<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Likely both percentages are woth noting: of filers (people), and of filing (mark applications).<div>Daniel Kegan<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Nov 22, 2024, at 4:32\u202fPM, Michael D. Steger via E-trademarks <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:</div><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;">If I understand Pam\u2019s statement correctly, she was indicating that most applications are filed either by pro se filers OR by attorneys who aren\u2019t TM specialists. I\u2019d still be surprised if the percent of knowledgeable filers was as low as Pam mentioned, but given the quality of the filings I\u2019ve seen in a lot of my searches, it wouldn\u2019t surprise me if more than 50% of filers are either pro se or lawyers who \u201cdabble\u201d in trademark law. If you add in the trademark mills, that percentage could be substantially higher.</span></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>