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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Janet Satterthwaite via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 27, 2024 9:47 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jessica R. Friedman via E-trademarks <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Janet Satterthwaite <jsatterthwaite@potomaclaw.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Privilege question<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">When a lawyer signs a Section 8 or Section 71 declaration for some foreign-based kitchen-sink registration, and there is later a cancellation action based on the
suspicion that the mark was not in fact in use on all the goods or services, but was in fact abandoned, that lawyer IMHO becomes a fact witness and is going to be deposed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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