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<p>Thank you for posting.</p>
<p>Hopefully these discussions will eventually lead to various
Trademark Office people trying to get more in the direction of
handling these situations better.<br>
</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/9/2025 4:04 PM, Ken Boone via
E-trademarks wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:SN6PR14MB2237A119AA8307E30A847625D5B42@SN6PR14MB2237.namprd14.prod.outlook.com">
<div class="elementToProof">
Congratulations to <span><b>79401538</b></span>, the standard
character mark
<span><b>EMPOWERED INTELLIGENCE </b></span><span><b>²</b></span>,
and
<span><b>79400216</b></span>, the standard character mark
<span><b>EI²</b></span>, as these two trademarks registered
yesterday (Apr. 08, 2025), despite the TMEP instruction (<span>the
quote below</span>) that neither superscripts nor characters
NOT included in the USPTO's standard character set are permitted
in standard character marks. For those keeping score, QC Search
11 was ignored at least twice with registrations granted this
week. </div>
<div class="elementToProof">
<br>
</div>
<div class="elementToProof">
Superscripts, subscripts, exponents, or other characters that
are not in the USPTO\u2019s standard character set (<i>see</i> <b><a
href="https://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/TMEP/current#/current/TMEP-800d1e1215.html"
id="OWA401852ac-db93-457d-468c-410b8a571f20"
class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable"
moz-do-not-send="true">TMEP §807.03(b)</a></b>) are <i>not</i> permitted
in standard character drawings. <i>
In re AFG Indus. Inc.</i>, 17 USPQ2d 1162, 1163-64 (TTAB 1990)
(holding that a special form drawing is required for a drawing
featuring a raised numeral). The degree symbol is permitted.</div>
<div class="elementToProof">
<br>
</div>
<div class="elementToProof"><span>Following are the 27 trademarks
retrieved by QC Search 11 today in decreasing serial number
order. (Yes, the list is dominated by Madrid filings, like
nothing in Madrid processing checks for inappropriate
characters in wordmarks for standard character marks. The two
new trademarks for QC Search 11 are
</span><span><b>EDU SMART SCHOOLHUB®
</b></span><span>and
</span><span><b>CL\ufffd DE PEAU BEAUT\ufffd BLOOMING OASIS CONDITIONER</b></span><span>,
though the blemishes in the latter appear to be USPTO
processing hiccups for the wordmark as the drawing does not
include anything resembling the two occurrences of
</span><span><b>\ufffd</b></span><span> in the wordmark.</span><span><b> </b></span><span>)</span></div>
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<tbody>
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<div>
<u>SN</u></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<u>FD</u></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<u>Status</u></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<u>Wordmark</u></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
90515424</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
2/6/2021</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Reg</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
PERK²O</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
88751137</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
1/8/2020</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Reg</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
NB² NOTHING BUT BOURBON</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79419773</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
1/7/2025</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Pend</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<b>EDU SMART SCHOOLHUB®</b></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79419766</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
1/24/2025</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Pend</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Q² MOHS</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79419608</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
1/24/2025</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Pend</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Q² PURE</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79419607</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
1/24/2025</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Pend</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Q² CANCOAT</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79419606</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
1/24/2025</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Pend</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Q²M INTERIORDETAILER</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79419605</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
1/24/2025</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Pend</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Q²M WETCOAT</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79419604</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
1/24/2025</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Pend</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Q² LEATHERSHIELD</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79419603</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
1/24/2025</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Pend</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Q² INFINITE</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79416052</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
11/28/2024</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Pend</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
PIËCH DUAL²DRIVE</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79409085</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
1/19/2024</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Pend</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
A³-SHIELD</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79405846</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
8/1/2024</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Pend</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<b>CL\ufffd DE PEAU BEAUT\ufffd BLOOMING OASIS CONDITIONER</b></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
<b>79401538</b></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<b>5/23/2024</b></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<b>Reg</b></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<b>EMPOWERED INTELLIGENCE ²</b></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
<b>79400216</b></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<b>5/23/2024</b></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<b>Reg</b></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<b>EI²</b></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79388132</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
