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<span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">No, because a restaurant name formed from parts of two people's names does not identify a living individual.</span>
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<p>Jul 3, 2025 1:37:00 PM Dale Quisenberry via E-trademarks <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com>:</p>
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