white">Class Status: INACTIVE</span></font><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> as part
of the GS entry (versus, say </span></font><font color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0;background:white">Class Status: ACTIVE</span></font><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> for
active GS entries). (BTW, isn't everyone is </span></font><b><i><font color="#861106" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#861106;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">annoyed
</span></font></i></b><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">that the Trademark Search summary screen doesn't include the
<b><i><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">first use</span></i></b> dates clearly evident on the TSDR listing?)</span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:bold">GS3: "ic 030: [ ice cream ]." </span></font></b><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">that retrieves 34 dead trademarks plus the live
<span style="background:white">CHOCOLATE MOUSSE</span> mark mentioned above. Then figure out how to substitute wildcards for ice cream so the search retrieves all marks where IC 030 is present but inactive.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Ken Boone<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> on behalf of Sam Castree via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, April 23, 2024 10:47 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> Sam Castree <<a href="mailto:sam@castreelaw.com">sam@castreelaw.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [E-trademarks] TM Search: The New GS3 Search Field Is Available</span></font>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thanks for all that. I remember the PTO making a big deal about how we had to use "AND NOT" instead of just "NOT" with the new system,
but it's good to see that it isn't the case. Except now I wonder why they said otherwise...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><font size="3" color="#ff6600" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FF6600;font-style:italic">3421 W. Elm St.</span></font></i><font color="#222222" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On Sat, Apr 20, 2024 at 10:33</span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></font>PM Ken Boone via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><font size="3" color="#570606" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#570606;background:white;font-style:italic">» Wait, for the search :GS3:*025*shirt* AND LD:true NOT IC:025,"
shouldn't it be "<b><u><span style="font-weight:bold">AND</span></u></b> NOT IC:025"? Or did the "AND NOT" thing get changed?</span></font></i><font color="#570606" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#570606"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Nothing has changed, as far as I know, but I'm pretty sure the logical operators
<b><span style="background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold">NOT</span></b> and <b><span style="background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold">AND NOT</span></b> are basically equivalent on TM Search, as I have been using
<b><span style="background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold">NOT</span></b><span style="background:white"> instead of
</span><b><span style="background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold">AND NOT</span></b><span style="background:white"> since TM Search was first available for beta testing,
</span>plus that's the syntax I used (with or without CAPITALIZATION) on TESS (RIP). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I consider the lack of mention of the logical operator
<b><span style="background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold">NOT </span></b>by itself yet another deficiency in the online help.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Below, I performed multiple variations of the searches and then exported the search history. (Well, the first search is
the raw search from the online help, with 308,131 trademarks retrieved, far too many to review for inconsistencies.) Here are the searches (queries) with the corresponding result counts. For searches 2 through 10, the 3 hits looked consistent when viewing
the records displayed on the results screen. The last 3 searches - the <b><span style="font-weight:bold">OR NOT</span></b> searches - are provided for your curiosity. ;-}<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">On old TESS, as I recall, using
<b><span style="background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold">AND NOT</span></b> instead of
<b><span style="background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold">NOT</span></b> would generate a syntax error, though that may be somewhat difficult to verify now. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Pushing the issue, the search
</span></font><b><font color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold">AND NOT IC:025 AND GS3:*025*shirt* AND LD:true</span></font></b><b><font color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:bold">
</span></font></b><font color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">resulted in the error:</span></font><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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... "-" ... <BAREOPER> ... "(" ... "*" ... <QUOTED> ... <TERM> ... <PREFIXTERM> ... <WILDTERM> ... <REGEXPTERM> ... "[" ... "{" ... <NUMBER> ... <TERM> ...</span></font><font color="#1b1b1b" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Beginning a search with
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">AND NOT</span></b> doesn't make sense to me either (though beginning a search with NOT may make sense, as demonstrated by searches 8 & 9 of my session summary), so my initial statement at the beginning of this reply is false
- that the logical operators <b><span style="background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold">NOT</span></b><span style="background:white"> and
</span><b><span style="background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold">AND NOT</span></b><span style="background:white"> are NOT always equivalent on TM Search, specifically at least when used at the beginning of a search as demonstrated in the last search mentioned that
