<img width="1" height="1" src='https://gcfagjf.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com/tr/op/labdJYtiQQA_JPiO6IVHgLV-3C5R6cgENhY7DnNO2UDKmnKqhmvj3LSel2N0Y7BdgHdRJIbLl-2Fv2AzAc-hDQmlqUMkBIrwtl7115nCyKWYrM8e4Wk0DYFLzRkkPtKhUSZHiaCeTzqvU8-hpTaHwSbpWUAKiEn_427Zv6q7gmNziFUCkA0fLPGEUHA8P9-aWNTcI98HSw60UBYfv1IwlwR9CQKAlHlOVg' /><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Why not file for declaratory judgment of non-infringement in TX? Get a friendly local jury, force the other party to travel...if the restaurant owner really felt there was infringement - and I don't see how anyone other than a lawyer blinded by greed might see likelihood of confusion here - and that somehow her NY restaurant would be hurt because a small farm half a continent away was using the same name, maybe she'd be willing to pay for the process, and maybe not. <br></div><div><br></div>Seems to me that that route, while certainly more expensive than trying to get a TM registration, stood a much better chance than trying to get a registration (which, even if obtained, wouldn't have disposed of the restaurant owner's claim). <br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 14, 2025 at 2:16\u202fPM 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:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-4153513167047182456">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Sharon Rubin</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"></span>
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