[E-trademarks] Some Quality Control Checks/Suggestions Using Trademark Search

Thu Feb 13 16:49:34 UTC 2025

How weird that the system apparently recognizes *ê* but not any of the
other accented letters.

Cheers,

Sam Castree, III

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

On Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 10:36 AM Ken Boone via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> FYI - Today's report.  A small number of corrections appeared for the
> first 3 QC checks.  I added 2 more QC searches.
> Ken Boone
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Ken Boone <boondogles at hotmail.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 13, 2025 10:23 AM
> *To:* TMFeedback <tmfeedback at uspto.gov>
> *Subject:* Some Quality Control Checks/Suggestions Using Trademark Search
>
> With today's update to TM Search,  I see some small changes (corrections)
> for the first 3 QC searches.
>
> #
>
> QC Search
>
> Today
>
> Originally
>
> Change
> 1
> SN:( /<79000000-79398813>/ ) AND MD:unknown AND LD:true 445 449 4
>
> 2
> FD:[* TO 20240630] AND MD:unknown AND LD:true NOT (SN:79* SN:89* ) 76 79 3
>
> 3
> (SN:( /<79000000-79398813>/ ) OR (FD:[* TO 20240630])) AND LD:true NOT ON:*
> 20 21 1
>
> 4
> (SN:( /<79000000-79398813>/ ) OR (FD:[* TO 20240630])) AND LD:true NOT
> (GS:* SN:89*) 24 24 0
>
> 5
>  LD:true NOT  FD:* COMMENT:"Live But No Filing Date - 98305614 97977848
> 97977833" 3 3 0
>
> 6
> LR:true NOT LD:true      Comment:"Live Registrations But Actually Dead" 20
> 20
>
> 7
> SN:( 75722562 79090344 79099220 79105611 79107274 79294728 79294737
> 79310411 79331990 79336276 79366512 79384354 79391101 85333307 86500939
> 88128956 88629495 90444281 90555410 90979979 97667505 97728652 97975969
> 98176859 98975063 ) AND LD:true AND WD:*?* 25 25
>
> Towards continuous improvement of USPTO quality, I have added two (2) more
> QC searches.
>
> Search #6 provides the illogical search result that there are 20 live
> registrations that are dead trademarks by the LD field.  By my checks, the *LD
> search field has the correct DEAD status* for those 20 trademarks (all
> older registrations for the 81 series). Apparently something unexpected
> occurred for the LR (Live Registration) field for these 20 trademarks.
> Below is a screenshot showing 4 of the 20 trademarks that currently satisfy
> search #6. (Yes, I wish I could do a copy/paste from Trademark Search {and
> TSDR} to emails instead of performing screen snapshots to document
> unexpected search results like this.)
>
>
>
> Search #7 returns 25 trademarks where the wordmark includes at least one
> question mark (?) where some other character appears in the drawing, so
> USPTO processing apparently corrupted the wordmark entry.  All 25
> trademarks are standard character marks chosen randomly from my list of
> over 270 questionable wordmark entries.  From my perspective, the first
> USPTO task is to correct the wordmark entries, as these wordmark errors
> could impact LOC searches.  An additional USPTO task is to identify and fix
> whatever processes (or careless personnel) that corrupted the wordmark
> entries.  For your convenience, I provide the following listing of the
> current wordmarks and my recommended correction to the wordmarks. (Yes,
> most of these are live registrations.)
>
>
> #
>
> SN
>
> FiledDate
>
> ®
>
> Current Wordmark
>
> Corrected
>
> 1
> 75722562
> 1999-06-08
> ®
> PURET? PURETÉ
>
> 2
> 79090344
> 2010-11-22
> ®
> MAS MACI? MAS MACIÁ
>
> 3
> 79099220
> 2011-04-15
> ®
> LA VALL?E LA VALLÉE
>
> 4
> 79105611
> 2011-04-14
> ®
> WORL?E WORLÉE
>
> 5
> 79107274
> 2011-10-17
> ®
> K?STROLITH KÖSTROLITH
>
> 6
> 79294728
> 2020-07-22
> ®
> CL? DE PEAU BEAUT? EXFOLIANT DOUX ?CLAT SUPRÊME CLÉ DE PEAU BEAUTÉ
> EXFOLIANT DOUX ÉCLAT SUPRÊME
>
> 7
> 79294737
> 2020-07-22
> ®
> CL? DE PEAU BEAUT? SOIN MASQUE ?CLAT SUPRÊME CLÉ DE PEAU BEAUTÉ SOIN
> MASQUE ÉCLAT SUPRÊME
>
> 8
> 79310411
> 2021-03-22
> ®
> O?LOCK O'LOCK
>
> 9
> 79331990
> 2021-12-07
> ®
> DODONI PLANT?D DODONI PLANT'D
>
> 10
> 79336276
> 2021-12-10
> ®
> VACOM ? WE SUPPLY FUTURE VACOM – WE SUPPLY FUTURE
>
> 11
> 79366512
> 2023-01-01
> ®
> DON?T JUST TALK. SYNCH DON'T JUST TALK. SYNCH
>
> 12
> 79384354
> 2023-06-28
> SYREN?S CALL FOR RICHES SYREN’S CALL FOR RICHES
>
> 13
> 79391101
> 2023-10-18
> ®
> RESPIN ?EM IN RESPIN ‘EM IN
>
> 14
> 85333307
> 2011-05-30
> ®
> METAL?RGICA HASSMANN METALÚRGICA HASSMANN
>
> 15
> 86500939
> 2015-01-12
> ®
> ?BER ÜBER
>
> 16
> 88128956
> 2018-09-24
> ®
> FL?NEUR FLÂNEUR
>
> 17
> 88629495
> 2019-09-24
> ®
> ?Y LAS TORTILLAS ? ¿Y LAS TORTILLAS ?
