[E-trademarks] Petition to make special

Fri Apr 25 16:40:27 UTC 2025

Just chiming in with my 2 cents, but I agree with Mary, here.  On the face
of it, only the owner, mark, and goods & services need to be the same.
There's nothing here about register or filing basis or the like.  Of
course, I've never had to deal with this situation myself, so the PTO might
disagree!  That said, the rules as written don't seem to exclude a new 2(f)
claim.

On the other hand, something occurs to me.  It seems worthwhile to point
out that the 2(f) applicaiton is indeed a new application that is
technically unconnected to the Supplemental registration.  And, what's
more, it's
an application that gets routinely filed when the Supplemental registration
is up for renewal (as we discussed on this list not too long ago).  The PTO
might be hesitant to allow this kind of loop-hope procedure to allow the
2(f) claim to jump to the front of the line, when markholders who file
things "properly" (if you will) do not get such benefits.  That is, if I
file the 2(f) application normally when the Supplemental registration has
been live for 5 years, then I have to wait the 7 or 8 months or whatever
like everyone else before the examiner gets to it.  But if, oops, I just
let the Supplemental registration lapse, then I get to cut to the head of
the line with a request to make special.  And maybe that's not such a good
policy.  (Although perhaps a better policy would be making ownership 5-year
Supplemental registration *its own separate ground* for a request to make
special.  But I don't control the Trademark Office at present.)

