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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com> on behalf of Keller, Scott via E-trademarks <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 9:17</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">\u202f</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">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>Keller, Scott <SKeller@wnj.com><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [E-trademarks] [EXTERNAL] Re: USPTO's pre-populated Madrid application form<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">R. Scott Keller</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
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<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] Re: [E-trademarks] USPTO's pre-populated Madrid application form</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Be prepared if you have to call the TAC. I had to call about a Section 8 filing that hasn\u2019t been approved after 16 months and I was put in the queue with 68 callers ahead of me. I waited on hold for 94 minutes
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On Sep 10, 2025, at 1:17</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">\u202f</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">PM, Katherine Koenig via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi everyone, </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I tried calling TAC just now, but they apparently close at 4pm now. Sigh.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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 style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Best regards,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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