{"id":1148,"date":"2022-02-04T18:13:03","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T18:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/?page_id=1148"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:13:03","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T18:13:03","slug":"communications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/index.php\/resources\/trademark-prosecution\/communications\/","title":{"rendered":"Communications"},"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\tCommunications\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"communications\" style=\"color:#0461ce\">Communications<\/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=\"discussion-of-issues-agreements-and-signatures\">Discussion of Issues, Agreements, and Signatures<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note that communications with the Examiner, be it over the phone, in email exchanges or in-person meetings, should always be handled by (1) the individual person who is the applicant; (2) a person with legal authority to bind an applicant that is a business entity (e.g., corporate officer); and\/or (3) the applicant\u2019s qualified practitioner as defined by TMEP \u00a7\u00a7 602 \u2013 602.03(e) (generally licensed attorneys authorized to practice before the USPTO, but not paralegals and legal assistants).<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1148_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1148_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1148_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1148_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1148_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1148_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">TMEP \u00a7 708.02<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1148_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1148_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> &nbsp;&nbsp;This communications protocol is mandatory for certain matters such as an agreement to a priority action or to an examiner\u2019s amendment.&nbsp; If an applicant is represented by a qualified practitioner, the Examiner must speak directly to the practitioner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A response to an Office action must be personally signed by a qualified practitioner or, if the applicant is not represented by a qualified practitioner, by the individual applicant or someone with legal authority to bind a juristic applicant (e.g., a corporate officer, or a general partner of a partnership).<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1148_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1148_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1148_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1148_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1148_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1148_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">TMEP \u00a7 712<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1148_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1148_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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The signatory must personally sign his or her name.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1148_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1148_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1148_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1148_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1148_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1148_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">37 C.F.R. \u00a7 2.193(a); TMEP \u00a7 611.01(b) <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1148_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1148_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;For electronic signatures on documents filed through TExaminerS, the signatory must personally enter the elements of the electronic signature.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1148_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1148_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1148_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1148_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1148_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1148_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">37 C.F.R. \u00a7 2.193(c);&nbsp;TMEP \u00a7 611.01(b), (c) <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1148_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1148_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_1148_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_1148_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_1148_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_1148_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">References<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_1148_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_1148_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_1148_1_1');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">TMEP \u00a7 708.02<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_1148_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_1148_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_1148_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 712<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_1148_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_1148_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_1148_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\">37 C.F.R. \u00a7 2.193(a); 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