<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I was first licensed to practice in 1999, and I think the last time I used the term "clear- cut," to describe legal issue that was presented to me was 1L.<div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large">\U0001f602</span><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Lara Pearson, Esq.</div><div>Law Office of Lara Pearson Ltd, PBC & Brand Geek</div><div>775.833.1600</div><div>Calendly.com/BrandGeek (let's meet)</div><div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Creative typoing by iPhone</span></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 14, 2025, at 6:18\u202fAM, Tim Ackermann via E-trademarks <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<div dir="auto">This caught "clear-cut case" quote my eye-<div dir="auto"> "<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:nyt-imperial,georgia,"times new roman",times,serif;font-size:1.125rem">The Cutlers went on the offensive. They asked the trademark office to register Dirt Candy Farm. Their lawyer told them they had a clear-cut case in part because the agency listed farms and restaurants in different categories.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:nyt-imperial,georgia,"times new roman",times,serif;font-size:1.125rem">In May, the office denied their application, citing the likelihood that consumers could be confused by another food-adjacent Dirt Candy. The family appealed. The office issued another </span><a href="https://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn98153703&docId=FREF20240903145159&linkId=2#docIndex=1&page=1" style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">ruling</a><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:nyt-imperial,georgia,"times new roman",times,serif;font-size:1.125rem"> against them on Sept. 3.</span>" </div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 14, 2025, 06:15 Sharon Rubin 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:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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