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

Mon Dec 9 22:03:13 UTC 2024

Apologies if this has been answered, but does anyone know if surcharges
will be issued starting January 19, 2025 for free-form IDs in applications
filed in, say, May 2024?

On Tue, Dec 3, 2024 at 11:46 AM Laura Geyer via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> Thanks Kevin (and everyone who responded!). This approach sounds like the
> way to go. In a case where it’s possible to use the manual, for sure that’s
> great. Like “milk” or “automobile tires” or “blankets”. Where it gets very
> hinky is, say, software or various forms of technological services that are
> directed at very specific fields or purposes that are absolutely not going
> to be in the manual.
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> Oh, I almost forgot – what is the fate of the consistency initiative? That
> is to say, you got a registration for X services that are not in the manual
> and later file a combo word/logo mark for the same thing. Do you apply for
> something out of the manual and then as soon as an examiner is assigned,
> request amendment to match the language of the prior registration? This is
> going to be especially important where the umbrella is wide and so a 2(d)
> would be nearly guaranteed unless the language were specific enough.
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> Laura
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> *From:* Kevin Grierson <kgrierson at cm.law>
> *Sent:* Monday, December 2, 2024 4:24 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:* RE: What are you telling your clients ...
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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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> EXTERNAL EMAIL
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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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