[E-trademarks] New security measures in TEAS

Fri Jun 20 02:34:45 UTC 2025

This was the notice sent June 11, the day before the effective date of June 12:

Trademark Alert

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Security measures expanding to more TEAS forms 
Beginning on June 12, we'll be expanding our successful pilot program and implementing new security measures in the Voluntary Amendment and Change Address or Representation forms in the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)<https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.uspto.gov%2Ftrademarks%2Fapply%3Futm_campaign=subscriptioncenter%26utm_content=%26utm_medium=email%26utm_name=%26utm_source=govdelivery%26utm_term=/1/01000197601536c8-6298202e-793e-49fe-8755-9d9ee9dc7f6e-000000/lSeDH61mFXrqi4uUsKWXBBeX0prHMxfA2eun3UwCHLM=409>.
How it will work 
The system will determine whether you can file these forms without additional authorization, based on the information in your USPTO.gov account. If you need additional authorization to submit, you’ll see a prompt within the TEAS form to send a permission request to one of the contact email addresses on record. The recipient will have 48 hours to approve or deny your request. 
Only customers who require additional authorization will be prompted. If you do not need additional authorization, you will not see the prompt. 
How to prepare 

  *   Attorneys and support staff should use the sponsorship tool to ensure their sponsorship and association information<https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fteas.uspto.gov%2Fsponsorship%3Futm_campaign=subscriptioncenter%26utm_content=%26utm_medium=email%26utm_name=%26utm_source=govdelivery%26utm_term=/1/01000197601536c8-6298202e-793e-49fe-8755-9d9ee9dc7f6e-000000/QeoqlVaMYORgnorALe2U0rIFYVkXOMmX6cnh7UpVgJA=409> is current, along with all correspondence and courtesy email addresses. 
  *   Applicants and registrants without an attorney should ensure the owner email and any courtesy email addresses in their applications or registrations are current. 
  *   All customers should make sure the primary email address in their USPTO.gov account is current and accessible. 

How does the system determine whether you need additional authorization, based on the information in your USPTO.gov account?  Is it the nature of the form, or what?

Mary

Mary A. Harris, Esq.
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From: E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> on behalf of Rosie Yang via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
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Cc: Rosie Yang <rosieyang1 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] New security measures in TEAS

Exactly.  This change fails to take into consideration the fact that requiring the approval of prior counsel affects the ability to meet deadlines if the change in counsel is happening close in time to a deadline (not that uncommon).  And, just in general, if the reason for the change in representation is because the relationship with the former attorney has become strained in some way, or if the former attorney cannot grant approval for some reason, an applicant should not be blocked from moving their application forward just because the prior attorney does not grant approval for whatever reason.

Under the system we've all been using up until now, the prior attorney receives notice of the change once it goes through, which gives opportunity to fix unauthorized changes.  The new requirement appears to increase rather than decrease risks to applicants.

Rosanne Yang

InfoLawGroup LLP

ryang at infolawgroup.com<mailto:ryang at infolawgroup.com>

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On Thu, Jun 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM Luke Adam via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com<mailto:e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>> wrote:
I fear this problematic change by the USPTO is the cause for a sticky situation we find ourselves in for a client.  A CAR was filed and we are waiting to have TSDR and the related systems update (since Monday).  But a Petition to the Director is needed soon, and cannot be filed because it contains the previous attorney information and it cannot be updated.  An odd situation.
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From: E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com<mailto:e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com>> on behalf of Gerry J. Elman via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com<mailto:e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>>
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Cc: Gerry J. Elman <gerry at elman.com<mailto:gerry at elman.com>>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] New security measures in TEAS

Looks like the USPTO is seeking to stem the tide of bogus changes of representation by adding a new layer of approval to document
such changes.

But wouldn't it have been better practice to announce the change to the practitioner community when the change was implemented?  And to have consulted with the Office's Advisory Board to facilitate smoother transition?

-Gerry Elman
Elman IP
Denton, Texas

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From: Dale Quisenberry via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com<mailto:e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>>
Date: 6/19/25 3:05 PM (GMT-06:00)
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Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] New security measures in TEAS

Agreed!

C. Dale Quisenberry

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

For any PTO staffers, this is, in my opinion, yet another recent change creating inefficiency, undue cost, inefficiency and waste.  If the client has signed the power of attorney, legally that is all that should be required.  The solution is more onerous to whatever problem you are trying to fix.

Please, change it back!

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

InfoLawGroup LLP

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614-547-9346

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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