[E-trademarks] On Veuve being an obscure word - E-trademarks Digest, Vol 22, Issue 10

[Alex de Lespinasse]

I'm a native French speaker and learned English early. On veuve being an obscure word, I'd say it isn't more obscure than widow would be in English. In both languages, widow/veuve is a word that we learn later in life compared to vetements/clothing, which we need to know as a child. When we're old enough to understand death, and hear stories and watch movies, we learn what veuve/widow means.

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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: VETEMENTS case going up to SCOTUS (carla calcagno)
   2. New Beta Feature On Trademark Search (Ken Boone)
   3. Re: Standard Character Watch - Challenging SCMs (Ken Boone)
   4. Re: New Beta Feature On Trademark Search (Frances Lippincott)
   5. Re: New Beta Feature On Trademark Search (Janet Satterthwaite)
   6. Re: New Beta Feature On Trademark Search (Jessica  R. Friedman)
   7. Re: New Beta Feature On Trademark Search (Ken Boone)
   8. Re: New Beta Feature On Trademark Search (mary harris)
   9. Re: New Beta Feature On Trademark Search (Scott Landsbaum)
  10. Re: New Beta Feature On Trademark Search (Ken Boone)
  11. TM Search not reliably linking to underlying TSDR records
      (Kevin Grierson)
  12. Refusal because examiner claims that actual street address is
      really virtual (Jessica  R. Friedman)
  13. Re: Refusal because examiner claims that actual street
      address is really virtual (carla calcagno)
  14. Re: Refusal because examiner claims that actual street
      address is really virtual (Judith S)
  15. Re: New Beta Feature On Trademark Search (Miriam Richter, Esq.)
  16. Re: New Beta Feature On Trademark Search (Miriam Richter, Esq.)
  17. Re: Refusal because examiner claims that actual street
      address is really virtual (John Dugger)
  18. Re: Refusal because examiner claims that actual street
      address is really virtual (David Boundy)
  19. Re: Refusal because examiner claims that actual street
      address is really virtual (Mark Kaufman)
  20. Re: Refusal because examiner claims that actual street
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Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:28:02 -0400
From: carla calcagno <cccalcagno at gmail.com>
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        legal advice." <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] VETEMENTS case going up to SCOTUS
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I took French for twelve years, and vetements would immediately mean
"clothing" to me. ( I like Maria E  don't agree with the stop and translate
theory for foreign equivalents  - If you know the language, the meaning is
immediate) Like LA DOLCE VITA

I also know the word veuve but would not have immediately translated that
for champagne or wine because it doesn't seem to have a
descriptive significance for the goods. I will be interested to see how
SCOTUS resolves the circuit split on this doctrine.



On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM Matt Schneller via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> Agree with Pam.
>
> And, while it's not *quite *a cognate due to the Norman misplacement of a
> consonant (who can fuss with spelling amidst all that pillaging?), the
> English "vestments" just means, more or less, "clothes (for priests)." That
> seems relevant to how generally understood the word would be, too.
>
> Matt Schneller
> Partner
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>
>
> On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM Pamela Chestek via E-trademarks <
> e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:
>
>> But I expect those who took nothing more than first year French see
>> "vetements" and immediately know it means "clothing." Highly descriptive or
>> generic IMO, since a significant part of the population has passing
>> famiilarity with French.
>>
>> Pam Chestek
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 11, 2025, 9:57 PM Jessica R. Friedman via E-trademarks <
>> e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/300+East+59+Street,+Ste.+2406+%0D%0A+New+York,+NY+10022?entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>
>>> I studied French for about ten years and I don’t remember the word VEUVE
>>> either (nor do I like champagne, but I guess that’s beside the point).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jessica R. Friedman
>>>
>>> Attorney at Law
>>>
>>> 300 East 59 Street, Ste. 2406
>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/300+East+59+Street,+Ste.+2406+%0D%0A+New+York,+NY+10022?entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>
>>> New York, NY 10022
>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/300+East+59+Street,+Ste.+2406+%0D%0A+New+York,+NY+10022?entry=gmail&source=g>
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>>> behalf of Diane Gardner via E-trademarks <
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>>> *Date: *Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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>>> *Cc: *Diane Gardner <diane at mmip.com>
>>> *Subject: *Re: [E-trademarks] VETEMENTS case going up to SCOTUS
>>>
>>> Just weighing in a bit:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I do not speak French fluently, but I studied French for 6 years and
>>> once knew it well enough to tutor the subject.  I don’t recall “veuve”
>>> being a word in my immediate French vocabulary.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On the other hand, the actual spelling of the French term for clothing
>>> is “vêtements.”  If any of you cannot see the special character present in
>>> this post, there is a circumflex (hat) accent over the first “e.”  For
>>> those who are at least minimally familiar with the French language, you
>>> will know that the circumflex often appears in words in which the “s” that
>>> would normally follow the vowel in related Romance language words is not
>>> present.  Vêtements (with or without the accent present) = vestments in my
>>> mind. Same as hôpital = hospital, île = isle, pâte = paste, côte =
>>> coast,  forêt = forest, etc.
>>>
>>>
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>>> Kind regards,
>>>
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>>> Behalf Of *Ramon G. Vela Cordova via E-trademarks
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>>> *Cc:* Ramon G. Vela Cordova <rvela at velacordova.com>
>>> *Subject:* Re: [E-trademarks] VETEMENTS case going up to SCOTUS
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I don’t speak French, but at least here in Puerto Rico, “la Viuda” is a
>>> very common name for Veuve Clicquot champagne.  As in, “what should we
>>> order, la Viuda?”  Presumably, this is because at least some people
>>> understand that “veuve” means “viuda” in Spanish.  Also, to me at least,
>>> the mental connection between “vetements” in French and “vestimenta” in
>>> Spanish is no more obvious than the connection between “veuve” in French
>>> and “viuda” in Spanish.
>>>
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>>> Best regards,
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>>> On Sep 10, 2025, at 2:38 PM, Welch, John L. via E-trademarks <
>>> e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The CAFC said this:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> “[T]he word in question [VETEMENTS] is a simple and common word—the word
>>> for clothing. On the other hand, “widow” requires a more advanced
>>> vocabulary. This, therefore, distinguishes this case from the aspect of *Palm
>>> Bay *that was premised on “an appreciable number of purchasers [being]
>>> unlikely to be aware that VEUVE means ‘widow’” in French, and therefore
>>> “unlikely to translate the marks into English.”*Palm Bay*, 396 F.3d at
>>> 1377 (emphasis omitted) (citation omitted).”
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Do we have any French speakers out there? Is “veuve” an obscure word?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> PS: *Palm Bay* was a likelihood of confusion case [not a genericness
>>> (or descriptiveness) case] in which the mark VEUVE ROYALE was found to be
>>> confusingly similar to VEUVE CLIQUOT for wine, but THE WIDOW was not
>>> confusingly similar, since consumers would not translate VEUVE as WIDOW..
>>>
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>>> Behalf Of *Jessica R. Friedman via E-trademarks
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 10, 2025 11:18 AM
>>> *To:* For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek
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>>> *Cc:* Jessica R. Friedman <jrfriedman at litproplaw.com>
>>> *Subject:* [E-trademarks] VETEMENTS case going up to SCOTUS
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/world/europe/vetements-trademark-lawsuit.html
>>>  raises a few questions for me:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    1. The NY Times reporter analogizes the registration of VEUVE
>>>    CLIQUOT, which means “widow cliquot” and refers to the company matriarch,
>>>    for champagne, to the registration of VETEMENTS, which in French means
>>>    clothing, for clothing. Is that an analogy the applicant has actually made,
>>>    or is this just the usual ignorance of NY Times articles when it comes to
>>>    IP?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    2. The PTO refused registration on the ground that the mark is
>>>    merely descriptive and that it appears to be generic. How can it be both?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    3. The applicant’s response to the OA included the argument that
>>>    “vetements” referred only to clothing as a category, while they are
>>>    applying to register specific items of clothing: “*Although the word
>>>    “clothing” may have a relationship to an overall category of products, it
>>>    is not the descriptive (nor generic) term for any specific item. A
>>>    purchaser would not say they want to “buy a clothing.” Further, when the
>>>    mark VETEMENTS is encountered an observer would first have to undertake
>>>    translation of the word, and then draw a relationship to a specific item
>>>    such as a sweatshirt”.*I understand that we have to try any and
>>>    every credible argument, but that one doesn’t strike me as falling into
>>>    that category.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/300+East+59+Street,+Ste.+2406+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+New+York,+NY+10022?entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>
>>> Jessica R. Friedman
>>>
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>>>
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 19:08:41 +0000
From: Ken Boone <boondogles at hotmail.com>
To: "For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek
        legal advice." <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Subject: [E-trademarks] New Beta Feature On Trademark Search
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I just noticed ...

