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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Happy New Year from Oz, Jessica.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Different lawyers respond to demand letters differently. It all depends on the circumstances. Without knowing any of the details, one possible scenario is that the lawyer has looked at the situation and concluded that your client will not (or cannot afford to) sue to stop use. So, you are being ignored. I’ve done this. In one case the other side sends and annual letter that I ignore; been going on for about 8 years. Can you spell l-a-c-h-e-s? (They do not have a case and I told them so in response to their initial letter). Another scenario might be that the applicant is not all that keen on using the mark so it does not want to invest in a letter war (or litigation). Another might be that the lawyer is a jerk.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’d let it play out and keep an eye out for use. If the application is ultimately refused, then your client is looking at a potential lawsuit. If the application is published, then it is looking at an opposition (and, for the sound of it, perhaps a default).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Paul<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Paul W. Reidl<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1455 1st St #301<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Napa, CA 94559<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>707-261-7010 x 7210<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:preidl@dpf-law.com">preidl@dpf-law.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>@TMGuy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jessica R. Friedman via E-trademarks<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, December 31, 2023 12:34 PM<br><b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br><b>Cc:</b> Jessica R. Friedman <jrfriedman@litproplaw.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] No response to letter to attorney<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:#1F3864;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>I sent a letter to an attorney whose client has ITU applications pending that conflict with my client’s registered mark. The PTO cited my client’s registration in an OA against the applications, but the attorney missed the response deadline and filed a petition to revive which has just been granted. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F3864'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:#1F3864;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>My letter detailed likelihood of confusion, asked that they drop the applications and not use the mark, and requested a response by 12/29. I sent it only via Outlook (overnight was not an option). Outlook sent a delivery receipt, but I have not received a reply. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F3864'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:#1F3864;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>This has never happened in my experience, but I also haven’t sent such a letter for a while. Is this par for the course now? What should the next step be? (We don’t need to take immediate action w/r/t the applications – the PTO may issue a final refusal and they may abandon the applications – but obviously, we don’t want them to start to use the mark.)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F3864'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003366'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><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'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003366'>Attorney at Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003366'>300 East 59 Street, Ste. 2406<o:p></o:p></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-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></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-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></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-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></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'> </span><a href="mailto:jrfriedman@litproplaw.com" title="mailto:jrfriedman@litproplaw.com"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>jrfriedman@litproplaw.com</span></a><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003366'>URL: </span><a href="http://wwwliterarypropertylaw.com" title="http://www.literarypropertylaw.com"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>www.literarypropertylaw.com</span></a><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#003366'> </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></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:image002.png@01DA3BEB.16419100" alt="1479430908386_PastedImage"></span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F3864'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F3864'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>