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[LauraBeth]

The USPTO send me the notice of allowance with my Standard Character
Mark. The word I chose is printed all in caps on the notice of Allowance.

Frankly, I don't remember what combination of upper and lower case I
used in the application, but now am thinking I'd like to use the word in
title case, for business ( first letter only capitalized) - could
someone use the title case if the government reflects that I submitted
it as all caps?

In other words, is uppercase vs. lowercase considered a "stylization" issue?

Thank you very much. What a valuable forum this is!

[Marke]

If your mark is in standard characters, the specimen of use you submit to the PTO may show the mark with only the first letter capitalized.  It should not be a problem.

[JSonnabend]

Upper and lower cases are irrelevant for word mark (standard characters).  The registration protects the name, not depictions of it.

You can submit specimens showing the mark in any form, provided the spelling is the same.

- Jeff