[E-trademarks] Quality Control Checks Using Trademark Search
Carl Oppedahl
carl at oppedahl.com
Wed Apr 9 23:35:31 UTC 2025
Thank you for posting.
Hopefully these discussions will eventually lead to various Trademark
Office people trying to get more in the direction of handling these
situations better.
On 4/9/2025 4:04 PM, Ken Boone via E-trademarks wrote:
> Congratulations to *79401538*, the standard character mark *EMPOWERED
> INTELLIGENCE **²*, and *79400216*, the standard character mark *EI²*,
> as these two trademarks registered yesterday (Apr. 08, 2025), despite
> the TMEP instruction (the quote below) that neither superscripts nor
> characters NOT included in the USPTO's standard character set are
> permitted in standard character marks. For those keeping score, QC
> Search 11 was ignored at least twice with registrations granted this
> week.
>
> Superscripts, subscripts, exponents, or other characters that are not
> in the USPTO’s standard character set (/see/ *TMEP §807.03(b)
> <https://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/TMEP/current#/current/TMEP-800d1e1215.html>*)
> are /not/ permitted in standard character drawings. /In re AFG Indus.
> Inc./, 17 USPQ2d 1162, 1163-64 (TTAB 1990) (holding that a special
> form drawing is required for a drawing featuring a raised numeral).
> The degree symbol is permitted.
>
> Following are the 27 trademarks retrieved by QC Search 11 today in
> decreasing serial number order. (Yes, the list is dominated by Madrid
> filings, like nothing in Madrid processing checks for inappropriate
> characters in wordmarks for standard character marks. The two new
> trademarks for QC Search 11 are *EDU SMART SCHOOLHUB® *and *CL� DE
> PEAU BEAUT� BLOOMING OASIS CONDITIONER*, though the blemishes in the
> latter appear to be USPTO processing hiccups for the wordmark as the
> drawing does not include anything resembling the two occurrences of
> *�* in the wordmark.**)
>
> _SN_
>
> _FD_
>
> _Status_
>
> _Wordmark_
> 90515424
>
> 2/6/2021
>
> Reg
>
> PERK²O
> 88751137
>
> 1/8/2020
>
> Reg
>
> NB² NOTHING BUT BOURBON
> 79419773
>
> 1/7/2025
>
> Pend
>
> *EDU SMART SCHOOLHUB®*
> 79419766
>
> 1/24/2025
>
> Pend
>
> Q² MOHS
> 79419608
>
> 1/24/2025
>
> Pend
>
> Q² PURE
> 79419607
>
> 1/24/2025
>
> Pend
>
> Q² CANCOAT
> 79419606
>
> 1/24/2025
>
> Pend
>
> Q²M INTERIORDETAILER
> 79419605
>
> 1/24/2025
>
> Pend
>
> Q²M WETCOAT
> 79419604
>
> 1/24/2025
>
> Pend
>
> Q² LEATHERSHIELD
> 79419603
>
> 1/24/2025
>
> Pend
>
> Q² INFINITE
> 79416052
>
> 11/28/2024
>
> Pend
>
> PIËCH DUAL²DRIVE
> 79409085
>
> 1/19/2024
>
> Pend
>
> A³-SHIELD
> 79405846
>
> 8/1/2024
>
> Pend
>
> *CL� DE PEAU BEAUT� BLOOMING OASIS CONDITIONER*
> *79401538*
>
> *5/23/2024*
>
> *Reg*
>
> *EMPOWERED INTELLIGENCE ²*
> *79400216*
>
> *5/23/2024*
>
> *Reg*
>
> *EI²*
> 79388132
>
> 12/19/2023
>
> Pend
>
> BELIGHT³
> 79386509
>
> 9/5/2023
>
> Pend
>
> E²
> 79366809
>
> 2/23/2023
>
> Reg
>
> ULTRA-SB²
> 79366806
>
> 2/23/2023
>
> Reg
>
> SB²
> 79309572
>
> 2/8/2021
>
> Reg
>
> X²
> 79300503
>
> 11/11/2020
>
> Reg
>
> CHAMP²
> 79292893
>
> 7/3/2020
>
> Reg
>
> P³ PULSE
> 79288581
>
> 1/30/2020
>
> Reg
>
> E²X
> 79285188
>
> 1/30/2020
>
> Reg
>
> VESTAMID E²X
> 79264585
>
> 3/4/2019
>
> Reg
>
> STORE¯CHAIN
> 79235429
>
> 2/15/2018
>
> Reg
>
> SEC³URE
> 79166932
>
> 9/30/2014
>
> Reg
>
> PRESTA²
>
>
>
> Happy Trademarking,
> Ken Boone
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> on
> behalf of Ken Boone via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, March 31, 2025 4:53 PM
> *To:* E-Trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
> *Cc:* Ken Boone <boondogles at hotmail.com>; TMFeedback
> <tmfeedback at uspto.gov>
> *Subject:* [E-trademarks] Quality Control Checks Using Trademark Search
> We are currently examining new applications submitted between:
> September 03, 2024 - September 17, 2024
>
>
> The USPTO remains reluctant to address the older /new applications
> /with the UNKNOWN mark drawing code. Of the 704 older trademarks
> retrieved by the first two QC searches with the UNKNOWN mark drawing
> code, 697 (or 99.0%) still have the */new application awaiting
> assignment to an examining attorney/* status on TSDR. Coincidence?
