1: Pendency
Achieve and maintain a three-month first action pendency, and reduce disposal pendency excluding suspended and inter partes
cases.
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INITIATIVES ● Achieve and maintain first action pendency at three months by exploring ways to change how work is performed
and assigned ● Improve disposal pendency by: – Consolidating or eliminating redundant levels ofreview of applications approved
for publication – Changing the time frame for the Official Gazette legal review and Trademark Quality Review’s image review
to optimize efficiency – Exploring timeline modifications for the OfficialGazette opposition and publication process– Completing
process maps of the examination process and supporting the maps electronically ● Implement state-of-the-art remote training
and meeting capabilities to further facilitate telework ● Expand telework opportunities to all eligible employees ● Streamline
TTAB case resolution by: – Promulgating rules requiring parties in opposition and cancellation proceedings to participate
in discovery conferences, make initial disclosure of information, and disclose potential witnesses – Promoting and expanding
the use of "accelerated case resolution" whereby cases are decided based on summary judgment-type submissions stipulated by
the parties
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