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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Law360 (October 7, 2024, 11:28 AM EDT) -- The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday<b> </b>it will not review whether the
<a href="https://www.law360.com/agencies/u-s-patent-and-trademark-office"><span style="color:blue">U.S. Patent and Trademark Office</span></a> is required to solicit public feedback before enacting a rule that requires trademark applicants to list their home
addresses.<br>
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The May cert petition from Chestek PLLC, a small North Carolina firm, argued the address requirement the USPTO enacted a few years ago was too important to be decided by the government agency alone. But the justices declined to hear the matter and provided
no explanation for their decision.<br>
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Chestek raised public <b><a href="https://www.law360.com/articles/1837556"><span style="color:blue">safety</span></a> </b>concerns, saying "the home addresses of victims of domestic violence and stalking, as well as celebrities and other public figures" would
be publicized because of the requirement.<br>
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Chestek is represented by Andrew Michael Grossman of <a href="https://www.law360.com/firms/baker-hostetler">
<span style="color:blue">BakerHostetler</span></a>.<br>
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The USPTO is represented by Elizabeth Prelogar of the <a href="https://www.law360.com/agencies/u-s-department-of-justice">
<span style="color:blue">U.S. Department of Justice</span></a>.<br>
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The case is Chestek PLLC v. Vidal, case number <a href="https://www.law360.com/cases/66451a1514e71c02ac914002">
<span style="color:blue">23-1217</span></a>, in the <a href="https://www.law360.com/agencies/u-s-supreme-court">
<span style="color:blue">Supreme Court of the United States</span></a>.<br>
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