T.M.E.P. § 1715.04
Tracking of Letters of Protest by the Protestor

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1715.04 Tracking of Letters of Protest by the Protestor

A protestor will always receive a response from the Administrator either granting or denying the letter of protest. Generally, the Administrator will make every effort to respond to letters of protest within sixty days of the time they are received in the Office of the Commissioner for Trademarks, or within sixty days after the examining attorney's initial Office action, whichever is later. If a protestor has not received a response from the Administrator within six months of submitting a letter of protest, the protestor should ascertain whether or not a first action has been taken in the application that is the subject of the letter of protest. If such an action has been taken, the protestor should contact the Office of the Commissioner for Trademarks to make sure the letter of protest has been received in that Office. The protestor can check the TARR database at http://tarr.uspto.gov to determine whether an action has been taken.