[E-trademarks] Thanks for the six hours warning on Friday evening that I can't save my draft form...

[Richard Schafer]

Still broken today after three days of outage.

This is significant egg-on-face territory for the PTO and reinforces the opinion that the PTO’s IT department and their contractors are incompetent.

Best regards,
Richard A. Schafer | Schafer IP Law
P.O. Box 230081 | Houston, TX 77223
M: 832.283.6564 | richard at schafer-ip.com<mailto:richard at schafer-ip.com>

From: E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> On Behalf Of Carl Oppedahl via E-trademarks
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2023 1:43 AM
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Cc: Carl Oppedahl <carl at oppedahl.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] Thanks for the six hours warning on Friday evening that I can't save my draft form...


Thank you for posting.
On 12/11/2023 12:35 PM, Tim Ackermann via E-trademarks wrote:
Evidently, this is still broken -- you cannot save many of the TEAS forms. No ETA on repair.
https://www.uspto.gov/blog/ebiz/
Tim Ackermann
The Ackermann Law Firm

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     Grapevine TX 76051


On Sat, Dec 9, 2023 at 3:10 PM Tim Ackermann <tim at ackermannlaw.com<mailto:tim at ackermannlaw.com>> wrote:
Posted at 06:24PM Dec 08, 2023<https://www.uspto.gov/blog/ebiz/entry/planned-events941> in Planned Events  |
Friday Dec 08, 2023

Planned Events

Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Save Feature Temporarily Disabled on Some Forms
The USPTO will be updating the TEAS forms below which requires us to disable the save feature on those forms beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, December 9 ET. An update will be posted on this page once the save feature is restored.   You’ll still be able to:


  *   Save certain forms, including initial applications
  *   Upload data from previously saved forms
  *   Submit all TEAS forms as usual

 Saving will be temporarily disabled on the following forms:

  *   Change Address or Representation Form
  *   Combined Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse and Incontestability under Sections 71 and 15
  *   Combined Declaration of Use and Incontestability Under Section 8 and 15
  *   Combined Declaration of Use and/or Excusable Nonuse/Application for Renewal of Registration of a Mark under Section 8 and 9
  *   Declaration of Incontestability of a Mark under Section 15
  *   Declaration of Use and Excusable Nonuse under Section 71
  *   Declaration of Use and/or Excusable Nonuse of Mark in Commerce Under Section 8
  *   Letter of Protest
  *   Petition for Expungement or Reexamination Form
  *   Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or Extension Request
  *   Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action
  *   Petition to the Director
  *   Post-Publication Amendment
  *   Request for Express Abandonment
  *   Request for Extension of Time to File a Response
  *   Request for Permission to Withdraw as Attorney of Record
  *   Request for Reconsideration after Final Action
  *   Request To Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use
  *   Response to Office Action
  *   Response to Office Action for Post-Registration Matters/Response to Office Action for Post-Registration for Expungement or Reexamination Form
  *   Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension
  *   Section 7 Request Form
  *   SOU Extension Request
  *   Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use
  *   Voluntary Amendment Not in Response to USPTO Office Action/Letter Form

 Thank you for your understanding. If you have questions, email teas at uspto.gov<mailto:teas at uspto.gov>.



Tim Ackermann
The Ackermann Law Firm

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P:  817.305.0690
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O: 1701 W. Northwest Hwy. Ste. 100
     Grapevine TX 76051


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