12/19/2023</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Pend</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
BELIGHT³</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79386509</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
9/5/2023</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Pend</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
E²</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79366809</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
2/23/2023</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Reg</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
ULTRA-SB²</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79366806</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
2/23/2023</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Reg</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
SB²</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79309572</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
2/8/2021</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Reg</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
X²</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79300503</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
11/11/2020</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Reg</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
CHAMP²</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79292893</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
7/3/2020</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Reg</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
P³ PULSE</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79288581</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
1/30/2020</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Reg</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
E²X</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79285188</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
1/30/2020</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Reg</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
VESTAMID E²X</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79264585</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
3/4/2019</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Reg</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
STORE¯CHAIN</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79235429</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
2/15/2018</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Reg</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
SEC³URE</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79166932</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
9/30/2014</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Reg</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
PRESTA²</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<div>
<br>
</div>
<div>
<br>
</div>
<div>
Happy Trademarking,</div>
<div>
Ken Boone</div>
</div>
<hr>
<div dir="ltr" id="divRplyFwdMsg"><span><b>From:</b> E-trademarks
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com"><e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com></a> on behalf of
Ken Boone via E-trademarks
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com"><e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com></a><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 31, 2025 4:53 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:E-Trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">E-Trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com"><e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Ken Boone <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:boondogles@hotmail.com"><boondogles@hotmail.com></a>;
TMFeedback <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:tmfeedback@uspto.gov"><tmfeedback@uspto.gov></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Quality Control Checks Using
Trademark Search</span>
<div> </div>
</div>
<div>
<span>We are currently examining </span>
<span>new applications</span><span> submitted between:</span></div>
<div>
<span>September 03, 2024 - September 17, 2024</span></div>
<div>
<br>
</div>
<div>
<br>
</div>
<div>
The USPTO remains reluctant to address the older <i>new
applications </i>with the UNKNOWN mark drawing code. Of the
704 older trademarks retrieved by the first two QC searches with
the UNKNOWN mark drawing code, 697 (or 99.0%) still have the
<span><b><i>new application awaiting assignment to an examining
attorney</i></b></span> status on TSDR. Coincidence?</div>
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#</div>
</td>
<td>
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</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<span>QC Search</span></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<span>Today</span></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<span> </span></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<span>Mar 17</span></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<span> </span></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<span>Change</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
1</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
SN:( /<79000000-79403494>/ ) AND MD:unknown AND
LD:true COM:"Madrids received prior to 09/03/24 but
SKIPPED BY Pre-Exam"</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
603</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
585</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
18</div>
</td>
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<td>
<div>
2</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
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<td>
<div>
FD:[* TO 20240902] AND MD:unknown AND LD:true NOT
(SN:79* SN:89* ) COM:"US filings prior to 09/03/24
THAT PRE-EXAM SKIPPED!"</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
101</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
137</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
-36</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
3</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
( SN:( /<79000000-79403494>/ ) OR (FD:[* TO
20240902] NOT SN:79*) ) AND LD:true NOT ON:* COM:"Older
TMs Without Owners?"</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
13</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
11</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
2</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
4</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
( SN:( /<79000000-79402972>/ ) OR (FD:[* TO
20240825] NOT SN:79* ) ) AND LD:true NOT (GS:*
SN:89*) COM:"OLD TMs WITHOUT GS!"</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
18</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
19</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
-1</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
5</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
LD:true NOT FD:* COMMENT:"Live But