There's a new beta feature on Trademark Search.  Here's a snapshot of the notification on top of the search screen.

[cid:abf8a914-395e-4374-8109-3d01645ae941]

It basically provides an alternative full record view of the trademark.

>From https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/search/trademark-search-system-updates

Trademark search system updates
We have transitioned to a cloud-based Trademark Search system<https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/>, which provides a modern, more stable search experience. You'll find a simplified interface and new capabilities to meet your needs.
Your feedback helps us continuously improve the system. If you want to send us your comments and suggestions, use the feedback button on the right side of any page within the search system.
See more information when you open a search result
As part of our fall 2025 release, you can try our new beta feature, which shows more information about a trademark when you open a search result without needing to go to the Trademark Status and Documents (TSDR) system.
To use this new feature:

  1.  Complete a trademark search.
  2.  At the top of the results page, toggle the new feature opt-in to the “On” position.
  3.  Select a search result.
  4.  The details page will now show most of the information from TSDR without having to leave the search system.

If you’re logged in to your USPTO.gov account, you can choose what information to include on a summary page.

  1.  Use the toggles in the trademark details to choose which sections to show in your summary.
  2.  Select the drop-down arrow next to the Print/Save button and select Case summary.
  3.  This will open a case summary with the information you chose to see. Select Print/Save to print your summary.

If you’re logged in, you can also view the file in TSDR by selecting the View details button from the case summary page.
To stop using the new search feature, return to the results page and toggle the button to the “Off” position.
If you have comments or suggestions about this new feature, use the feedback button in the search system.



Hope this helps,
Ken Boone
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 19:09:59 +0000
From: Ken Boone <boondogles at hotmail.com>
To: "For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek
        legal advice." <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] Standard Character Watch - Challenging
        SCMs
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Wait … are you saying that the USPTO's OG review process should include searches that show contradictions for the standard characters claim?   Like for this DIMIQI example, a search like

MD:standard AND DE:( RED STYLIZED SUPERSCRIPT ) AND PO:*

would have alerted the OG reviewers to check this particular DIMIQI application before the 30 September OG was issued?  Is that (in part) how Ken finds some of these challenging standard character marks, namely that Ken searches for terms like stylized or red or superscript occurring in the description of mark field of standard character marks for trademarks having the approved for publication status?

Well, that's pretty simple.

I'll bet that Ken is still collecting contradictory searches like that to help identify some of these challenging standard character marks.

The strange part, though, is that by my review of the raw application for this DIMIQI mark, there is no trace of a claim to standard characters.  There are just 3 documents on TSDR, namely

Aug. 29, 2025     TRAM Snapshot of App at Pub for Oppostn
Aug. 29, 2025     XSearch Search Summary
Apr. 01, 2025     Application

where only the application is from the applicant. So how did this become a standard character mark?  The description of mark The mark consists of the stylized wording "DIMIQI"  is included in the application.  Do you suppose Pre-Exam decided that this DIMIQI mark was a valid standard character mark?  Or did the EA make that change without including an examiner's amendment?  I guess we'll never know.

FTR, I did identify 86 older challenging standard character mark registrations.  The search

( SN:( 75316798 76123375 77758054 77951587 78163331 78681112 79049660 79049661 79166932 79232239 79235429 79257789 79264585 79285188 79288581 79292893 79300503 79306620 79309572 79366806 79366809 79400216 79401538 85308413 85391824 85533315 85625785 86083348 86753094 87145474 87200354 87220826 87335466 87375767 87403668 87445438 87459673 87515330 87553047 87553675 87600188 87609956 87854681 88084031 88111440 88173859 88183405 88225758 88306476 88316926 88339380 88394514 88394702 88415577 88505427 88613853 88691323 88751137 88833903 88865868 88928166 90022458 90053972 90095605 90097975 90107386 90158138 90180271 90184692 90196041 90211976 90264113 90308683 90361649 90440802 90459484 90469798 90515424 90703352 90734180 90752126 90757438 90808554 90868507 90981305 97156647 97166056 97626107 97670162 97707062 97794874 98026143 98179252 )  ) AND ( MD:standard AND LR:true )

retrieves those 86 older standard character mark registrations, but I'm not energetic enough to generate a report with the drawings and my comments on why the standard character claim is challenging.  For most, a quick glance at the drawing is sufficient to see the standard character claim is inappropriate, but these are now active registrations, so I doubt the USPTO will do anything to try to correct the standard character claims, right?  That's why there's a TTAB, right?

Thinking outside
the box
,
Ken Boone

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Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2025 12:01 PM
To: For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] Standard Character Watch - Challenging SCMs

On 9/11/2025 10:47 AM, Ken Boone via E-trademarks wrote:

#
SN
Wordmark
Drawing
Comment
1
99113838
DIMIQI
[Image for 99113838, select for more details]
Considering the  drawing, is this a valid  STANDARD CHARACTER MARK  or a STYLIZED TEXT MARK?


Yes, we look in TSDR and we see that the Trademark Office clerks have indexed this application two ways.  First, the description of the mark:

Description of Mark:    The mark consists of the stylized wording "DIMIQI".

Okay, so it is stylized.  That's settled.  But wait!  We also see these words in the TSDR record:

Standard Character Claim:    Yes. The mark consists of standard characters without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
Mark Drawing Type:    4 - STANDARD CHARACTER MARK

Seems to me they can't have it both ways.  Well, somebody was wrong at the Trademark Office.  Look at this and decide for yourself who was wrong:

[cid:part1.hD0enqJn.T3F0lHwe at oppedahl.com]

Oh and note that "review prior to publication" is completed!  The nameless Trademark Office people who do this review seem to act on a hair trigger.  But not in this case.  They snoozed through it.


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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:25:13 -0400
From: Frances Lippincott <lippincottip at gmail.com>
To: "For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek
        legal advice." <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] New Beta Feature On Trademark Search
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Can't search anything right now - getting an error code.

Frances (Flann) Lippincott
Lippincott IP LLC
475 Wall Street
Princeton, NJ 08540
and
166 Valley St. Bldg 6M Ste 103
Providence, RI 02909
(908) 507-5507 mobile
flann at lippincottip.com
www.lippincottip.com<http://www.lippincottip.com>
Intellectual property transactions and litigation. Licensed in NJ. Federal
Practice.
*This email address is for non-firm use. Content is mere opinion and is not
proffered as legal advice. Please use flann at lippincottip.com
<flann at lippincottip.com> above for law-firm related correspondence. Thank
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On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM Ken Boone via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> I just noticed ...
>
> There's a new beta feature on Trademark Search.  Here's a snapshot of the
> notification on top of the search screen.
>
>
> It basically provides an alternative full record view of the trademark.
>
> From
> https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/search/trademark-search-system-updates
>
> Trademark search system updates
> We have transitioned to a cloud-based *Trademark Search system
> <https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/>*, which provides a modern, more stable
> search experience. You'll find a simplified interface and new capabilities
> to meet your needs.
> Your feedback helps us continuously improve the system. If you want to
> send us your comments and suggestions, use the feedback button on the right
> side of any page within the search system.
> See more information when you open a search result
> As part of our fall 2025 release, you can try our new beta feature, which
> shows more information about a trademark when you open a search result
> without needing to go to the Trademark Status and Documents (TSDR) system.
> To use this new feature:
>
>    1. Complete a trademark search.
>    2. At the top of the results page, toggle the new feature opt-in to
>    the “On” position.
>    3. Select a search result.
>    4. The details page will now show most of the information from TSDR
>    without having to leave the search system.
>
> If you’re logged in to your USPTO.gov account, you can choose what
> information to include on a summary page.
>
>    1. Use the toggles in the trademark details to choose which sections
>    to show in your summary.
>    2. Select the drop-down arrow next to the Print/Save button and select Case
>    summary.
>    3. This will open a case summary with the information you chose to
>    see. Select Print/Save to print your summary.
>
> If you’re logged in, you can also view the file in TSDR by selecting the View
> details button from the case summary page.
> To stop using the new search feature, return to the results page and
> toggle the button to the “Off” position.
> If you have comments or suggestions about this new feature, use the
> feedback button in the search system.
>
>
>
> Hope this helps,
> Ken Boone
> --
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 19:35:30 +0000
From: Janet Satterthwaite <jsatterthwaite at potomaclaw.com>
To: "For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek
        legal advice." <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] New Beta Feature On Trademark Search
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Ditto. Anyone have intel on when this will be back on line?


