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<p class="MsoNormal">Does it cost money to use the misc statement section to declare that the given address is the primary place of business?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#174E86">Laura Talley Geyer</span></b><span style="color:#333333"> |
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Katherine Markert via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 29, 2025 11:59 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Katherine Markert <km@markertcominolli.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] Domicile Address<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We’ve received several of these refusals. A kind Examiner explained to me that there is new software being used before an application ends up in an Examiner’s queue that “flags” domicile address issues (and
it seems to frequently be occurring with “multi-unit dwellings”. Examiners then have no choice but to issue the refusal when the application is assigned to them if it is “flagged” with the domicile issue.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#385623;mso-ligatures:none">Katie Markert<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#385623;mso-ligatures:none">Markert & Cominolli PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#385623;mso-ligatures:none">Phone:</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#385623;mso-ligatures:none">
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">585-504-2507 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://www.markertcominolli.com/"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.markertcominolli.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Louis Levy via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 29, 2025 11:42 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Kevin Grierson via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Louis Levy <<a href="mailto:llevy@symbus.com">llevy@symbus.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Domicile Address<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We provided the address of a company HQ as a business address. It is an office in a multi-dwelling commercial building. The Examiner “the address does not identify applicant’s principal place of business”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Has anyone run into this kind of thing before? Is the PTO randomly questioning legitimate office addresses if they are in multi-dwelling buildings?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#246172">Louis J. Levy | Attorney<br>
Symbus Law Group PLLC<br>
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Direct: 240.453.9211</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#365F91">•</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">
<span style="letter-spacing:.2pt">Mobile: 202.258.6547<br>
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