No Filing Date - 98703671 97977833"</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
2</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
2</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
0</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
6</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
LR:true NOT LD:true Comment:"Live Registrations But
Actually Dead"</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
0</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
0</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
0</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
7</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
SN:( 79391101 79384354 79366512 79336276 79331990
79310411 79294737 79294728 79107274 79105611 79099220
79090344 79078161 97097395 79119135 79271914 97196100
79158147 79078076 97978973 90661045 79110093 97652648
85805847 79136585 ) AND LD:true AND WD:( /.*\?.*/ )
COM:"TMs having unexpected ? in wordmark!"</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
19</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
19</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
0</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
8</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
LD:true AND MD:(*1* *3* *4* *5* ) NOT ( WD:* FM:* )
COM:"Missing Wordmark or inappropriate MDC"</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
13</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
3</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
10</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
9</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
DC:( 030116 ) AND DD:( "heads of cats" ) AND LD:true
COM:"Design Code 03.01.16 is NOT in DSCM!"</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
4</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
5</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
-1</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
10</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
LD:true AND MD:*1* AND FD:[20031102 TO *] COM:"New
Typed Drawings That Should Be Standard Character Marks"</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
0</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
0</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
0</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
11</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
WD:( *²* *³* *\u2022* *¹* *¼* *½* *¾* *\u2122* *¦* *¯* *\u2020* *\u2021*
*\u02c6*) AND LD:true AND MD:(TYPED STANDARD) COM:"INVALID
STANDARD CHARACTERS IN SCM!"</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
25</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
18</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
7</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
12</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
LD:true AND ( CM:( *é* *â* *ê* ** ** ** ** ** )
OW:( *é* *â* *ê* ** ** ** ** ** ) GS:( *é* *â*
*ê* ** ** ** ** ** ) DE:( *é* *â* *ê* ** **
** ** ** ) DS:( *é* *â* *ê* ** ** ** ** ** )
OD:( *é* *â* *ê* ** ** ** ** ** ))</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
148</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
152</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
-4</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
13</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
( SN:( /<79000000-79403494>/ ) OR (FD:[* TO
20240902] NOT SN:79*) ) AND SA:("new application in the
record" AND "not assignment to examin" )</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
29072</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
29699</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
-627</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<div>
<br>
</div>
<div>
For the 13th search, I have added searches to categorize the
trademarks by calendar year (which should help clarify changes
in subsequent reports).</div>
<div>
<br>
</div>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
13a</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
( 13 ) AND ( FD:[* TO 20201231] ) COM:"
<= 2020"</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
202</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
13b</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
( 13 ) AND ( FD:[20210101 TO 20211231] ) COM:" 2021"</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
4814</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
13c</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
( 13 ) AND ( FD:[20220101 TO 20221231] ) COM:" 2022"</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
6377</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
13d</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
( 13 ) AND ( FD:[20230101 TO 20231231] ) COM:" 2023"</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
12309</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
13e</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
( 13 ) AND ( FD:[20240101 TO 20241231] ) COM:" 2024"</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
5370</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<div>
<br>
</div>
<div>
<br>
</div>
<div>
<span>Following are the 13 trademarks for the 8th search. The
first 8 trademarks have the same
</span><span><b><i>Oval Oval</i></b></span><span><i> </i>drawing.</span></div>
<div>
<br>
</div>
<table id="x_table_0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
<span>#</span></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<span>Drawing</span></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<span>SN</span></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<span>FD</span></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<span>Comment</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
1</div>
</td>
<td rowspan="8">
<div>
<u><img
alt="Image for 99000919, select for more details"
id="x_image_1" moz-do-not-send="true"></u></div>
<div>
<div><br>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<br>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
99089524</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
03/18/25</div>
</td>
<td>
<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
2</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
99000994</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
01/16/25</div>
</td>
<td>
<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
3</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
99000989</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
01/16/25</div>
</td>
<td>
<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
4</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
99000976</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
01/16/25</div>
</td>
<td>
<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
5</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
99000959</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
01/16/25</div>
</td>
<td>
<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
6</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
