[E-trademarks] [EXT] Re: Trademark Employee Exodus? No Evidence So Far

Carl Oppedahl carl at oppedahl.com
Thu Feb 13 21:21:42 UTC 2025


I wonder if some Managers might ask to be demoted to Examining Attorney 
so that they can continue working from home.

On 2/13/2025 2:01 PM, Alex Butterman wrote:
>
> I spoke to a TTAB Judge over the weekend that I am friends with and 
> she told me that the unions have protected the work at home status for 
> all its members, which is basically everyone not a Manager or in an 
> appointed position (which includes judges), i.e. examiners, interlock 
> attorneys and paralegals. So if anyone wants to quit because they can 
> no longer work at home, it likely will be the Managers.
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> *From:*E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On 
> Behalf Of *Carl Oppedahl via E-trademarks
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 13, 2025 3:38 PM
> *To:* For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek 
> legal advice. <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
> *Cc:* Carl Oppedahl <carl at oppedahl.com>
> *Subject:* [EXT] Re: [E-trademarks] Trademark Employee Exodus? No 
> Evidence So Far
>
> Thank you for posting.  It will be very interesting to see how this 
> changes over the next few months.
>
> On 2/13/2025 1:09 PM, Ken Boone via E-trademarks wrote:
>
>     Pardon me for reviving (briefly) an ugly topic, but ...
>
>     On 29 Jan, I exported from the USPTO's employee locator all the L
>     offices (which were primarily the Trademark Law Offices). Today, I
>     understand the /Fork in the Road/ is closed - that federal
>     employees can no longer accept the deferred retirement proposed by
>     the new administration, so I repeated the export performed on 29
>     Jan.  Below is a summary of current L office employee counts. 
>     Only a few changes are noted, but who knows what a similar check
>     performed next week might show? (A positive change means an
>     increase of employees; a negative change means a decrease of
>     employees.  Protecting privacy, I'm not interested in checking
>     actual names for changes.)
>
>     Good news so far, as I see only a net loss of 1 employee for all
>     trademark L offices (that is, so far, there is no evidence of mass
>     exits by the deferred retirement offer among the Trademark Law
>     Offices, but this is an early look at the data).
>
>     *2/13 Counts*
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     Office
>
>     	
>
>     	
>
>     Office Description
>
>     	
>
>     	
>
>     *Change*
>
>     16
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LL
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     TRADEMARK LAW LIBRARY
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     30
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO101
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 101
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     15
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO102
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 102
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     29
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO103
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 103
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     27
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO104
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 104
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     26
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO105
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 105
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     1
>
>     29
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO106
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 106
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     28
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO107
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 107
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     29
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO108
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 108
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     31
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO109
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 109
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     29
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO110
>
>     	
>     	
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>     LAW OFFICE 110
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     25
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO111
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 111
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     29
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO112
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 112
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     23
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO113
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 113
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     25
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO114
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 114
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     27
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO115
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 115
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     -1
>
>     29
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO116
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 116
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     27
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO117
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 117
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     15
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO118
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 118
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     15
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO119
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 119
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     28
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO120
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 120
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     26
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO121
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 121
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     24
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO122
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 122
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     27
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO123
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 123
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     14
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO124
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 124
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     29
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO125
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 125
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     -1
>
>     30
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO126
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 126
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     1
>
>     27
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO127
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 127
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     30
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO128
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 128
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     28
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO129
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 129
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     17
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO130
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 130
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     15
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO131
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 131
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     14
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO132
>
>     	
>     	
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>     LAW OFFICE 132
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     16
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO133
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 133
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     2
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO300
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 300
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     17
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO301
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 301
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     16
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO302
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 302
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     17
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO303
>
>     	
>     	
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>     LAW OFFICE 303
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     17
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO304
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 304
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     10
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LO800
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LAW OFFICE 800
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     13
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     T/LP
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     LEGAL POLICY OFFICE
>
>     	
>     	
>
>     -1
>
>     %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%,
>
>     Ken Boone
>
>     PS - UDUPA VAISHALI is still shown as COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS.
>
>
>
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