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    "Premature Use"? Never heard of that one!<br>
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    Pam<br>
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    <div class="moz-signature">Pamela S. Chestek<br>
      Chestek Legal<br>
      300 Fayetteville St.<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/10/2024 9:41 PM, Laura Geyer via
      E-trademarks wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">Alex:<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">I’ve had a number of LOPs accepted over the
          years, and I always tell clients that:<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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          <li class="MsoListParagraph"
            style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">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></li>
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            style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">If granted,
            and especially if the applicant is aware of your existence,
            there’s a chance that they’ll
            <i>guess</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
              style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🙄🙄🙄</span>
            you might squeak past, but if it’s the corporate equivalent
            of a national security concern then:<o:p></o:p></li>
          <li class="MsoListParagraph"
            style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">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.
            <o:p></o:p></li>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">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
            style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">
            😉</span><o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">“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></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">The summary of issues that repeated for
          multiple office actions:<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">The King appealed to the Commissioner – Sir
          Elton had slept upon his rights! He was lazy!<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">When the Examiner remained obdurate, the
          Trademark King appealed to a higher authority:<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Alas, it all ended in abandonment.  <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Have a great evening!<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Laura Talley
            Geyer (she/her)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Of Counsel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">ND Galli
              Law LLC</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">1200
            G Street, N.W., Ste 800<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Washington,
            DC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Tel:
            (202) 599-9019 (direct)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a
              href="https://ndgallilaw.com/laura-geyer/"
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
                E-trademarks
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com"><e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com></a>
                <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alex Butterman via E-trademarks<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 10, 2024 3:54 PM<br>
                <b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for
                laypersons to seek legal advice.
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com"><e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com></a><br>
                <b>Cc:</b> Alex Butterman
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:abutterman@dbllawyers.com"><abutterman@dbllawyers.com></a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] [EXT] Re: Letter of
                Protest: anonymous?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span
              style="color:#CC0000">EXTERNAL EMAIL</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#156082">That’s
              a good question. I have a fed government agency client
              that figured their Letters of Protest could be discovered
              by a FOIA request.
              <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Alex
                  Butterman<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">211
                  Church St., SE; Leesburg, VA 20175<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
                  E-trademarks <<a
href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com"
                    moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
                  <b>On Behalf Of </b>Crane, Susan via E-trademarks<br>
                  <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 10, 2024 08:06 AM<br>
                  <b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not
                  for laypersons to seek legal advice. <<a
                    href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com"
                    moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
                  <b>Cc:</b> Crane, Susan <<a
                    href="mailto:susan.crane@wyndham.com"
                    moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">susan.crane@wyndham.com</a>><br>
                  <b>Subject:</b> [EXT] Re: [E-trademarks] Letter of
                  Protest: anonymous?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">True, but is
            it possible you can file a FOIA request to get the original
            letter?<o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal">Susan L. Crane<br>
              Group Vice President, Legal<br>
              Intellectual Property, Brands & Marketing<br>
              <br>
              Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.<br>
              22 Sylvan Way<br>
              Parsippany, NJ 07054<br>
              O (973) 753-6455<br>
              M (973) 879-3420<br>
              <a href="mailto:Susan.Crane@wyndham.Com"
                moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">Susan.Crane@wyndham.Com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">On Apr
                10, 2024, at 8:04 AM, Michael Brown via E-trademarks
                <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
                wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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                    style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">The Letter of
                    Protest does not get sent to the applicant, nor is
                    it part of the TSDR record. However, if approved, a
                    memorandum from the Office of the Deputy
                    Commissioner to the Examining Attorney with the
                    relevant information for consideration <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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href="https://us-phishalarm-ewt.proofpoint.com/EWT/v1/Nf401RNTQFE14GfWW3o!ksaLCl7KIOx0I-lfcXtIkMx5sgXJCe0LohVDnZgLBw8hhHgd8DHnxMPGnuS5jjraJ7-te1yKFmvhdagr-fnS18_coEAkuHHwOAClbbjYrSyrxAr6iuMxM2pWpExQLw$"
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                <p class="MsoNormal">The Letter of Protest does not get
                  sent to the applicant, nor is it part of the TSDR
                  record. However, if approved, a memorandum from the
                  Office of the Deputy Commissioner to the Examining
                  Attorney with the relevant information for
                  consideration is part of the TSDR record, so if there
                  is information that would identify the Protestor, that
                  might give it away.
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">If you are interested, contact me
                    off list, and I can point you to a case or two where
                    I had LoPs accepted.<o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">Best regards, <br>
                    Michael<o:p></o:p></p>
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                                <p class="MsoNormal">Michael Brown<br>
                                  Michael J Brown Law Office <o:p></o:p></p>
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                                  <p class="MsoNormal">354 Eisenhower
                                    Parkway<o:p></o:p></p>
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                                  <p class="MsoNormal">Plaza I, 2nd
                                    Floor, Suite 2025 <o:p></o:p></p>
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                                    <p class="MsoNormal">Livingston, NJ 
                                      07039<o:p></o:p></p>
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href="mailto:michaeljbrownlaw@gmail.com" target="_blank"
                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                                          class="moz-txt-link-freetext">michaeljbrownlaw@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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href="mailto:michael@mjbrownlaw.com" target="_blank"
                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                                          class="moz-txt-link-freetext">michael@mjbrownlaw.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.mjbrownlaw.com__;!!Nf401RNTQFE14GfWW3o!hYyGRU1up_s3RYBVeL5V6iV28bNVldBOJRMWOtNiqb8y-5Jb8u3DAES83vDWw29kEN4ezAtYFnVb4b5xvJ1CutOLFpkyERA$"
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                                          moz-do-not-send="true">www.mjbrownlaw.com</a> <br>
                                        +1 973-577-6300  fax +1
                                        973-577-6301<o:p></o:p></p>
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                                        +1 973-637-0358<o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 3:05<span
                      style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>AM
                    Judith S via E-trademarks <<a
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                      moz-do-not-send="true"
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                    wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal">Hi All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal">I have a small client who is
                        contemplating filing a Letter of Protest against
                        a larger competitor who filed a trademark for a
                        term they consider generic or descriptive of the
                        technology they use.<o:p></o:p></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal">They are concerned that if
                        they are identified as the "Protestor" there
                        might be retaliation.<o:p></o:p></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">The
                        "Name of Protestor" field instruction says
                        "Enter the full legal name of the entity
                        objecting to the registration of a mark in a
                        pending application, i.e., the name of the
                        individual, corporation, partnership, or other
                        entity that is protesting registration of a
                        mark, NOT the person or firm completing the
                        Letter of Protest."<o:p></o:p></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal">Could we use the name of the
                        in-house attorney who is initiating the
                        objection or some other name?<o:p></o:p></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for any insight.<o:p></o:p></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal">Judith<o:p></o:p></p>
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