[E-trademarks] CAFC handed down its opinion in In re Chestek today.

Thu Feb 15 11:13:28 EST 2024

I second that request!

Pam

Pamela S. Chestek
Chestek Legal
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On 2/15/2024 8:01 AM, John L. Welch via E-trademarks wrote:
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> Please add your comments to my TTABlog post: The TTABlog<sup>®</sup>: 
> CAFC Affirms TTAB: USPTO'S Domicile Address Requirement for Applicants 
> Was Not Improperly Promulgated 
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> *Subject:* RE: CAFC handed down its opinion in In re Chestek today.
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> Maybe a request for /en banc/ reconsideration would be worth pursuing?
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> *Subject:* RE: CAFC handed down its opinion in In re Chestek today.
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> I have read this decision and am curious what others think of the 
> reasoning.  I find the last part of the decision (page 13) 
> particularly perplexing.  Isn’t it circular to say that an agency 
> doesn’t have to prepare for every eventuality, especially when there 
> is nothing in the record about privacy concerns, when there wasn’t a 
> reason for people to be concerned about privacy during the notice and 
> comment period?  And anyway how is this change not a substantive rule 
> that affects individual rights and obligations when it affects 
> individuals’ privacy rights?
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> *Subject:* [E-trademarks] CAFC handed down its opinion in In re 
> Chestek today.
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