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Just the obvious, i.e., call or email the trademark examining attorney to see if there\u2019s anything he/she can do. You can also send an email to whatever The trademark assistance unit email is I would have to look that up.
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<blockquote type="cite">On Oct 21, 2025, at 5:30\u202fPM, Gerry J. Elman via E-trademarks <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">Does anyone know of a workaround?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">Is this yet another example of inadequate beta testing?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">An individual filed a trademark application pro se. She received an Action from a trademark examining attorney that refused the application as filed. She then engaged me
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">To provide a basis for the EA to speak with me about the case, I immediately \u201centered my appearance\u201d in the case by filing an \u201cincomplete\u201d Response to the OA. I was able
to provide my contact information to add an attorney to the case where none had previously trod. Then I interviewed the EA and told him that I\u2019d be seeking an extension to file a written response.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">But upon seeking to submit electronically a Request for Extension of Time, up popped an error message blocking me from proceeding, saying it deemed my entry of appearance
to be a Response to the Action, implying that the extension of time would be superfluous. A<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">And then when I sought to file a supplemental Response, the system also blocked me, announcing that a Final Action hadn\u2019t yet been issued. (Is there now a rule preventing
an applicant from supplementing a Response on further thought?) So I\u2019m in the anomalous position where the government is refusing to take my client\u2019s payment for the needed extension of time, and I am concerned that the application might be declared abandoned
when the 3-month deadline passes. Any suggestions? <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">-Gerry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">Gerry J. Elman, J.D.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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