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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I’m generally in favor of the flexibility of B&W, but sometimes the color is crucial to the brand. E.g., SUBWAY’s yellow and green. If another bodega put up SANDWICH in the same colors, that could be infringing. But then: would claiming the colors really stop the PTO from allowing a similarly-colored mark from being registered?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mark</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Mark S. Kaufman</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Kaufman & Kahn, LLP</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Email: <a href="mailto:kaufman@kaufmankahn.com">kaufman@kaufmankahn.com</a> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><a href="http://www.kaufmankahn.com/">www.kaufmankahn.com</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">10 Grand Central</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">155 East 44<sup>th</sup> Street, 19<sup>th</sup> Floor</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">New York, NY 10017</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Mobile: +1 (917) 453-7807</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Tel.: (212) 293-5556, x 2</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><img border="0" width="371" height="51" style="width:3.8645in;height:.5312in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01DA130E.ED2621A0"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">This email is intended only for the party to whom it is addressed and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination or copying of this email is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, kindly notify us immediately, return the email to us, and destroy any electronic or other copies of the email (including any notification to us in your “Sent” folder). Thank you in advance for your cooperation and courtesy.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jessica R. Friedman via E-trademarks<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 9, 2023 1:10 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Jessica R. Friedman <<a href="mailto:jrfriedman@litproplaw.com">jrfriedman@litproplaw.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] To Color Claim or Not To Color Claim</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f3864">I have always struggled with this also.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f3864"> </span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003366">Jessica R. Friedman</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003366">Attorney at Law</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003366">300 East 59 Street, Ste. 2406</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003366">New York, NY 10022</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003366">Phone: 212-220-0900</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003366">Cell: 917-647-1884</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003366">E-mail:</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:blue"> <u><a href="mailto:jrfriedman@litproplaw.com" title="mailto:jrfriedman@litproplaw.com">jrfriedman@litproplaw.com</a></u></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003366">URL: </span><u><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="http://www.literarypropertylaw.com" title="http://www.literarypropertylaw.com">www.literarypropertylaw.com</a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#003366"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:blue"><img border="0" width="184" height="72" style="width:1.9166in;height:.75in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.png@01DA130E.ED2621A0" alt="1479430908386_PastedImage"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f3864"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f3864"> </span></p><div id="mail-editor-reference-message-container"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> on behalf of Montgomery, Alexander P. via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 12:59 PM<br><b>To: </b>for trademark practitioners <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br><b>Cc: </b>Montgomery, Alexander P. <<a href="mailto:amontgomery@hinckleyallen.com">amontgomery@hinckleyallen.com</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>[E-trademarks] To Color Claim or Not To Color Claim</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1f4e79">I’ve always wondered whether there is a compelling legal reason to make a color claim in an application to register a logo. Is there any benefit other than “your logo is a similar design <u>and uses the same colors</u>” (which is a valid argument even without a color claim)? </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1f4e79"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1f4e79">The flexibility of a registration without a color claim seems to far outweigh any benefits obtained by way of a registration with a color claim, but I am prepared to be educated by the collective knowledge of this group.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="http://www.hinckleyallen.com/people/alexander-p-montgomery"><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#777779;text-decoration:none">Alexander P. 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