<div dir="ltr">Unless the EA put in the record just a few examples of marks owned by Big Box companies or others who have unusually wide ranges of goods, I don't think the TTAB is going to be swayed merely by a quantitative analysis of the number of third-party registrations each side has entered ( although I likely would argue it if there is a huge disparity).<div><br></div><div>If you can make a reasonable argument that the marks are weak and/or diluted, in my humble opinion, that is likely to be (a) more persuasive to the Board and (2) also explain the inconsistency on the USPTO register you have noted.</div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 8, 2024 at 4:24 PM diana <a href="http://lo-dp.com">lo-dp.com</a> <<a href="mailto:diana@lo-dp.com">diana@lo-dp.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div>Possibly, if differences in word tenses and things of that sort at considered the same word. I haven't figured that out yet. </div>
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<div dir="auto">Are these inherently weak or diluted marks? <br>
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<div><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Interested in whether anyone has successfully persuaded TTAB that their volume of evidence in
a 2(d) outweighs the examiner's. Overall issue is that the USPTO appears to have inconsistent practice history. Examiner has refused registration because an identical mark exists in another class, and there are a variety examples of companies providing both
types of goods. On the other hand, there are a substantial number of counter-examples of coexistence, i.e., Company 1 sells goods in one of the classes, Company 2 sells goods in the other class, mark is identical, and they coexist, without 2(d) ever being
issued. Examiner has issued 2(d) and is sticking by it, indicating that not bound by what other examiner do. The evidence in terms of USPTO records is conflicting, and the USPTO practice is inconsistent, with many records on both sides. Does something like
this get resolved on each examiner's whim, or is there something more predictable and orderly? Thank you!</span></div>
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