[E-trademarks] [EXT] Trademark examining attorney job posting

Mon Jun 16 21:39:17 UTC 2025

Anyone applying for those positions has to consider what kind of civil
service protections they will have as a USPTO employee.  There are statutes
that should protect them, but they are being eroded and undermined by the
current administration.

Diane Melnick

On Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM Thilo C. Agthe via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> Take a look at the application process.  The candidates must explain how
> they would support one of DJT’s executive orders (as though that’s even
> remotely part of what an Examiner does…) [insert eye roll here]
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> *From:* E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On Behalf
> Of *Alex Butterman via E-trademarks
> *Sent:* Saturday, June 14, 2025 1:39 AM
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> *Subject:* Re: [E-trademarks] [EXT] Trademark examining attorney job
> posting
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> It’s good to hear that the hiring freeze is over so maybe pendency can be
> further reduced. As an entry-level examiner working on site, they’ll get
> much better training. And I don’t think this means that telework and remote
> is never possible. Many of us who worked at the PTO as examiners decades
> ago did not have an expectation of telework.
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> *From:* E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On Behalf
> Of *Rachael Dickson via E-trademarks
> *Sent:* Friday, June 13, 2025 4:02 PM
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> *Subject:* [EXT] [E-trademarks] Trademark examining attorney job posting
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> Of interest: a trademark examining attorney position posted on USA Jobs
> today.
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> It notably says the position is neither remote nor telework eligible.
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> https://www.usajobs.gov/job/838826000
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