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I happened to notice a new standard character application, namely 99134995 - Z<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">\u2027</span>Pilot - filed April 14, 2025 at 4:58:56 AM ET according to the raw application on TSDR (<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">highlighting</span> mine).
Looks pretty common, right? Well, consider the drawing.</div>
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Yes, the second character <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">\u2027</span> is a little bit special. By my check, \u2027 is the Unicode character with decimal value 8231. The USPTO's standard character set only consists of characters with decimal values
ranging from 32 to 382. So, the current electronic application system accepted \u2027 as a standard character but generated a box instead of a raised dot for the official standard character drawing?</div>
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It's been a while since I have <i>tested</i> the USPTO's electronic application system. Does it still present a graphic of the standard character drawing for the applicant to review? Did this applicant simply ignore that option to review the drawing generated
by the USPTO for the wordmark provided for this standard character mark? Will the applicant have the option of amending the mark, converting the \u2027 character with decimal value 8231 to the standard character
<b>·</b> (the <b><i>middle dot, centered dot</i></b> character with decimal value 183) and have the electronic application system generate a more appropriate official drawing, or would that constitute a material alteration of the mark?</div>
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In any case, I'm guessing everyone on this E-trademark discussion group will be more thoroughly double checking the USPTO generated standard character drawings before submitting their standard character marks.</div>
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From the raw application on TSDR.</div>
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Trademark/service mark application, Principal Register</div>
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Serial number: 99134995</div>
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Mark: Z\u2027Pilot</div>
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Mark format: Standard character</div>
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Filing date: April 14, 2025 at 4:58:56 AM ET</div>
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Docket number:</div>
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Owner name: Shenzhen Sipaili Technology Co., Ltd</div>
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Amount paid: $350 (1 class)</div>
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Trademark details</div>
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Mark</div>
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Z\u2027PILOT</div>
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Mark Format</div>
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Standard character</div>
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The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.</div>
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Happy Standard Character Marking!?!?!</div>
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Ken Boone</div>
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PS - You probably didn't notice, but there's a new Madrid application <span style="color: rgb(134, 17, 6);">
<b>without a filing date</b></span>. Well, it is not all that new, as it was received at the USPTO on Nov. 16, 2023 (according to the mail/create date for the application on TSDR). Additionally, it has neither a wordmark nor any GS text on Trademark Search/TSDR.
And how did it get the 1 - TYPESET WORD(S) /LETTER(S) /NUMBER(S) mark drawing code unless Pre-Exam did their initial processing, except how could Pre-Exam then ignore the missing wordmark, GS entry, etc.? Well, there is a Note to the file stating
<span style="color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><b><i>Per the 4/11/2024 correction notice Correction to the initial EOP limitation has been entered</i></b></span>, so apparently both the USPTO and the IB are a little confused about this application that is still awaiting
assignment to an examining attorney. So it goes.</div>
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\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002<img alt="Trademark image" id="image_1" style="max-width: 940px; margin: 0px;" src="https://tsdr.uspto.gov/img/79383109/large?1744109796595"></div>
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Generated on:\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002This page was generated by TSDR on 2025-04-08 06:56:36 EDT</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Mark:\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002</span></div>
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US Serial Number:\u2002<b>79383109\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002</b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Application Filing Date:\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002</span></div>
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Register:\u2002\u2002\u2002Principal</div>
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Status:\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002New application awaiting assignment to an examining attorney. See current trademark processing wait times for more information.</div>
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Status Date:\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Nov. 16, 2023</span></div>
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Mark Information</div>
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Mark Literal Elements:\u2002\u2002None</div>
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Standard Character Claim:\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002<span style="background-color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"><b>Yes. The mark consists of standard characters without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.</b></span></div>
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Mark Drawing Type:\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">1 - TYPESET WORD(S) /LETTER(S) /NUMBER(S)</span></div>
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