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Cc: Frances Lippincott <lippincottip at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] New Beta Feature On Trademark Search


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Can't search anything right now - getting an error code.

Frances (Flann) Lippincott
Lippincott IP LLC
475 Wall Street
Princeton, NJ 08540
and
166 Valley St. Bldg 6M Ste 103
Providence, RI 02909
(908) 507-5507 mobile
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On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM Ken Boone via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com<mailto:e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>> wrote:
I just noticed ...

There's a new beta feature on Trademark Search.  Here's a snapshot of the notification on top of the search screen.

[cid:ii_1993f634fb2cb971f161]

It basically provides an alternative full record view of the trademark.

From https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/search/trademark-search-system-updates<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.uspto.gov_trademarks_search_trademark-2Dsearch-2Dsystem-2Dupdates&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=BD_ODyCnGyM4QYkJS4ogIYzIigAHSpBLLoEgzCd9OOE&m=WUnE28NU4Hen977cy8fjdvPUOutl0vKL0K2fZgr4CZ28E5kRrLTCwhLtgYsv9FgE&s=RYhH-1BSA4qJ8rC6vL8yrFfMlKU5JXAoOwoYqfhS00I&e=>

Trademark search system updates
We have transitioned to a cloud-based Trademark Search system<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tmsearch.uspto.gov_&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=BD_ODyCnGyM4QYkJS4ogIYzIigAHSpBLLoEgzCd9OOE&m=WUnE28NU4Hen977cy8fjdvPUOutl0vKL0K2fZgr4CZ28E5kRrLTCwhLtgYsv9FgE&s=uKsuWRUfJU9jqNqeJSU9hLc-Ib6YQ3cO4Usrwlrz7J0&e=>, which provides a modern, more stable search experience. You'll find a simplified interface and new capabilities to meet your needs.
Your feedback helps us continuously improve the system. If you want to send us your comments and suggestions, use the feedback button on the right side of any page within the search system.
See more information when you open a search result
As part of our fall 2025 release, you can try our new beta feature, which shows more information about a trademark when you open a search result without needing to go to the Trademark Status and Documents (TSDR) system.
To use this new feature:

  1.  Complete a trademark search.
  2.  At the top of the results page, toggle the new feature opt-in to the “On” position.
  3.  Select a search result.
  4.  The details page will now show most of the information from TSDR without having to leave the search system.

If you’re logged in to your USPTO.gov account, you can choose what information to include on a summary page.

  1.  Use the toggles in the trademark details to choose which sections to show in your summary.
  2.  Select the drop-down arrow next to the Print/Save button and select Case summary.
  3.  This will open a case summary with the information you chose to see. Select Print/Save to print your summary.

If you’re logged in, you can also view the file in TSDR by selecting the View details button from the case summary page.
To stop using the new search feature, return to the results page and toggle the button to the “Off” position.
If you have comments or suggestions about this new feature, use the feedback button in the search system.



Hope this helps,
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 19:36:08 +0000
From: "Jessica  R. Friedman" <jrfriedman at litproplaw.com>
To: "For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek
        legal advice." <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] New Beta Feature On Trademark Search
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Me too. For the past hour, actually.

Jessica R. Friedman
Attorney at Law
300 East 59 Street, Ste. 2406
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212-220-0900
Cell: 917-647-1884
E-mail: jrfriedman at litproplaw.com<mailto:jrfriedman at litproplaw.com>
URL: www.literarypropertylaw.com<http://www.literarypropertylaw.com><http://www.literarypropertylaw.com<http://www.literarypropertylaw.com>>

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From: E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> on behalf of Frances Lippincott via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Date: Friday, September 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
To: For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Cc: Frances Lippincott <lippincottip at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] New Beta Feature On Trademark Search
Can't search anything right now - getting an error code.

Frances (Flann) Lippincott
Lippincott IP LLC
475 Wall Street
Princeton, NJ 08540
and
166 Valley St. Bldg 6M Ste 103
Providence, RI 02909
(908) 507-5507 mobile
flann at lippincottip.com<mailto:flann at lippincottip.com>
www.lippincottip.com<http://www.lippincottip.com><http://www.lippincottip.com<http://www.lippincottip.com>>
Intellectual property transactions and litigation. Licensed in NJ. Federal Practice.
This email address is for non-firm use. Content is mere opinion and is not proffered as legal advice. Please use flann at lippincottip.com<mailto:flann at lippincottip.com> above for law-firm related correspondence. Thank you!


On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM Ken Boone via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com<mailto:e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>> wrote:
I just noticed ...

There's a new beta feature on Trademark Search.  Here's a snapshot of the notification on top of the search screen.

[cid:ii_1993f634fb2cb971f161]

It basically provides an alternative full record view of the trademark.

From https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/search/trademark-search-system-updates

Trademark search system updates
We have transitioned to a cloud-based Trademark Search system<https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/>, which provides a modern, more stable search experience. You'll find a simplified interface and new capabilities to meet your needs.
Your feedback helps us continuously improve the system. If you want to send us your comments and suggestions, use the feedback button on the right side of any page within the search system.
See more information when you open a search result
As part of our fall 2025 release, you can try our new beta feature, which shows more information about a trademark when you open a search result without needing to go to the Trademark Status and Documents (TSDR) system.
To use this new feature:

  1.  Complete a trademark search.
  2.  At the top of the results page, toggle the new feature opt-in to the “On” position.
  3.  Select a search result.
  4.  The details page will now show most of the information from TSDR without having to leave the search system.
If you’re logged in to your USPTO.gov account, you can choose what information to include on a summary page.

  1.  Use the toggles in the trademark details to choose which sections to show in your summary.
  2.  Select the drop-down arrow next to the Print/Save button and select Case summary.
  3.  This will open a case summary with the information you chose to see. Select Print/Save to print your summary.
If you’re logged in, you can also view the file in TSDR by selecting the View details button from the case summary page.
To stop using the new search feature, return to the results page and toggle the button to the “Off” position.
If you have comments or suggestions about this new feature, use the feedback button in the search system.



Hope this helps,
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 19:38:53 +0000
From: Ken Boone <boondogles at hotmail.com>
To: "For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek
        legal advice." <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] New Beta Feature On Trademark Search
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Weird!  It's working for me.  I'm not logged in to the USPTO.  I'm just an anonymous user.

Ken Boone
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Sent: Friday, September 12, 2025 2:36 PM
To: For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Cc: Jessica R. Friedman <jrfriedman at litproplaw.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] New Beta Feature On Trademark Search


Me too. For the past hour, actually.



Jessica R. Friedman

Attorney at Law

300 East 59 Street, Ste. 2406

New York, NY 10022

Phone: 212-220-0900

Cell: 917-647-1884

E-mail: jrfriedman at litproplaw.com<mailto:jrfriedman at litproplaw.com>

URL: www.literarypropertylaw.com<http://www.literarypropertylaw.com/><http://www.literarypropertylaw.com<http://www.literarypropertylaw.com/>>



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From: E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> on behalf of Frances Lippincott via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Date: Friday, September 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
To: For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Cc: Frances Lippincott <lippincottip at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] New Beta Feature On Trademark Search

Can't search anything right now - getting an error code.