99000950</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
01/16/25</div>
</td>
<td>
<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
7</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
99000941</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
01/16/25</div>
</td>
<td>
<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
8</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
99000919</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
01/16/25</div>
</td>
<td>
<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
9</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<u><img
alt="previously viewed
Image for 98708304, select for more details"
moz-do-not-send="true"></u> </div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
98708304</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
08/20/24</div>
</td>
<td>
<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
10</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<u><img
alt="Image for 98436889, select for more details"
id="x_image_0" moz-do-not-send="true"></u> </div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
98436889</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
03/06/24</div>
</td>
<td>
<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
11</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<span>[no drawing]</span> </div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
97979825</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
05/15/23</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<span>Informal? [No GS. No owner.]</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
12</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<span>[no drawing]</span> </div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
97977833</div>
</td>
<td>
<br>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<span>Informal? [No GS. No owner.]</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
13</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<u><img
alt="previously viewed
Image for 87546395, select for more details"
moz-do-not-send="true"></u> </div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
87546395</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
07/28/17</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<span>Registered. There is a </span><span><b>6</b></span><span> in
the drawing and </span></div>
<div>
description of mark.</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<div>
<br>
</div>
<div>
<br>
</div>
<div>
Following are the 7 new trademarks for the 11th search, all with
² (superscript 2) in the wordmark. By the 1/24/25 filing date,
these Q² trademarks likely will not be assigned for examination
for several months. (Ooops! See the 2nd PS below and add
<b>79405846</b> - <b>CL\ufffd DE PEAU BEAUT\ufffd BLOOMING OASIS
CONDITIONER</b> to the list as an 8th new trademark for the
11th QC search.)</div>
<div>
<br>
</div>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
<span>SN</span></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<span>FD </span></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<span>Wordmark</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79419766</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
01/24/25</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Q² MOHS</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79419608</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
01/24/25</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Q² PURE</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79419607</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
01/24/25</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Q² CANCOAT</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79419606</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
01/24/25</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Q²M INTERIORDETAILER</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79419605</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
01/24/25</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Q²M WETCOAT</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79419604</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
01/24/25</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Q² LEATHERSHIELD</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
79419603</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
01/24/25</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
Q² INFINITE</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<div>
<br>
</div>
<div>
<br>
</div>
<div id="x_Signature" class="x_elementToProof">
<div>
<br>
</div>
<div>
Ken Boone,</div>
<div>
USPTO IT Specialist (Retired)</div>
</div>
<div>
<br>
</div>
<div>
PS - Apparently, the USPTO began to rebuild the Trademark Search
database around February 4th; that is, the session summary below
indicates the earliest update date occurring on Trademark Search
is 4 February 2025. As I recall, the previous version of the
search database was <i>created </i>around 12 November 2023.
They probably transitioned smoothly to the new search database
sometime in early March.</div>
<div>
<br>
</div>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
<span>Query</span></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<span>Result Count</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
UD:[* TO 20250203]</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
0</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
UD:20250204</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
10385872</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
UD:[* TO 20250204]</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
10385872</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
UD:[* TO 20250203]</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
0</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<div>
<br>
</div>
<div>
<span>Why would anyone care? Well, I tried to find all pending
trademarks that had no updates for over a year. My search was
</span><span><b>LD:true NOT (RN:* SN:89* UD:[20240401 TO *])
</b></span><span>which failed to retrieve any trademarks, so I
tried
</span><span><b>UD:[* TO 20240331] AND LD:true NOT (RN:* SN:89*)</b></span><span>which
also failed to retrieve any trademarks, prompting the searches
for the earliest update date occurring on TM Search. </span></div>
<div>
<br>
</div>
<div>
<span>PS2 - Another curiosity is <b>
79405846</b>, the mark </span><span><b>clé de peau BEAUTÉ
BLOOMING OASIS CONDITIONER</b></span><span> in standard
characters, except USPTO initial processing revised the
literal element to </span><span><b>CL\ufffd DE PEAU BEAUT\ufffd
BLOOMING OASIS CONDITIONER</b></span><span>, where the
character
</span><span><b>\ufffd
</b></span><span>is not equivalent to the standard question
mark on Trademark Search, so this application evaded my
questionable word mark search strategy. (No,
<b>\ufffd </b>is not evident on the USPTO Standard Character Set.)
