<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"times new roman",serif">Semi-funny story along these lines. I once had a mark rejected as primarily a surname. The mark was basically like this: ThisWord + Industry, so like Jones Clothing, LLC or Smith Accounting, Inc. But not a name as common as that. Honestly, the word</span></span><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:16px"> didn't strike me as a surname<span class="gmail_default"> at the time</span><span class="gmail_default">, and i</span></span><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:16px">t wasn't the name of anyone on the application<span class="gmail_default"> or involved with the company</span>. The examiner's evidence showed a <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"times new roman",serif"></span>small number of people having that surname<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"times new roman",serif"> in the U.S.</span>, but it didn't seem to me to be a particuclarly common <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"times new roman",serif"></span>n<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"times new roman",serif">ame</span>. I was all ready to tell the client that we should fight the office action<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"times new roman",serif">...</span>until I saw the name of the examiner<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"times new roman",serif"></span>. She had the surname in question.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"times new roman",serif"><br></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"times new roman",serif">I then advised the client to just move to the Supplemental Register for the time being.<div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:tahoma;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Cheers,</span></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:tahoma;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span style="font-size:16px"> </span></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:tahoma;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span style="color:rgb(255,102,0);font-size:12pt">Sam<span> Castree, III</span></span></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:tahoma;font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span style="color:rgb(255,102,0);font-size:12pt"><br></span></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:medium"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="color:rgb(255,102,0);font-size:12pt"><span><i>Sam Castree Law, LLC</i></span></span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="color:rgb(255,102,0)"><span><span style="font-size:12pt"><i>3421 W. Elm St.</i></span></span></span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="color:rgb(255,102,0)"><span><span style="font-size:12pt"><i>McHenry, IL 60050</i></span></span></span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="color:rgb(255,102,0)"><span><span style="font-size:12pt"><i>(815) 344-6300</i></span></span></span></font></div></div></div></div></span><br></span></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 25, 2025 at 10:07\u202fAM Lara Pearson 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 dir="auto">Is it obvious from the evidence you'll be submitting that it's a surname? Or is it obvious because the person signing the form has that surname? If the latter, is there anyone else in the company who can sign?<div><br></div><div>Wishing you success!<br><div><br id="m_-5298691962899518198lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><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 25, 2025, at 6:34\u202fAM, Miriam Richter, Esq. via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">All,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">I have a client with an uncommon surname who wants to register a mark using his surname. There are five other marks on the register that have passed muster as not primarily a surname because it is rare, but
I\u2019m very leery of filing it since it will sort of be in right in the Examiner\u2019s face.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Any thoughts?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Miriam </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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