Frances (Flann) Lippincott

Lippincott IP LLC

475 Wall Street

Princeton, NJ 08540

and

166 Valley St. Bldg 6M Ste 103

Providence, RI 02909

(908) 507-5507 mobile

flann at lippincottip.com<mailto:flann at lippincottip.com>

www.lippincottip.com<http://www.lippincottip.com/><http://www.lippincottip.com<http://www.lippincottip.com/>>

Intellectual property transactions and litigation. Licensed in NJ. Federal Practice.
This email address is for non-firm use. Content is mere opinion and is not proffered as legal advice. Please use flann at lippincottip.com<mailto:flann at lippincottip.com> above for law-firm related correspondence. Thank you!





On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM Ken Boone via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com<mailto:e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>> wrote:

I just noticed ...



There's a new beta feature on Trademark Search.  Here's a snapshot of the notification on top of the search screen.



[cid:ii_1993f634fb2cb971f161]



It basically provides an alternative full record view of the trademark.



From https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/search/trademark-search-system-updates



Trademark search system updates

We have transitioned to a cloud-based Trademark Search system<https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/>, which provides a modern, more stable search experience. You'll find a simplified interface and new capabilities to meet your needs.

Your feedback helps us continuously improve the system. If you want to send us your comments and suggestions, use the feedback button on the right side of any page within the search system.

See more information when you open a search result

As part of our fall 2025 release, you can try our new beta feature, which shows more information about a trademark when you open a search result without needing to go to the Trademark Status and Documents (TSDR) system.

To use this new feature:

  1.  Complete a trademark search.
  2.  At the top of the results page, toggle the new feature opt-in to the “On” position.
  3.  Select a search result.
  4.  The details page will now show most of the information from TSDR without having to leave the search system.

If you’re logged in to your USPTO.gov account, you can choose what information to include on a summary page.

  1.  Use the toggles in the trademark details to choose which sections to show in your summary.
  2.  Select the drop-down arrow next to the Print/Save button and select Case summary.
  3.  This will open a case summary with the information you chose to see. Select Print/Save to print your summary.

If you’re logged in, you can also view the file in TSDR by selecting the View details button from the case summary page.

To stop using the new search feature, return to the results page and toggle the button to the “Off” position.

If you have comments or suggestions about this new feature, use the feedback button in the search system.







Hope this helps,

Ken Boone

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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 19:40:40 +0000
From: mary harris <mary at maryharrislaw.com>
To: "For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek
        legal advice." <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] New Beta Feature On Trademark Search
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I had to switch to Firefox and then I could search.  Chrome wasn't working.

Mary



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Sent: Friday, September 12, 2025 12:36 PM
To: For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Cc: Jessica R. Friedman <jrfriedman at litproplaw.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] New Beta Feature On Trademark Search


Me too. For the past hour, actually.



Jessica R. Friedman

Attorney at Law

300 East 59 Street, Ste. 2406

New York, NY 10022

Phone: 212-220-0900

Cell: 917-647-1884

E-mail: jrfriedman at litproplaw.com<mailto:jrfriedman at litproplaw.com>

URL: www.literarypropertylaw.com<http://www.literarypropertylaw.com><http://www.literarypropertylaw.com<http://www.literarypropertylaw.com>>



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From: E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> on behalf of Frances Lippincott via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Date: Friday, September 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
To: For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Cc: Frances Lippincott <lippincottip at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] New Beta Feature On Trademark Search

Can't search anything right now - getting an error code.



Frances (Flann) Lippincott

Lippincott IP LLC

475 Wall Street

Princeton, NJ 08540

and

166 Valley St. Bldg 6M Ste 103

Providence, RI 02909

(908) 507-5507 mobile

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On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM Ken Boone via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com<mailto:e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>> wrote:

I just noticed ...



There's a new beta feature on Trademark Search.  Here's a snapshot of the notification on top of the search screen.



[cid:ii_1993f634fb2cb971f161]



It basically provides an alternative full record view of the trademark.



From https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/search/trademark-search-system-updates



Trademark search system updates

We have transitioned to a cloud-based Trademark Search system<https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/>, which provides a modern, more stable search experience. You'll find a simplified interface and new capabilities to meet your needs.

Your feedback helps us continuously improve the system. If you want to send us your comments and suggestions, use the feedback button on the right side of any page within the search system.

See more information when you open a search result

As part of our fall 2025 release, you can try our new beta feature, which shows more information about a trademark when you open a search result without needing to go to the Trademark Status and Documents (TSDR) system.

To use this new feature:

  1.  Complete a trademark search.
  2.  At the top of the results page, toggle the new feature opt-in to the “On” position.
  3.  Select a search result.
  4.  The details page will now show most of the information from TSDR without having to leave the search system.

If you’re logged in to your USPTO.gov account, you can choose what information to include on a summary page.

  1.  Use the toggles in the trademark details to choose which sections to show in your summary.
  2.  Select the drop-down arrow next to the Print/Save button and select Case summary.
  3.  This will open a case summary with the information you chose to see. Select Print/Save to print your summary.

If you’re logged in, you can also view the file in TSDR by selecting the View details button from the case summary page.

To stop using the new search feature, return to the results page and toggle the button to the “Off” position.

If you have comments or suggestions about this new feature, use the feedback button in the search system.







Hope this helps,

Ken Boone

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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:40:51 -0700
From: Scott Landsbaum <scott at scottlandsbaum.com>
To: "For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek
        legal advice." <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] New Beta Feature On Trademark Search
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I was getting the error and then tried in incognito mode and it works.

Regards,
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On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM Jessica R. Friedman via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> Me too. For the past hour, actually.
>
>
>
> Jessica R. Friedman
>
> Attorney at Law
>
> 300 East 59 Street, Ste. 2406
>
> New York, NY 10022
>
> Phone: 212-220-0900
>
> Cell: 917-647-1884
>
> E-mail: *jrfriedman at litproplaw.com <jrfriedman at litproplaw.com>*
>
> URL: *www.literarypropertylaw.com <http://www.literarypropertylaw.com>*
>
>
>
> [image: 1479430908386_PastedImage]
>
>
>
>
>
> *From: *E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> on behalf
> of Frances Lippincott via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
> *Date: *Friday, September 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
> *To: *For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek
> legal advice. <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
> *Cc: *Frances Lippincott <lippincottip at gmail.com>
> *Subject: *Re: [E-trademarks] New Beta Feature On Trademark Search
>
> Can't search anything right now - getting an error code.
>
>
>
> Frances (Flann) Lippincott
>
> Lippincott IP LLC
>
> 475 Wall Street
>
> Princeton, NJ 08540
>
> and
>
> 166 Valley St. Bldg 6M Ste 103
>
> Providence, RI 02909
>
> (908) 507-5507 mobile
>
> flann at lippincottip.com
>
> www.lippincottip.com<http://www.lippincottip.com>
>
> Intellectual property transactions and litigation. Licensed in NJ. Federal
> Practice.
> *This email address is for non-firm use. Content is mere opinion and is
> not proffered as legal advice. Please use flann at lippincottip.com
> <flann at lippincottip.com> above for law-firm related correspondence. Thank
> you! *
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM Ken Boone via E-trademarks <
> e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:
>
> I just noticed ...
>
>
>
> There's a new beta feature on Trademark Search.  Here's a snapshot of the
> notification on top of the search screen.
>
>
>
>
>
> It basically provides an alternative full record view of the trademark.
>
>
>
> From
> https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/search/trademark-search-system-updates
>
>
>
> *Trademark search system updates*
>
> We have transitioned to a cloud-based *Trademark Search system
> <https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/>*, which provides a modern, more stable
> search experience. You'll find a simplified interface and new capabilities
> to meet your needs.
>
> Your feedback helps us continuously improve the system. If you want to
> send us your comments and suggestions, use the feedback button on the right
> side of any page within the search system.
>
> *See more information when you open a search result*
>
> As part of our fall 2025 release, you can try our *new beta feature*,
> which shows more information about a trademark when you open a search
> result without needing to go to the Trademark Status and Documents (TSDR)
> system.
>
> To use this new feature:
>
>    1. Complete a trademark search.
>    2. At the top of the results page, toggle the new feature opt-in to
>    the “On” position.
>    3. Select a search result.
>    4. The details page will now show most of the information from TSDR
>    without having to leave the search system.
>
> If you’re logged in to your USPTO.gov account, you can choose what
> information to include on a summary page.
>
>    1. Use the toggles in the trademark details to choose which sections
>    to show in your summary.
>    2. Select the drop-down arrow next to the *Print/Save button* and
>    select *Case summary*.
>    3. This will open a case summary with the information you chose to
>    see. Select *Print/Save* to print your summary.
>
> If you’re logged in, you can also view the file in TSDR by selecting the *View
> details* button from the case summary page.
>
> To stop using the new search feature, return to the results page and
> toggle the button to the “Off” position.
>
> *If you have comments or suggestions about this new feature, use the
> feedback button in the search system*.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Ken Boone
>
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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 19:45:41 +0000
From: Ken Boone <boondogles at hotmail.com>
To: "For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek
        legal advice." <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] New Beta Feature On Trademark Search
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The wide margin option for print/save gave better print results with text appearing in two columns instead of just one.

