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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">\u201c- </span>and I don't see how anyone other than a lawyer blinded by greed might see likelihood of confusion here\u201d<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dirt Candy (the farm) sells produce that unfortunately leads to an outbreak of E. coli, salmonella or listeria. Many people are sickened. Perhaps a child or pregnant woman dies. Even though this happens in Texas, it makes the national
news. Naïve customers in NY associate the produce-based restaurant with the farm, and reservations drop off. It could take a long time to win back trust, due to an unfortunate situation that the restaurant had no relationship with.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Daniel Feigelson <djf@4d-ip.com>
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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, February 16, 2025 3:04 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Sharon Rubin <Sharon@gjip.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] Dirt Candy TM Dispute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.
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<p class="MsoNormal">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).
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Feb 14, 2025 at 2:16<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">\u202f</span>PM Sharon Rubin via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://gcfagjf.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com/tr/cl/aeYqghEuYyvbKF8GjmicNd4JqPkO6A-BHaij7Idp8eh3_wsjjemoMJkHMPNrmXrSyFVyVH3lBz3Am7UUOHTXmkSJBwOP5CJT6TIDKzoZo6Y6t5McwDbyK80NLPnh-y6JQS4xO_55P606fG79p8LyZrBSqbKhmfpl4PIshaSGgxBTp-FkyL72Bf57JCh32YM4UWqLKNqaMxXPaWMpAS-zGJsSQ01yNWH-855vr6Nb84JXIvgcIezC50wwLnWjRXnJXAVX9fwu2lmvQWvRU9DZQAIs7Ya1IBT2oqxOgv6huhQwuNWTbrX-H4wPaZ_f47Z6uLn3h-H9xOapPdoU4wJx9F1WPkRJHTEaORjdgib66_Sufe1o3v9v_bMtkykFzgVcuOU7kXtSaziT1HS9wYCoO8D0utq49hOyUrXrbG94K9bhAQSIPiUl" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/dining/dirt-candy-trademark-dispute.html?unlocked_article_code=1.w04.fGgw.Q_EsP0DNVdUQ&smid=url-share</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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