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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/7/2025 9:34 AM, Julia Anne
      Matheson via E-trademarks wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">It\u2019s absurd. 
            I\u2019m seeing it too.  Makes no sense at all.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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                E-trademarks
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">&lt;e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;</a>
                <b>On Behalf Of </b>Miriam Richter, Esq. via
                E-trademarks<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 7, 2025 12:29 PM<br>
                <b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for
                laypersons to seek legal advice.
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">&lt;e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;</a><br>
                <b>Cc:</b> Miriam Richter, Esq.
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mrichter@richtertrademarks.com">&lt;mrichter@richtertrademarks.com&gt;</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Proud Boys trademark<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal">All,<o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">I\u2019ve had a crazy week so it is possible
            that I\u2019m missing something really basic here because my
            brain is fried, but, how is an historic Black church in DC
            going to own the trademark? How will they show use? I found
            four pending applications and no registrations. All four are
            owned by different individuals/companies and all but one are
            1b.<o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">How can the trademark PROUD BOYS indicate
            a Black church as the source of the goods/services being
            provided? Is this a common law trademark thing?<o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">Does anyone have access to the opinion?<o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Best, </span><span
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Miriam <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:&quot;DellaRobbia BT&quot;;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Miriam
                Richter, Attorney at Law, P.L.</span><span
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