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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Edward Timberlake via E-trademarks<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Monday, December 4, 2023 09:02 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> Edward Timberlake <ed@timberlakelaw.com><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [EXT] Re: [E-trademarks] FDA approval<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Client has a product that appears to be some sort of medical device (at least to me). Let’s say it removes tattoos, without piercing the sling and without medical professional
assistance. If it does not have FDA approval, is it likely to be denied trademark registration? Certainly the denial of trademarks for all things containing CBD (despite the legality of CBD) would suggest an unhappy ending to this trademark application, too.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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