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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I\u2019m looking for any ideas anyone has for challenging a
stalled USPTO application that continues to block my client\u2019s application. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The stalled application was filed in 2022 on behalf of a
Chinese applicant by an attorney who was excluded from USPTO practice shortly
after filing that application. The USPTO issued a public note saying that
attorney was excluded from USPTO practice and removing his information from the
application, and requiring applicant to appoint a new attorney. A couple months
later, a new attorney appeared, but shortly thereafter the new attorney
withdrew and gave the reason for withdrawing as \u201cThe client is making
unauthorized use of the intellectual property rights of a third party.\u201d That
was in August 2023 and since then no attorney has appeared and there has been
no action or progress on the application. The status of the application remains
\u201cNew application awaiting assignment to an examining attorney.\u201d </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">My client\u2019s application filed in 2023 has been suspended
pending the outcome of the above application.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Is there any way to force the USPTO to take action on the
suspended application? Or to challenge that application while it is awaiting assignment to an examining attorney? </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Any ideas are appreciated. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Thanks,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Jackson</p>
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