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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 <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Laura Geyer via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 17, 2024 12:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Laura Geyer <lgeyer@ndgallilaw.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] Recording assignment with redactions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In the pileon, I have sometimes filed as little as<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">First page with everything blacked out instead of the parties, some of the whereas-es, and the granting language.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">The signature page<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">The trademark schedule<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal">That\u2019s it!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Cc:</b> David Boundy <<a href="mailto:DavidBoundyEsq@gmail.com">DavidBoundyEsq@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] Recording assignment with redactions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Redact away as liberally as you like. Select pages. Black out all but the transfer itself. Remember that recordation is only about notice, it's not the legally effective transfer. That's why the short form recordation works. There's
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Oct 16, 2024, 4:56 PM Robert Reynolds via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Got a situation where we represent a transferee who bought a few trademarks from another company many years ago. The proprietor has
died and the company has been dissolved by its state of formation. The transfer document doesn\u2019t have the typical schedule made for submission with the USPTO that omits the sensitive information that the general public needn\u2019t see, and there\u2019s no one left
to sign a new recordation document referencing the original transfer agreement. </span>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">I\u2019d like to avoid submitting the entirety of the transfer agreement, if possible. My initial thought was light redactions to the most sensitive information, but I\u2019m not finding guidance in TMEP §500 if this is allowed. Anyone
handle a similar situation in the past?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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