{"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; 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