Tasks and trademark deadlines
TM Manager turns what the Registry sends into tasks with due dates: examination report replies, hearings, counter statements, evidence affidavits and renewals. See what's due, what's overdue, and mark it done.
Every trademark has deadlines: a reply to an examination report, a hearing date, a counter statement in an opposition, a renewal. Miss one and the mark can be lost. Tasks (under Monitoring & Watch) keeps track of them for you.
You don't have to enter them. When the Registry issues a document or schedules a hearing for a mark in your portfolio, TM Manager creates the task and works out its due date.
What creates a task
| Task | Created when | Due |
|---|---|---|
| Examination Report Reply | the Registry issues an examination report on your application | 1 month from the report's date |
| Reply to Examination Report US132 | the Registry issues a notice under section 132 | 30 days from the notice |
| Formalities Check Failed | your application fails the formalities check | 30 days from the notice |
| Hearing (Show Cause) | a show cause hearing is scheduled | the hearing date |
| Renewal Pending | a registered mark expires within the next year (or expired in the last year) and no renewal is on file | the expiry date |
| Counter Statement | an opposition is filed against your mark | 2 months from the notice |
| Evidence Affidavit - Rule 45 | the opponent's evidence is due, after the counter statement | 2 months |
| Evidence Affidavit - Rule 46 | the applicant's evidence is due, after the opponent's | 2 months |
| Evidence Affidavit - Rule 47 | evidence in reply is due, after the applicant's | 1 month |
| Hearing (Opposition) | an opposition hearing is scheduled | the hearing date |
| Hearing Under section 57(4) | a rectification hearing is scheduled | the hearing date |
You can also add your own with Add task (type Custom), for anything else you need to track.
When the reply or filing shows up on the Registry, TM Manager marks the task Completed for you.
See what's due
- Priority deadlines shows the tasks due yesterday, today and the next two days, and how many late examination reports are waiting for you.
- Switch between Table and Calendar to see tasks as a list or by date.
- Filter by task type, status, tag and date range.
Each task has a status: Pending, In Progress, Completed or Closed. Change it as you work, and add Notes for your team.
Open a task to see the mark, the document it came from and, for a hearing, the hearing slot and link. Ask AI about this task asks the AI Assistant to explain it and suggest next steps.
Late examination reports
Sometimes the Registry dates an examination report but puts it on the e-register weeks later. By the time you see it, the one-month reply period may be nearly over, or already passed.
When a report is listed more than 7 days after its date, TM Manager flags it under Late examination reports. For each one it shows:
- the date on the report;
- the date the Registry listed it;
- the due date counted from each.
You choose which due date the task should use. Nothing changes until you do: the task keeps the date counted from the report's date. You can change it later from the task.
Export
Use Export to download all tasks, or only the ones you select, as Excel or PDF. Useful for a client update or a weekly team review.
Next
- Documents: open the examination report, notice or certificate behind a task.
- Trademark monitoring and Journal Watch: what changed on your marks.
Updated about 5 hours ago