[E-trademarks] Letter of Protest: anonymous?

[Crane, Susan]

True, but is it possible you can file a FOIA request to get the original letter?

Susan L. Crane
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On Apr 10, 2024, at 8:04 AM, Michael Brown via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:


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
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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.

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