>
> #
>
>
> QC Search
>
>
> Today
>
>
> Mar 17
>
>
> Change
> 1
>
>
> SN:( /<79000000-79403494>/ ) AND MD:unknown AND LD:true
> COM:"Madrids received prior to 09/03/24 but SKIPPED BY Pre-Exam"
>
>
> 603
>
>
> 585
>
>
> 18
> 2
>
>
> FD:[* TO 20240902] AND MD:unknown AND LD:true NOT (SN:79* SN:89* )
> COM:"US filings prior to 09/03/24 THAT PRE-EXAM SKIPPED!"
>
>
> 101
>
>
> 137
>
>
> -36
> 3
>
>
> ( SN:( /<79000000-79403494>/ ) OR (FD:[* TO 20240902] NOT SN:79*) )
> AND LD:true NOT ON:* COM:"Older TMs Without Owners?"
>
>
> 13
>
>
> 11
>
>
> 2
> 4
>
>
> ( SN:( /<79000000-79402972>/ ) OR (FD:[* TO 20240825] NOT SN:79* ) )
> AND LD:true NOT (GS:* SN:89*) COM:"OLD TMs WITHOUT GS!"
>
>
> 18
>
>
> 19
>
>
> -1
> 5
>
>
> LD:true NOT FD:* COMMENT:"Live But No Filing
> Date - 98703671 97977833"
>
>
> 2
>
>
> 2
>
>
> 0
> 6
>
>
> LR:true NOT LD:true Comment:"Live Registrations But Actually Dead"
>
>
> 0
>
>
> 0
>
>
> 0
> 7
>
>
> SN:( 79391101 79384354 79366512 79336276 79331990 79310411 79294737
> 79294728 79107274 79105611 79099220 79090344 79078161 97097395
> 79119135 79271914 97196100 79158147 79078076 97978973 90661045
> 79110093 97652648 85805847 79136585 ) AND LD:true AND WD:( /.*\?.*/
> ) COM:"TMs having unexpected ? in wordmark!"
>
>
> 19
>
>
> 19
>
>
> 0
> 8
>
>
> LD:true AND MD:(*1* *3* *4* *5* ) NOT ( WD:* FM:* ) COM:"Missing
> Wordmark or inappropriate MDC"
>
>
> 13
>
>
> 3
>
>
> 10
> 9
>
>
> DC:( 030116 ) AND DD:( "heads of cats" ) AND LD:true COM:"Design
> Code 03.01.16 is NOT in DSCM!"
>
>
> 4
>
>
> 5
>
>
> -1
> 10
>
>
> LD:true AND MD:*1* AND FD:[20031102 TO *] COM:"New Typed Drawings
> That Should Be Standard Character Marks"
>
>
> 0
>
>
> 0
>
>
> 0
> 11
>
>
> WD:( *²* *³* *•* *¹* *¼* *½* *¾* *™* *¦* *¯* *†* *‡* *ˆ*) AND LD:true
> AND MD:(TYPED STANDARD) COM:"INVALID STANDARD CHARACTERS IN SCM!"
