<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">“Cannnot” is too strong.<div>Advise there might be a problem. If patience is feasible, warn client, apply, wait a year until after</div><div>opposition period closes, then some investment in launch.</div><div><br></div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Nov 10, 2023, at 11:55 AM, Jessica R. Friedman via E-trademarks <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 56, 100);">I’m reviewing a full search for mark [JESSIE] for [pens and pencils]. The search report turned up some links to sites of foreign companies that show JESSI (NO “E”) used on a single pencil product, manufactured by X. It looks like I can order that pencil on one of those foreign sites and get it shipped to the U.S. I can’t find this product online anywhere except on those few foreign sites.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 56, 100);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 56, 100);">Do these facts give rise to any inference that X is using JESSI in the U.S. for pencils?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 56, 100);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 56, 100);">More to the point, should I advise my client that she cannot use or apply to register JESSIE in the U.S. for pencils?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 56, 100);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Jessica R. Friedman</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Attorney at Law<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">300 East 59 Street, Ste. 2406<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">New York, NY 10022</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Phone: 212-220-0900</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Cell: 917-647-1884</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">E-mail:</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; 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: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">URL: </span><u><span style="font-size: 8pt; 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: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: blue;"><span id="cid:image001.png@01DA13CB.0D74FAF0"><image001.png></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 56, 100);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div id="mail-editor-reference-message-container"><div><div id="mail-editor-reference-message-container"><div><div style="margin: 0in; 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