[E-trademarks] John's Post re the TTAB Jettisoning the USPQ

[Pamela Chestek]

Nobody has the USPQ and all the cases are in Westlaw, where it is 
trivial to find them by name.

Pam

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On 2/12/2024 3:45 PM, reidl--- via E-trademarks wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
> I don’t know how many of you caught up with John’s TTABlog today about 
> the potential requirement that henceforth all citations to the TTAB 
> will need to be to WESTLAW.  To me, this sounds like a solution in 
> search of a problem.
>
> How many people are they going to hire to change all USPQ cites in the 
> TBMP to Westlaw cites?  And what about we old timers who have 
> extensive libraries of USPQ citations?  I know, the USPQ has only been 
> published since 1929 but it is still the standard.  And what about 
> Federal Courts who prefer the USPQ cites?  From my standpoint, I’d 
> have to write a brief using USPQ cites and then have the client pay an 
> associate to translate that into WESTLAW cites. Why impose that cost 
> on us?
>
> I have an open mind but would really like to know why the Board thinks 
> that changing the citation format it has used for its entire existence 
> is beneficial.  If I were still a solo, and one who did not subscribe 
> to Westlaw, I would have to do so in order to practice before the 
> TTAB.  I know that the universe of we folks who actually did legal 
> research using dusty books in dwindling, but still ……
>
> I could understand saying that “for cases decided from now on you must 
> cite to Westlaw” but to redo history makes no sense for me.
>
>
>       That said, I am equally bewildered by the MENSTRUATION
>       CRUSTACEON decision.
>
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