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    Instead of "stop and translate," can we convince the TTAB to use
    "recognize the meaning" instead?<br>
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    Pam<br>
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    <div class="moz-signature">Pamela S. Chestek<br>
      Chestek Legal<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/11/2025 11:08 AM, Welch, John L.
      via E-trademarks wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">CORRECTED: <o:p></o:p></p>
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            style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,serif">I think the answer is yes, to some
            extent.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,serif">Suppose the word is the Spanish word
            verdad, meaning truth.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,serif">American consumers who do not know
            Spanish would not \u201cstop and translate,\u201d so there would be no
            effect on them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,serif">American consumers who know only Spanish
            would not be affected, since they can\u2019t translate the word
            to English<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,serif">American consumers who speak English and
            are knowledgeable in Spanish would \u201cstop and translate,\u201d so
            to them the term would be weakend.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,serif">Does that make any sense? Don\u2019t blame me.
            Blame the doctrine of foreign equivalents.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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                        L. Welch<span style="color:#0E74AE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
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                  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">
                Welch, John L.
                <br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 11, 2025 2:04 PM<br>
                <b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for
                laypersons to seek legal advice.
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">&lt;e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;</a><br>
                <b>Cc:</b> Lauren A. Malone Esq.
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Lauren@lamaloneesq.com">&lt;Lauren@lamaloneesq.com&gt;</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> RE: Doctrine of Foreign Equivalents When
                Presenting Evidence to Show Weakness<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,serif">My two cents:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,serif">I think the answer is yes, to some
            extent.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,serif">Suppose the word is the Spanish word
            verdad, meaning truth.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,serif">American consumers who do not know
            Spanish would \u201cstop and translate,\u201d so there would be no
            effect on them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,serif">American consumers who know only Spanish
            would not be affected, since they can\u2019t translate the word
            to English<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,serif">American consumers who speak English and
            are knowledgeable in Spanish would \u201cstop and translate,\u201d so
            to them the term would be weakend.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,serif">Does that make any sense? Don\u2019t blame me.
            Blame the doctrine of foreign equivalents.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,serif">JLW<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Garamond&quot;,serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">John
                        L. Welch<span style="color:#0E74AE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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                        Counsel</span></b><b><span
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                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
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                E-trademarks &lt;<a
                  href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;
                <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lauren A. Malone Esq. via
                E-trademarks<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 11, 2025 10:35 AM<br>
                <b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for
                laypersons to seek legal advice. &lt;<a
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                <b>Cc:</b> Lauren A. Malone Esq. &lt;<a
                  href="mailto:Lauren@lamaloneesq.com"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">Lauren@lamaloneesq.com</a>&gt;<br>
                <b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Doctrine of Foreign
                Equivalents When Presenting Evidence to Show Weakness<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Good morning
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">In presenting
              evidence to the USPTO of third-party use to show a term is
              weak and entitled to only a narrow scope of protection,
              does the doctrine of foreign equivalents apply? The weak
              term is a Spanish term and I\u2019ve found 15 non-registered
              third-party uses (only 1 registered use). However, its
              English translation has more widespread usage, both in
              registered and non-registered marks. Would it help my case
              to show extensive use of its English translation?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:&quot;Garamond&quot;,serif;color:black">Lauren
                  A. Malone, Esq.</span></i><span
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                style="font-family:&quot;Garamond&quot;,serif;color:black">Law
                Office of Lauren A. Malone, LLC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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