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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"> legal <<a href="mailto:legal@trademarkluxe.com">legal@trademarkluxe.com</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 17, 2024 14:05<br>
<b>To:</b> <br>
<b>Cc:</b> <br>
<b>Subject:</b> Infringement Alert: NOTICE OF POTENTIAL TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT \u2013 [MARK]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span class="x1318733388size"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Hi XXXX,</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span class="x1318733388size"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">This email is to inform you on behalf of our client, <i>Mr. Cody Marshall</i>, the rightful owner of the
business name <b>"</b></span></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">MARK\u200b<span class="x1318733388size">"</span></span></b><span class="x1318733388size"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> (the
"Mark"), who has been using it in commerce since 2005 and has established common law rights within the State of New York.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span class="x1318733388size"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">* Our client has been continuously using the Mark in commerce since 2005, establishing strong common law
rights.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span class="x1318733388size"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">* The Mark has acquired distinctiveness and secondary meaning, identifying our client's services.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span class="x1318733388size"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">* Your trademark application with the USPTO for a similar mark may cause confusion among consumers and
infringe on my client's rights under Section 2(d) of the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. § 1052(d)).</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span class="x1318733388size"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">LEGAL GROUNDS:</span></u></b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span class="x1318733388size"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">* <b>Common law rights:</b> Our client's prior use and continuous use of the Mark since 2005 establish
superior rights. (See: Eclipse Assoc., Ltd. v. Data General Corp., 174 USPQ 486 (TDP 1972))</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span class="x1318733388size"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">*<b> Likelihood of confusion:</b> The similarity between the marks may cause consumer confusion, violating
Section 2(d) of the Lanham Act. (See: In re E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 476 F.2d 1357 (CCPA 1973))</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span class="x1318733388size"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">REQUEST:</span></u></b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span class="x1318733388size"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We request that you engage in good-faith negotiations to resolve this matter mutually, considering the
legal grounds and facts presented. Please find the PDF file of the Notice of Opposition attached to this email.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span class="x1318733388size"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Please respond within (24-48) business hours from the issue date of this notice.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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