[E-trademarks] [EXTERNAL] Re: Any way to prompt review/status update on third-party's application that's stuck in limbo?

Thu Apr 4 20:11:33 EDT 2024

Thanks, everyone, for the various suggestions. Very helpful!

On Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 4:41 PM Keller, Scott via E-trademarks <
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> You can send it to TrademarkAssistanceCenter at uspto.gov and it will get
> done.
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> *From:* E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On Behalf
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> *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Re: [E-trademarks] Any way to prompt review/status
> update on third-party's application that's stuck in limbo?
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> Yes, there’s an email you write that’s a general one at the TMO and simply
> say the facts (cancellation grace period over, so….) and a couple days
> later the abandonment/cancellation gets logged. It doesn’t matter who
> writes, so long as it’s just a records issue. I usually get results in 48
> hours or less. Now I can’t find the email address! But I bet the trademark
> assistance center would tell you what it is. It’s not a top secret.
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> Of *Heather Vargas via E-trademarks
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> *Subject:* Re: [E-trademarks] Any way to prompt review/status update on
> third-party's application that's stuck in limbo?
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> *EXTERNAL EMAIL*
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> If you email your EA, that will usually prompt them to nudge the
> abandonment on the blocking application; otherwise you could be stuck in
> this limbo for many months more.
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> *From:* E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On Behalf
> Of *Spencer Cross via E-trademarks
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 4, 2024 3:56 PM
> *To:* Carl Oppedahl <E-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
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> *Subject:* [E-trademarks] Any way to prompt review/status update on
> third-party's application that's stuck in limbo?
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> Hi all,
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> We have an application that's in suspension awaiting resolution of a
> prior-filed application that received a non-final OA. That party filed an
> extension to respond, and then subsequently missed its final deadline to
> respond. That deadline was nearly four months ago and the USPTO has yet to
> issue an abandonment notice to the other party. Ideally, that mark
> should've been dead by now.
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> I know I'm not allowed to contact the EA on that application myself, but
> is there any other method by which I can prompt a review of that
> application's status? The only thing I can think of is to contact the EA on
> our own application to ask them if they can do something internally, but
> I'd prefer to take another route if possible.
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> Thanks,
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