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

[Trademarks Admin]

Hello all,

Related to this issue that Carl describes, I have run into a critical
technical issue that won't allow me to finalize my draft. I have prepared
an application in four classes based on 44d to four different foreign
applications for the same mark. Two of those classes have numerous food
items such that the good listing does not fit in a single screen the way
that the new center has things listed to be mobile friendly (why??).
Anyhow, as Carl mentioned, when doing this you can't simply state that the
foreign application applies TO THE ENTIRE CLASS and makes you select the
individual goods individually, but it doesn't display the full listing of
goods and since I can't select all the goods I am stuck with this red
warning that won't let me move forward with the application. (keep reading
below)...

[image: Screenshot 2025-02-11 at 2.42.36 PM.png]


I tried to go back to the two classes that have these issues and add
another 44d claim to select the goods that I wasn't able to select already,
but it keeps listing the same 18 goods and doesn't let me scroll to the
other goods that don't yet have the 44d claim attached to them. The only
option left is to click on the checkbox that says "Provide information
later (fees apply)" but I don't want to do that! [image: Screenshot
2025-02-11 at 2.52.43 PM.png]


Caitlin
Trademark Paralegal



On Sat, Feb 8, 2025 at 3:16 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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