>
>
> 25
>
>
> 18
>
>
> 7
> 12
>
>
> LD:true AND ( CM:( *é* *â* *ê* ** ** ** ** ** ) OW:( *é* *â*
> *ê* ** ** ** ** ** ) GS:( *é* *â* *ê* ** ** ** ** ** )
> DE:( *é* *â* *ê* ** ** ** ** ** ) DS:( *é* *â* *ê* ** **
> ** ** ** ) OD:( *é* *â* *ê* ** ** ** ** ** ))
>
>
> 148
>
>
> 152
>
>
> -4
> 13
>
>
> ( SN:( /<79000000-79403494>/ ) OR (FD:[* TO 20240902] NOT SN:79*) )
> AND SA:("new application in the record" AND "not assignment to examin" )
>
>
> 29072
>
>
> 29699
>
>
> -627
>
>
> For the 13th search, I have added searches to categorize the
> trademarks by calendar year (which should help clarify changes in
> subsequent reports).
>
> 13a
>
>
> ( 13 ) AND ( FD:[* TO 20201231] ) COM:" <= 2020"
>
>
> 202
>
>
>
>
> 13b
>
>
> ( 13 ) AND ( FD:[20210101 TO 20211231] ) COM:" 2021"
>
>
> 4814
>
>
>
>
> 13c
>
>
> ( 13 ) AND ( FD:[20220101 TO 20221231] ) COM:" 2022"
>
>
> 6377
>
>
>
>
> 13d
>
>
> ( 13 ) AND ( FD:[20230101 TO 20231231] ) COM:" 2023"
>
>
> 12309
>
>
>
>
> 13e
>
>
> ( 13 ) AND ( FD:[20240101 TO 20241231] ) COM:" 2024"
>
>
> 5370
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Following are the 13 trademarks for the 8th search. The first 8
> trademarks have the same */Oval Oval/*//drawing.
>
> #
>
> Drawing
>
> SN
>
> FD
>
> Comment
> 1
>
> _Image for 99000919, select for more details_
>
>
>
> 99089524
>
> 03/18/25
>
> 2
>
> 99000994
>
> 01/16/25
>
> 3
>
> 99000989
>
> 01/16/25
>
> 4
>
> 99000976
>
> 01/16/25
>
> 5
>
> 99000959
>
> 01/16/25
>
> 6
>
> 99000950
>
> 01/16/25
>
> 7
>
> 99000941
>
> 01/16/25
>
> 8
>
> 99000919
>
> 01/16/25
>
> 9
>
> _previously viewed Image for 98708304, select for more details_
>
> 98708304
>
> 08/20/24
>
> 10
>
> _Image for 98436889, select for more details_
>
> 98436889
>
> 03/06/24
>
> 11
>
> [no drawing]
>
> 97979825
>
> 05/15/23
>
> Informal? [No GS. No owner.]
> 12
>
> [no drawing]
>
> 97977833
>
>
> Informal? [No GS. No owner.]
> 13
>
> _previously viewed Image for 87546395, select for more details_
>
> 87546395
>
> 07/28/17
>
> Registered. There is a *6* in the drawing and
> description of mark.
>
>
>
> Following are the 7 new trademarks for the 11th search, all with ²
> (superscript 2) in the wordmark. By the 1/24/25 filing date, these Q²
> trademarks likely will not be assigned for examination for several
> months. (Ooops! See the 2nd PS below and add *79405846* - *CL� DE
> PEAU BEAUT� BLOOMING OASIS CONDITIONER* to the list as an 8th new
> trademark for the 11th QC search.)
>
> SN
>
> FD
>
> Wordmark
> 79419766
>
> 01/24/25
>
> Q² MOHS
> 79419608
>
> 01/24/25
>
> Q² PURE
> 79419607
>
> 01/24/25
>
> Q² CANCOAT
> 79419606
>
> 01/24/25
>
> Q²M INTERIORDETAILER
> 79419605
>
> 01/24/25
>
> Q²M WETCOAT
> 79419604
>
> 01/24/25
>
> Q² LEATHERSHIELD
> 79419603
>
> 01/24/25
>
> Q² INFINITE
>
>
>
>
> Ken Boone,
> USPTO IT Specialist (Retired)
>
> PS - Apparently, the USPTO began to rebuild the Trademark Search
> database around February 4th; that is, the session summary below
> indicates the earliest update date occurring on Trademark Search is 4
> February 2025. As I recall, the previous version of the search
> database was /created /around 12 November 2023. They probably
> transitioned smoothly to the new search database sometime in early March.