The good news: the search
</span><span><b>CM:*\ufffd*</b></span><span> only retrieves this
application. Same for the
</span><span><b>CM:*\ufffd* OW:*\ufffd* GS:*\ufffd* DE:*\ufffd* OD:*\ufffd*</b></span><span> search,
so the two occurrences of \ufffd in this wordmark entry may be only
two occurrences in the entire search database. Ooops! I
forgot to add
</span><span><b>\ufffd</b></span><span> to the 11th QC search of
unexpected characters occurring in standard character marks,
so <b>79405846</b> is a 26th trademark with invalid
characters in the wordmark, joining the Q² trademarks that I
listed above.</span></div>
<div>
<br>
</div>
<div>
<br>
</div>
<hr>
<div id="x_x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr">
<div>
<b>From:</b> Ken Boone <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:boondogles@hotmail.com"><boondogles@hotmail.com></a><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 17, 2025 6:21 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> TMFeedback <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:tmfeedback@uspto.gov"><tmfeedback@uspto.gov></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Quality Control Checks Using Trademark Search</div>
<div> </div>
</div>
<div>
Since my 4 March report, the USPTO now states that we are
currently examining new applications submitted between:
<span>August 15, 2024 - August 29, 2024</span>, so I did revise
the end date of time-dependent searches from
<span><b>28 July 2024</b></span> to <b>14 August 2024</b>, and
I updated the last Madrid application from
<span><b>79401095 (received on July 25th)</b></span> to
<b>79402133 </b>(received on August 8th).</div>
<div>
<br>
</div>
<div>
For search #6, the problem with the LR (Live Registration)
search field has been resolved.</div>
<div>
<br>
</div>
<div><span>I've added search #13 that identifies
<b>29,699 live trademarks</b> received before August 15th that
have the </span><span><i>new application awaiting assignment
to an examining attorney</i></span><span> status on TSDR.
The search <b>1 AND 13</b> retrieves all 585 trademarks
retrieved by search #1 - that all 585 Madrid applications
received prior to August 15th that have yet to be processed by
Pre-Exam (by the UNKNOWN mark drawing code) have the
</span><span><i>new application awaiting assignment to an
examining attorney</i></span><span> status on TSDR. </span><span><b>Coincidence,
or does the UNKNOWN mark drawing code prevent these 585
older Madrid applications from being assigned to EAs for
examination?</b></span><span> Another curiosity for search
#13 is that the highest serial number for that search is
<b>99012680</b>, a 99-series application received in February
that petitioned to have the filing date changed to 7 May
2024. While that petition was granted, the application still
has not received the initial processing by Pre-Exam (the
UNKNOWN mark drawing code) and awaits an examining attorney.
The relevant status text from TSDR for <b>
99012680</b> follows.</span></div>
<div>
<span><br>
</span></div>
<div>
<span>Generated on:\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002This page was generated by TSDR on
2025-03-17 07:06:17 EDT</span></div>
<div>
Mark:\u2002KW\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002</div>
<div>
<span>US Serial Number:\u2002</span><span><b>99012680\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002</b></span><span>Application
Filing Date:\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002May 07, 2024</span></div>
<div>
Status:\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002<b>New application awaiting assignment to an
examining attorney.</b> See current trademark processing wait
times for more information.</div>
<div>
Status Date:\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002Jan. 30, 2025</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Mark Information</div>
<div>
Mark Literal Elements:\u2002\u2002KW</div>
<div>
Standard Character Claim:\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002No</div>
<div>
Mark Drawing Type:\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u20020 - UNKNOWN MARK DRAWING TYPE</div>
<div>
Description of Mark:\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002The mark consists of the letters "K" and
"W" styled together.</div>
<div>
Prosecution History</div>
<div>
Date\u2002\u2002Description\u2002Proceeding Number</div>
<div>
Feb. 11, 2025\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002REQUEST TO CORRECT FILING DATE - GRANTED\u2002\u2002</div>
<div>
Feb. 05, 2025\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002ASSIGNED TO PETITION STAFF\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002</div>
<div>
Jan. 28, 2025\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002TEAS REQUEST TO CHANGE FILING DATE.\u2002</div>
<div>
Jan. 20, 2025\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED\u2002\u2002\u2002</div>
<div>
<span>Jan. 20, 2025\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002NEW APPLICATION ENTERED\u2002</span></div>
<div>
<span><br>
</span></div>
<div>
<span>Following is a summary of the 13 QC searches. </span></div>
<div>
<br>
</div>
<table id="x_x_x_table_0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
#</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<span>QC Search</span></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<span>Today</span></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<span> </span></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<span>4 March</span></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<span> </span></div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
<span>Change</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
1</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
SN:( /<79000000-79402133>/ ) AND MD:unknown AND
LD:true COM:"Madrids received prior to 8/7/24 but
SKIPPED BY Pre-Exam"</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
585</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
547</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
38</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
2</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
FD:[* TO 20240814] AND MD:unknown AND LD:true NOT
(SN:79* SN:89* ) COM:"US filings prior to 8/7 THAT
PRE-EXAM SKIPPED!"</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
137</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
