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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0A2F41">I didn\u2019t look (yet). FWIW, the site does not cite any educational credentials.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0A2F41">My concern over this is whether I should treat her like a lawyer for purposes of contacting the other party. I can\u2019t contact the other party directly if they have a lawyer, but
\u2026 do they? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003366">Jessica R. Friedman</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003366">Attorney at Law<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003366">300 East 59 Street, Ste. 2406<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Crane, Susan <susan.crane@wyndham.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 1:09</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">\u202f</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">PM<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>Jessica R. Friedman <jrfriedman@litproplaw.com><br>
<b>Subject: </b>RE: Law firm/not law firm?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Certainly sounds like the unauthorized practice of law to me. Has she actually filed a COR with the PTO?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0072CE">Susan L. Crane</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#51534A">Group Vice President, Legal</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#51534A">Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#51534A">22 Sylvan Way</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#51534A">Parsippany, NJ 07054</span><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"> E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jessica R. Friedman via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 4, 2025 1:01 PM<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> Jessica R. Friedman <jrfriedman@litproplaw.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Law firm/not law firm?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">A new lawyer recently took over an application that we have been tracking. The services she offers through her named LLC include trademark search and filing, trademark renewal filing, Statements
of Use, Office Action responses, and cease and</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0A2F41">A new lawyer recently took over an application that we have been tracking. The services she offers through her named LLC include trademark search and filing, trademark renewal
filing, Statements of Use, Office Action responses, and cease and desist letters. The site also lists all her legal experience.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0A2F41">But at the bottom, there is this disclaimer:
<b><i>[NAME OF LLC] does not operate as a law firm.</i></b><i> </i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0A2F41">If she is doing everything that I listed (and more), how can she say that she \u201cdoes not operate as a law firm?\u201d
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003366">Jessica R. Friedman</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003366">Attorney at Law</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003366">300 East 59 Street, Ste. 2406</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003366">New York, NY 10022</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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