tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post8973804452708912658..comments2024-03-29T11:10:02.290+00:00Comments on The IPKat: The Socrates Effect in Approaching Trade Mark ProsecutionVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-37734882611176446312013-10-14T09:39:39.301+01:002013-10-14T09:39:39.301+01:00Can I use your post to express a concern (though I...Can I use your post to express a concern (though I'm not sure it's relevant to the US). It reamins the case in the UK and the EU that the Registry's file is "closed" through to publication. This makes is impossible to learn what efforts might have been made to overcome any "distinctiveness" hurdle / how near the applicant came to getting over this hurdle (indeed - whether he started the race at all). I'm sure there were good reasons in the past for the "closed" file - but has the time come to review / make ALL files open to public inspection (whether the mark made it to publication or not) ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17547963789032954274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-51132944818939165762013-10-11T12:29:41.790+01:002013-10-11T12:29:41.790+01:00I suppose the broader question for TMs and patents...I suppose the broader question for TMs and patents is whether the Examiner can be a bit more relaxed if an opposition procedure is available? Interested third parties can then take action if they wish, and marks and patents that no else cares about will be left alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com