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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jessica R. Friedman via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 6, 2025 9:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com>; Laura Geyer <lgeyer@ndgallilaw.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Jessica R. Friedman <jrfriedman@litproplaw.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Section 8 response times<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0A2F41">We frequently lament long response times, so maybe I missed a discussion on this particular issue: we filed a Section 8 on July 8, 2024 and we still have not received a notice
of acceptance (or rejection, for that matter). Is that par for the course now?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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