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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"> E-trademarks &lt;e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Simor Moskowitz via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 27, 2025 5:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. &lt;e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Simor Moskowitz &lt;SMoskowitz@WHDA.com&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] sanity check<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">I agree with Tim and have always checked &quot;domicile&quot;.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Simor L. Moskowitz</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Westerman, Hattori, LLP</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt">8500 Leesburg Pike, Suite 7500</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Tysons, VA 22182</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">(240) 731-0609 (cell)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">703) 827-3803 (DD)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">(703) 827-3800 (main)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">(571) 395-8753 (fax)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">(Member DC and MD Bars)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"> E-trademarks &lt;<a href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;
 on behalf of Tim Ackermann via E-trademarks &lt;<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 27, 2025 6:33 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. &lt;<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Tim Ackermann &lt;<a href="mailto:tim@ackermannlaw.com">tim@ackermannlaw.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] sanity check</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Isn't &quot;domiciled&quot; an available and undisputed option?&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">E: &nbsp;<a href="mailto:tim@ackermannlaw.com" target="_blank">tim@ackermannlaw.com</a><br>
P: &nbsp;817.305.0690<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Sun, Jul 27, 2025, 17:25 Janet Satterthwaite via E-trademarks &lt;<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt; wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">We are getting ready to file a Madrid designating a lot of places our from a US registration, so a big filing fee, so we want to get it right.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">My paralegal refuses to believe that a US company can be a &quot;national&quot; --she insists that is only for people so she wants to check the &quot;real and effective presence&quot; box, but I disagree
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<p><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;color:#666699">Janet F. Satterthwaite</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;color:gray">|</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;color:#999999">Partner/
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