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Is anyone finding the GS3 search field useful? If so, please provide some example GS3 searches. I'll start.</div>
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Find really short GS entries. </div>
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<span style="color: rgb(12, 136, 42);">2,945 results for</span> GS3:/.{10,12}/ AND LD:true
<span style="color: rgb(12, 136, 42);">- This search finds brief GS entries of 10 to 12 characters.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(12, 136, 42);">473,250 results for </span>GS3:/.{10,30}/ AND LD:true
<span style="color: rgb(12, 136, 42);">- This search finds brief GS entries of 10 to 30 characters. Notice the significantly higher hit count versus the first search.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Find somewhat longer GS entries, though 1000 characters appears to be the maximum limit.<br>
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<span style="color: rgb(12, 136, 42);">294,704 results for </span>GS3:/.{1000}.*/ AND LD:true<span style="color: rgb(12, 136, 42);"> - Note the .* following the {1000} length specification. Length specifications greater than 1000 consistently fail to retrieve
any hits for me. Maybe you'll have better luck?</span></div>
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Well, those curious search results are the best uses for the GS3 search field that I've noticed so far, where I'm assuming the search results are accurate. </div>
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Now suppose you want to find specific GS terms occurring in a specific International Class. Does the GS3 search field provide that capability?</div>
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Well, maybe, but your GS3 searches may miss some valid hits (i.e., your search results may not be complete), plus your search may retrieve INACTIVE GS entries.</div>
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Consider 72432798, an older registration filed with US Classification as the primary classification system. Following is the drawing and GS listing from the new summary screen.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Trademark</span></div>
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<img alt="Image for 72432798" style="max-width: 882px;" src="https://tsdr.uspto.gov/img/72432798/large"></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Goods and services</span></div>
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US 021: DIGITAL CONTROL LOGIC MODULES INCLUDING SIGNAL LEVEL CONVERTERS, DIGITAL SIGNAL GATING CIRCUITS AND DIGITAL SIGNAL STORAGE CIRCUITS, AND ELECTRICAL SIGNAL DISPLAY APPARATUS.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">US 026: COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM FOR CONTROLING VEHICLE MOVEMENT OVER A PROGRAMED ROUTE.</span></li></ul>
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Notice what's missing? I'll rephrase that question. What IC (International Class(es) apply to those two GS entries? </div>
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Assuming the raw text provided in the summary screen matches the raw text references for GS3 searches, there's NO INDICATION of the INTERNATIONAL CLASS(ES) the USPTO considers appropriate for those two GS entries. Isn't that a BIG PROBLEM, assuming you wanted
to retrieve specific terms for these GS entries occurring in a specific International Class?</div>
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For the record, both of those 2 GS entries are associated with IC 009, according to TSDR. Following is the GS text provided on TSDR (where grey highlighting indicates additional GS text that IMO should have been included in TM Search for effective GS3 searching).</div>
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For: DIGITAL CONTROL LOGIC MODULES INCLUDING SIGNAL LEVEL CONVERTERS, DIGITAL SIGNAL GATING CIRCUITS AND DIGITAL SIGNAL STORAGE CIRCUITS, AND ELECTRICAL SIGNAL DISPLAY APPARATUS</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">International Class(es): 009 </span>U.S Class(es): 021
<span style="background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">- Primary Class</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Class Status: ACTIVE</span></div>
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Basis: 1(a)</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">First Use: Jan. 10, 1972 Use in Commerce: Jan. 12, 1972</span></div>
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For: COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM FOR CONTROLING VEHICLE MOVEMENT OVER A PROGRAMED ROUTE</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">International Class(es): 009 </span>U.S Class(es): 026
<span style="background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">- Primary Class</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Class Status: ACTIVE</span></div>
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Basis: 1(a)</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">First Use: Jan. 10, 1972 Use in Commerce: Jan. 12, 1972</span></div>
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Note: TESS had the labels ABANDONED, CANCELLED or EXPIRED to flag INACTIVE GS entries. I expect INACTIVE would have been more efficient for identifying inactive GS entries. I never did figure out an effective TESS search to count the live trademarks that
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PS - Applications filed prior to 09/01/1973 may still have US Class as primary class.</div>
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<b>1401.02 International Trademark Classification Adopted</b></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As of September 1, 1973, the international classification of goods and services is the controlling classification used by the United States, and it applies to all applications filed on or after September 1, 1973, and their
resulting registrations, for all statutory purposes. <i>See</i> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 140, 255);"><b><a href="https://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/TFSR/current#/current/r-772bc58c-6325-4ac6-86e5-cd7fce06ac64.html" target="_blank" id="OWAaaf0c5ec-be6c-6427-6087-e1aabc57d6d2" class="x_OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 255); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">37
C.F.R. §2.85(a)</a></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. Unless otherwise indicated, references in this manual to class refer to the international class.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Prior to September 1, 1973, the United States used its own classification of goods and services, which is different from the international classification. The prior United States classification continues to govern for all
statutory purposes for trademark applications filed on or before August 31, 1973, and all registrations issued on the basis of an application filed on or before August 31, 1973, unless the owner of the registration amends the registration to adopt international
classification. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 140, 255);"><b><a href="https://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/TFSR/current#/current/r-772bc58c-6325-4ac6-86e5-cd7fce06ac64.html" target="_blank" id="OWA65ced657-67b5-4560-8ba1-136151696659" class="x_OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 255); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">37 C.F.R.
