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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">FYI - Based on the 16 June </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 204);"><a href="https://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn99194140&docId=ROA20250616205122&linkId=3" id="OWA4cd95d99-a68c-88e6-a7f3-f408b374b3c0" class="x_OWAAutoLink x_elementToProof" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 204); margin: 0px; text-align: left;">Response
to Office Action</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> for 99194140, the USPTO's
<b>Response to Office Action</b> form apparently does not understand and preserve Unicode characters in wordmarks. Below is my
<i>alert </i>to the USPTO.</span></div>
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Ken Boone</div>
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<b>From:</b> Ken Boone <boondogles@hotmail.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 17, 2025 6:44 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> TEAS <teas@uspto.gov><br>
<b>Cc:</b> TMFeedback <tmfeedback@uspto.gov>; MAUREEN.REED@USPTO.GOV <MAUREEN.REED@USPTO.GOV><br>
<b>Subject:</b> 99194140 - \u041c\u041e\u041e YORK CREAMERY - Unicode Characters In Wordmark Became ??? Via 16 June Response to Office Action</div>
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Yesterday, 99194140 had <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><b><u>\u041c\u041e\u041e</u></b></span><b><u> YORK CREAMERY</u></b> as the wordmark entry, where the
<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">first 3 characters were Unicode characters with decimal values 1052, 1054 & 1054</span>. (By chance, I noticed the Unicode characters in this wordmark entry earlier and have been monitoring this application.)</div>
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With yesterday's processing of the 16 June <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 204);">
<a href="https://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn99194140&docId=ROA20250616205122&linkId=3" id="OWAea7460e9-73d4-cd23-1d3c-a2a0954f2bc1" class="x_OWAAutoLink x_elementToProof" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 204); margin: 0px; text-align: left;">Response
to Office Action</a></span>, the wordmark was updated to <b><u>??? YORK CREAMERY</u></b>.</div>
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This suggest that the <b><i>Response To Office Action</i></b> form does NOT understand and preserve Unicode characters, though the new Trademark Center application form does understand and preserve Unicode characters.</div>
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I would prefer <b>MOO YORK CREAMERY</b> as the wordmark using the standard characters
<b>M</b> and <b>O</b> instead of the Unicode characters <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">
<u>\u041c</u></span> and <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><u>\u041e</u> </span>
with the decimal values <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">1052 </span>
and <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">1054 </span>as the first three characters of the wordmark. Alas, this application is under examination, so any
<i>corrections</i> to the wordmark entry would have to be coordinated with the examining attorney.</div>
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My point, of course, is that there appears to be a significant inconsistency in handling Unicode character between the current Application processing and the current Response To Office Action processing with regards to Unicode characters.</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please note that the 16 June </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 204);"><u><a href="https://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn99194140&docId=NFIN20250616110231&linkId=5" id="OWA031b3780-242a-f9f5-6ffc-ea038635c7c8" class="x_OWAAutoLink x_elementToProof" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 204); margin: 0px; text-align: left;">Non-Final
Action</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> does show the wordmark as
</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><b><u>\u041c\u041e\u041e</u></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><u> YORK CREAMERY</u></b> as the wordmark entry, where the
</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">first 3 characters were Unicode characters with decimal values 1052, 1054 & 1054</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, so that document confirms that
</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><b><u>\u041c\u041e\u041e</u></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><u> YORK CREAMERY</u></b> was the wordmark on 16 June.</span></div>
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I've tried to include the examining attorney in this email but cannot confirm that my
<i>guess </i>of the email address of that examining attorney is correct.</div>
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Following is the relevant status text for 99194140 on TSDR.</div>
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Generated on:\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002This page was generated by TSDR on 2025-06-17 07:06:37 EDT</div>
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Mark:\u2002??? YORK CREAMERY\u2002</div>
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US Serial Number:\u200299194140\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002Application Filing Date:\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002May 20, 2025</div>
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Register:\u2002\u2002\u2002Principal</div>
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Mark Type:\u2002\u2002Service Mark</div>
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Status:\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002Applicant's response to a non-final Office action has been entered. The application is being returned to the examining attorney for further review. To view all documents in this file, click on the Trademark Document Retrieval link at the top of
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Status Date:\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002Jun. 16, 2025</div>
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Mark Information</div>
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Mark Literal Elements:\u2002\u2002??? YORK CREAMERY</div>
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Standard Character Claim:\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002No</div>
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Mark Drawing Type:\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u20023 - AN ILLUSTRATION DRAWING WHICH INCLUDES WORD(S)/ LETTER(S) /NUMBER(S)</div>
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Description of Mark:\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002The mark consists of an image of a cow dressed as the Statue of Liberty, holding an ice cream cone, positioned above the words "MOO YORK CREAMERY".</div>
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Disclaimer:\u2002CREAMERY</div>
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