>
> 18
> 90444281
> 2021-01-01
> ®
> LEK?L, LEGLIZ, LAKAY. LEKÒL, LEGLIZ, LAKAY.
>
> 19
> 90555410
> 2021-03-02
> XR360? XR360º
>
> 20
> 90979979
> 2021-04-29
> ®
> ATTACH? ATTACHÉ
>
> 21
> 97667505
> 2022-11-08
> HOUSE OF L?ON HOUSE OF LÉON
>
> 22
> 97728652
> 2022-12-22
> X?PORT X°PORT
>
> 23
> 97975969
> 2021-10-27
> ®
> KLEMAN CL?ON MANUFACTURE KLEMAN CLÉON MANUFACTURE
>
> 24
> 98176859
> 2023-09-12
> ®
> ALLIR?G ALLIRŌG
>
> 25
> 98975063
> 2023-06-05
> VOTRE CH?TEAU BY PHINEAS GREYE VOTRE CHÂTEAU BY PHINEAS GREYE
>
>
> Hope this helps,
> Ken Boone
> USPTO IT Specialist (Retired)
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Ken Boone <boondogles at hotmail.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 12, 2025 4:47 AM
> *To:* TMFeedback <tmfeedback at uspto.gov>
> *Subject:* Re: Some Quality Control Checks/Suggestions Using Trademark
> Search
>
> Yesterday, I provided 4 Quality Control checks using Trademark Search.
>
> Today, I repeated the 4 searches plus a new QC search and the trademarks
> retrieved.  The new search retrieves live trademarks having no filing
> date.  There were no changes with today's update to Trademark Search.
>
>
>
>
>
> Date Search Performed
> #
>
> QC Search
>
> 02/11/25
>
> 02/12/25
> 1
> SN:( /<79000000-79398813>/ ) AND MD:unknown AND LD:true
> 449
> 449
> 2
> FD:[* TO 20240630] AND MD:unknown AND LD:true NOT (SN:79* SN:89* )
> 79
> 79
> 3
> (SN:( /<79000000-79398813>/ ) OR (FD:[* TO 20240630])) AND LD:true NOT ON:*
> 21
> 21
> 4
> (SN:( /<79000000-79398813>/ ) OR (FD:[* TO 20240630])) AND LD:true NOT
> (GS:* SN:89*)
> 24
> 24
> 5
>  LD:true NOT  FD:* COMMENT:"Live But No Filing Date"
> 3
> 3
>
> Following is a snapshot from Trademark Search of the results for the 5th search.
> The 3 trademarks appear to be noise in the search database, so the LIVE
> PENDING status likely should be corrected to DEAD, but I haven't researched
> the specific problems of these 3 serial number records too deeply.  But if
> these trademarks are LIVE PENDING (as currently indicated on Trademark
> Search), the drawings are suspiciously blank and the both 97977848 &
> 97977833 are void of data.  Clearly, errors are evident in these 3 LIVE
> PENDING trademarks.
>
>
> Hope this helps,
> Ken Boone
> USPTO IT Specialist (Retired)
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Ken Boone <boondogles at hotmail.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 11, 2025 12:37 PM
> *To:* TMFeedback <tmfeedback at uspto.gov>
> *Subject:* Some Quality Control Checks/Suggestions Using Trademark Search
>
> Below are some quality control suggestions based on unexpected results
> using Trademark Search.
>
> The USPTO currently indicates *We are currently examining new
> applications submitted between: July 01, 2024 - July 15, 2024*.  From
> that, I infer that Pre-Exam has completed their initial processing for all
> new applications file prior to July 1, 2024, so that all those applications
> would be ready for examination.
