[E-trademarks] What are you telling your clients ...

[Carl Oppedahl]

I am simply adding up all of the new gouge fees from the Trademark 
Office and telling the client that this is the new price for filing a 
trademark application.

On 12/2/2024 2:24 PM, Kevin Grierson via E-trademarks wrote:
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> With regard to the surcharge, I’ve been telling clients that the 
> standard application fee is going up $200 per class, unless we can fit 
> the description into the pre-approved list on the TMID. Because 
> “standard fee plus surcharge” is, in essence, replacing the old TEAS 
> standard filing.
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> With regard to the insufficient information charge, the causes for it 
> are the same as for failing to comply with TEAS-plus requirements, but 
> I’m still trying to figure out what to say there other than to 
> emphasize that we need to have all the required information ready when 
> we file.
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> *From:*E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On 
> Behalf Of *Laura Geyer via E-trademarks
> *Sent:* Monday, December 2, 2024 4:03 PM
> *To:* For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek 
> legal advice. <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
> *Cc:* Laura Geyer <lgeyer at ndgallilaw.com>
> *Subject:* [E-trademarks] What are you telling your clients ...
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> About the absolutely insane and absurd subcharge that an awful lot of 
> our clients will need to pay to use the freeform g/s field in 
> applications starting next year? And how are you presenting the highly 
> unpredictable “deficiency” amounts in estimates?
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> (I still can’t believe they’re doing this when it’s basically the only 
> way to avoid a 2(d) refusal in many cases where the broader definition 
> makes no darned sense. Or when the broader category doesn’t include a 
> field option?)
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