>
> Query
>
> Result Count
> UD:[* TO 20250203]
>
> 0
> UD:20250204
>
> 10385872
> UD:[* TO 20250204]
>
> 10385872
> UD:[* TO 20250203]
>
> 0
>
>
> Why would anyone care? Well, I tried to find all pending trademarks
> that had no updates for over a year. My search was *LD:true NOT (RN:*
> SN:89* UD:[20240401 TO *]) *which failed to retrieve any trademarks,
> so I tried *UD:[* TO 20240331] AND LD:true NOT (RN:* SN:89*)*which
> also failed to retrieve any trademarks, prompting the searches for the
> earliest update date occurring on TM Search.
>
> PS2 - Another curiosity is *79405846*, the mark *clé de peau BEAUTÉ
> BLOOMING OASIS CONDITIONER* in standard characters, except USPTO
> initial processing revised the literal element to *CL� DE PEAU BEAUT�
> BLOOMING OASIS CONDITIONER*, where the character *� *is not equivalent
> to the standard question mark on Trademark Search, so this application
> evaded my questionable word mark search strategy. (No, *� *is not
> evident on the USPTO Standard Character Set.) The good news: the
> search *CM:*�** only retrieves this application. Same for the *CM:*�*
> OW:*�* GS:*�* DE:*�* OD:*�** search, so the two occurrences of � in
> this wordmark entry may be only two occurrences in the entire search
> database. Ooops! I forgot to add *�* to the 11th QC search of
> unexpected characters occurring in standard character marks, so
> *79405846* is a 26th trademark with invalid characters in the
> wordmark, joining the Q² trademarks that I listed above.
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Ken Boone <boondogles at hotmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, March 17, 2025 6:21 AM
> *To:* TMFeedback <tmfeedback at uspto.gov>
> *Subject:* Quality Control Checks Using Trademark Search
> Since my 4 March report, the USPTO now states that we are currently
> examining new applications submitted between: August 15, 2024 - August
> 29, 2024, so I did revise the end date of time-dependent searches from
> *28 July 2024* to *14 August 2024*, and I updated the last Madrid
> application from *79401095 (received on July 25th)* to *79402133
> *(received on August 8th).
>
> For search #6, the problem with the LR (Live Registration) search
> field has been resolved.
>
> I've added search #13 that identifies *29,699 live
> trademarks* received before August 15th that have the /new application
> awaiting assignment to an examining attorney/ status on TSDR. The
> search *1 AND 13* retrieves all 585 trademarks retrieved by search #1
> - that all 585 Madrid applications received prior to August 15th that
> have yet to be processed by Pre-Exam (by the UNKNOWN mark drawing
> code) have the /new application awaiting assignment to an examining
> attorney/ status on TSDR. *Coincidence, or does the UNKNOWN mark
> drawing code prevent these 585 older Madrid applications from being
> assigned to EAs for examination?* Another curiosity for search #13 is
> that the highest serial number for that search is *99012680*, a
> 99-series application received in February that petitioned to have the
> filing date changed to 7 May 2024. While that petition was granted,
> the application still has not received the initial processing by
> Pre-Exam (the UNKNOWN mark drawing code) and awaits an examining
> attorney. The relevant status text from TSDR for *99012680* follows.
>
> Generated on: This page was generated by TSDR on 2025-03-17
> 07:06:17 EDT
> Mark: KW
> US Serial Number: *99012680 *Application Filing Date: May 07, 2024
> Status: *New application awaiting assignment to an examining
> attorney.* See current trademark processing wait times for more
> information.
> Status Date: Jan. 30, 2025
> Mark Information
> Mark Literal Elements: KW
> Standard Character Claim: No
> Mark Drawing Type: 0 - UNKNOWN MARK DRAWING TYPE
> Description of Mark: The mark consists of the letters "K" and "W"
> styled together.
