[E-trademarks] non-existent trademark offices that are listed in Trademark Center

[Carl Oppedahl]

Yeah, you can extend protection from an actual trademark office (UK for 
example) to some territory or protectorate (Gibraltar for example).  But 
that does not mean a person can file a trademark application in the 
Gibraltar trademark office and then claim priority from it.

On 7/24/2024 12:47 PM, Crane, Susan via E-trademarks wrote:
>
> Some of these are definitely distinct trademark registration 
> jurisdictions, even if there is no trademark office per se. We own 
> registrations covering the bolded territories below.
>
> *Susan L. Crane*
>
> *Group Vice President, Legal*
>
> *Intellectual Property, Brands & Marketing*
>
> Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
>
> 22 Sylvan Way
>
> Parsippany, NJ 07054
>
> *O*(973) 753-6455
>
> *M*(973) 879-3420
>
> Susan.Crane at wyndham.com
>
> *From:* E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On 
> Behalf Of *Carl Oppedahl via E-trademarks
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 24, 2024 2:35 PM
> *To:* For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek 
> legal advice. <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
> *Cc:* Carl Oppedahl <carl at oppedahl.com>
> *Subject:* [E-trademarks] non-existent trademark offices that are 
> listed in Trademark Center
>
> Trademark Center lists 242 purported trademark offices in its 
> drop-down list for priority claims.  Some of them do not exist.  Here 
> are thirty-five places that the developers of Trademark Center 
> included in their drop-down list, that do not have a trademark office:
>
>  1. Aland Islands
>  2. Antarctica
>  3. *Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba*
>  4. Bouvet Island
>  5. British Indian Ocean Territory
>  6. Christmas Island
>  7. Cocos (Keeling) Islands
>  8. Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
>  9. Faroe Islands
> 10. French Guiana
> 11. *French Polynesia*
> 12. French Southern Territories
> 13. *Gibraltar*
> 14. Guadeloupe
> 15. Guernsey
> 16. Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands
> 17. Isle of Man
> 18. Jersey
> 19. Martinique
> 20. Mayotte
> 21. Micronesia, Federated States of
> 22. *Montserrat*
> 23. New Caledonia
> 24. Norfolk Island
> 25. Paracel Islands
> 26. Pitcairn
> 27. Reunion
> 28. Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
> 29. Saint Pierre and Miquelon
> 30. Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
> 31. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
> 32. Svalbard and Jan Mayen
> 33. Tokelau
> 34. *Virgin Islands, British*
> 35. Wallis and Futuna
>
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