[E-trademarks] Virtual mailbox address

Carl Oppedahl carl at oppedahl.com
Tue Feb 6 12:14:31 EST 2024


You don't need to use Google Maps.


Just read my blog article about this.   You can find out by doing a zip 
code lookup and then look at the CMRA field in the zip code results screen.


On 2/6/2024 10:00 AM, Janet Satterthwaite via E-trademarks wrote:
> I'm going to start doing that too, or just ask the client to confirm 
> when we provide the proposed details for an application.
>
> But isn't it tiresome that as they are taking  9-10 months to get to 
> applications they are wasting time searching for whether the client 
> used a mail drop address.  Roll On federal Circuit and Strike this down!!
>
> *Janet F. Satterthwaite*|Partner/ Chair, Trademark Practice|Potomac 
> Law Group, PLLC
>
> 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 1025
>
> Washington, D.C. 20006
>
> 202-486-1578
>
> jsatterthwaite at potomaclaw.com|www.potomaclaw.com 
> <https://www.potomaclaw.com>
>
>
> https://www.potomaclaw.com/professionals-janet-f-satterthwaite
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> *From:* Dineen Wasylik <dineen at wasylik.net>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 6, 2024 11:57 AM
> *To:* For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek 
> legal advice. <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
> *Cc:* Janet Satterthwaite <jsatterthwaite at potomaclaw.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [E-trademarks] Virtual mailbox address
>
> *WARNING:* External email, do not click on links or open attachments 
> unless you recognize the sender’s full email address and expect the 
> attachments.
>
> I've added to my procedures that we Google Map the address the client 
> gives/found in the Corporate database so that we can avoid that.  The 
> examiners are definitely doing so.
>
> On Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 11:56 AM Janet Satterthwaite via E-trademarks 
> <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:
>
>     I just got a refusal for an address which turned our to be a UPS
>     store. (client never mentioned that.)
>
>     *Janet F. Satterthwaite*|Partner/ Chair, Trademark
>     Practice|Potomac Law Group, PLLC
>
>     1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 1025
>
>     Washington, D.C. 20006
>
>     202-486-1578
>
>     jsatterthwaite at potomaclaw.com|www.potomaclaw.com
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>     https://www.potomaclaw.com/professionals-janet-f-satterthwaite
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>     *From:* E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> on
>     behalf of Ken Liu via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
>     *Sent:* Tuesday, February 6, 2024 11:25 AM
>     *To:* E-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com
>     <E-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
>     *Cc:* Ken Liu <kel at gg-law.com>
>     *Subject:* [E-trademarks] Virtual mailbox address
>
>     *WARNING:* External email, do not click on links or open
>     attachments unless you recognize the sender’s full email address
>     and expect the attachments.
>
>     Does the USPTO accept a commercial virtual mailbox address (not a
>     PO Box) as a domicile address ("where you sleep at night")?
>
>     Sorry if this has been asked before. I thought there was a way to
>     search archives of all past listserv messages, but it appears the
>     archive only goes back four months, is that right?
>
>
>     Best regards,
>
>     Ken
>
>     Kenneth E. Liu
>
>     IP/Nonprofit Law
>
>     Gammon & Grange, P.C.
>
>     1945 Old Gallows Rd., Suite 650
>
>     Tysons, VA 22182
>
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