My first test indicates it is more copy/paste friendly.  Case in point, here's a copy/paste of a partial record directly to my email editor. (It does eat a lot of vertical space, versus putting the text next to the labels.)



Check to tag for 87145474
Trademark
[Image for 87145474]
Wordmark
LEWISIA
Serial number
87145474
Registration number
5269230
Filing date
2016-08-21
Registration date
2017-08-22
And this may include the SA - Status text.

Case status
A Section 8 declaration has been accepted.
Nope.  The search SA:"A Section 8 declaration has been accepted"  fails to retrieve any records.  So it goes.

Here's a much longer copy/paste to email.   Hmmm.  It kept my blue font color, versus black font in the above copy/paste.

Trademark
[Image for 99347155]
Wordmark
BOONE POWER
Serial number
99347155
Registration number
N/A
Filing date
2025-08-20
Registration date
N/A
Status
Live
Pending
Status date
2025-08-20
Earliest renewal date
N/A
Case status
New application awaiting assignment to an examining attorney. See current trademark processing wait times <https://www.uspto.gov/dashboard/trademarks/application-timeline.html> for more information.
Publication date
N/A
Class
039
Registration type
PRINCIPAL
Current owner
Name
Boone County Rural Electric Membership Corporation
Address

  *   1207 Indianapolis Ave.
  *   Lebanon Indiana 46052
  *   United States

Entity type
COOPERATIVE CORPORATION
Organized
United States
Ownership transitions
No assigments
Goods and services
IC 039: Distribution and transmission of electricity; Public utility services in the nature of electricity distribution.
Mark information
Mark literal element
BOONE POWER
Standard character claim
N/A
Mark type
SERVICE MARK
Mark drawing code
(0) Unknown drawing type
Description
The color(s) green, dark green is/are claimed as a feature of the mark.
The mark consists of the capitalized and stylized word BOONE in green with the second O containing a transparent lightning bolt dividing the colors green and dark green on the letter, over the capitalized and stylized right-aligned word POWER in dark green.
Disclaimer
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use "Power", apart from the mark as shown.
Translation
N/A
Design codes
N/A
Basis information
Filed
1a
Currently
1a
Attorney information
Name
Aleasha Boling
Address

  *   251 N. Illinois St.
  *   Suite 1800
  *   Indianapolis Indiana 46204
  *   United States

Primary email
aboling at parrlaw.com
Correspondence information
Name
Aleasha Boling
Address

  *   251 N. Illinois St.
  *   Suite 1800
  *   Indianapolis Indiana 46204
  *   United States

Email

  *   aboling at parrlaw.com

Prosecution history and documents

Documents only
Date
Description
Document
Proceeding2025-08-20APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED2025-08-20NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
Items per page:
5
1 – 2 of 2
Proceedings
N/A
International registration (Section 66a)
N/A




Happy Trademarking,
Ken Boone

________________________________
From: E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> on behalf of Ken Boone via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2025 2:08 PM
To: For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Cc: Ken Boone <boondogles at hotmail.com>
Subject: [E-trademarks] New Beta Feature On Trademark Search

I just noticed ...

There's a new beta feature on Trademark Search.  Here's a snapshot of the notification on top of the search screen.

[cid:abf8a914-395e-4374-8109-3d01645ae941]

It basically provides an alternative full record view of the trademark.

>From https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/search/trademark-search-system-updates

Trademark search system updates
We have transitioned to a cloud-based Trademark Search system<https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/>, which provides a modern, more stable search experience. You'll find a simplified interface and new capabilities to meet your needs.
Your feedback helps us continuously improve the system. If you want to send us your comments and suggestions, use the feedback button on the right side of any page within the search system.
See more information when you open a search result
As part of our fall 2025 release, you can try our new beta feature, which shows more information about a trademark when you open a search result without needing to go to the Trademark Status and Documents (TSDR) system.
To use this new feature:

  1.  Complete a trademark search.
  2.  At the top of the results page, toggle the new feature opt-in to the “On” position.
  3.  Select a search result.
  4.  The details page will now show most of the information from TSDR without having to leave the search system.

If you’re logged in to your USPTO.gov account, you can choose what information to include on a summary page.

  1.  Use the toggles in the trademark details to choose which sections to show in your summary.
  2.  Select the drop-down arrow next to the Print/Save button and select Case summary.
  3.  This will open a case summary with the information you chose to see. Select Print/Save to print your summary.

If you’re logged in, you can also view the file in TSDR by selecting the View details button from the case summary page.
To stop using the new search feature, return to the results page and toggle the button to the “Off” position.
If you have comments or suggestions about this new feature, use the feedback button in the search system.



Hope this helps,
Ken Boone
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Message: 11
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 20:19:12 +0000
From: Kevin Grierson <kgrierson at cm.law>
To: "For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek
        legal advice." <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Subject: [E-trademarks] TM Search not reliably linking to underlying
        TSDR records
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I was playing around and did a search for MY that got a very large number of results (over 17K live records).  When I clicked on a mark or the hyperlinked word mark underneath it, it takes me to an entirely different mark in TSDR (but another MY mark that was presumably within the search results).  For example, when I clicked on MYACCESSIBLE HOME (Ser. No. 98552848), it took me to the TSDR record for MY.COM, Ser. No. 77213546.  If I page back and forth in the search results, sometimes it fixes this, other times not.   I’ve never seen anything like it before.  Because the search results show the serial number, you can cut and paste it into TSDR to get around this, but the fact that the result links to an entirely different mark is more than a bit unsettling.

kwg

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Message: 12
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 21:05:58 +0000
From: "Jessica  R. Friedman" <jrfriedman at litproplaw.com>
To: "For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek
        legal advice." <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Subject: [E-trademarks] Refusal because examiner claims that actual
        street address is really virtual
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An application is being refused because the examining attorney maintains, on the basis of I know not what, that Applicant’s provided address appears to be that of a virtual office claimed by various businesses, and therefore is not the location of applicant’s headquarters where its senior executives or officers ordinarily direct and control applicant’s activities.

The address, which includes street number and suite number, is that of my client’s law firm, from which she also runs the applicant company. This same address has been the basis for other trademark applications without any such objection.

Of all the objections I’ve received in my more than 40 years of doing this work, this has to be the most asinine. Since when does/can an EA claim that an actual street address isn’t an actual street address? Does someone actually have to go and take a photo of the building to prove that it’s a real address?


Jessica R. Friedman
Attorney at Law
300 East 59 Street, Ste. 2406
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212-220-0900
Cell: 917-647-1884
E-mail: jrfriedman at litproplaw.com<mailto:jrfriedman at litproplaw.com>
URL: www.literarypropertylaw.com<http://www.literarypropertylaw.com><http://www.literarypropertylaw.com<http://www.literarypropertylaw.com>>

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Message: 13
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:32:26 -0400
From: carla calcagno <cccalcagno at gmail.com>
To: "For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek
        legal advice." <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] Refusal because examiner claims that
        actual street address is really virtual
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More fundamentally, her assumption that it is a "*virtual address"*  and
thus "*n**ot the location of applicant’s headquarters where its senior
executives or officers ordinarily direct and control applicant’s
activities" is unfounded.*

I think the Examiner may be equating shared office premises with virtual
locations.  Many small businesses especially startups actually rent space
in and work out of such offices. I would come back with my client's
affidavit to this effect. It should be hard for her to maintain her refusal
in light of a client statement under oath that directly contradicts her
incorrect factual assumptions.

