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An appeal is an administrative proceeding by which a trademark case is brought before the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board for review of an examiner’s decision of final refusal. An applicant may contest an examining attorney’s final refusal by paying a fee and filing a Notice of Appeal within 6 months of the mailing date of the final refusal (37 CFR 2.142(a); 15 USC 1070).



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