[E-trademarks] To Color Claim or Not To Color Claim

[Richard Straussman]

That is AWESOME!  Thanks for posting that - it is a great resource.

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On 11/9/2023 1:58 PM, Nancy Dwyer Chapman via E-trademarks wrote:
> November 9, 2023
>
> This venerable, faded photo from decades ago (which proved useful 
> again and again when I was counseling clients) may give you some 
> fodder to consider a separate color claim application in addition to a 
> B&W application for the logo of interest.
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> IMG_9272.jpg
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> Nancy
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>> On Nov 9, 2023, at 12:55 PM, Montgomery, Alexander P. via 
>> E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:
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>> I’ve always wondered whether there is a compelling legal reason to 
>> make a color claim in an application to register a logo. Is there any 
>> benefit other than “your logo is a similar design_and uses the same 
>> colors_” (which is a valid argument even without a color claim)?
>> The flexibility of a registration without a color claim seems to far 
>> outweigh any benefits obtained by way of a registration with a color 
>> claim, but I am prepared to be educated by the collective knowledge 
>> of this group.
>> *Alexander P. 
>> Montgomery*<http://www.hinckleyallen.com/people/alexander-p-montgomery>
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