[E-trademarks] New security measures in TEAS

Thu Jun 19 20:03:04 UTC 2025

This may have already been said, but I think if they require permission from anyone it should be the owner of the application.

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Date: Thursday, 19 June 2025 at 3:00 pm
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Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] New security measures in TEAS
It's strange that the Trademark Office considers that the power of attorney ends once a mark registers, yet when a client instructs a new firm and signs a CAR form, we're now required to get authorization from the former attorney.

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On Thu, Jun 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM Rosie Yang via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com<mailto:e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>> wrote:
We tried to file a CAR form yesterday, and TEAS was insisting that it had to go to the prior attorney for approval, with the explanation suggesting that the prior attorney might even need to sponsor/associate with us in some way for us to file it.  The explanation was as follows:

You will need access to the correspondence email address or one of the courtesy email addresses you entered in your application to receive the authorization link. Contact your email provider if you need to reset your email address password.
If there is an attorney representing the trademark owner, use the sponsorship tool to connect with them. If you're an attorney, you can request association. Attorney support staff can request sponsorship.

You can save your progress by using the "Save form" link below. You can send the saved form to someone else with the correct authorization to submit.

We sent it to both the teas@ email account and the Trademark Assistance Center, but have not yet received any response on what to do.

Rosanne Yang
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On Thu, Jun 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM Shawn M. Dellegar via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com<mailto:e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>> wrote:
I had the same thing yesterday for the first time. TEAS sent another link to prior appointed attorney for approval.

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Subject: [E-trademarks] New security measures in TEAS

ALERT: Email contains attachments from external sender.   Be cautious.

Has anyone else been required to seek authorization by the applicant in order to file a new POA?  When there’s another appointed firm, I’ve always been able to upload a signed POA and make the change without further authorization.  Yesterday, however, I was required to email the applicant for authorization even though they’d already signed a POA, which I uploaded as always.

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