> Prosecution History
> Date Description Proceeding Number
> Feb. 11, 2025 REQUEST TO CORRECT FILING DATE - GRANTED
> Feb. 05, 2025 ASSIGNED TO PETITION STAFF
> Jan. 28, 2025 TEAS REQUEST TO CHANGE FILING DATE.
> Jan. 20, 2025 APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED
> Jan. 20, 2025 NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
>
> Following is a summary of the 13 QC searches.
>
> #
>
>
> QC Search
>
>
> Today
>
>
> 4 March
>
>
> Change
> 1
>
>
> SN:( /<79000000-79402133>/ ) AND MD:unknown AND LD:true
> COM:"Madrids received prior to 8/7/24 but SKIPPED BY Pre-Exam"
>
>
> 585
>
>
> 547
>
>
> 38
> 2
>
>
> FD:[* TO 20240814] AND MD:unknown AND LD:true NOT (SN:79* SN:89* )
> COM:"US filings prior to 8/7 THAT PRE-EXAM SKIPPED!"
>
>
> 137
>
>
> 43
>
>
> 94
> 3
>
>
> ( SN:( /<79000000-79402133>/ ) OR (FD:[* TO 20240814] NOT SN:79*) )
> AND LD:true NOT ON:* COM:"Older TMs Without Owners?"
>
>
> 11
>
>
> 11
>
>
> 0
> 4
>
>
> ( SN:( /<79000000-79402133>/ ) OR (FD:[* TO 20240814] NOT SN:79* ) )
> AND LD:true NOT (GS:* SN:89*) COM:"OLD TMs WITHOUT GS!"
>
>
> 19
>
>
> 16
>
>
> 3
> 5
>
>
> LD:true NOT FD:* COMMENT:"Live But No Filing Date - 98703671
> 98305614 97977848 97977833"
>
>
> 2
>
>
> 4
>
>
> -2
> 6
>
>
> LR:true NOT LD:true Comment:"Live Registrations But Actually Dead"
>
>
> 0
>
>
> 20
>
>
> -20
> 7
>
>
> SN:( 79391101 79384354 79366512 79336276 79331990 79310411 79294737
> 79294728 79107274 79105611 79099220 79090344 79078161 97097395
> 79119135 79271914 97196100 79158147 79078076 97978973 90661045
> 79110093 97652648 85805847 79136585 ) AND LD:true AND WD:( /.*\?.*/
> ) COM:"TMs having unexpected ? in wordmark!"
>
>
> 19
>
>
> 19
>
>
> 0
> 8
>
>
> LD:true AND MD:(*1* *3* *4* *5* ) NOT ( WD:* FM:* ) COM:"Missing
> Wordmark or inappropriate MDC"
>
>
> 3
>
>
> 4
>
>
> -1
> 9
>
>
> DC:( 030116 ) AND DD:( "heads of cats" ) AND LD:true COM:"Design
> Code 03.01.16 is NOT in DSCM!"
>
>
> 5
>
>
> 5
>
>
> 0
> 10
>
>
> LD:true AND MD:*1* AND FD:[20031102 TO *] COM:"New Typed Drawings
> That Should Be Standard Character Marks"
>
>
> 0
>
>
> 0
>
>
> 0
> 11
>
>
> WD:( *²* *³* *•* *¹* *¼* *½* *¾* *™* *¦* *¯* *†* *‡* *ˆ*) AND LD:true
> AND MD:(TYPED STANDARD) COM:"INVALID STANDARD CHARACTERS IN SCM!"
>
>
> 18
>
>
> 18
>
>
> 0
> 12
>
>
> LD:true AND ( CM:( *é* *â* *ê* ** ** ** ** ** ) OW:( *é* *â*
> *ê* ** ** ** ** ** ) GS:( *é* *â* *ê* ** ** ** ** ** )
> DE:( *é* *â* *ê* ** ** ** ** ** ) DS:( *é* *â* *ê* ** **
> ** ** ** ) OD:( *é* *â* *ê* ** ** ** ** ** ))
>
>
> 152
>
>
> 153
>
>
> -1
> 13
>
>
> ( SN:( /<79000000-79402133>/ ) OR (FD:[* TO 20240814] NOT SN:79*) )
> AND SA:("new application in the record" AND "not assignment to examin" )
>
>
> 29,699
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Hope this helps,
> Ken Boone
> USPTO IT Specialist (Retired)
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
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