[E-trademarks] Sunday filings in the TTAB

Fri Feb 9 19:40:26 EST 2024

Exactly my reaction! That "uh-oh, I know there's /something/!"

Pam

Pamela S. Chestek
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On 2/9/2024 4:36 PM, Jamie Shelden wrote:
> I now recall seeing this post on the TTABlog and I believe it may have 
> been in my subconscious when this question arose.  🤨
>
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>> On Feb 9, 2024, at 4:27 PM, Pamela Chestek via E-trademarks 
>> <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:
>>
>> I'm not digging in, but I would make sure this isn't the rule that 
>> applies:
>>
>> http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2018/11/precedential-no-33-ttab-denies.html
>>
>> Pam
>>
>> Pamela S. Chestek
>> Chestek Legal
>> 300 Fayetteville Street
>> Unit 2492
>> Raleigh, NC 27602
>> pamela at chesteklegal.com
>> (919) 800-8033
>> www.chesteklegal.com
>>
>> On 2/9/2024 3:46 PM, Jamie Shelden via E-trademarks wrote:
>>> Thanks everyone.  I feel better now ☺️.
>>>
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>>>> On Feb 9, 2024, at 3:40 PM, Dale Quisenberry via E-trademarks 
>>>> <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> But keep in mind in a California that means 9:00 pm Pacific.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> Dale
>>>>
>>>> C. Dale Quisenberry
>>>> Quisenberry Law PLLC
>>>> 832.680.1000
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>> On Feb 9, 2024, at 5:25 PM, Paradise, Gregg A. via E-trademarks 
>>>>> <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> 
>>>>> I agree with Susan. The Board considers the deadline to be 12:00 
>>>>> midnight on the 5^th . The deadline is not the entire day; it is 
>>>>> the end of the specified day (midnight). So “before the deadline” 
>>>>> is even a second or minute before that. You are fine to file 
>>>>> anytime on the 5^th (or 4^th ) if you prefer. And the rule about 
>>>>> weekends and federal holidays only applies to moving deadlines 
>>>>> forward (later). The rule does not change the actual date you file 
>>>>> something. So you are good all around.
>>>>> - Gregg
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>>>>> *From:*E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com>*On 
>>>>> Behalf Of*Jamie Shelden via E-trademarks
>>>>> *Sent:*Friday, February 9, 2024 6:10 PM
>>>>> *To:*Crane, Susan <susan.crane at wyndham.com>
>>>>> *Cc:*Jamie Shelden 
>>>>> <justtrademarks at gmail.com>;e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com
>>>>> *Subject:*Re: [E-trademarks] Sunday filings in the TTAB
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>>>>> I suppose my concern is with the word “before”.  Is/on/ the 
>>>>> deadline still/before/ the deadline?  Is a request for an 
>>>>> extension of a deadline that must be made/before/ the deadline 
>>>>> timely when it is made/on/ the deadline?  I can actually see it 
>>>>> both ways.
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>>>>>     On Feb 9, 2024, at 2:46 PM, Crane, Susan
>>>>>     <susan.crane at wyndham.com> wrote:
>>>>>     I haven’t practiced before the Board in a very long time, but
>>>>>     don’t you have until 11:59 on the 5^th ? So Sunday should be
>>>>>     in time.
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>>>>>     *Subject:*[E-trademarks] Sunday filings in the TTAB
>>>>>     Happy Friday everyone! Could someone point me to a case or
>>>>>     rule regarding the filing of a motion in a TTAB proceeding on
>>>>>     a Sunday and whether a Sunday filing is considered “prior to”
>>>>>     the deadline. Here is the hypothetical situation. In an
>>>>>     opposition,
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>>>>>     Happy Friday everyone!  Could someone point me to a case or
>>>>>     rule regarding the filing of a motion in a TTAB proceeding on
>>>>>     a Sunday and whether a Sunday filing is considered “prior to”
>>>>>     the deadline.
>>>>>     Here is the hypothetical situation.  In an opposition,
>>>>>     Plaintiff’s trial period closes on Monday, February 5.
>>>>>      Plaintiff files request for extension of its trial period on
>>>>>     Sunday, February 4.  Given that February 4 is a Sunday, would
>>>>>     this request for extension be “/before the original time or
>>>>>     its extension expires”/ per FRCP 6(b)?
>>>>>     Any thoughts?
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