<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">While I'm not at all unsympathetic concerning the cruelties of capitalism or the complexities of trademark</span><font face="georgia, serif"> (and trademark registration) law, is it strictly accurate to say the coffee shop is "<span style="white-space:unset">also selling products that we hold a trademark for\u2014greeting cards, candles, books, home goods, bags"?</span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="white-space:unset"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="white-space:unset">Are registrations covering retail store services featuring particular goods exactly the same as registrations covering those goods?</span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif">The stationary shop registration covers "r</font><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif">etail store services featuring stationery, jewelry, cards, books, home goods, towels, earrings, bracelets, pins, pencils, pens, stickers, scarves, all purpose carrying bags, bags, rings . . ."</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif">Is that the same as the stationary shop "holding a trademark for" </span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;white-space:unset">stationery, jewelry, cards, books, home goods, towels, earrings, bracelets, pins, pencils, pens, stickers, scarves, all purpose carrying bags, bags, rings . . . ?</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;white-space:unset"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif">If the stationary shop registration for</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif">post.script. </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif">as a trademark for </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif">retail store services featuring pens</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif">had exactly the same effect as a registration for</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif">post.script.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif">as a trademark for goods, namely,</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif">pens</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif">wouldn't we expect registration for </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif">post.script. </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif">to have been refused based on the existing registration (owned by Staples) for</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif">POSTSCRIPT</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif">as a trademark for</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif">ball point pens?</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset;font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset"><font face="georgia, serif">One of the post.script. registrations:</font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset"><font face="georgia, serif"><a href="https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=88979242&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch">https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=88979242&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch</a><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset"><font face="georgia, serif">POSTSCRIPT COFFEE registration:</font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="white-space:unset"><font face="georgia, serif"><a href="https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=97341338&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch">https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=97341338&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch</a><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif">Staples' POSTSCRIPT registration:</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><a href="https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=78887515&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch"><font face="georgia, serif">https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=78887515&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch</font></a><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Sincerely,</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" size="2"><br></font></div><div><div style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Ed Timberlake </font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif" size="2"><i><a href="https://www.nclawspecialists.gov/for-the-public/find-a-board-certified-specialist/results/detail/?id=29473" target="_blank">Board Certified Specialist in Trademark Law</a></i></font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif" size="2"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:small"><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="http://timberlakelaw.com/" target="_blank"><b>Timberlake Law</b></a></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">Chapel Hill, NC<br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="https://clarity.fm/edtimberlake" target="_blank">Schedule a call on Clarity</a><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="mailto:ed@timberlakelaw.com" target="_blank">ed@timberlakelaw.com</a><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">919.960.1950<br></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><img width="96" height="96" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zUm0zjuSoSf91b85RXakFjrbAqMcNkJek2_S8VO9eHNz9mDAX5u3RBN0aEhVODltVLqRN-NYsDzt7A"><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 25, 2025 at 7:47\u202fPM 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="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="text-align:center;margin:0px"></p><div style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:x-small"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Ooops - article links:</span><br></span></div><div style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:x-small"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></span></span></div><div style="text-align:left"><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/article/postscript-business-san-francisco-19986839.php" target="_blank">https://www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/article/postscript-business-san-francisco-19986839.php</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:x-small"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span></span></div><div style="text-align:left"><br></div><div style="text-align:left"><a href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/02/22/two-postscript-shops-same-name-san-francisco-feud/" target="_blank">https://sfstandard.com/2025/02/22/two-postscript-shops-same-name-san-francisco-feud/</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:x-small"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span></span></div><div style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:x-small;font-weight:700"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></span></span></div><div style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:x-small;font-weight:700"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></span></span></div><font size="1"><font><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b><br></b></font></font></font><p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 25, 2025 at 4:41\u202fPM Lara Pearson <<a href="mailto:lara@brandgeek.net" target="_blank">lara@brandgeek.net</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="ltr"><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Happy Tuesday TM List friends!</span><br clear="all"></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></span></div><div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">If you're in the SF Bay, you may have heard of the post.script dispute. <br><br>Here's a fun angle: the prior user started<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2ZNLFGeVoLoUXGSqMz8uR1LMUYdIVFTcstxCz5BSpUFT55A/viewform" target="_blank"> a petition</a> to try to get the infringer to stop. Thought I'd circulate it here for folks to sign, if so inclined (or support in other ways if you are able). I connected with Chandler, who owns post.script, and suggested she contact law school clinics, while she keeps shining as much of a light on her dispute as possible, since we all know, vampires cannot survive in the light.</div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Be kind,</div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="font-size:x-small">Lara Pearson </span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size:x-small">(she/her/hers)</font><font size="1" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">[</span><a href="https://medium.com/gender-inclusivit/why-i-put-pronouns-on-my-email-signature-and-linkedin-profile-and-you-should-too-d3dc942c8743" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Why pronouns</a>?<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">] (<a href="https://namedrop.io/larapearson" target="_blank">Hear how I say my name</a>)</span></font></font></p><p style="font-size:13px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px"><font size="1"><font size="1" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Law Office of Lara Pearson Ltd, PBC</font></font></p><p style="font-size:13px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font size="1"><font size="1">Leader, Brand Geek</font></font><font size="1"><font size="1"><br></font></font></span></p><p style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:x-small">Lara@BrandGeek.net | </span><span style="font-size:x-small">Ph: 775.833.1600</span><span style="font-size:x-small"> </span></font><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small"><font color="#000000">|</font> <font style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="http://brandgeek.net/about/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">My bio</a></font></span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:x-small"> </span><br></p><p style="font-size:13px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px"><font size="1">This e-mail may contain information that is <b>privileged</b> or </font><font size="1"><b>confidential</b></font><font size="1">. 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