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USPTO Issues Revised Guidelines Regarding Trademark Rule Changes—Owner E-Mail Requirement Changed
26 February 2020
Haug Partners
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On February 15, 2020, a rule change went into effect requiring
trademark Applicants and Registrants to list a working email
address at the USPTO.
As originally written, the rule stated that the email address
must be owned and regularly monitored by the Applicant or
Registrant.
Many people expressed concerns with respect to the proposed
requirement.
As a result, the USPTO has changed its position and has provided
revised guidelines with respect to what types of email addresses
are acceptable.
Attorneys can now provide a firm email address created
specifically for this purpose and the owner e-mail will not need to
be listed on the public USPTO database.
https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/TM-ExamGuide-MEF-1-20.pdf
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