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Recall that on Tuesday, I noted that the Trademark Search update for Monday via the search UD:20251020 returned zero results - that most new applications filed on Sunday did not appear on Trademark Search as of Tuesday. Today, only 11 of 484 new Sunday applications
that I see on TSDR appear on Trademark Search. </div>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Mr. Butterman, I'm curious.
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(200, 38, 19);"><b>Does your
</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(200, 38, 19);"><b>very early Sunday morning application</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> (presumably with a serial
number of 99450611 to 99451112) </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(200, 38, 19);"><b>appear on Trademark Search?</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Case
in point, the search </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><b>FD:20251019 AND AT:Butterman</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> fails to retrieve
any Sunday applications with Butterman in the attorney of record field. </span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Perhaps your Sunday application is one of the 472 new Sunday applications that I see on TSDR but NOT on
Trademark Search.</span></p>
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<b>From:</b> E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com> on behalf of Alex Butterman via E-trademarks <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 23, 2025 3:28 PM<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> Alex Butterman <abutterman@dbllawyers.com>; Edward Timberlake <ed@timberlakelaw.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] CREDIT CARD OUTAGE</div>
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Yes \u2013 very early Sunday morning I filed a new application after the client\u2019s signed copy email was received and I did not receive the confirmation page that immediately follows payment and contains a link to download a pdf filing receipt. Fortunately, I did
receive the emailed copy of the filing receipt within seconds of the filing and I had a serial number which I plugged into TSDR right then and saw the application come up so I was not overly concerned about the filing having been received at the USPTO. But
I think that is relevant to what you are asking.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"><b>Alex Butterman</b></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>From:</b> E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Edward Timberlake via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 23, 2025 3:42 PM<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> Edward Timberlake <ed@timberlakelaw.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] CREDIT CARD OUTAGE</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">It's possible that [whatever the situation may be] is more complicated than a credit card outage because:</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">1) I filed something on Monday afternoon / evening</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">2) I was able to enter credit card information</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">3) I pressed Submit</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">4) No filing receipt was issued</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">5) Credit card transaction history shows payment was made</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">6) Financial Manager records at the USPTO show a serial number was issued</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">7) no record of the filing has yet appeared in the online database</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">I'd be curious to know if anybody else filed anything on Monday but did not receive a filing receipt? </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Sincerely,</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ed Timberlake </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"><i><u><a style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" originalsrc="https://www.nclawspecialists.gov/for-lawyers/certification-standard-summaries/trademark-law/" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA1cc43c55-a210-599a-b61b-a90d9116e426" href="https://www.nclawspecialists.gov/for-lawyers/certification-standard-summaries/trademark-law/">Board
Certified Specialist in Trademark Law</a></u></i></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: blue;"><b><u><a style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" originalsrc="http://timberlakelaw.com/" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA549d9d0e-545f-0f03-123e-5b76ecd61ad9" href="http://timberlakelaw.com/">Timberlake
Law</a></u></b></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: blue;"><u><a style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" originalsrc="https://clarity.fm/edtimberlake" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAdc330df8-69a2-a0a5-8fc0-0c43c0d7a6a3" href="https://clarity.fm/edtimberlake">Schedule
a call on Clarity</a></u></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: blue;"><u><a style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA9e861e96-606c-d41d-14ec-577ade17d6a1" href="mailto:ed@timberlakelaw.com">ed@timberlakelaw.com</a></u></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">919.960.1950</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">On Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 3:17<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">\u202f</span>PM Carl Oppedahl via E-trademarks <<span style="color: blue;"><u><a style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAe2bc2347-0c9e-176c-0597-d149913c4f29" href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a></u></span>>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I called the Trademark Assistance Center this morning. </p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">TAC confirmed the \u201cfinancial link\u201d on the main trademark application forms has been having issues since 3:30 PM yesterday. </p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">They are working to correct. </p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I am curious how long the hold time was to reach a human being at the TAC.</p>
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