[E-trademarks] Delay in Design Code Assignment

[Keller, Scott]

Has anyone else noticed that it is taking a long time for design codes to be assigned.  I just got a design code email on an application I filed August 1, 2025.  It seems to me this used to happen within days or at least a week of filing.  This had an effect on other applications I filed because I found with two other applications that, while the application was in TSDR, I could not prepopulate a Madrid application.  I sent emails  to Trademark assistance and after I received the design code designation email, the Madrid would prepopulate.  It is going to be an issue for Madrid applications if this is the standard practice now to wait over 6 months before issuing the design code designations and prepopulation cannot occur until then.  I know I can just fill in the whole Madrid application, but that is time consuming and can lead to errors that would not occur with pre-population.

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R. Scott Keller | Partner
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