Alert Types Explained

GleanMark has 35 alert types organized 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.

Status Changes

• 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

Ownership & Record Changes

• Assignment — ownership transferred to a new entity
• Correspondent changed — attorney or correspondent of record updated
• Goods/services changed — amendment to the goods and services description
• Classification changed — Nice class modification
• Design search codes changed — design code assignment updated

TTAB Activity

• 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

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

Conflict Detection

• Similar mark threats — a newly filed mark is phonetically or visually similar to yours

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/Firm only)

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
Legal Status	Status, prosecution events, ITU, milestones, record changes
Deadlines & Renewals	30-day, 7-day, tomorrow reminders
TTAB Proceedings	Proceedings, status changes, entries
Ownership Changes	Assignments, correspondent changes
Similar Marks	Similar mark threat detection
Watch Searches	Keyword watch search alerts (Professional+)

Related Features

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

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