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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Good points.&nbsp; I think good reason to be cautiously optimistic.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">C. Dale Quisenberry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Quisenberry Law PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="color:black">Janice Housey &lt;jhousey@litmuslaw.com&gt;<br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, 10 June 2025 at 8:11</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">\u202f</span><span style="color:black">am<br>
<b>To: </b>For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. &lt;e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;<br>
<b>Cc: </b>Dale Quisenberry &lt;dale@quisenberrylaw.com&gt;<br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: Tm response times getting much faster?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black">Yes!&nbsp; All of the applications I filed in late November through December seem to be moving to being assigned to Examiners (and most have OAs or publication approval already)!&nbsp;
 I am not getting too excited, though, as I expect that there was a glut of filings right before the rule changes in January that might slow things down again.&nbsp; Although, the new ID rules should make the (national) applications filed after the new rules simpler
 to examine and thus, speed up application examination again?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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4 Weems Lane #240<br>
Winchester, Virginia 22601</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#B02525;background:white">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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703.851.6737 cell</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"> E-trademarks &lt;e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com&gt; on behalf
 of Dale Quisenberry via E-trademarks &lt;e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 10, 2025 8:57 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. &lt;e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Dale Quisenberry &lt;dale@quisenberrylaw.com&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Tm response times getting much faster?</span> <o:p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">I just received an Office Action on a trademark application filed in December 2024, less than 6 months from filing.&nbsp; Anyone else seeing this?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">C. Dale Quisenberry</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Quisenberry Law PLLC</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">13910 Champion Forest Drive, Suite 203</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Houston, Texas 77069</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">(832) 680.5000 (office)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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