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On Saturday, January 14, 2017, from 12:01 a.m. until 2 a.m.,
Eastern Time, ESTTA (Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals) will
be unavailable due to system maintenance. The enhancements to be released include:
- Modification of the Extension of Time to Oppose
forms to require and accept fees for certain extension requests
- Removal of the requirement that filers specify
the method of service on a “Certificate of Service” screen, but only for
Notices of Opposition and Petitions to Cancel
- Update of the “Certificate of Service” (required
for all other filings) screen to include “email” as a separate selection
Due to the ESTTA enhancements, implementation of amended
rules of practice, and increased and new fees, all effective on January 14,
2017, any “Save Session” created before January 14, 2017 will be locked and
unavailable for completion by the prospective filer after midnight on January
13, 2017, for the following forms: Extension of Time to Oppose; Consent Motions;
and Change of Correspondence Address. A filer who used the “Save Session”
feature before January 14 to save any of these forms will receive a
“Warning” when returning to ESTTA on or after January 14 and selecting
the saved session. The filer will be required to start the process again with
updated forms.
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