Cheers,

Sam Castree, III

*Sam Castree Law, LLC*
*3421 W. Elm St.*
*McHenry, IL 60050*
*(815) 344-6300*

On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM mary harris via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> From my reading it seems like just the owner and the goods or services
> need to be identical (or narrower), not the registration. I’m interested to
> hear what others think.
>
> Mary
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 25, 2025, at 8:24 AM, Janet Satterthwaite <
> jsatterthwaite at potomaclaw.com> wrote:
>
> 
> Right—I misstated the word—but the question is, will a Supplemental vs a
> new 2(f) Principal application be considered the same to quality for the
> request? It is as such not totally identical, but the goods, mark and owner
> will be the same.
>
> thanks
>
>
>
> *Janet F. Satterthwaite*|Partner/ Chair, Trademark Practice|Potomac Law
> Group, PLLC
>
> 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 1025
>
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>
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> *Cc:* Janet Satterthwaite <jsatterthwaite at potomaclaw.com>; Jessica R.
> Friedman via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [E-trademarks] Petition to make special
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> I think you’ll want the Request to Make Special, referenced in this same
> section. As per the hive wisdom of this list, there’s no filing fee, as
> opposed to the Petition to Make Special.
>
> Mary
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 25, 2025, at 8:18 AM, Janet Satterthwaite via E-trademarks <
> e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:
>
> 
> Hello list mates
>
> Client allowed a Supplemental Registration  to lapse for not filing
> Section 8.
>
> Now wants to refile, but now we have 2(f) and want to go on the Principal.
>
> Can we file a petition to make special? The rule just says the mark and
> the goods and the owner have to be the same:
>
> thx!
>
> Janet
>
>
> *702.02    "Special" Applications*
> While the USPTO normally processes applications in the order in which they
> are received, there are two procedures whereby an application can be made
> "special," so that initial examination will be expedited.
> *Request to Make Special - Registration Inadvertently Cancelled or Expired
> Under **15 U.S.C. §1058
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tmep.uspto.gov_RDMS_TFSR_current-23_current_sec-2D510834c1-2D3800-2D4410-2D8234-2D81085d283a9a.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=BD_ODyCnGyM4QYkJS4ogIYzIigAHSpBLLoEgzCd9OOE&m=GcdzWA5uySJvcUnAMCpFqmGPThd5Jx7u3m38-5OpkWSv9JdZuGEe91kC55EapR08&s=wSlItXExoE-GuMOSurDTXYWSGfwcxUObfnuIZKd2_Ro&e=>**,
> **§1059
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tmep.uspto.gov_RDMS_TFSR_current-23_current_sec-2D5129aec5-2D1540-2D4fd9-2Dbd56-2D4c12d0369760.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=BD_ODyCnGyM4QYkJS4ogIYzIigAHSpBLLoEgzCd9OOE&m=GcdzWA5uySJvcUnAMCpFqmGPThd5Jx7u3m38-5OpkWSv9JdZuGEe91kC55EapR08&s=CbVhNW9qFn8yPIhm-y7W6caeN7dVAQ5-AdokoHcHIvA&e=>**,
> or **§1141k
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tmep.uspto.gov_RDMS_TFSR_current-23_current_sec-2D39d742b4-2D661c-2D471f-2D9a17-2D3f4b99fb919a.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=BD_ODyCnGyM4QYkJS4ogIYzIigAHSpBLLoEgzCd9OOE&m=GcdzWA5uySJvcUnAMCpFqmGPThd5Jx7u3m38-5OpkWSv9JdZuGEe91kC55EapR08&s=ovf4Fe4dfflw0Wk_xb1KtNTzkrO13Lx4OS_ZfpTdars&e=>*
>  .  A new application for registration of a mark that was the subject of
> a previous registration that was inadvertently cancelled or expired under *15 U.S.C.
> §1058
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tmep.uspto.gov_RDMS_TFSR_current-23_current_sec-2D510834c1-2D3800-2D4410-2D8234-2D81085d283a9a.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=BD_ODyCnGyM4QYkJS4ogIYzIigAHSpBLLoEgzCd9OOE&m=GcdzWA5uySJvcUnAMCpFqmGPThd5Jx7u3m38-5OpkWSv9JdZuGEe91kC55EapR08&s=wSlItXExoE-GuMOSurDTXYWSGfwcxUObfnuIZKd2_Ro&e=>*,
> *§1059
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tmep.uspto.gov_RDMS_TFSR_current-23_current_sec-2D5129aec5-2D1540-2D4fd9-2Dbd56-2D4c12d0369760.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=BD_ODyCnGyM4QYkJS4ogIYzIigAHSpBLLoEgzCd9OOE&m=GcdzWA5uySJvcUnAMCpFqmGPThd5Jx7u3m38-5OpkWSv9JdZuGEe91kC55EapR08&s=CbVhNW9qFn8yPIhm-y7W6caeN7dVAQ5-AdokoHcHIvA&e=>*,
> or *§1141k
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tmep.uspto.gov_RDMS_TFSR_current-23_current_sec-2D39d742b4-2D661c-2D471f-2D9a17-2D3f4b99fb919a.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=BD_ODyCnGyM4QYkJS4ogIYzIigAHSpBLLoEgzCd9OOE&m=GcdzWA5uySJvcUnAMCpFqmGPThd5Jx7u3m38-5OpkWSv9JdZuGEe91kC55EapR08&s=ovf4Fe4dfflw0Wk_xb1KtNTzkrO13Lx4OS_ZfpTdars&e=>*
> will be made special upon the request of the applicant if the applicant is
> the prior registrant or the assignee of the prior registrant.  No petition
> fee is required in this situation.  However, *the mark in the new
> application must be identical to the mark in the cancelled or expired
> registration, and the goods/services in the new application must be
> identical to or narrower than the goods/services in the cancelled or
> expired registration.*
> A request to make an application special because a registration was
> inadvertently cancelled is reviewed in the Office of the Deputy
> Commissioner for Trademark Examination Policy.  The applicant must first
> file the application via the trademark electronic filing system, except in
> limited circumstances. * See* *37 C.F.R §2.21(a)
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tmep.uspto.gov_RDMS_TFSR_current-23_current_l-2De2f66e0f-2D3950-2D4665-2D957f-2Df7103a007e1d.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=BD_ODyCnGyM4QYkJS4ogIYzIigAHSpBLLoEgzCd9OOE&m=GcdzWA5uySJvcUnAMCpFqmGPThd5Jx7u3m38-5OpkWSv9JdZuGEe91kC55EapR08&s=LTSNC0KEcH--WEsV-EunGESHsxDtt_Gnb27RXpCLpNc&e=>*;
> *TMEP §§301.01, 301.01(a)
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tmep.uspto.gov_RDMS_TMEP_current-23_current_TMEP-2D300d1e7.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=BD_ODyCnGyM4QYkJS4ogIYzIigAHSpBLLoEgzCd9OOE&m=GcdzWA5uySJvcUnAMCpFqmGPThd5Jx7u3m38-5OpkWSv9JdZuGEe91kC55EapR08&s=HIVswfCrSN9P0NTps0ypm4hiXV0CBepCMAePSTdwN2M&e=>*.
> The applicant should then submit a request to make special that includes
> the newly assigned serial number and the number of the cancelled
> registration. Generally, the request must be filed electronically, using
> the Request to Make Special form, available in the trademark electronic
> filing system. *See* *37 C.F.R §2.23(a)
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tmep.uspto.gov_RDMS_TFSR_current-23_current_l-2D7dec7e8a-2Dacca-2D471f-2Daeed-2D85191b99d73f.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=BD_ODyCnGyM4QYkJS4ogIYzIigAHSpBLLoEgzCd9OOE&m=GcdzWA5uySJvcUnAMCpFqmGPThd5Jx7u3m38-5OpkWSv9JdZuGEe91kC55EapR08&s=at8aOidGES2_XMTGHmoWIRyqhczkzC-INeZoAJ8G_c0&e=>*;
> *TMEP §§301.01, 301.01(a)
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tmep.uspto.gov_RDMS_TMEP_current-23_current_TMEP-2D300d1e7.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=BD_ODyCnGyM4QYkJS4ogIYzIigAHSpBLLoEgzCd9OOE&m=GcdzWA5uySJvcUnAMCpFqmGPThd5Jx7u3m38-5OpkWSv9JdZuGEe91kC55EapR08&s=HIVswfCrSN9P0NTps0ypm4hiXV0CBepCMAePSTdwN2M&e=>*
> .
> *Petition to Make Special.  *A petition to make special is a request to
> the Director under *37 C.F.R. §2.146
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tmep.uspto.gov_RDMS_TFSR_current-23_current_r-2D852400dd-2Dd9b9-2D463e-2Da2ad-2D6b0ae20208be.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=BD_ODyCnGyM4QYkJS4ogIYzIigAHSpBLLoEgzCd9OOE&m=GcdzWA5uySJvcUnAMCpFqmGPThd5Jx7u3m38-5OpkWSv9JdZuGEe91kC55EapR08&s=zxGtth6k6xUNaV6KrYNH7xxqgS3orhAU9QSHmyv8hYg&e=>*
> to advance the initial examination of an application out of its regular
> order.  See *TMEP §§1710–1710.02
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tmep.uspto.gov_RDMS_TMEP_current-23_current_TMEP-2D1700d1e385.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=BD_ODyCnGyM4QYkJS4ogIYzIigAHSpBLLoEgzCd9OOE&m=GcdzWA5uySJvcUnAMCpFqmGPThd5Jx7u3m38-5OpkWSv9JdZuGEe91kC55EapR08&s=AMSCHYiU5Q_o2VnEEKvL-8rCcqs7rQ2z_pUj4EQBR68&e=>* regarding
> the petition requirements and filing procedure.
> The examining attorney must promptly examine any application that has been
> made "special."
>
>
> *Janet F. Satterthwaite*|Partner/ Chair, Trademark Practice|Potomac Law
> Group, PLLC
>
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>
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