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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi Sam,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">You can find the rules in TMEP 714 and 1501, and in TBMP 1202.02. Once a final action issues, you can either make a request for reconsideration (the “response to the office action)
and/or make an appeal to the TTAB. You’ve got 3 months from the OA issuance date for Section 1 and 44 applications, 6 months from issue date for 66(a) applications. (<a href="https://tbmp.uspto.gov/RDMS/TFSR/current#/current/r-edfd22b8-3131-46ad-819b-f8a44b4ad541.html">TTAB
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">When we file a request for reconsideration we also file a notice of appeal, just to make sure we don’t miss it. It’s a small enough fee, better to just make it now rather than miss
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<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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