<div dir="ltr"><div>If there's evidence in the record or in the client's public presence that the medical services are associated with federally illegal marijuana, yes, it's pretty standard for the USPTO to issue this sort of CSA refusal (in my time as a trademark examiner, I served on the controlled substance work project which handled these sorts of applications). It sounds like the identification they suggested for you may not actually make sense in context though!</div><div><br></div><div>You can always counter with an alternative ID that achieves the same end (namely, excluding coverage of services relating to marijuana) with more accurate and intelligible wording; there are a number of options out there. Feel free to reach out if you'd like to discuss further. </div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><table width="450" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-family:Garamond,sans-serif;width:450px"><tbody><tr style="font-family:Garamond,Arimo,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><td width="450"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td width="140" valign="middle"><a href="https://www.catalyticlaw.com/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:none!important" target="_blank"><img border="0" width="120" height="123" src="https://designexpert44.com/signature/apr23/rachaeldickson/logo.png" alt="logo"></a></td><td width="310" style="padding-left:15px;border-left:2px solid rgb(23,59,112)"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td width="310" style="line-height:14pt;padding-bottom:5px"><p style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Garamond,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(23,59,112);font-weight:bold">Rachael Dickson </span><span style="font-family:Garamond,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(23,59,112)">(she/her)</span></p><p style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Garamond,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(32,32,32)">Trademark Attorney | <b>Catalytic Law</b></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="310" style="line-height:14pt"><p style="margin:0px"><img border="0" width="13" height="13" src="https://designexpert44.com/signature/apr23/rachaeldickson/cell.png" alt="cell" style="border:0px;vertical-align:middle"> <a href="tel:7038317340" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Garamond,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(32,32,32);border:none!important" target="_blank">(703) 831-7340</a></p><p style="margin:0px"><img border="0" width="13" height="10" src="https://designexpert44.com/signature/apr23/rachaeldickson/email.png" alt="email" style="border:0px;vertical-align:middle"> <a href="mailto:Rachael@CatalyticLaw.com" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Garamond,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(32,32,32);border:none!important" target="_blank">Rachael@CatalyticLaw.com</a></p><p style="margin:0px"><img border="0" width="13" height="13" src="https://designexpert44.com/signature/apr23/rachaeldickson/website.png" alt="website" style="border:0px;vertical-align:middle"> <a href="https://www.catalyticlaw.com/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Garamond,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(32,32,32);border:none!important" target="_blank">www.catalyticlaw.com</a></p></td></tr><tr><td width="310" style="padding-top:7px;line-height:1pt"><a href="https://twitter.com/TudorsAndTMs" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:none!important" target="_blank"><img border="0" width="20" height="20" src="https://designexpert44.com/signature/apr23/rachaeldickson/twitter.png" alt="twitter"></a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachaeldickson/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:none!important" target="_blank"><img border="0" width="20" height="20" src="https://designexpert44.com/signature/apr23/rachaeldickson/linkedin.png" alt="linkedin"></a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tudorsandtms/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:none!important" target="_blank"><img border="0" width="20" height="20" src="https://designexpert44.com/signature/apr23/rachaeldickson/instagram.png" alt="instagram"></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 28, 2025 at 1:46\u202fPM Montgomery, Alexander P. via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-1746880598066970649">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)">We got a Section 1 and 45 Refusal under the Controlled Substances Act based on an application covering medical services. Nothing else.
No goods. Are medical services unlawful under the CSA?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)">The office action is requesting that we add the standard \u201c0.3 percent\u201d language to the identification of services, but that makes no
sense. Services are not \u201cderived from hemp with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration of more than 0.3 percent\u2026\u201d because they\u2019re services, not goods.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)">Anyone dealt with something similar?
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