<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I\u2019ve sent a GOOGLE STREET VIEW(r) screenshot and that worked. (And another time the EA nicely prompted me to check and correct the address- wrong number on the right street.)<br><br>Thanks,<br><div dir="ltr">-Mark<div><br></div><div>Mark S. Kaufman</div><div>Kaufman & Kahn, LLP</div><div><br></div><div>10 Grand Central</div><div>155 East 44th Street, 19th Floor</div><div>New York, NY 10017</div><div>Cell: (917) 453-7807</div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Sep 12, 2025, at 7:04 PM, Judith S via E-trademarks <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<div dir="ltr"><div>I had this issue with my SAM registration as well for the firm, and what I ended up doing is sending a copy of the lease agreement showing the property we were leasing as well as photos of the list of occupants from the lobby.</div><div><br></div><div>It's dumb, but they do assume that if there are multiple companies shown at a location it's virtual.</div><div><br></div><div>Judith</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 3:33\u202fPM carla calcagno 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"><div dir="ltr">More fundamentally, her assumption that it is a "<i>virtual address"</i> and thus "<i>n</i><i style="color:rgb(10,47,65);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">ot the location of applicant\u2019s headquarters where its senior executives or officers ordinarily direct and control applicant\u2019s activities" is unfounded.</i><div><i style="color:rgb(10,47,65);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><br></i></div><div><span style="color:rgb(10,47,65);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">I think the Examiner may be equating shared office premises with virtual locations. Many small businesses especially startups actually rent space in and work out of such offices. I would come back with my client's affidavit to this effect. It should be hard for her to maintain her refusal in light of a client statement under oath that directly contradicts her incorrect factual assumptions.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(10,47,65);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(10,47,65);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Good luck! ( I share your pain)</span></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 5:07\u202fPM Jessica R. Friedman via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">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"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,47,65)">An application is being refused because the examining attorney maintains, on the basis of I know not what, that
<i>Applicant\u2019s provided address appears to be that of a virtual office claimed by various businesses, and therefore is not the location of applicant\u2019s headquarters where its senior executives or officers ordinarily direct and control applicant\u2019s activities.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,47,65)">The address, which includes street number and suite number, is that of my client\u2019s law firm, from which she also runs the applicant company. This same address has been the basis
for other trademark applications without any such objection. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,47,65)">Of all the objections I\u2019ve received in my more than 40 years of doing this work, this has to be the most asinine. Since when does/can an EA claim that an actual street address
isn\u2019t an actual street address? Does someone actually have to go and take a photo of the building to prove that it\u2019s a real address?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,51,102)">Jessica R. Friedman</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,47,65)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,51,102)">Attorney at Law</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,47,65)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,51,102)">300 East 59 Street, Ste. 2406</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,47,65)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,51,102)">New York, NY 10022</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,47,65)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,51,102)">Phone: 212-220-0900</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,47,65)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,51,102)">Cell: 917-647-1884</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,47,65)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,51,102)">E-mail:</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:blue"> </span><u><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193)"><a href="mailto:jrfriedman@litproplaw.com" title="mailto:jrfriedman@litproplaw.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">jrfriedman@litproplaw.com</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,47,65)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,51,102)">URL:
</span><u><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193)"><a href="http://www.literarypropertylaw.com" title="http://www.literarypropertylaw.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">www.literarypropertylaw.com</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,47,65)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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