> ____________________
>
> For Madrid applications, 79398813 appears to be the last serial number
> delivered 27 June 2024, so I expected that the search
>
> *SN:( /<79000000-79398813>/ ) AND MD:unknown AND LD:true*
>
> would fail to retrieve any trademarks - that all live Madrid applications
> for serial numbers 79000000 through 79398813 would have valid mark drawing
> code entries, not the* 0 - UNKNOWN MARK DRAWING TYPE* entry as displayed
> on TSDR (as Trademark Search currently does not display the mark drawing
> code).
>
> Unfortunately, that search currently retrieves *449 *live Madrid
> applications, indicating that Pre-Exam has not performed their initial
> processing for 449 live Madrid applications received at the USPTO prior to
> July 1, 2024.
>
> Are examining attorneys expected to examine Madrid applications that have
> not been reviewed by Pre-Exam and likely require wordmark corrections,
> valid mark drawing codes, pseudomarks and possibly design search codes?
>
> I expect 449 Madrid applications are far more than you care to see now, so
> I'll only list the 25 lowest serial numbers*, as they have been at the
> USPTO the longest. But simply copy/paste the search provided to Trademark
> Search to retrieve the full list of 449 older Madrid applications having
> the UNKNOWN mark drawing code.
>
> #
> Serial #
> FiledDate
> Wordmark
> 1
> 79382531
> 2023-07-17
> 2
> 79390295
> 2024-01-29
> STEP UP NUTRITION
> 3
> 79390627
> 2024-02-06
> CLAUDE MONTANA
> 4
> 79390628
> 2024-02-06
> MONTANA
> 5
> 79390629
> 2024-01-18
> 6
> 79390630
> 2024-01-17
> 2BE
> 7
> 79390631
> 2024-01-26
> FAST RETAILING
> 8
> 79390632
> 2024-01-25
> GOOD MORNING UNIVERSE
> 9
> 79390634
> 2024-01-26
> FAST RETAILING
> 10
> 79390635
> 2024-01-15
> NATURAL CODE
> 11
> 79390639
> 2024-01-22
> PKG
> 12
> 79390640
> 2024-02-09
> 13
> 79390641
> 2024-02-06
> 14
> 79390642
> 2024-01-26
> EX DRY-EX
> 15
> 79390643
> 2024-01-26
> UNIQLOCK
> 16
> 79390645
> 2024-02-06
> 17
> 79390647
> 2024-01-30
> 18
> 79390648
> 2024-01-26
> WEAREX
> 19
> 79390649
> 2024-02-02
> 20
> 79390650
> 2024-02-05
> 21
> 79390651
> 2024-02-06
> 22
> 79390652
> 2024-02-06
> VICAFE
> 23
> 79390654
> 2024-02-06
> 24
> 79390655
> 2024-02-06
> 25
> 79390656
> 2024-02-01
>
> * This list was exported from Trademark Search. Some wordmark entries on
> TSDR are not included on Trademark Search for trademarks having the UNKNOWN
> mark drawing code.
>
> Basically, I used the criteria that the searches provided concentrate on
> live trademarks received prior to July 1, 2024.
>
> ____________________
>
> For US applications, I expected the search
>
> *FD:[* TO 20240630] AND MD:unknown AND LD:true NOT (SN:79* SN:89* )*
>
> would fail to retrieve any trademarks - that all live US applications
> filed prior to July 1, 2024, would have valid mark drawing code entries,
> not the *0 - UNKNOWN MARK DRAWING TYPE* entry as displayed on TSDR.
>
> Unfortunately, that search currently retrieves 79 live trademarks, where
> one of those trademarks has already progressed to registration.
>
> Are examining attorneys expected to examine applications that have not
> been reviewed by Pre-Exam and likely require wordmark corrections, valid
> mark drawing codes, pseudomarks and possibly design search codes?
>
> I'll only list the 25 oldest serial numbers*, where the first is the US
> application that has already progressed to registration (though it still
> lacks a valid mark drawing code).
