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<p>Re: the trademark side of the table:</p>
<p>Under Composite Mark definition, in the USA section, there are
two case quotes, but the rule itself is not present, and I would
ask that it be added: <b>"However, the fundamental rule in this
situation is that the marks must be considered in their
entireties." </b><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.bitlaw.com/source/tmep/1207_01_c_ii.html">http://www.bitlaw.com/source/tmep/1207_01_c_ii.html</a>,
USPTO Trademark of Examining Procedure. <br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Further, as Mary notes under "stylized
mark," the Trademark Office confides that its definitions between
stylized marks and marks with design elements are distinctions
without difference: [from Mary's table]<font size="2"><font
face="Calibri, serif"><b> </b></font></font><font
face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><b>USA:
"No clear distinction, for definitional purposes at least,
between a mark comprising stylized text only and a mark
comprising stylized text with a design element." <br>
</b></font></font></p>
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<font size="2"><font face="Calibri, serif">The key difference, of
course, is the <b>"</b></font></font><b>registration of a
standard character mark would entitle you to use and protect the
mark in any font style, size, or color"</b> and the others don't.
I look forward to our discussion today and note again that it is
this clear distinction that original rules captured when they
created the TMCH Database, TM Claims and Sunrise period. <br>
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Best, Kathy<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/2/2017 1:01 AM, Mary Wong wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Staff has
updated the table of open TMCH questions (on design marks,
GIs and TMCH matching rules) with the new proposal on GIs
submitted on Friday by Jonathan Agmon (see attached
document). Given the ongoing Working Group discussions on
the mailing list on some of these topics, we have not
attempted to summarize the specific discussion items and
sub-topics, but we will be happy to do so if this will be
helpful.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Also
attached is the staff-prepared glossary of terms relating to
design marks and GIs, which we have updated slightly to note
the new Amending Regulation in the EU concerning the
definition of a trademark. We hope the glossary is helpful
to everyone in distinguishing and/or defining many of the
terms and usages around design/device/composite/figurative
marks, collective and certification marks, GIs and
appellations of origin, etc.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">You may also
wish to note that WIPO maintains a searchable database of
the IP laws of many countries, which you can specify the
country of search as well as the type of IP right (e.g.
copyright, GIs, industrial design, patents, trademarks etc.)
for which you are seeking the applicable legislation or
treaty:
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/">http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks and
cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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