[E-trademarks] Portion of a title of a work as a source indicator

[Sam Castree]

Unless the book is a *coloring* book.  Then a single work is totally
acceptable, no series needed.  (Same with video games, which are much
closer to my heart and that of my practice).

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Sam Castree, III

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On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 8:11 PM Lara Pearson via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> Title of a single work cannot function as a TM
> <https://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/TMEP/current#/result/TMEP-1200d1e2517.html?q=title%20of%20a%20single%20work&ccb=on&ncb=off&icb=off&fcb=off&ver=current&syn=adj&results=compact&sort=relevance&cnt=10&index=2>.
> For TM rights to exist, there must be a series. The specimen could contain
> the mark on a single work, so long as the image depicts the 2nd or a
> subsequent work in the series. That said, since the mark must be on at
> least 2 works, I would submit images of both. More is better when it comes
> to evidence of use, IMHO.
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> On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 2:42 PM Bosland Law via E-trademarks <
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>> Hi All!
>>
>>      I know that a portion of the title of a work (a book, let's say), can
>> be trademark use for the purposes of USPTO registration
>> <https://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/TMEP/current#/current/TMEP-1200d1e2574.html>,
>> but would simply adding a "TM" superscript to that portion, of a single
>> work, really be enough?     Thus:   "NOT A TRADEMARK™: How to get the most
>> out of your Examining Attorney"    <-- photo of one work is the only
>> specimen provided..
>>
>>
>> db
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