<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Rather than ask why a significance inquiry was made in this case one might reasonably ask why significance statements aren't a part of all applications for registration.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">If there's something you know (about how a mark might be likely to be perceived in a particular industry) that the Trademark Examining Attorney doesn't know that could influence the analysis of whether registration is appropriate under the statute, mightn't it make sense for you to be required to disclose it (without needing to be asked)? </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">At least in my opinion, the fact that we're not asked to make a separate statement in the vast majority of instances more than outweighs the occasional need to make one. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Sincerely,</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" size="2"><br></font></div><div><div style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Ed Timberlake </font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif" size="2"><i><a href="https://www.nclawspecialists.gov/for-the-public/find-a-board-certified-specialist/results/detail/?id=29473" target="_blank">Board Certified Specialist in Trademark Law</a></i></font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif" size="2"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:small"><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="http://timberlakelaw.com/" target="_blank"><b>Timberlake Law</b></a></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">Chapel Hill, NC<br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="https://clarity.fm/edtimberlake" target="_blank">Schedule a call on Clarity</a><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="mailto:ed@timberlakelaw.com" target="_blank">ed@timberlakelaw.com</a><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">919.960.1950<br></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><img width="96" height="96" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zUm0zjuSoSf91b85RXakFjrbAqMcNkJek2_S8VO9eHNz9mDAX5u3RBN0aEhVODltVLqRN-NYsDzt7A"><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Feb 12, 2025 at 3:54\u202fPM Kevin Grierson via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-1786670937358833646">
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>carla calcagno via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 12, 2025 3:43 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> carla calcagno <<a href="mailto:cccalcagno@gmail.com" target="_blank">cccalcagno@gmail.com</a>>; Eran Kahana <<a href="mailto:Eran.Kahana@maslon.com" target="_blank">Eran.Kahana@maslon.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] Mark Significance?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If it is an unusual word and the Examiner can't find any meaning in the numerous resources available to them, I have seen them issue this inquiry just to ensure that they haven't missed anything. A simple response that the term has no industry,
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<p class="MsoNormal">I received an office action with a \u201cMark Significance\u201d requirement asking for industry, geographical, and foreign language significance. I am trying to determine what triggered
it. An application for a nearly identical name (for different goods) sailed through without triggering it. The office action don\u2019t cite the TMEP for this and I wasn\u2019t able to find TMEP instructions on point. Does the examiner do any sort of research that causes
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