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<p><font face="Tahoma">Unless it happens to be the name of a
celebrity. <br>
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<p><font face="Tahoma">Regards,</font></p>
<p><font face="Tahoma">Tony Sarabia <br>
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IP Business Law, Inc.<br>
320 via Pasqual<br>
Redondo Beach, CA 90277<br>
(310)377-5171<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.calrestitution.com">www.calrestitution.com</a> <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/3/2025 10:54 AM, Orvis via
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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> <br>
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<p>Jul 3, 2025 1:37:00 PM Dale Quisenberry via E-trademarks
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style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;">My
initial reaction is no, but curious to know if there is
any rule or case on this that others may know about.</span></p>
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lang="EN-US"
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;">13910
Champion Forest Drive, Suite 203</span></p>
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Texas 77069</span></p>
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680.5000 (office)</span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;">(832)
680.1000 (mobile)</span></p>
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<b>Date: </b>Thursday, 3 July 2025 at 12:33</span><span
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<b>To: </b><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>
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<b>Cc: </b>Esther Lee
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<b>Subject: </b>[E-trademarks] Living person's
consent when using a part of names</span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;">A restaurant name was
formed by taking one to two syllables from two
chefs' names, as stated on the website. If a
restaurant owner wants to trademark the business
name, does he need to include written consent
from the two chefs in the application?</span></p>
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