Alert Types Explained

GleanMark organizes alerts into categories. Each type monitors a specific kind of change in the USPTO database. This reference explains what each alert means and when it fires.

Portfolio Mark Alerts

These fire for trademarks in your portfolios.

Prosecution

• Status change — the mark's registration status changed (e.g., from "Published for Opposition" to "Registered")
• Prosecution events — a new event in the prosecution history (office action issued, response filed, examiner amendment)
• ITU transition — an intent-to-use application filed a Statement of Use or amendment to allege use

Milestones

• Publication — mark published in the Official Gazette, starting the 30-day opposition window
• Registration — mark officially registered on the Principal or Supplemental Register
• Renewal — Section 8/9 renewal declaration filed
• Cancellation — registration cancelled
• Abandonment — application or registration abandoned
• International registration — Madrid Protocol designation accepted by the USPTO
• International renewal — Madrid Protocol renewal processed

Reclassifications

• Goods/services changed — amendment to the goods and services description
• Classification changed — Nice class modification
• Design search codes changed — design code assignment updated

Ownership Changes

• Assignment — ownership transferred to a new entity
• Correspondent changed — attorney or correspondent of record updated

TTAB Proceedings

• Proceeding initiated — new opposition or cancellation filed involving your mark
• Status change — proceeding status updated (suspended, resumed, decided, terminated)
• Prosecution entry — new document filed in the proceeding

Deadlines & Renewals

• 30-day deadline — a deadline is 30 days away
• 7-day deadline — a deadline is 7 days away
• Tomorrow — a deadline is tomorrow

Tracked Owner Alerts

These fire for owners you're monitoring.

• New application — owner filed a new trademark application
• Assignment — owner acquired or transferred a mark
• Info change — owner entity name or address changed
• Citation alerts — an examiner cited the owner's mark as a Section 2(d) bar
• Publication/Registration/Renewal/Cancellation/Abandonment — milestones on the owner's marks
• International registration/renewal — Madrid Protocol events
• TTAB proceeding — owner named in a new proceeding
• TTAB status change — update on an existing proceeding

Watch Search Alerts (Professional and Max plans)

Keyword-based monitoring that fires on new matches:

• New filing — a new application matches your watch query
• Publication — a matching mark published for opposition
• Registration — a matching mark registered
• Abandonment — a matching mark abandoned
• Cancellation — a matching mark cancelled

Alert Categories in Settings

In Alert Settings, alerts are grouped into toggleable categories:

Category	What It Covers
Prosecution	Office actions, status changes, ITU transitions, prosecution events
Milestones	Publication, registration, renewal, cancellation, abandonment
Reclassifications	Goods/services, Nice class, and design code updates
Deadlines & Renewals	30-day, 7-day, tomorrow reminders
TTAB Proceedings	Proceedings, status changes, entries
Ownership Changes	Assignments, correspondent changes
Watch Searches	Keyword watch search alerts (Professional and Max plans)

Related Features

• Setting Up Alerts — How to configure alerts
• Managing Alert Preferences — Customizing notification settings
• Tracking Owners — Owner-level monitoring