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<p class="MsoNormal">Weird situation that I\u2019m wondering if anyone else has seen. A client filed their own 1(a) application about three years ago but didn\u2019t include a specimen. Trademark Office issued an OA requesting evidence of use, but then sent a notice
of publication less than 24 hours later. Application matured into a registration even though no specimen was ever submitted. Does this threaten the client\u2019s registration? What do we even do in this situation? Call the USPTO? Wait for the Section 8 filing?
Never heard of this happening to anyone before. I assume it was an administrative error but don\u2019t want client being knocked for it.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#000001;mso-ligatures:none">Kat</span></b><b><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"remialcxesans",serif;color:white;mso-ligatures:none">\u200b</span></b><b><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"template-CzIaXvYWEeu1YwANOhMDEQ",serif;color:white;mso-ligatures:none">\u200b</span></b><b><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"zone-1",serif;color:white;mso-ligatures:none">\u200b</span></b><b><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"zones-AQ",serif;color:white;mso-ligatures:none">\u200b</span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#000001;mso-ligatures:none"> Welch</span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#000001;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#000F9E;mso-ligatures:none">HUSCH BLACKWELL</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#000F9E;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#000001;mso-ligatures:none">Intellectual Property</span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#000001;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0047FF;mso-ligatures:none">Husch Blackwell is a different kind of law firm\u2014structured around our clients\u2019 industries and built on a culture of selfless service.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0047FF;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
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