resulted in a syntax error</span>. So it goes.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> E-trademarks
<<a href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> on behalf of Sam Castree via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, April 20, 2024 1:08 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> Sam Castree <<a href="mailto:sam@castreelaw.com" target="_blank">sam@castreelaw.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [E-trademarks] TM Search: The New GS3 Search Field Is Available</span></font>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Wait, for the search :GS3:*025*shirt* AND LD:true NOT IC:025," shouldn't it be "<b><u><span style="font-weight:bold">AND</span></u></b> NOT
IC:025"? Or did the "AND NOT" thing get changed?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On Sat, Apr 20, 2024 at 11:13</span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></font>AM Ken Boone via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
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<b><font size="4" color="#1b1b1b" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1B1B1B;letter-spacing:-.5pt">Apr 19, 2024 Release<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p style="margin-left:30.0pt;background:white;margin-bottom:1rem"><font size="3" color="#1b1b1b" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B">This release has the following changes:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><font size="2" color="#1b1b1b" face="Symbol"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1B1B1B"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font color="#1b1b1b" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B">Added or revised the following search fields in the Advanced tab: CU, GS3, LR, OD, OT, and PE.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="3" color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">From the Advanced tab of the online help (<span style="background:yellow">highlighting</span> mine):<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<font size="3" color="#1b1b1b" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Contains the text of the goods and services description as well as the international class number and U.S. class number, but you must account for
spaces and punctuation in your search<o:p></o:p></span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1B1B1B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<font size="3" color="#1b1b1b" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Returns results that include plurals, punctuation, and spaces<o:p></o:p></span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1B1B1B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<font size="3" color="#1b1b1b" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">You must use wildcards at the beginning and end of your search string or the system will not return any results<o:p></o:p></span></font></li><ul type="circle">
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<code><font size="2" color="#1b1b1b" face="Consolas"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Consolas">*</span></font></code><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> retrieves zero or more instances of any character, including
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<code><font size="2" color="#1b1b1b" face="Consolas"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Consolas">?</span></font></code><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> returns exactly one instance of any character, including
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<code><font size="2" color="#1b1b1b" face="Consolas"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Consolas">GS3:*shirt*</span></font></code><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> retrieves SHIRT, SHIRTS, T-SHIRTS, SWEATSHIRTS,
and more<o:p></o:p></span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1B1B1B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3">
<code><font size="2" color="#1b1b1b" face="Consolas"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Consolas">GS3:*t?shirt*</span></font></code><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> retrieves T-SHIRT, T SHIRT and more, but does
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<code><font size="2" color="#1b1b1b" face="Consolas"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Consolas">GS3:*t*shirt*</span></font></code><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> retrieves T-SHIRTS, T SHIRT, TSHIRT, TEE SHIRTS,
SWEAT SHIRT, and more<o:p></o:p></span></font></li></ul>
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<font size="3" color="#1b1b1b" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">To search for multiple terms at the same time, connect them with a wildcard<o:p></o:p></span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1B1B1B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
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</span></font><code><font size="2" face="Consolas"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Consolas">GS3:*shirt*shoe*</span></font></code><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> retrieves cases that include a variation of
both SHIRT and SHOE<o:p></o:p></span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1B1B1B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
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<code><font size="2" color="#1b1b1b" face="Consolas"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Consolas;background:yellow">GS3:*025*shirt*</span></font></code><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:yellow"> retrieves
SHIRTS, but only if it’s listed in International Class 25</span></font><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1B1B1B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3">
<code><font size="2" color="#1b1b1b" face="Consolas"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Consolas">GS3:*025*shirt*shoe*</span></font></code><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> retrieves SHIRTS and SHOES, but only if
