<div dir="ltr"><div>Miriam, the article says that was tried but an issue of control arose that caused that process to collapse. </div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small">Tim Ackermann</div><div style="font-size:small">The Ackermann Law Firm</div><p><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="1"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">E: <a href="mailto:tim@ackermannlaw.com" target="_blank">tim@ackermannlaw.com</a></span><br><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">P: 817.305.0690</span><br>
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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"> Grapevine TX 76051</span></font></p></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 Fri, Feb 14, 2025 at 12:13\u202fPM Miriam Richter, Esq. 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="msg608179065677823446">
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<p class="m_608179065677823446MsoPlainText">Am I missing something? IMHO, everything about this case was done wrong from the get-go. I always tell clients in similar situations look at it as a business opportunity not a conflict. This is especially true in this situation since
the ideology on both sides blends nicely. A co-existence agreement would have been the way to go, especially considering the local nature of both businesses and the geographic distance between them.
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<p class="m_608179065677823446MsoPlainText">I see it as a situation of over-lawyering to the extreme.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Best, </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Miriam </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"DellaRobbia BT",serif;color:black">Miriam Richter, Attorney at Law, P.L.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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From: E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> On Behalf Of Terry Carroll via E-trademarks<br>
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2025 12:05 PM<br>
To: 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>>; 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>
Cc: Terry Carroll <<a href="mailto:carroll@tjc.com" target="_blank">carroll@tjc.com</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] Dirt Candy TM Dispute</p>
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<p class="m_608179065677823446MsoPlainText">On Fri, 14 Feb 2025, Tim Ackermann via E-trademarks wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_608179065677823446MsoPlainText">> This caught "clear-cut case" quote my eye- "The Cutlers went on the
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<p class="m_608179065677823446MsoPlainText">> offensive. They asked the trademark office to register Dirt Candy Farm.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_608179065677823446MsoPlainText">> Their lawyer told them they had a clear-cut case in part because the
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<p class="m_608179065677823446MsoPlainText">> agency listed farms and restaurants in different categories.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_608179065677823446MsoPlainText">Trademark search shows that this is the first trademark registration application made by that attorney. (He's since done four more,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_608179065677823446MsoPlainText">successfully.)<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_608179065677823446MsoPlainText">Of course, there could be others from the firm more experienced behind the scene.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_608179065677823446MsoPlainText">--<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_608179065677823446MsoPlainText">Terry Carroll<u></u><u></u></p>
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