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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0A2F41">Thanks all. I shouldn\u2019t have used a heart as an example, because the design component I\u2019m dealing with is a registered trademark of the client\u2019s, and, therefore,
I think it has to be considered a \u201cdistinctive\u201d element, which, combined with the surname, results in a mark that is not primarily merely a surname.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003366">Jessica R. Friedman</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="color:black">daniel@keganlaw.com <daniel@keganlaw.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, November 8, 2024 at 3:56</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">\u202f</span><span style="color:black">PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Oppedahl Carl <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Jessica R. Friedman <jrfriedman@litproplaw.com><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [E-trademarks] Surname as part of composite mark<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">s"Primarily merely a surname.\u201d<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There\u2019s case law of (largely subjective evaluation), eg relative dominance of design v text.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0A2F41">This is a \u201cd\u2019uh\u201d question, but I\u2019ve been going around and around with a difficult client and annoying facts, so I\u2019m going to ask it anyway.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0A2F41">Let\u2019s say I apply to register a logo that consists of a heart and the name FRIEDMAN. Am I not going to get a surname objection, even though FRIEDMAN is only one
component of the logo? And if I can\u2019t prove distinctiveness, there is not going to be any way to overcome that objection except by disclaiming FRIEDMAN?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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