Good luck!  ( I share your pain)

On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM Jessica R. Friedman via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> An application is being refused because the examining attorney maintains,
> on the basis of I know not what, that *Applicant’s provided address
> appears to be that of a virtual office claimed by various businesses, and
> therefore is not the location of applicant’s headquarters where its senior
> executives or officers ordinarily direct and control applicant’s
> activities. *
>
>
>
> The address, which includes street number and suite number, is that of my
> client’s law firm, from which she also runs the applicant company. This
> same address has been the basis for other trademark applications without
> any such objection.
>
>
>
> Of all the objections I’ve received in my more than 40 years of doing this
> work, this has to be the most asinine. Since when does/can an EA claim that
> an actual street address isn’t an actual street address? Does someone
> actually have to go and take a photo of the building to prove that it’s a
> real address?
>
>
>
>
>
> Jessica R. Friedman
>
> Attorney at Law
>
> 300 East 59 Street, Ste. 2406
>
> New York, NY 10022
>
> Phone: 212-220-0900
>
> Cell: 917-647-1884
>
> E-mail: *jrfriedman at litproplaw.com <jrfriedman at litproplaw.com>*
>
> URL: *www.literarypropertylaw.com <http://www.literarypropertylaw.com>*
>
>
>
> [image: 1479430908386_PastedImage]
>
>
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Message: 14
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 16:02:13 -0700
From: Judith S <judith.a.s at gmail.com>
To: "For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek
        legal advice." <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] Refusal because examiner claims that
        actual street address is really virtual
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I had this issue with my SAM registration as well for the firm, and what I
ended up doing is sending a copy of the lease agreement showing the
property we were leasing as well as photos of the list of occupants from
the lobby.

It's dumb, but they do assume that if there are multiple companies shown at
a location it's virtual.

Judith


On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM carla calcagno via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> More fundamentally, her assumption that it is a "*virtual address"*  and
> thus "*n**ot the location of applicant’s headquarters where its senior
> executives or officers ordinarily direct and control applicant’s
> activities" is unfounded.*
>
> I think the Examiner may be equating shared office premises with virtual
> locations.  Many small businesses especially startups actually rent space
> in and work out of such offices. I would come back with my client's
> affidavit to this effect. It should be hard for her to maintain her refusal
> in light of a client statement under oath that directly contradicts her
> incorrect factual assumptions.
>
> Good luck!  ( I share your pain)
>
> On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM Jessica R. Friedman via E-trademarks <
> e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:
>
>> An application is being refused because the examining attorney maintains,
>> on the basis of I know not what, that *Applicant’s provided address
>> appears to be that of a virtual office claimed by various businesses, and
>> therefore is not the location of applicant’s headquarters where its senior
>> executives or officers ordinarily direct and control applicant’s
>> activities. *
>>
>>
>>
>> The address, which includes street number and suite number, is that of my
>> client’s law firm, from which she also runs the applicant company. This
>> same address has been the basis for other trademark applications without
>> any such objection.
>>
>>
>>
>> Of all the objections I’ve received in my more than 40 years of doing
>> this work, this has to be the most asinine. Since when does/can an EA claim
>> that an actual street address isn’t an actual street address? Does someone
>> actually have to go and take a photo of the building to prove that it’s a
>> real address?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Jessica R. Friedman
>>
>> Attorney at Law
>>
>> 300 East 59 Street, Ste. 2406
>>
>> New York, NY 10022
>>
>> Phone: 212-220-0900
>>
>> Cell: 917-647-1884
>>
>> E-mail: *jrfriedman at litproplaw.com <jrfriedman at litproplaw.com>*
>>
>> URL: *www.literarypropertylaw.com <http://www.literarypropertylaw.com>*
>>
>>
>>
>> [image: 1479430908386_PastedImage]
>>
>>
>> --
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>> E-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com
>> http://oppedahl-lists.com/mailman/listinfo/e-trademarks_oppedahl-lists.com
>>
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Message: 15
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 23:26:04 +0000
From: "Miriam Richter, Esq." <mrichter at richtertrademarks.com>
To: "For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek
        legal advice." <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] New Beta Feature On Trademark Search
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The new feature is interesting, but I already found a problem. I looked up a mark, clicked on it to see the "new" details and in the owner section, the entity type is correctly listed as corporation but the location states "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" instead of the state in which it is incorporated! TSDR has the info, i.e.  Delaware.

I'm glad this is just beta, but will they hear us????

Best,
Miriam

Miriam Richter, Attorney at Law, P.L.
Make Your Mark! (r)
Trademark, Copyright, and other Intellectual Property Matters
2312 Wilton Drive, Suite 9
Wilton Manors, Florida 33305

954-977-4711 office
954-240-8819 cell
954-977-4717 facsimile

NOTICE: This e-mail message and any attachment to this e-mail message contains confidential information that may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not review, retransmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this e-mail or any attachments to it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by telephone at 954-240-8819 and delete this message. Please note that if this e-mail message contains a forwarded message or is a reply to a prior message, some or all of the contents of this message or anyattachments may not have been produced by the sender.


From: E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> On Behalf Of Ken Boone via E-trademarks
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2025 3:46 PM
To: For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Cc: Ken Boone <boondogles at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] New Beta Feature On Trademark Search

The wide margin option for print/save gave better print results with text appearing in two columns instead of just one.

My first test indicates it is more copy/paste friendly.  Case in point, here's a copy/paste of a partial record directly to my email editor. (It does eat a lot of vertical space, versus putting the text next to the labels.)


[ ]
Check to tag for 87145474
Trademark
[Image for 87145474]
Wordmark
LEWISIA
Serial number
87145474
Registration number
5269230
Filing date
2016-08-21
Registration date
2017-08-22
And this may include the SA - Status text.

Case status
A Section 8 declaration has been accepted.
Nope.  The search SA:"A Section 8 declaration has been accepted"  fails to retrieve any records.  So it goes.

Here's a much longer copy/paste to email.   Hmmm.  It kept my blue font color, versus black font in the above copy/paste.

Trademark
[Image for 99347155]
Wordmark
BOONE POWER
Serial number
99347155
Registration number
N/A
Filing date
2025-08-20
Registration date
N/A
Status
Live
Pending
Status date
2025-08-20
Earliest renewal date
N/A
Case status
New application awaiting assignment to an examining attorney. See current trademark processing wait times <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.uspto.gov_dashboard_trademarks_application-2Dtimeline.html&d=DwMF-g&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=wgWCweEAPYpIllSZ-7dac0ysS6yqTe0ZNnbcpz70Cq4&m=Ypzt2JygF0p2736FOL0ucofzkXUsIZnt804kG1eJZd0AUYVsYnfZUgQsl4RoxjOC&s=2gkQK3eVwrvnIyRWxeTbiE49E67uX2sd5g_01bB1RP4&e=> for more information.
Publication date
N/A
Class
039
Registration type
PRINCIPAL
Current owner
Name
Boone County Rural Electric Membership Corporation
Address
*   1207 Indianapolis Ave.
*   Lebanon Indiana 46052
*   United States
Entity type
COOPERATIVE CORPORATION
Organized
United States
Ownership transitions
No assigments
Goods and services
IC 039: Distribution and transmission of electricity; Public utility services in the nature of electricity distribution.
Mark information
Mark literal element
BOONE POWER
Standard character claim
N/A
Mark type
SERVICE MARK
Mark drawing code
(0) Unknown drawing type
Description
The color(s) green, dark green is/are claimed as a feature of the mark.
The mark consists of the capitalized and stylized word BOONE in green with the second O containing a transparent lightning bolt dividing the colors green and dark green on the letter, over the capitalized and stylized right-aligned word POWER in dark green.
Disclaimer
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use "Power", apart from the mark as shown.
Translation
N/A
Design codes
N/A
Basis information
Filed
1a
Currently
1a
Attorney information
Name
Aleasha Boling
Address
*   251 N. Illinois St.
*   Suite 1800
*   Indianapolis Indiana 46204
*   United States
Primary email
aboling at parrlaw.com<mailto:aboling at parrlaw.com>
Correspondence information
Name
Aleasha Boling
Address
*         251 N. Illinois St.
*         Suite 1800
*         Indianapolis Indiana 46204
*         United States
Email
*                     aboling at parrlaw.com<mailto:aboling at parrlaw.com>
Prosecution history and documents
[X]
Documents only
Date
Description
Document
Proceeding2025-08-20APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED2025-08-20NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
Items per page:
5
1 - 2 of 2
Proceedings
N/A
International registration (Section 66a)
N/A




Happy Trademarking,
Ken Boone

________________________________
From: E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com<mailto:e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com>> on behalf of Ken Boone via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com<mailto:e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2025 2:08 PM
To: For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com<mailto:e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>>
Cc: Ken Boone <boondogles at hotmail.com<mailto:boondogles at hotmail.com>>
Subject: [E-trademarks] New Beta Feature On Trademark Search

I just noticed ...

