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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#156082" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#156082">You can probably interpret the rule as you see fit since I have never seen or heard of an LOP rejected based upon who
is identified as the filer. It would make sense that a law firm protests the registration of an arguably generic mark. Theoretically, you could be objecting on behalf of more than one client or an industry association.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> E-trademarks
<e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of
</span></b>Judith S via E-trademarks<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, April 10, 2024 10:30 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> Judith S <judith.a.s@gmail.com><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [E-trademarks] [EXT] Re: Letter of Protest: anonymous?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">That's a great story! The Lord apparently consented, even if Elton John did not.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In my case it's slightly easier to assume that without USPTO disclosure we can maintain anonymity, because the objection is genericness not a conflicting mark. Presumably anyone
using this technique which has a generic name that is being filed-for could have been the originator of the objection.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Although as Edward Timberlake pointed out, there is a FOIA option to request the original letter.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I'm still unsure whether the rule requires naming the "real party in interest" or just a person who is willing to pay for such a LOP.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Judith<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 6:42</span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></font>PM Laura Geyer via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Alex:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I’ve had a number of LOPs accepted over the years, and I always tell clients that:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">It’s absolutely confidential as an initial matter, and if not granted, it’s pretty safe to assume nobody but G-d and an unidentified person on the PTO staff will know about it, BUT<o:p></o:p></span></font></li><li class="m1125666337013441235msolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If granted, and especially if the applicant is aware of your existence, there’s a chance that they’ll
<i><span style="font-style:italic">guess</span></i> who is responsible especially if your mark is the only one cited. If it’s one of those 13 mark 2(d)s
</span></font><font face="Segoe UI Emoji"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🙄🙄🙄</span></font> you might squeak past, but if it’s the corporate equivalent of a national security concern then:<o:p></o:p></li><li class="m1125666337013441235msolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Just assume that it could be found out by FOIA or accidentally entered into the record somehow in the process and make your dispositions accordingly.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">It’s just such a useful tool that it’s worth the risk. I’m not aware of one of mine that leaked but certainly it wouldn’t
take a master carpenter to sort out who’d filed it in some of those cases. I do remember back when the “Trademark King” filed to register something like 80 trademark applications a number of which incorporated famous trademarks (like, say, Mercedes) or famous
people’s names like Elton John or a bunch of generic things like “Holiday Sale” (resulting in office action responses I treasure to this day) all for “trademark branding”. There was a rain of LOPs in lots of the famous mark applications, many of which were
passed on to the examiners and 2(d)s issued (that probably would have issued anyway). I mean, it could have been a random Concerned Citizen, but the smart money would have been on the brand owners…
</span></font><font face="Segoe UI Emoji"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😉</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">“Who was the Trademark King,” those of you who are not old like me might ask … just a few screenshots from one of his
efforts.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The summary of issues that repeated for multiple office actions:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The King appealed to the Commissioner – Sir Elton had slept upon his rights! He was lazy!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">When the Examiner remained obdurate, the Trademark King appealed to a higher authority:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Alas, it all ended in abandonment. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Have a great evening!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Alex Butterman via E-trademarks<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, April 10, 2024 3:54 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> Alex Butterman <<a href="mailto:abutterman@dbllawyers.com" target="_blank">abutterman@dbllawyers.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [E-trademarks] [EXT] Re: Letter of Protest: anonymous?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Crane, Susan via E-trademarks<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, April 10, 2024 08:06 AM<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">True, but is it possible you can file a FOIA request to get the original letter?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 3:05</span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></font>AM
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I have a small client who is contemplating filing a Letter of Protest against a larger competitor who filed a trademark
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">They are concerned that if they are identified as the "Protestor" there might be retaliation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The "Name of Protestor" field instruction says "Enter the full legal name of the entity objecting to the registration of a mark
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