[E-trademarks] Office Action Response times

[Lindsey Corbin]

Yes, the Examiner specifically said the LIE department because they have to
be entered by hand.  These OARs had consent documents, and an Amended mark
description.

On Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 9:30 AM Janice Housey <jhousey at litmuslaw.com> wrote:

> Did the easy OARs have anything that required the files to go to LIE
> (Legal Instrument Examination)?  My understanding is that things like
> entering a home country registration into the record have to go to LIE.
> That appears to be where the big, dark black hole is.  Supposedly, a bunch
> of people were hired for the LIE group a few months ago.
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> *Subject:* [E-trademarks] Office Action Response times
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> I filed easy OARs in early December, no arguments, and hadn't heard
> anything from the PTO.  I called the Examiner today and she said it's now
> taking up to 5 months for those responses to make it to their queue! GOOD
> GRIEF!
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> Echoing literally everything everyone else is saying, I wish they would
> fix their current processes before rolling out new things or changes.
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