[E-trademarks] 66(a) not entitled to extension of time to respond to OA

[Greg William]

I believe they are not eligible because they automatically get a 6-mo
response window.
-Greg

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On Mon, Mar 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM Jaclyn Ionin via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> Is anyone aware of where the TMEP (or other guiding document) says that
> 66(a) applications are not entitled to the 3-month extension of time to
> file an OA response? I'd never come across that since the response period
> was shortened and I just received this error message while trying to file
> ond for a client:
> [image: error(s)] You cannot file this form because applications filed
> under Sec. 66(a) are not eligible to request an extension of time. If you
> believe you have received this message in error, contact TEAS at uspto.gov.
>
> Also if anyone happens to know why that rule exists, happy to be
> enlightened as well.
>
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