[E-trademarks] Letter of Protest: anonymous?

[Michael Brown]

The Letter of Protest does not get sent to the applicant, nor is it part of
the TSDR record. However, if approved, a memorandum from the Office of the
Deputy Commissioner to the Examining Attorney with the relevant information
for consideration is part of the TSDR record, so if there is information
that would identify the Protestor, that might give it away.

If you are interested, contact me off list, and I can point you to a case
or two where I had LoPs accepted.

Best regards,
Michael

Michael Brown
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On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 3:05 AM Judith S via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I have a small client who is contemplating filing a Letter of Protest
> against a larger competitor who filed a trademark for a term they consider
> generic or descriptive of the technology they use.
>
> They are concerned that if they are identified as the "Protestor" there
> might be retaliation.
>
> The "Name of Protestor" field instruction says "Enter the full legal name
> of the entity objecting to the registration of a mark in a pending
> application, i.e., the name of the individual, corporation, partnership, or
> other entity that is protesting registration of a mark, NOT the person or
> firm completing the Letter of Protest."
>
> Could we use the name of the in-house attorney who is initiating the
> objection or some other name?
>
> Thanks for any insight.
>
> Judith
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