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.

在美国专利商标局（USPTO）发布公告后，狗狗币基金会为“狗狗币”一词注册商标的努力似乎完全停止了。显然，政府机构在没有收到基金会的回复后已将该申请标记为放弃。

USPTO Says Dogecoin Trademark Application Is Abandoned

美国专利商标局称狗狗币商标申请已被放弃

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.

一位 X（以前的 Twitter）用户在该平台上分享了狗狗币基金会商标申请的最新进展。根据共享电子邮件的屏幕截图，美国专利商标局已放弃该申请，因为它认为该申请已被放弃。

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.

这封日期为 2023 年 12 月 13 日的电子邮件解释说，此举的原因是没有收到基金会对“办公室行动”的任何及时回复。该基金会似乎在没有联系该机构的情况下就错过了做出回应所需的最后期限。

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.

然而，我们并没有失去所有希望，美国专利商标局在电子邮件中解释说，基金会仍然可以继续他们选择的申请。如果基金会实际上没有收到有关的办公室行动，或者如果他们没有故意延迟回复，则电子邮件指出他们可以提交请愿书以恢复申请。

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.

请愿书中包含的复兴条款是由对申请事实有第一手了解的人签名，表明延迟是无意的。此外，基金会必须对收到的案件作出回应。如果他们没有收到办公室通知，他们将提交一份声明，说明他们没有收到通知。

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.

作为恢复申请的请愿书的一部分，基金会还必须支付请愿费以及回应办公室行动的延期费。他们可以做到这一点的时间范围为两个月。

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.”

如果狗狗币基金会实际上没有放弃他们的申请并且美国专利商标局犯了错误，该电子邮件概述了他们可以提交“恢复请求”。电子邮件中写道，他们必须提供证明，“例如美国专利商标局发出的电子邮件确认副本，其中包括收到日期和在线提交的摘要”。

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.

与恢复请求不同，恢复请求不收取任何费用。然而，该基金会确实有同样的两个月期限来提出恢复请求。

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.

2023 年 8 月，美国专利商标局最初拒绝了该基金会的狗狗币商标申请，称其“对于申请人的服务而言过于通用”。社区对此表示庆祝，认为狗狗币不属于任何人。