{"id":1143,"date":"2022-02-04T18:05:50","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T18:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/?page_id=1143"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:20:20","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T18:20:20","slug":"timing-considerations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/index.php\/resources\/trademark-prosecution\/timing-considerations\/","title":{"rendered":"Timing Considerations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18-1024x46.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-496\" width=\"1138\" height=\"51\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18-1024x46.png 1024w, https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18-300x14.png 300w, https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18-768x35.png 768w, https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1138px) 100vw, 1138px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/inventedly.com\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/index.php\/resources\/\" title=\"Resources\">Resources<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/index.php\/resources\/trademark-prosecution\/\" title=\"Trademark Prosecution\">Trademark Prosecution<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\tTiming Considerations\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"timing-considerations\" style=\"color:#0461ce\">Timing Considerations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#0461ce;color:#0461ce\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"six-month-response-time\">Six-Month Response Time<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Generally, applicants are given six (6) months from the date of the Office action in which to respond.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1143_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1143_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1143_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1143_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1143_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1143_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">TMEP \u00a7\u00a7 705.08, 711-711.02; 15 U.S.C. \u00a7 1062(b); 37 C.F.R. \u00a7 2.62(a) <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1143_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1143_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> However, for anything other than the initial Office action, it is important not to assume one has six (6) months to respond.\u00a0 Sometimes, the time provided by the USPTO to respond runs from a previously issued Office action or from a different set period as stated in the Office action (sometimes 30 days).\u00a0 The deadline to respond will be set forth on the first page of a written Office action.\u00a0 Also, while an Examiner has no discretion to shorten or extend the six-month statutory period for responding to Office actions, the Examiner may have issued a supplemental action resetting the period for response (TMEP \u00a7 711.02).\u00a0 Also, if the Examiner has issued a \u201cpriority action\u201d (defined below), it may be beneficial for applicant to respond more promptly, within 30 or 60 days as suggested by the Examiner, so that review of its response may be expedited and its application may proceed more quickly through the examination process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"no-extensions-for-time-to-file-a-notice-of-appeal\">No Extensions for Time to File a Notice of Appeal<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The applicant may file a request for reconsideration after a final action within six months of its issuance date but this does&nbsp;not&nbsp;extend the time for filing a notice of appeal to the TTAB or petition to the Director for relief.&nbsp; The USPTO cannot extend the statutory deadline for filing an appeal. Thus to preserve the right to appeal if a concurrent request for reconsideration is unsuccessful, the applicant must file a notice of appeal (with the fee required by 37&nbsp;C.F.R. \u00a72.6) before the expiration of the six-month period for response to the final action or the application will be abandoned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In determining the appropriate action to take upon receipt of a request for reconsideration, the Examiner must determine whether: &nbsp;(1) the applicant has timely filed a notice of appeal; and (2) the request for reconsideration presents a new issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"time-remaining-in-response-period\">Time Remaining in Response Period<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under TMEP \u00a7 715.03(a)(2)(B), if the applicant has made a good-faith, but incomplete, attempt to comply, and there is more than 30 days remaining in the response period, the Examiner must issue a writing to the applicant that essentially informs applicant of the time remaining in which to preserve its right to an appeal.&nbsp; To do so, the Examiner will issue a \u201cRequest for Reconsideration Denied \u2013 No Appeal Filed &#8211; Time Remaining\u201d that: (1) acknowledges the request for reconsideration; (2) indicates that it is denied and explains why it does not overcome or resolve the final refusal; (3) states that the final refusal is maintained; and (4) advises the applicant that the time for appeal runs from the issuance date of the final Office action. The Examiner should advise the applicant that the applicant has the remainder of the response period to comply with any outstanding requirement and\/or to file a notice of appeal to the TTAB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If, however, the Examiner is not persuaded by the request for reconsideration and the applicant has not made a good-faith effort to comply with the outstanding requirements and\/or to overcome all outstanding refusals, and there is no time remaining in the response period, the application must be deemed abandoned due to incomplete response. The Examiner must issue an \u201cAbandoned Due to Incomplete Response\u201d action.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1143_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1143_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1143_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1143_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1143_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1143_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">TMEP \u00a7 715.03(a)(2)(D) <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1143_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1143_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"time-for-appeal-runs-from-issuance-date-of-final-action\">Time for Appeal Runs from Issuance Date of Final Action<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It should be clear by now the importance of preserving an applicant\u2019s right to appeal by timely filing a notice of appeal, and that filing a request for reconsideration or petitioning the Director for relief does not extend the time to do so.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1143_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1143_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1143_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1143_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1143_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1143_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">TMEP \u00a7 715.03(c) <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1143_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1143_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> &nbsp;&nbsp;The deadline for filing a notice of appeal to the TTAB or a petition to the Director runs from the issuance date of the final Office action. &nbsp;If this deadline has expired and the applicant has not filed a notice of appeal, the application will be abandoned due to an incomplete response.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1143_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1143_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1143_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1143_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1143_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1143_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">15 U.S.C. \u00a71062(b); 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15 U.S.C. \u00a7 1062(b); 37 C.F.R. \u00a7 2.62(a) <\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_1143_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_1143_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_1143_1_2');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>2<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">TMEP \u00a7 715.03(a)(2)(D) <\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_1143_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_1143_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_1143_1_3');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>3<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">TMEP \u00a7 715.03(c) <\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_1143_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_1143_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_1143_1_4');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>4<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">15 U.S.C. \u00a71062(b); 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