<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Aptos;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.gmaildefault
{mso-style-name:gmail_default;}
span.EmailStyle21
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
color:#1F497D;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;
text-decoration:none none;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ligatures:none;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Using an obscure language only works if you are filing directly in the EU, because you have the language you file in, plus one of the five working languages of the EU \u2013 English,
German, Spanish, French or Italian. But when filing through Madrid with a US base application, the filing language will be English, so you need to select one of the other four.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I would choose the language of the country where you have the best working relationship with local counsel (and/or where the fees are the lowest) depending on your client\u2019s priorities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0072CE">Susan L. Crane<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#51534A">Group Vice President, Legal<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#51534A">Intellectual Property, Brands & Marketing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#51534A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#51534A">Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#51534A">22 Sylvan Way<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#51534A">Parsippany, NJ 07054<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#51534A">O</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#51534A"> (973) 753-6455<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#51534A">M</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#51534A"> (973) 879-3420<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:Susan.Crane@wyndham.com"><span style="color:#467886">Susan.Crane@wyndham.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#51534A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<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"> E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>voyer--- via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 18, 2025 1:24 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Oppedahl Carl <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> voyer@keganlaw.com <daniel@keganlaw.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] EU "Second Language" For Madrid Filing?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">EU Tm apps have two languages. For USA filers, Ejglish is typically one. If client is native in another supported language that might be the second. Gevers suggest,
as I remember, one of their Belgium languages, less known, and thus likely to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;border-radius:4px">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="padding:12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#D0D8DC;border:none;border-top:solid #90A4AE 3.0pt">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 7.5pt 3.75pt 4.5pt">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="padding:3.0pt 6.0pt 3.0pt 6.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This Message Is From an External Sender
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding:3.0pt 6.0pt 3.0pt 6.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="padding:3.0pt 0in 3.0pt 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="https://us-phishalarm-ewt.proofpoint.com/EWT/v1/Nf401RNTQFE14GfWW3o!nCaFxFFvT4G1AcbXdL2HvFGX60o7n9bHi7CntSveDbxX20ynlGyWF0mhmlQMqB1a-UFpJLJfCt3stX8DauSGdtIuISXF0_IaiRQZOho$" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:solid #666666 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"> Report Suspicious </span></strong></a> \u200c
<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">EU Tm apps have two languages. For USA filers, Ejglish is typically one. If client is native in another supported language<o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">that might be the second. Gevers suggest, as I remember, one of their Belgium languages, less known, and thus likely<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">to encourage other parties to use english. This top of mind\u2014I\u2019ve usually used an EU associate for EU tm apps,<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">I assume IB dropdown is on similar basis.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Daniel Kegan<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:daniel@keganlaw.com">daniel@keganlaw.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">On Feb 18, 2025, at 12:39<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">\u202f</span>PM, Sam Castree via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmaildefault"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear List Mates,</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmaildefault"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">My client filed a U.S. trademark application about 5 months ago, and now he wants to file in the EU as well. I'm filing through the International Bureau to back-date
our EU application to the U.S. filing date. So far so good. Now it's time to check the boxes for what jurisdictions we want to file on. I see the box to indicate that we want to extend protection into the EU, but there's also a mandatory drop-down menu
and an instruction "Please select second language." Can someone please explain what this choice does, and what effect it will have? Obviously, I've never dealt with this particular task before. Many thanks in advance for your guidance.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br clear="all">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222">Cheers,</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222"> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FF6600">Sam Castree, III</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FF6600">Sam Castree Law, LLC</span></i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FF6600">3421 W. Elm St.</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FF6600">McHenry, IL 60050</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FF6600">(815) 344-6300</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal">-- <br>
E-trademarks mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:E-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">E-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a><br>
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/oppedahl-lists.com/mailman/listinfo/e-trademarks_oppedahl-lists.com__;!!Nf401RNTQFE14GfWW3o!mhfEvkxh3FjxGwIVZHSt7oLVYqcCLfnnPdkWOgMK-RW_2OI6B-09aO9FL9MekDXwJvgyfrG-TClUnSksk8HRc6uWhgKK75w$">http://oppedahl-lists.com/mailman/listinfo/e-trademarks_oppedahl-lists.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</blockquote>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
This email message (including all attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original
message. Unless otherwise indicated in the body of this email, nothing in this communication is intended to operate as an electronic signature and this transmission cannot be used to form, document, or authenticate a contract. Wyndham Hotels and Resorts and/or
its affiliates may monitor all incoming and outgoing email communications in the United States, including the content of emails and attachments, for security, legal compliance, training, quality assurance and other purposes.
</body>
</html>