[E-trademarks] Insufficient Information Fee

[Montgomery, Alexander P.]

Just had my first experience with a "insufficient information" fee.

In this case, the EA determined that our client's mark has a meaning in a foreign language. The problem - that's not the meaning. Rather, it's an acronym based on several words that make up a slogan. The client had no idea there was a non-English meaning. Yet they're penalized with a $100/class fee.

Has anyone ever gotten around that fee in similar circumstances?

Or must we now conduct searches prior to filing to determine if every acronym or fanciful word we file might have a non-English meaning to avoid this fee?

Alexander P. Montgomery <http://www.hinckleyallen.com/people/alexander-p-montgomery>
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