>
> #
> Serial #
> FiledDate
> Wordmark
> 1
> 76140440
> 2000-10-05
> IRINOX
> 2
> 97742991
> 2023-01-05
> FLIPSHOPCART
> 3
> 98183254
> 2023-09-16
> AESVANITOP
> 4
> 98183363
> 2023-09-17
> SHUYE
> 5
> 98185711
> 2023-09-18
> HOPLITO
> 6
> 98670609
> 2023-12-20
> 7
> 98346587
> 2024-01-08
> 8
> 98377127
> 2024-01-26
> GLAM LIFE PARTY BUS
> 9
> 98483445
> 2024-04-04
> FRESHNOUS
> 10
> 98481384
> 2024-04-05
> Q-RUN
> 11
> 98490255
> 2024-04-09
> HORIZON OPTIX
> 12
> 98505702
> 2024-04-17
> 13
> 98506234
> 2024-04-18
> BALDKNOBBER ARMAMENT
> 14
> 98511473
> 2024-04-21
> FLEE TO WILD
> 15
> 98511500
> 2024-04-21
> VENTUSONUS
> 16
> 98514481
> 2024-04-23
> P PROTECTIMUS
> 17
> 98514485
> 2024-04-23
> STANDPOINT
> 18
> 98518754
> 2024-04-25
> 19
> 98519780
> 2024-04-25
> 20
> 98538540
> 2024-05-07
> 21
> 98550251
> 2024-05-14
> M
> 22
> 98550897
> 2024-05-14
> 23
> 98559606
> 2024-05-20
> 24
> 98559803
> 2024-05-20
> LOS INCOMPARABLES DE TIJUANA
> 25
> 98562810
> 2024-05-22
> XENIES
>
> ____________________
>
> The search
>
> *(SN:( /<79000000-79398813>/ ) OR (FD:[* TO 20240630])) AND LD:true NOT
> ON:**
>
> retrieves older live trademarks without owner names, an indication that
> some error must have occurred in USPTO processing.  Obviously, no
> trademarks are expected to be retrieved by this search, but this search
> currently retrieves 21 live trademarks.  Clearly, corrections are warranted.
>
> #
> Serial #
> FiledDate
> Wordmark
> 1
> 90981101
> 2020-09-23
> 2
> 90981207
> 2020-09-24
> INNOVATIVE CARE SOLUTIONS
> 3
> 79325618
> 2021-09-29
> 4
> 97978808
> 2022-11-18
> 5
> 97978567
> 2022-12-29
> 6
> 97978503
> 2023-01-23
> AXE DEVTOOLS
> 7
> 79416400
> 2023-10-20
> 8
> 79390582
> 2023-11-06
> POLIFORM
> 9
> 79390588
> 2023-11-29
> SUNSHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
> 10
> 79390589
> 2023-12-13
> JJ VODKA
> 11
> 79391532
> 2024-01-26
> 12
> 79416480
> 2024-03-27
> 13
> 79399924
> 2024-04-11
> 14
> 79416404
> 2024-05-02
> 15
> 79415504
> 2024-05-16
> 16
> 79415683
> 2024-05-21
> 17
> 79405680
> 2024-05-27
> 18
> 79415793
> 2024-06-12
> 19
> 79415688
> 2024-06-24
> 20
> 79416506
> 2024-06-24
> 21
> 79402974
> 2024-06-25
>
>
> ____________________
>
> Every trademark should have GS entries, but the search
>
> *(SN:( /<79000000-79398813>/ ) OR (FD:[* TO 20240630])) AND LD:true NOT
> (GS:* SN:89*)*
>
> retrieves 24 older live trademarks without GS entries on Trademark
> Search.  Clearly something went wrong in the processings of these
> trademarks (and some of these trademarks appeared in previous lists).
>
>
> #
> Serial #
> FiledDate
> Wordmark
> 1
> 86984664
> 2013-09-23
> THE HYPOCRITE
> 2
> 90981101
> 2020-09-23
> 3
> 90981207
> 2020-09-24
> INNOVATIVE CARE SOLUTIONS
> 4
> 97978301
> 2022-07-27
> V VENDR
> 5
> 97978808
> 2022-11-18
> 6
> 97978567
> 2022-12-29
> 7
> 97978503
> 2023-01-23
> AXE DEVTOOLS
> 8
> 97874126
> 2023-04-05
> HOLLYWOOD BEAUTY SECRETS EXPOSED
> 9
> 79416400
> 2023-10-20
> 10
> 98337844
> 2024-01-01
> THE TASTE FROM OUTER SPACE
> 11
> 79391532
> 2024-01-26
> 12
> 79416480
> 2024-03-27
> 13
> 79399924
> 2024-04-11
> 14
> 79416404
> 2024-05-02
> 15
> 79415504
> 2024-05-16
> 16
> 79415683
> 2024-05-21
> 17
> 79405680
> 2024-05-27
> 18
> 79415793
> 2024-06-12
> 19
> 98606466
> 2024-06-18
> 20
> 98606904
> 2024-06-18
> BROWN SINCE 1993
> 21
> 98614079
> 2024-06-22
> MODUHOUZ
> 22
> 79415688
> 2024-06-24
> 23
> 79416506
> 2024-06-24
> 24
> 79402974
> 2024-06-25
>
> ____________________
>
>
> Hope this helps,
> Ken Boone
> USPTO IT Specialist (Retired)
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