<div dir="ltr"><div>Could Creator file his own trademark application and when the senior registration is inevitably cited against it in an Office Action, produce the license showing the owner of the senior trademark is their licensee in order to overcome the refusal? </div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br><b style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font color="#f1c232">The McArthur Law Firm<br></font></b>Stephen Charles McArthur<br><font color="#202124">8383 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 800<br></font><font color="#202124">Beverly Hills, CA 90211<br></font>(424) 258-6815<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Raleway,sans-serif;font-size:18px;background-color:rgb(245,245,245)"><br></span></div><div><a href="http://www.smcarthurlaw.com" target="_blank">www.smcarthurlaw.com</a><br><br><i>This email, including any attachments, may contain material that is confidential, privileged and/or attorney work product for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, reliance or distribution by others without express permission is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient or if you received this message in error, please notify us and delete all copies. Sender reserves and asserts all rights to confidentiality, including all privileges and IP that may apply. Thank you. </i></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 Thu, Jun 12, 2025 at 1:06\u202fAM Carl Oppedahl 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"><u></u>
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<p>What she said!</p>
<p>Thank you Susan for posting. Carl<br>
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I think there is a risk the registration is void for fraud. The
original applicant/licensee knew it had no rights but attested
otherwise in its application. That would be the basis of the
cancellation action filed by Creator or someone else down the
line.
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<div><span>Since by contract and licensing law, the creator can
claim the original first use date, true priority is not lost. </span></div>
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Isn't this a contract dispute and not a USPTO issue? Why
would the creator want to cancel the registration and lose
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<div>Creator enters into a contract with a third-party
Seller to manufacture and sell his product bearing a
Trademark. The contract clearly sets out that the
Trademark is exclusively licensed to Seller, but not
assigned to it. Creator never sold the product
himself, but just had some demo versions that he
showed off at conventions. </div>
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<div>Seller then registers the trademark at the USPTO
identifying itself as the owner. Years pass and the
trademark is now incontestable. Seller has been
making and selling the very successful Product
bearing the Trademark for years under the license,
and writing monthly checks to Creator. </div>
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Creator now decides he wants the trademark
registration in his name and for it to be assigned
to him. Despite the contract only licensing and not
assigning the trademark, Seller refuses to comply
with the assignment since 6 years have passed since
the trademark was registered in Seller's name
without Creator ever saying anything. </div>
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<div>On what basis, if any, could Creator file a
Cancellation for the incontestable trademark
registration? </div>
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<div>Could Creator file his own trademark application
and when the original registration is cited against
it in an Office Action, produce the license showing
the owner of the senior trademark is their licensee
in order to get around the refusal? </div>
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