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    I have no opinion on it, but you can also assume that the examining
    attorney is going to look at the website and will see it anyway. So
    you may lose credibility even if it's technically not fraudulent. My
    theory is open kimono for the examining attorney so no one can later
    challenge the registration on the basis of fraud, even if untrue.<br>
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    <div class="moz-signature">Pamela S. Chestek<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/17/2025 7:20 AM, Carl Oppedahl via
      E-trademarks wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">A listserv member asks to post anonymously.</p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">Just confirming the following with your
          collective wisdom:</p>
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          <li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">While we
            cannot successfully register a trademark for cannabis
            products with the USPTO, we can register vaping hardware as
            \u201celectronic cigarettes\u201d; </li>
          <li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Any such
            vaping hardware that displays \u201cWarning! THC!\u201d is likely to
            get rejected; </li>
          <li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Deliberately
            covering up any such warning would be a fraudulent specimen;
            and </li>
          <li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Showing
            only one side of a product, which shows the mark but does
            not show the warning, is sufficient and not fraudulent.</li>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">Thank you!</p>
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