[E-trademarks] The never-ending applications finally end

Tue Jan 14 16:18:38 UTC 2025

For those of you who have been on the list for a while, you know that I have been fighting a multi-year battle on a set of six certification applications that were filed in September of 2021 (as use based applications...in use for several decades).  Many of them were approved for publication multiple times and then pulled and returned for further examination.  Many of them were lost in some inter-department black holes for 6, 9, 12 months at a time.  Our colleague, Lara Pearson, even drafted an ode to their journey, reproduced here for the list's amusement and edification:

Heather, oh no!
What a total sh*tshow
Sorry this is happening to you
And no, I don't know what to do
But better all this happen in just one file
Even though it's taking quite a while
It could be happening in multiple cases
And then you'd have to see all those client's disappointed faces
Looking bewildered and perplexed
Wondering what the PTO will do next
Hopefully your client is patient and kind
When you tell them Gov't has clearly lost its mind
Rooting for you and hoping to provide a laugh
Cause what else can you do with the PTO's gaffes?

Well, today, the journey is finally over.  The last 4 of the six achieved registration.  The client is thrilled, nay amazed, that this day has finally come, as am I.

And so, in honor of our friend and resident poet, I offer the following Irish-ish blessing to all of you

May your Office Actions be simple
May your Examiners be kind
May your clients be prosperous
May the PTO not make you lose your mind.

Happy 2025!

Heather

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