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<p class="MsoPlainText">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="MsoPlainText">I see it as a situation of over-lawyering to the extreme.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com> 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. <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com>; For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
Cc: Terry Carroll <carroll@tjc.com><br>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] Dirt Candy TM Dispute</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">On Fri, 14 Feb 2025, Tim Ackermann via E-trademarks wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">> This caught "clear-cut case" quote my eye- "The Cutlers went on the
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<p class="MsoPlainText">> offensive. They asked the trademark office to register Dirt Candy Farm.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">> Their lawyer told them they had a clear-cut case in part because the
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<p class="MsoPlainText">> agency listed farms and restaurants in different categories.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Trademark search shows that this is the first trademark registration application made by that attorney. (He's since done four more,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">successfully.)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Of course, there could be others from the firm more experienced behind the scene.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Terry Carroll<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="mailto:carroll@tjc.com"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">carroll@tjc.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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