There's a new beta feature on Trademark Search.  Here's a snapshot of the notification on top of the search screen.

[cid:image001.png at 01DC241A.E3730D70]

It basically provides an alternative full record view of the trademark.

>From https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/search/trademark-search-system-updates<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.uspto.gov_trademarks_search_trademark-2Dsearch-2Dsystem-2Dupdates&d=DwMF-g&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=wgWCweEAPYpIllSZ-7dac0ysS6yqTe0ZNnbcpz70Cq4&m=Ypzt2JygF0p2736FOL0ucofzkXUsIZnt804kG1eJZd0AUYVsYnfZUgQsl4RoxjOC&s=DzPIrflq2EcQnsbzBtNlKKgXGjvF1A22p90sEblav8U&e=>

Trademark search system updates
We have transitioned to a cloud-based Trademark Search system<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tmsearch.uspto.gov_&d=DwMF-g&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=wgWCweEAPYpIllSZ-7dac0ysS6yqTe0ZNnbcpz70Cq4&m=Ypzt2JygF0p2736FOL0ucofzkXUsIZnt804kG1eJZd0AUYVsYnfZUgQsl4RoxjOC&s=dwzYVBL3iQflnGhlQjnup2dK9JQ59hrcfH9QQZ1tntg&e=>, which provides a modern, more stable search experience. You'll find a simplified interface and new capabilities to meet your needs.
Your feedback helps us continuously improve the system. If you want to send us your comments and suggestions, use the feedback button on the right side of any page within the search system.
See more information when you open a search result
As part of our fall 2025 release, you can try our new beta feature, which shows more information about a trademark when you open a search result without needing to go to the Trademark Status and Documents (TSDR) system.
To use this new feature:

  1.  Complete a trademark search.
  2.  At the top of the results page, toggle the new feature opt-in to the "On" position.
  3.  Select a search result.
  4.  The details page will now show most of the information from TSDR without having to leave the search system.
If you're logged in to your USPTO.gov account, you can choose what information to include on a summary page.

  1.  Use the toggles in the trademark details to choose which sections to show in your summary.
  2.  Select the drop-down arrow next to the Print/Save button and select Case summary.
  3.  This will open a case summary with the information you chose to see. Select Print/Save to print your summary.
If you're logged in, you can also view the file in TSDR by selecting the View details button from the case summary page.
To stop using the new search feature, return to the results page and toggle the button to the "Off" position.
If you have comments or suggestions about this new feature, use the feedback button in the search system.



Hope this helps,
Ken Boone
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Message: 16
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 23:33:08 +0000
From: "Miriam Richter, Esq." <mrichter at richtertrademarks.com>
To: "For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek
        legal advice." <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] New Beta Feature On Trademark Search
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OMG!!!!! I'm going to lose my mind. The instructions state "If you have comments or suggestions about this new feature, use the feedback button in the search system."

I CAN'T FIND IT!!!!!!!!!!!

Am I blind? If anyone can, please include a screenshot and I'll chalk it up to it being 7:30 on a Friday evening.

Best,
Miriam

Miriam Richter, Attorney at Law, P.L.
Make Your Mark! (r)
Trademark, Copyright, and other Intellectual Property Matters
2312 Wilton Drive, Suite 9
Wilton Manors, Florida 33305

954-977-4711 office
954-240-8819 cell
954-977-4717 facsimile

NOTICE: This e-mail message and any attachment to this e-mail message contains confidential information that may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not review, retransmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this e-mail or any attachments to it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by telephone at 954-240-8819 and delete this message. Please note that if this e-mail message contains a forwarded message or is a reply to a prior message, some or all of the contents of this message or anyattachments may not have been produced by the sender.


From: E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> On Behalf Of Miriam Richter, Esq. via E-trademarks
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2025 7:26 PM
To: For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Cc: Miriam Richter, Esq. <mrichter at richtertrademarks.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] New Beta Feature On Trademark Search

The new feature is interesting, but I already found a problem. I looked up a mark, clicked on it to see the "new" details and in the owner section, the entity type is correctly listed as corporation but the location states "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" instead of the state in which it is incorporated! TSDR has the info, i.e.  Delaware.

I'm glad this is just beta, but will they hear us????

Best,
Miriam

Miriam Richter, Attorney at Law, P.L.
Make Your Mark! (r)
Trademark, Copyright, and other Intellectual Property Matters
2312 Wilton Drive, Suite 9
Wilton Manors, Florida 33305

954-977-4711 office
954-240-8819 cell
954-977-4717 facsimile

NOTICE: This e-mail message and any attachment to this e-mail message contains confidential information that may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not review, retransmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this e-mail or any attachments to it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by telephone at 954-240-8819 and delete this message. Please note that if this e-mail message contains a forwarded message or is a reply to a prior message, some or all of the contents of this message or anyattachments may not have been produced by the sender.


From: E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com<mailto:e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com>> On Behalf Of Ken Boone via E-trademarks
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2025 3:46 PM
To: For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com<mailto:e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>>
Cc: Ken Boone <boondogles at hotmail.com<mailto:boondogles at hotmail.com>>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] New Beta Feature On Trademark Search

The wide margin option for print/save gave better print results with text appearing in two columns instead of just one.

My first test indicates it is more copy/paste friendly.  Case in point, here's a copy/paste of a partial record directly to my email editor. (It does eat a lot of vertical space, versus putting the text next to the labels.)


[ ]
Check to tag for 87145474
Trademark
[Image for 87145474]
Wordmark
LEWISIA
Serial number
87145474
Registration number
5269230
Filing date
2016-08-21
Registration date
2017-08-22
And this may include the SA - Status text.

Case status
A Section 8 declaration has been accepted.
Nope.  The search SA:"A Section 8 declaration has been accepted"  fails to retrieve any records.  So it goes.

Here's a much longer copy/paste to email.   Hmmm.  It kept my blue font color, versus black font in the above copy/paste.

Trademark
[Image for 99347155]
Wordmark
BOONE POWER
Serial number
99347155
Registration number
N/A
Filing date
2025-08-20
Registration date
N/A
Status
Live
Pending
Status date
2025-08-20
Earliest renewal date
N/A
Case status
New application awaiting assignment to an examining attorney. See current trademark processing wait times <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.uspto.gov_dashboard_trademarks_application-2Dtimeline.html&d=DwMF-g&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=wgWCweEAPYpIllSZ-7dac0ysS6yqTe0ZNnbcpz70Cq4&m=Ypzt2JygF0p2736FOL0ucofzkXUsIZnt804kG1eJZd0AUYVsYnfZUgQsl4RoxjOC&s=2gkQK3eVwrvnIyRWxeTbiE49E67uX2sd5g_01bB1RP4&e=> for more information.
Publication date
N/A
Class
039
Registration type
PRINCIPAL
Current owner
Name
Boone County Rural Electric Membership Corporation
Address
*   1207 Indianapolis Ave.
*   Lebanon Indiana 46052
*   United States
Entity type
COOPERATIVE CORPORATION
Organized
United States
Ownership transitions
No assigments
Goods and services
IC 039: Distribution and transmission of electricity; Public utility services in the nature of electricity distribution.
Mark information
Mark literal element
BOONE POWER
Standard character claim
N/A
Mark type
SERVICE MARK
Mark drawing code
(0) Unknown drawing type
Description
The color(s) green, dark green is/are claimed as a feature of the mark.
The mark consists of the capitalized and stylized word BOONE in green with the second O containing a transparent lightning bolt dividing the colors green and dark green on the letter, over the capitalized and stylized right-aligned word POWER in dark green.
Disclaimer
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use "Power", apart from the mark as shown.
Translation
N/A
Design codes
N/A
Basis information
Filed
1a
Currently
1a
Attorney information
Name
Aleasha Boling
Address
*   251 N. Illinois St.
*   Suite 1800
*   Indianapolis Indiana 46204
*   United States
Primary email
aboling at parrlaw.com<mailto:aboling at parrlaw.com>
Correspondence information
Name
Aleasha Boling
Address
*         251 N. Illinois St.
*         Suite 1800
*         Indianapolis Indiana 46204
*         United States
Email
*                     aboling at parrlaw.com<mailto:aboling at parrlaw.com>
Prosecution history and documents
[X]
Documents only
Date
Description
Document
Proceeding2025-08-20APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED2025-08-20NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
Items per page:
5
1 - 2 of 2
Proceedings
N/A
International registration (Section 66a)
N/A




