The efforts by the Dogecoin Foundation to trademark the term ‘Dogecoin’ seem to have come to a complete halt following an announcement by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Apparently, the government agency has marked the application as abandoned after not hearing back from the foundation.

USPTO Says Dogecoin Trademark Application Is Abandoned

USPTO는 Dogecoin 상표 신청이 포기되었다고 말합니다

An X (formerly Twitter) user took to the platform to share the latest development in the trademark application by the Dogecoin Foundation. According to the screenshot of the email shared, the USPTO has dropped the application as it believes it has been abandoned.

The email which was dated December 13, 2023, explains that the reason for this move was because it had not received any timely response from the foundation to “Office action. It seems the foundation had let the deadline required for this response elapse without reaching out to the agency.

2023년 12월 13일자 이메일에는 “사무실 조치”에 대해 재단으로부터 적시에 응답을 받지 못했기 때문에 이러한 이동이 이루어졌다고 설명되어 있습니다. 재단은 해당 기관에 연락하지 않고 해당 답변에 필요한 기한을 경과한 것으로 보입니다.

However, all hope is not lost as the USPTO explains in the email that the foundation can still continue with the application which they choose. In the case where the foundation did not actually receive the Office action in question, or if they did not intentionally delay their response, the email states that they can file a petition to revive the application.

Terms of this revival to be included in the petition is a signature of someone with firsthand knowledge of the facts regarding the application stating that the delay was unintentional. Additionally, the foundation would have to respond to the Office action in the case they did receive. In the case that they did not receive the Office action, they are to file a statement saying that they did not receive it.

청원서에 포함될 이 갱신 조건은 지연이 의도하지 않았다는 사실을 직접적으로 알고 있는 사람의 서명입니다. 또한 재단은 받은 경우 Office 조치에 응답해야 합니다. Office 조치를 받지 못한 경우에는 이를 받지 못했다는 진술서를 제출해야 합니다.

As part of the petition to revive the application, the foundation would also have to pay a petition fee, as well as an extension fee for time to respond to the Office action. The timeframe within which they can do this is outlined to be two months.

In the case where the Dogecoin Foundation did not actually abandon their application and the USPTO made an error, the email outlines that they can file a ‘Request for Reinstatement’. They would have to include proof of this, “such as a copy of an email confirmation issued by the USPTO that includes the date of receipt and a summary of the online submission,” the email read.”

Dogecoin 재단이 실제로 신청서를 포기하지 않았고 USPTO가 오류를 범한 경우, 이메일에는 '복원 요청'을 제출할 수 있다는 내용이 명시되어 있습니다. 이메일에는 "접수 날짜와 온라인 제출 요약이 포함된 USPTO가 발행한 이메일 확인서 사본"과 같은 증거가 포함되어야 합니다.

Unlike a petition for reinstatement, a request for reinstatement carries no fee. However, the foundation does get the same two-month deadline to file a request for reinstatement.

In August 2023, the USPTO had initially refused the foundation’s Dogecoin trademark application saying it was too “generic for applicant’s services.” This was celebrated by the community which believes that Dogecoin does not belong to anyone.

2023년 8월, USPTO는 처음에 재단의 Dogecoin 상표 신청이 “신청자의 서비스에 비해 너무 일반적”이라며 거부했습니다. 이는 Dogecoin이 누구에게도 속하지 않는다고 믿는 커뮤니티에서 축하한 것입니다.