[E-trademarks] Design Search Code Manual - Confusing Search Result For Snail - Just Me?

[Ken Boone]

Can you spare a few minutes to review an unexpected search result?

I opened the new Design Search Code Manual (https://tmdesigncodes.uspto.gov/), searched single term SNAIL and received the following.

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Alphabetical Index

     *   Go to Alphabetical Index - S<https://tmdesigncodes.uspto.gov/alpha#S>
        *   Snails03.19.19<https://tmdesigncodes.uspto.gov/category/03#03-19-19>
        *   Snails03.21.04<https://tmdesigncodes.uspto.gov/category/03#03-21-04>
        *   Stylized octopus, squids, jellyfish, crabs, lobsters, clams, snails, starfish, and other similar shellfish, shells, crustaceans, and mollusks03.19.23<https://tmdesigncodes.uspto.gov/category/03#03-19-23>

Divisions
Division03.19<https://tmdesigncodes.uspto.gov/category/03#03-19>Fish, whales, seals, and the like, and other underwater animals of CATEGORY 03: Animals

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03.19.19<https://tmdesigncodes.uspto.gov/category/03#03-19-19>Snails
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03.19.23<https://tmdesigncodes.uspto.gov/category/03#03-19-23>Stylized octopus, squids, jellyfish, crabs, lobsters, clams, snails, starfish, and other similar shellfish, shells, crustaceans, and mollusks

Division03.21<https://tmdesigncodes.uspto.gov/category/03#03-21>Amphibians and reptiles, including frogs, snakes, lizards, and turtles of CATEGORY 03: Animals
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(Yes, it was nice to see my search term highlighted in the search results.)

The third line


  *   Snails03.21.04<https://tmdesigncodes.uspto.gov/category/03#03-21-04>


and the final line

Division03.21<https://tmdesigncodes.uspto.gov/category/03#03-21>Amphibians and reptiles, including frogs, snakes, lizards, and turtles

do NOT make sense to me. Division 03.21 refers to amphibians and reptiles.  I do NOT see Snails 03.21.04 in the alphabetical index. Design Code 03.19.19 looks like the appropriate design code for snails, with stylized snails in 03.19.23 (along with other stylized sea creatures).

Do you get the same search result for the SNAIL search in the DSCM, with references to 03.21.04?

Other than Snails 03.19.19, do you see any other reference to snails in the alphabetical index?

Can you find any reference to snails in division 03.21, the amphibians and reptile division?

BTW, searching 03.21.04 in the DSCM also returns the unexpected hits.  I see no occurrences of the design code 03.21.04 in the new Trademark Search System (i.e., the replacement for TESS).

Thanks in advance for any feedback,

Ken Boone
boondogle at hotmail.com
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