Happy Trademarking,
Ken Boone

________________________________
From: E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com<mailto:e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com>> on behalf of Ken Boone via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com<mailto:e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2025 2:08 PM
To: For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com<mailto:e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>>
Cc: Ken Boone <boondogles at hotmail.com<mailto:boondogles at hotmail.com>>
Subject: [E-trademarks] New Beta Feature On Trademark Search

I just noticed ...

There's a new beta feature on Trademark Search.  Here's a snapshot of the notification on top of the search screen.

[cid:image001.png at 01DC241C.100FAFE0]

It basically provides an alternative full record view of the trademark.

>From https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/search/trademark-search-system-updates<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.uspto.gov_trademarks_search_trademark-2Dsearch-2Dsystem-2Dupdates&d=DwMF-g&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=wgWCweEAPYpIllSZ-7dac0ysS6yqTe0ZNnbcpz70Cq4&m=Ypzt2JygF0p2736FOL0ucofzkXUsIZnt804kG1eJZd0AUYVsYnfZUgQsl4RoxjOC&s=DzPIrflq2EcQnsbzBtNlKKgXGjvF1A22p90sEblav8U&e=>

Trademark search system updates
We have transitioned to a cloud-based Trademark Search system<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tmsearch.uspto.gov_&d=DwMF-g&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=wgWCweEAPYpIllSZ-7dac0ysS6yqTe0ZNnbcpz70Cq4&m=Ypzt2JygF0p2736FOL0ucofzkXUsIZnt804kG1eJZd0AUYVsYnfZUgQsl4RoxjOC&s=dwzYVBL3iQflnGhlQjnup2dK9JQ59hrcfH9QQZ1tntg&e=>, which provides a modern, more stable search experience. You'll find a simplified interface and new capabilities to meet your needs.
Your feedback helps us continuously improve the system. If you want to send us your comments and suggestions, use the feedback button on the right side of any page within the search system.
See more information when you open a search result
As part of our fall 2025 release, you can try our new beta feature, which shows more information about a trademark when you open a search result without needing to go to the Trademark Status and Documents (TSDR) system.
To use this new feature:

  1.  Complete a trademark search.
  2.  At the top of the results page, toggle the new feature opt-in to the "On" position.
  3.  Select a search result.
  4.  The details page will now show most of the information from TSDR without having to leave the search system.
If you're logged in to your USPTO.gov account, you can choose what information to include on a summary page.

  1.  Use the toggles in the trademark details to choose which sections to show in your summary.
  2.  Select the drop-down arrow next to the Print/Save button and select Case summary.
  3.  This will open a case summary with the information you chose to see. Select Print/Save to print your summary.
If you're logged in, you can also view the file in TSDR by selecting the View details button from the case summary page.
To stop using the new search feature, return to the results page and toggle the button to the "Off" position.
If you have comments or suggestions about this new feature, use the feedback button in the search system.



Hope this helps,
Ken Boone
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Message: 17
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:39:24 -0500
From: John Dugger <jedugger at gmail.com>
To: e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com
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Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] Refusal because examiner claims that
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Message: 18
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2025 06:57:11 -0400
From: David Boundy <DavidBoundyEsq at gmail.com>
To: "For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek
        legal advice." <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] Refusal because examiner claims that
        actual street address is really virtual
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Also, hammer on the burden of proof.

On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM Jessica R. Friedman via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> An application is being refused because the examining attorney maintains,
> on the basis of I know not what, that *Applicant’s provided address
> appears to be that of a virtual office claimed by various businesses, and
> therefore is not the location of applicant’s headquarters where its senior
> executives or officers ordinarily direct and control applicant’s
> activities. *
>
>
>
> The address, which includes street number and suite number, is that of my
> client’s law firm, from which she also runs the applicant company. This
> same address has been the basis for other trademark applications without
> any such objection.
>
>
>
> Of all the objections I’ve received in my more than 40 years of doing this
> work, this has to be the most asinine. Since when does/can an EA claim that
> an actual street address isn’t an actual street address? Does someone
> actually have to go and take a photo of the building to prove that it’s a
> real address?
>
>
>
>
>
> Jessica R. Friedman
>
> Attorney at Law
>
> 300 East 59 Street, Ste. 2406
>
> New York, NY 10022
>
> Phone: 212-220-0900
>
> Cell: 917-647-1884
>
> E-mail: *jrfriedman at litproplaw.com <jrfriedman at litproplaw.com>*
>
> URL: *www.literarypropertylaw.com <http://www.literarypropertylaw.com>*
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Message: 19
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2025 08:08:05 -0400
From: Mark Kaufman <kaufman at kaufmankahn.com>
To: "For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek
        legal advice." <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] Refusal because examiner claims that
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Message: 20
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2025 12:39:31 +0000
From: Simor Moskowitz <SMoskowitz at WHDA.com>
To: "For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek
        legal advice." <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] Refusal because examiner claims that
        actual street address is really virtual
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You might try the following.

I recently encountered a similar issue and submitted a print-out from the State's corporations' page showing the client's (not Resident Agent) address --

[cid:031681e5-4593-4825-b4d6-473cc28d18c0]


The Examiner accepted the address as the applicant's "domicile" address, and the address questioned by the Examiner was accepted as the applicant's "mailing" address.



Simor Moskowitz
.........................................................

Simor L. Moskowitz

Westerman, Hattori, LLP

8500 Leesburg Pike, Suite 7500

Tysons, VA 22182

(240) 731-0609 (cell)

703) 827-3803 (DD)

(703) 827-3800 (main)

(571) 395-8753 (fax)

smoskowitz at whda.com<mailto:smoskowitz at whda.com>

(Member DC and MD Bars)



________________________________
From: E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> on behalf of David Boundy via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2025 6:57 AM
To: For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Cc: David Boundy <DavidBoundyEsq at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] Refusal because examiner claims that actual street address is really virtual

Also, hammer on the burden of proof.

On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM Jessica R. Friedman via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com<mailto:e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>> wrote:

An application is being refused because the examining attorney maintains, on the basis of I know not what, that Applicant’s provided address appears to be that of a virtual office claimed by various businesses, and therefore is not the location of applicant’s headquarters where its senior executives or officers ordinarily direct and control applicant’s activities.



The address, which includes street number and suite number, is that of my client’s law firm, from which she also runs the applicant company. This same address has been the basis for other trademark applications without any such objection.



Of all the objections I’ve received in my more than 40 years of doing this work, this has to be the most asinine. Since when does/can an EA claim that an actual street address isn’t an actual street address? Does someone actually have to go and take a photo of the building to prove that it’s a real address?





Jessica R. Friedman

Attorney at Law

300 East 59 Street, Ste. 2406

New York, NY 10022

Phone: 212-220-0900

Cell: 917-647-1884

E-mail: jrfriedman at litproplaw.com<mailto:jrfriedman at litproplaw.com>

URL: www.literarypropertylaw.com<http://www.literarypropertylaw.com/><http://www.literarypropertylaw.com<http://www.literarypropertylaw.com/>>



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