43</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
94</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
3</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
( SN:( /<79000000-79402133>/ ) OR (FD:[* TO
20240814] NOT SN:79*) ) AND LD:true NOT ON:* COM:"Older
TMs Without Owners?"</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
11</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
11</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
0</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
4</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
( SN:( /<79000000-79402133>/ ) OR (FD:[* TO
20240814] NOT SN:79* ) ) AND LD:true NOT (GS:*
SN:89*) COM:"OLD TMs WITHOUT GS!"</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
19</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
16</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
3</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
5</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
LD:true NOT FD:* COMMENT:"Live But No Filing Date -
98703671 98305614 97977848 97977833"</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
2</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
4</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
-2</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
6</div>
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LR:true NOT LD:true Comment:"Live Registrations But
Actually Dead"</div>
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</div>
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0</div>
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<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
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<div>
20</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
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-20</div>
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7</div>
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</div>
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SN:( 79391101 79384354 79366512 79336276 79331990
79310411 79294737 79294728 79107274 79105611 79099220
79090344 79078161 97097395 79119135 79271914 97196100
79158147 79078076 97978973 90661045 79110093 97652648
85805847 79136585 ) AND LD:true AND WD:( /.*\?.*/ )
COM:"TMs having unexpected ? in wordmark!"</div>
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</div>
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<div>
19</div>
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<div>
</div>
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<td>
<div>
19</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
0</div>
</td>
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<tr>
<td>
<div>
8</div>
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<div>
</div>
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LD:true AND MD:(*1* *3* *4* *5* ) NOT ( WD:* FM:* )
COM:"Missing Wordmark or inappropriate MDC"</div>
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</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
3</div>
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<td>
<div>
</div>
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<td>
<div>
4</div>
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<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
-1</div>
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<tr>
<td>
<div>
9</div>
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DC:( 030116 ) AND DD:( "heads of cats" ) AND LD:true
COM:"Design Code 03.01.16 is NOT in DSCM!"</div>
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</div>
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<td>
<div>
5</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
5</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
0</div>
</td>
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<tr>
<td>
<div>
10</div>
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<td>
<div>
</div>
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LD:true AND MD:*1* AND FD:[20031102 TO *] COM:"New
Typed Drawings That Should Be Standard Character Marks"</div>
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<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
0</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
0</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
0</div>
</td>
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<td>
<div>
11</div>
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<td>
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</div>
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WD:( *²* *³* *\u2022* *¹* *¼* *½* *¾* *\u2122* *¦* *¯* *\u2020* *\u2021*
*\u02c6*) AND LD:true AND MD:(TYPED STANDARD) COM:"INVALID
STANDARD CHARACTERS IN SCM!"</div>
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<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
18</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
18</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
0</div>
</td>
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<tr>
<td>
<div>
12</div>
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LD:true AND ( CM:( *é* *â* *ê* ** ** ** ** ** )
OW:( *é* *â* *ê* ** ** ** ** ** ) GS:( *é* *â*
*ê* ** ** ** ** ** ) DE:( *é* *â* *ê* ** **
** ** ** ) DS:( *é* *â* *ê* ** ** ** ** ** )
OD:( *é* *â* *ê* ** ** ** ** ** ))</div>
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<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
152</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
153</div>
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<td>
<div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>
-1</div>
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<td>
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13</div>
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<span>( SN:( /<79000000-79402133>/ ) OR (FD:[* TO
20240814] NOT SN:79*) ) AND SA:("new application in
the record" AND "not assignment to examin" )</span></div>
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<td>
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29,699</div>
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Hope this helps,</div>
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Ken Boone</div>
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USPTO IT Specialist (Retired)</div>
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