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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">Dear Listmates,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">A U.S. client that has been in the baked snack/dessert foods marketplace for 40 years with both U.S. and foreign trademark registrations wishes to obtain an appraisal of its trademark/brand
portfolio as part of the potential sale of the company. As an initial step, they are attempting to understand the approximate value of their trademarks/brands/goodwill.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">Are any of you able to provide referrals for an individual and/or firm with a particular expertise or experience in this area? If any of your clients have undergone a similar appraisal,
I also would be interested in the approximate cost.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">Thank you, in advance,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">Leesa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<table id="0.rfvzpw1xcgb" style="width: 660px;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 660px; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;"><b><span style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77);">Leesa N. Weiss</span></b><br style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77);"><b><i><span style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77);">Partner</span></i></b></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 660px; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;"><img src="cid:esflogo_290ea5fe-b7e4-4287-a6a0-5d9224e628cc.png" border="0" id="0.s58wy077yno" alt="esflogo.png"></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 660px; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77);">9801 Washingtonian Boulevard, Suite 750</span><br style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77);"><span style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77);">Gaithersburg, MD 20878</span><br style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77);"><span style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77);">lweiss@esfip.com</span><br style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77);"><span style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77);">Direct: 240-864-2472</span><br style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77);"><span style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77);">Fax: 301-762-4056</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table id="0.ew21p44eutm" style="width: 100%;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 8pt; padding: 22px 0px 0px;">Information contained within this email and its attachments, if any, may be confidential and/or privileged. This email is intended to be reviewed only by the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, please be aware that any review, dissemination, or copying of the information contained within this email and its attachments, if any, is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify me by return email and delete this email from your system.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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