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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Nancy Dwyer Chapman via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 9, 2023 1:58 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Carl Oppedahl via E-trademarks <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Nancy Dwyer Chapman <nancydwyerchapman@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] To Color Claim or Not To Color Claim<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This venerable, faded photo from decades ago (which proved useful again and again when I was counseling clients) may give you some fodder to consider a separate color claim application in addition to a B&W application for the logo of interest.<o:p></o:p></p>
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1 Brooklands 2A<br>
Bronxville, NY 10708<br>
Tel.: 914-793-1814<br>
Cell: 914-309-6879<br>
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Life is a gift, that’s why we call it the present.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="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
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