<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">If bona fide sale the return does not erase the good sale. There\u2019s also possible transport, if part of<div>the service was transported. Someone else can research whether Internet communication (electrons</div><div>move or the electromagnetic wave) is transport, and what the cases with mail transport might say.</div><div><br></div><div>One sale (one hat case a while ago) can be ok, but if the service is only rendered once (and returned)</div><div>with none else for a year or more, that\u2019s a vulnerability and more expensive, iffy defense.</div><div><br></div><div><div>Daniel Kegan</div><div>* Counsel to Counsel\u2122 * </div><div>We identify, develop, and protect intangible business assets and<br>counsel other professionals on legal issues.<br>Balanced Counsel for Smart ClientsŪ</div><div>Kennett Square PA 19348 USA</div><div><daniel@keganlaw.com></div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Apr 23, 2025, at 5:17\u202fPM, Frances Lippincott via E-trademarks <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:</div><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Can an applicant use the date of first use in commerce for a service, where the service was performed but the underlying product was later returned and refunded?</div><div><br></div><div>For example, say applicant provides design services. Customer orders a custom light fixture. The light is delivered and paid for (date of first use in commerce), but then is later returned to the designer and the customer is refunded.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div>Frances (Flann) Lippincott<br></div>Lippincott IP LLC<br></div></div></div><div>475 Wall Street</div><div>Princeton, NJ 08540</div><div><br></div><div>Mail:</div><div>166 Valley St. Bldg 6M Ste 103</div><div>Providence, RI 02909</div><div>(908) 507-5507 mobile<br></div><a href="mailto:flann@lippincottip.com" target="_blank">flann@lippincottip.com</a><br></div><div><a href="http://www.lippincottip.com/" target="_blank">www.lippincottip.com</a><br></div>Intellectual property transactions and litigation. Licensed in NJ. Federal Practice.<br><i>This email address is for non-firm use. Content is mere opinion and is not proffered as legal advice. Please use <a href="mailto:flann@lippincottip.com" target="_blank">flann@lippincottip.com</a> above for law-firm related correspondence. Thank you!</i></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>