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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In addition to a batch of registrations that never issued, it appears a batch of marks approved for pub have not been published. We had a mark approved by the examiner on 10/24.
After inquiry with the EA, I got the following response, in pertinent part, today:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Apparently, there was an internal process change that delayed the publication date (and that 98XXXXXX was one of many cases set to a delayed date). I was told by one of our
hard working data management specialists that this date has been reset and that it should be moving soon.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I’m sure Ken could come up with a search for marks with a status of “Review prior to publication completed” with no pub dates.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Perhaps the incoming USPTO Director and/or incoming Commissioner for Trademarks needs to take a good hard look at their operations, as these “glitches” seem to be happening with
increased frequency.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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