<div dir="ltr">Silly TTAB -- everything eventually <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinisation">genericizes into a crab</a>, not a lobster!<div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000">Matt Schneller</font><div><font color="#000000">Partner<br></font><div><font color="#000000">TM TKO, LLC</font></div><div><font color="#000000">206-679-1895</font></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 11:00 AM Heather Vargas via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.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"><div class="msg-498669315639799526">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt">I’m with you, Lara; this one doesn’t add up to me.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Lara Pearson via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 12, 2024 11:54 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Lara Pearson <<a href="mailto:lara@brandgeek.net" target="_blank">lara@brandgeek.net</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] WTF TTAB - MENSTRUATION CRUSTACEAN is descriptive?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">because the thing is shaped like a lobster and thus the word mark describes a feature of the product?!?!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I wonder if the applicant will appeal to the Fed Circuit. I hope so.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lara Pearson, Esq.<u></u><u></u></p>
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