<div dir="ltr">We pulled some very rough numbers for Office Actions issued between 3/1/23 and 9/1/23. We were aiming for sufficiently recent actions that a lot of these have "final outcomes" now, but still reflect current trends.<div><br></div><div>Overall, for applications that had any OAs in that period, 43% have been published and/or registered, 26% went abandoned, and the rest are still pending pre-publication. So much for the 3-month response deadlines speeding up time-to-outcomes?</div><div><br></div><div>For those with 2(d) refusals, 17% have been published and/or registered, 39% have gone abandoned, and 43% are still pending. If things continue on the current trend (and maybe they won't, as those that are getting second refusals probably tend to ultimately be unsuccessful more often than the norm? I haven't researched that.), it'll be about a 30% success rate in overcoming the refusal. That is pretty consistent with historical levels.<br></div><div><div><div><br></div><div>2(e)(1) refusals are trending about 50-50 in final outcomes, although about 1/3 of the total are still pending. The data there is a little less precise, as sometimes the Office uses overlapping language for disclaimer requests and 2(e)(1) refusals.</div></div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000">Matt Schneller</font><div><font color="#000000">Partner<br></font><div><font color="#000000">TM TKO, LLC</font></div><div><font color="#000000">206-679-1895</font></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 14, 2024 at 7:40 AM Edward Timberlake via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">I haven't seen recent statistics, but it seems safe to assume there'd be great variation depending on the nature of the first Office Action (e.g., disclaimer requirement, indefinite identification of goods, substantive refusal), and perhaps to a lesser extent whether the applicant was represented by counsel (as well as whether that counsel was familiar with prosecution).</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">I do seem to recall that most substantive Office Actions were based on 2(d) likelihood of confusion, and 2(e) mere descriptiveness refusals, and that in most of those cases the applications for registration did not ultimately register. </div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Sincerely,</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" size="2"><br></font></div><div><div style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Ed Timberlake </font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif" size="2"><i><a href="https://www.nclawspecialists.gov/for-the-public/find-a-board-certified-specialist/results/detail/?id=29473" target="_blank">Board Certified Specialist in Trademark Law</a></i></font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif" size="2"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:small"><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="http://timberlakelaw.com/" target="_blank"><b>Timberlake Law</b></a></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">Chapel Hill, NC<br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="https://clarity.fm/edtimberlake" target="_blank">Schedule a call on Clarity</a><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="mailto:ed@timberlakelaw.com" target="_blank">ed@timberlakelaw.com</a><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">919.960.1950<br></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><img width="96" height="96" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zUm0zjuSoSf91b85RXakFjrbAqMcNkJek2_S8VO9eHNz9mDAX5u3RBN0aEhVODltVLqRN-NYsDzt7A"><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 4:35 PM Stacey Friends via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>
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<p>Does anyone know the statistics on allowances after a first Office Action?<u></u><u></u></p>
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