[E-trademarks] Petition to Director to Revive Registration?

Mon Nov 4 21:39:24 UTC 2024

Good suggestion! I just did this on another registration for another client
- That is a nice tip.

On Mon, Nov 4, 2024 at 11:04 AM Crane, Susan via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> Assuming you cannot get the reg. revived, know that you can file a request
> (not a petition) to make the replacement application “special” and jump the
> queue.  See TMEP Sec. 1710.  The one time I did this for a pro bono client,
> at the height of PTO delays in 2023, the application was examined within
> three months, and registered in a little over 6.
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> *From:* E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On Behalf
> Of *Laura Geyer via E-trademarks
> *Sent:* Monday, November 4, 2024 12:36 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: [E-trademarks] Petition to Director to Revive Registration?
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> Lindsey: My understanding was that revival after cancellation where the
> owner received the office action is virtually impossible. There isn’t any
> form I’m aware of except the standard petition to the Director, but as
> Kevin noted, the standard
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> Lindsey:
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> My understanding was that revival after cancellation where the owner
> received the office action is virtually impossible. There isn’t any form
> I’m aware of except the standard petition to the Director, but as Kevin
> noted, the standard is really really high and hard to meet. Basically,
> the office’s view is that no matter what string of events led to failure to
> respond, owners have six whole months to respond and should be looking at
> PTO communications when they come in and not at the last minute.
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> Decisions like this always sound like a professor who has been presented
> with a request for extension to turn in a paper the student had a month to
> write.
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> John, thanks *so much* for that reference. Even though the rules are
> really vague about what “extraordinary circumstances” are, I see the denial
> enunciates a three part test:  “in an extraordinary situation, when
> justice requires and no other party is injured”. So then it’s about what
> an “extraordinary situation is” (assuming the other two points are
> satisfied – that second prong sounds like an equitable situation where
> cancellation of the reg would be unconscionable or similar). If I recall
> correctly, “extraordinary circumstances” usually involves hurricanes,
> sudden death of a critical person, volcanoes,  things like that.
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> Frustratingly difficult to meet.
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> See TMEP 1712.02(b).  The registrant has two months from the date of
> actual knowledge of the cancellation for file a petition to reinstate the
> cancelled registration.  I note, however, that a successful petition
> requires an “extraordinary situation.”  “Extraordinary Situation” is
> discussed in 1709.03 (without much detail).
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> Of *Lindsey Corbin via E-trademarks
> *Sent:* Sunday, November 3, 2024 10:30 PM
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> *Cc:* Lindsey Corbin <lindsey.corbin at delegate.legal>
> *Subject:* [E-trademarks] Petition to Director to Revive Registration?
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> Hi friends --
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> We have a situation where a Post Reg OA was issued, handled accordingly,
> but the fee was missed -- A second Post Reg OA was issued, requesting the
> $100 fee, but it was missed and now a Notice of Cancellation has been
> received for the registration.
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> Can anyone point me to a Petition to the Director (paying $250) to
> successfully pay the $100 fee and have the registration reinstated?  I've
> been reviewing the Petitions website but thought someone here may have
> direct experience or can point me to a specific case.
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> Thanks!
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