§2.85(b)</a></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If a registration issued under the United States classification system, the owner of the registration may voluntarily amend to reclassify under the international classification system, pursuant to §7(e) of the Trademark Act,
</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 140, 255);"><b><a href="https://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/TFSR/current#/current/sec-68a29dc2-ade9-4217-aef2-85676e8765f7.html" target="_blank" id="OWA06e7005b-f3a5-e516-68e0-758a982b5592" class="x_OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 255); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">15 U.S.C.
§1057(e)</a></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, if the owner pays the required fee. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 140, 255);"><b><a href="https://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/TFSR/current#/current/r-cf2ffb86-73b2-4c9a-a9e5-47725b97dbdc.html" target="_blank" id="OWAcf0ae950-44d0-a663-8477-18bfb4c5bd28" class="x_OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 255); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">37 C.F.R.
§§2.6</a></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> and </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 140, 255);"><b><a href="https://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/TFSR/current#/current/r-772bc58c-6325-4ac6-86e5-cd7fce06ac64.html" target="_blank" id="OWA542e27d2-d526-e7c0-98ea-dd8e9e8eb075" class="x_OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 255); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">2.85(e)(3)</a></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.
<i>See</i> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 140, 255);"><b><a href="https://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/TMEP/current#/current/TMEP-1600d1e2453.html" target="_blank" id="OWAbc33f293-9ec8-23d0-61d5-6a3b18b66fd7" class="x_OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="5" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 255); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">TMEP
§1609.04</a></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. </span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Classification schedules are set forth in Part 6 of the Trademark Rules of Practice. See
</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 140, 255);"><b><a href="https://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/TFSR/current#/current/r-dfdd0f8d-2ccf-4a33-a960-e8cc1b27e626.html" target="_blank" id="OWAf7ba04fa-2037-9711-5a20-206139821960" class="x_OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="6" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 255); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">37
C.F.R. §6.1</a></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> for the international classification schedule for goods and services,
</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 140, 255);"><b><a href="https://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/TFSR/current#/current/sec-55defa95-d02b-49de-9d1a-f53d3b85e68c.html" target="_blank" id="OWA2fcffc51-1e40-6143-86b5-381c1dc652d4" class="x_OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="7" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 255); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">37
C.F.R. §6.2</a></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> for the prior United States classification schedule for goods and services,
</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 140, 255);"><b><a href="https://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/TFSR/current#/current/r-63983565-1904-4bc1-91e3-8ee8c943fc1d.html" target="_blank" id="OWA2fe5597d-d398-1b14-1087-2c663201a87a" class="x_OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="8" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 255); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">37 C.F.R.
§6.3</a></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> for certification marks, and
</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 140, 255);"><b><a href="https://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/TFSR/current#/current/s-6bb3ec8f-c95c-4bf8-8560-e54da2cdbbcf.html" target="_blank" id="OWA72b5a50e-2957-521f-f900-1d7afa37a9e6" class="x_OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="9" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 255); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">37
C.F.R. §6.4</a></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> for collective membership marks.</span></div>
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