[E-trademarks] How long is reasonable for an Examiner to take to respond to a 2(d) OAR?

[Michael Brown]

Keep in mind that the internal "elves" at the USPTO are responsible for
processing responses and sending them to the Examining Attorneys. It is
very likely that the Examining Attorney has not yet received it. Sometimes
an inquiry can get things moving, but as I understand it, the Examining
Attorneys are at the mercy of the "elves".

And with Xmas season coming, the elves may be working at their other job...

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On Mon, Nov 13, 2023 at 3:32 PM O'Connell Jr., Robert via E-trademarks <
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> I think a polite status inquiry (citing TMEP 108.03 and 37 CFR 2.23(d)
> would be entirely reasonable at the six month point.
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> *From:* E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On Behalf
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> *Subject:* [E-trademarks] How long is reasonable for an Examiner to take
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> How long do you wait after filing a likelihood of confusion office action
> response to ping the Examiner about moving the application along? Is it
> unreasonable to do so if we filed an OAR 6 months ago?
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