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<p>Yes as we know there are two filing paths -- what I call the
"one-click" path and the other path where you laboriously fill in
all of the fields.</p>
<p>The one-click path is cheaper in terms of government fees,
because it is auto-certified to the IB.</p>
<p>The one-click path avoids the risk of mistakes made by the filer
and avoids risks of mistakes made by humans in the Madrid
Processing Unit.</p>
<p>I wonder how many people know that I am responsible for the
existence of the one-click path. Yes, back when the news came out
that the US had become signatory to the Madrid Procotol, I got on
the phone with Craig Morris, who was at that time the chief
external-contact person for the Trademark Office. And I emailed
to him a spec sheet that I had written up, that detailed that it
ought to be possible to design a one-click filing path.
Auto-certified. You key in your "basic" application number and
click about twice more and Bob was going to be your uncle. I
designed the click path for the Trademark Office. The first
question was "what is your basic filing?" and the second one was
"do you want to claim Paris Article 4 priority?". And I said the
Trademark Office ought to be able to reduce the government fee
since nobody at the Trademark Office would have to look at the
application.</p>
<p>And a few weeks later, Craig phoned me up to say that it was a
done deal that one of the options would be one-click filing.</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/10/2025 2:17 PM, Katherine Koenig
via E-trademarks wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Hi everyone, </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>I have two cases where I filed the US
basic application a month ago but the USPTO still doesn\u2019t
allow me to use the pre-populated Madrid application form
because \u201cthe Office has not yet completed the initial
processing of the case.\u201d </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>I tried calling TAC just now, but
they apparently close at 4pm now. Sigh.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Does anyone have experience with this
issue \u2013 should I keep waiting, call TAC tomorrow (can I do
anything to nudge them to process the basic application?),
or populate the Madrid application form manually (I\u2019d prefer
not to risk mistakes and then wait for the UPSTO to certify
the application and send to WIPO\u2026). Thank you!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Best regards,<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Katherine</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Dr. Katherine Koenig</span></p>
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