Deborah:
Unlike patents and copyrights, trademarks can last indefinitely. Of the
three classifications of trademark files that you've mentioned, we keep
these permanently.
Michael DeVanna, MLS
Legal Records Manager
Office of the General Counsel
The First Church of Christ, Scientist
175 Huntington Ave.; MS: A11-01
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
phone: (617) 450-3635; fax: (617) 450-3609
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From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of DeGregorio, Deborah
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 10:36 AM
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Subject: [RM] Law Firm Records Retention Policy and Retention Schedule
for Abandoned Trademark Applications
Good morning,
As the records retention supervisor of an intellectual property law
firm, I am currently up-dating our retention schedule for abandoned
trademark applications. I would appreciate your sharing with me the the
retention period you use for each of the following scenarios.
1. Trademark application filed, never registered, now abandoned.
2. Trademark application filed, registered, now abandoned.
3. Full search report compiled, trademark application never filed.
If you view these files as client property, then regardless of the
retention period you'd have to return them to the client or get client
authorization to destroy them.
If you do not view these files as client property because, in your view,
all relevant material from the file was sent to the client already, what
retention period would you apply?
Deborah DeGregorio | Records Retention Supervisor
Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
One Broadway | New York, NY 10004-1007
212.908.6311 Phone | 212.425.5288 Fax
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