Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) Task Set
AppColl provides a set of task types for Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) opposition and cancellation proceedings. The entire task set can be added to a matter by manually adding a single "TTAB: Time to Answer" task. By setting the tasks' reference date as the proceeding start date, AppColl will auto-generate the below 15 additional tasks wi...
Handling Trademark "File Statement of Use" Deadlines
As with other extendable deadline tasks , "File Statement of Use" tasks should ONLY be marked complete if the statement of use was actually filed before the deadline. Specifically, the task is for filing the statement itself, not filing an extension of time. If you filed for an extension of time instead, mark the "File Statement of Use" task as M...
Creating Trademark Section 8 & 9 and 8 & 15 Declaration Open Window Tasks
AppColl creates "File Section 8 & 9 Declaration of Use/Renewal" and "File Section 8 & 15 Declaration of Use/Incontestability" tasks with their actual deadlines and not when the open window period begins. Section 8 & 9 Declarations can be filed between the 9th and 10th year. Our due date is at the 10th year and not when the open window p...
Retrieve U.S. Trademark Applicants from TSDR
By default, AppColl does not retrieve U.S. trademark applicants from TSDR. However, users can enable retrieval and decide where the applicant is stored. From the Settings page in the upper right corner of any screen, scroll down to the USPTO Import Settings section. Click the "Import Trademark Applicant as matter" checkbox and select one of the radi...
Clean up US Trademark Tasks After Import
Once US trademarks have been imported, TSDR will be queried that night to bring over all bibliographic information and tasks. There maybe a number of tasks created that have already been done. AppColl does not attempt to analyze which of these tasks have actually been done. Thus, we leave it up to the user to clean them up. The main tasks to clean u...
Add and Update U.S. Trademark Matters from TSDR
U.S. Trademarks can be updated or added into AppColl via spreadsheets or by using the Update Matter button in a trademark matter details page. Adding new Trademarks via spreadsheet Click here for importing trademarks or any other type of matter Adding new U.S. Trademarks via the Update Matter Button In the Matters module, click the “Add” button in...
Frequency of Patent and Trademark Updates from Patent Center, TSDR and EspaceNet
Depending on the type of matter and it's country, AppColl can update details automatically or manually. U.S. Patents and PCT Applications Filed in the U.S. e-Office Action emails can be used to automatically docket items as they are emailed from the PTO. Click here for setting this up. Please note: e-Office Action emails only add docketing items a...
Turn on Automatic Updates for Trademarks from TSDR
If your U.S. trademarks are not being updated with docketing tasks, you may have some of these features turned off on the Settings page. You need to be an account administrator to access these settings. Click on the Settings link in the upper right corner of any page Scroll down until you see the USPTO Import Settings Check “Enable automatic USPTO t...
What Information is Imported into U.S. Trademarks from TSDR?
Once U.S. Trademarks are updated from TSDR , the following information is imported. Client - comes from the Applicant field in TSDR Serial or Registration Number - If a matter only includes a reg number, AppColl imports the serial number. If a matter only has a serial number, AppColl imports the reg number, provided the case is registered. Title D...
How can I find and import all my U.S. Trademarks based on Attorney Name
It's possible to retrieve all your U.S. Trademarks by attorney name by using the TESS system. Here's the steps. 1) Go to http://tmsearch.uspto.gov 2) Next click the "Word and/or Design Mark Search (Free Form)" link.3) Enter search string of ("attorney name") [AT] such as ("john smith")[AT] and click "Search Query" 4) This will return a list of all...
Update Matters from Patent Center, EspaceNet and TSDR
Matters can be updated from multiple sources from within the matter details page. To do this, open the details page for a matter and click the “Update Matter” button on the left side of the screen. A popup appears allowing one to configure the update as shown below. Published US patent applications, issued US patents and PCT cases filed in...
3 Month Deadline for Trademarks
As you may know, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a new examination guide regarding the changes being made to office action response periods for section 1 and/or section 44 applications. As of December 3, 2022, trademark applicants have three months (with an optional three-month extension), instead of the previous six mon...