[E-trademarks] Dirt Candy TM Dispute

[Tim Ackermann]

Miriam, the article says that was tried but an issue of control arose that
caused that process to collapse.
Tim Ackermann
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On Fri, Feb 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM Miriam Richter, Esq. via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> Am I missing something? IMHO, everything about this case was done wrong
> from the get-go. I always tell clients in similar situations look at it as
> a business opportunity not a conflict. This is especially true in this
> situation since the ideology on both sides blends nicely. A co-existence
> agreement would have been the way to go, especially considering the local
> nature of both businesses and the geographic distance between them.
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> I see it as a situation of over-lawyering to the extreme.
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> Best,
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> Miriam
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> On Behalf Of
> Terry Carroll via E-trademarks
> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2025 12:05 PM
> To: For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal
> advice. <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>; For trademark practitioners.
> This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <
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> Cc: Terry Carroll <carroll at tjc.com>
> Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] Dirt Candy TM Dispute
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> On Fri, 14 Feb 2025, Tim Ackermann via E-trademarks wrote:
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> > This caught "clear-cut case" quote my eye-   "The Cutlers went on the
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> > offensive. They asked the trademark office to register Dirt Candy Farm.
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> > Their lawyer told them they had a clear-cut case in part because the
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> > agency listed farms and restaurants in different categories.
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> Trademark search shows that this is the first trademark registration
> application made by that attorney. (He's since done four more,
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> successfully.)
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> Of course, there could be others from the firm more experienced behind the
> scene.
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