[E-trademarks] third oddity of the day in Trademark Center

[Michael Brown]

Carl,

In a clear as mud design choice, at the bottom of the list of the goods /
services, there is a statement that if no box is checked, the whatever (44e
reg, specimen) applies to all items. Placing that option at the bottom of
the list in many cases, put the important information out of view until one
has gone through the exercise of checking boxes.

Best regards,
Michael


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On Sat, Feb 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM Carl Oppedahl via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> Today I was trying to prepare a trademark application in Trademark
> Center.  The click path eventually brought me to the place to upload my
> specimens of use.  This application has only one trademark class.  I was
> uploading six specimens of use.
>
> For each of my six specimens of use, TC requires that I click around to
> say which of my services the specimen applies to.  But there is only one
> check box to click.  It selects (oddly enough) the services that are in
> my single trademark class.
>
> But why?  Isn't it understood that if there is only one trademark class,
> the specimen relates to that single trademark class?  It's not like I
> have any discretion to check or uncheck the box.  If I were to refuse to
> check it, the system will not let me proceed. If I do check it, I am
> checking the only thing that I am able to check.  There is no decision
> process here.
>
> Seems to me that what TC ought to do, when there is only one class, is
> simply display on the screen "I am submitting this specimen for the sole
> class that is in the application".    Or something like that.  Why force
> the filer to do extra clicking that is not needed?
>
>
>
>
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