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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.harnessip.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="261" height="50" style="width:2.7222in;height:.5208in" id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.png@01DAB82A.C817EF80" alt="Harness Intellectual Property Law Since 1921"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sam Castree via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 6, 2024 3:13 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> for trademark practitioners <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Sam Castree <sam@castreelaw.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Quick Procedural Question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I feel like this is kind of a stupid question, but it's been several years since I had to do any sort of appeal work at the PTO. So, I have an application that got a final office action.
We think that the examiner is just plain wrong. If we respond to this final office action, then will we still have a chance to appeal to the TTAB if the examiner can't be made to see reason? And if so, what kind of filing deadline are we looking at for the
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