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What is your experience with the TESS (Trademark Electronic Search System)? Do you find it adequate or not? We’re curious.

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That was a long discussion on extensions. We are passionate about trademarks and want to put you in control of your trademark by giving you the information you need to make decisions. Whether you file yourself or you want a little or a lot of attorney help, we’re ready to help.

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If you choose “other” make sure your reason is an acceptable reason. It could be that you have multiple reasons so if one of the provided reasons applies, it’s probably best to choose that one as it is already an acceptable reason. But, above all, don’t lie about your reason.

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If you do get to the point where you have to provide a reason for extension, the form has acceptable reasons as a radio button you can click, like - seeking investment. It also has an “other” that lets you provide a reason. If you use “other” do it because no other reasons apply.

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The statement of use can be extended 6 times so up to 3 years. But, you have to keep paying the fees and after the third extension you have to provide a reason for why you need to continue extending the time for submitting the statement of use. It is important to watch due dates!

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After a notice of allowance on an intent to use application, you get 6 months to file a statement of use. Those are also extendible for 6 more months with payment of an extension fee. Several extensions are available so long as they are paid by the due date every 6 months.

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After a notice of allowance on an intent to use application, you get 6 months to file a statement of use. Those are also extendible for 6 more months with payment of an extension fee. Several extensions are available so long as they are paid by the due date every 6 months.

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So with the new system you get up to 6 months to respond to an Office action if you pay for a 3 month extension before the three month date passes (e.g. 3 months from when the Office Action was mailed). You have to pay the fee before the 3 months expires.

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I want to clarify something with extensions in Trademark applications. If you need to extend an Office Action refusal, you pay a fee and get 3 additional months to respond to the Office Action. You get 6 months after your trademark is allowed to provide a statement of use.

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Happy Independence Day everyone.

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Amazon, it appears, has some sort of backend system that interfaces with the Trademark Office’s system to ensure that your trademark was filed. Amazon’s system seems to know about it before the Trademark Office’s system makes a new filing public. 10-14 days is pretty quick.

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If you file on your own, Amazon will send the code to you directly. It’s their way of securing the system, I assume. The brand registry does take about 10 days to 2 weeks to recognize your trademark after you make a brand registry request or file your trademark.

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Amazon uses their own brand registry system to prevent trademark problems from occurring on their website. The brand registry requires a trademark application number to sign up. Amazon then sends a code to your attorney and your attorney sends the code to you.

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Happy 4th everyone! If you’re working on your business this weekend, you can always find trademark information at https://t.co/cUGhiO2bSG!

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@BiotechPatent @RonDeSantis @uspto False. Closing Commerce Dept doesn’t mean there would be no patent system. You know that but when you don’t have a real argument grandstanding is the next best thing.

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We’ve had a lot of questions about registering a trademark with Amazon lately. The system has changed a little bit in the last year or so. The biggest issue, though, is to make sure the trademark you send to Amazon should be the same one you filed at the Trademark Office!

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If your marketing and branding team hasn’t done much with trademarks, you should tell them early on that their efforts need to be protected at the end. And if they don’t know how, send them to https://t.co/cUGhiO2bSG and we’ll teach them everything they need to know.

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Part of that marketing and branding plan needs to be an assessment of what in your trademark is likely to have to be disclaimed. What is descriptive in the trademark and what is distinctive? Your marketing and branding isn’t doing you much good if you can’t protect it.

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Most marketing and branding folks, in our experience consider trademarks after the initial ideas and branding battle plan has been generated. That’s backwards. Branding doesn’t mean much if it can’t be protected. Good branding and good trademarks go hand in hand.