they’re both listed in that order in International Class 25<o:p></o:p></span></font></li></ul>
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<font size="3" color="#1b1b1b" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Can also be used with regular expression search strategies and statements<o:p></o:p></span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1B1B1B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<font size="3" color="#1b1b1b" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Does not include synonyms or other potentially related goods and services that could trigger a
</span></font><u><font color="#005ea2" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#005EA2"><a href="https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/search/likelihood-confusion" target="_blank"><font color="#005ea2"><span style="color:#005EA2">likelihood
of confusion refusal</span></font></a></span></font></u><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1B1B1B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<font size="3" color="#1b1b1b" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">If you don’t want to narrowly limit your search, try the CC and IC options instead<o:p></o:p></span></font></li></ul>
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</span>retrieves SHIRTS, <b><span style="font-weight:bold">but only if it’s listed in International Class 25</span></b>) with a slight variation, namely<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">That search retrieved 3 trademarks. The first hit (98140185) has only one international class, namely 034, but that
GS entry does include the term shirts. For your convenience, I did a copy/paste from TSDR (<span style="background:yellow">highlighting</span> mine).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;background:#ECEFF9"><b><font size="1" color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;font-weight:bold">For:</span></font></b><font size="1" color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="1" color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">IC034 Electronic cigarette liquid (e-liquid) comprised of flavorings in liquid form, other than
essential oils, used to refill electronic cigarette cartridges; Pods in the nature of cartridges containing e-liquids comprised of propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, nicotine, and natural and artificial flavorings, other than essential oils for electronic
cigarettes; Legally produced hemp derivatives, derived solely from hemp with a delta-9 THC concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis, namely, resins and oils other than essential oils, hashes, waxes, hemp flower for smoking or vaping;
Cigar wraps; Blunt wraps; Electronic cigarette liquid (e-liquid) comprised of propylene glycol; Electronic cigarette liquid (e-liquid) comprised of vegetable glycerin; Electronic cigarette boxes; Electronic cigarette cases; Electronic cigarette lanyards; Electronic
cigarette lighters; Electronic cigarette refill cartridges sold empty; Electronic cigarettes; Electronic cigarettes for use as an alternative to traditional cigarettes; Boxes for electronic cigarettes and electronic cigarette accessories; Cartomizers, namely,
combination electronic cigarette refill cartridges sold empty and atomizers, sold as a component of electronic cigarettes; Cartridges sold filled with chemical flavorings in liquid form for electronic cigarettes; Cartridges sold filled with propylene glycol
for electronic cigarettes; Cartridges sold filled with vegetable glycerin for electronic cigarettes; Cases for electronic cigarettes and electronic cigarette accessories; Chemical flavorings in liquid form used to refill electronic cigarette cartridges; Flavorings,
other than essential oils, for use in electronic cigarettes; Mechanical electronic cigarettes; all of the foregoing cannabis-related goods containing cannabis ingredients solely derived from hemp with a delta-9 THC concentration of not more than 0.3 percent
on a dry weight basis with the resulting goods containing a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. IC 025 Clothing, namely,<span style="background:yellow"> t-shirts</span>, shorts, hoodies, sweaters,
jackets, jumpsuits, sweatpants; Headwear, namely, hats, bandannas; Outerwear, namely, coats, raincoats, windbreakers; Footwear, namely, flip flops, shoes, boots, sandals; Accessories, namely, belts, scarves, gloves, socks<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="1" color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">034 - Primary Class<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="1" color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">002, 008, 009, 017<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="1" color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">ACTIVE<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="1" color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">1(a)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="1" color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Jan. 01, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">The other two hits also have only one international class that is NOT class 025 and the relevant search term (shirt)
occurs in that class. That is, all three hits for my search using the example text from the online help retrieves the search term in an international class other that the class specified in the search.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">ALL</span></b> the labels included in the TSDR listing. including the <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="1" color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">ACTIVE<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="3" color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">so that searching for ACTIVE (or ABANDONED or CANCELLED or EXPIRED) GS entries might be possible.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><font size="3" color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">Happy TM Searching,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><font size="3" color="#0c64c0" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">Ken Boone<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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