Intellectual Property Law

Chapter 4 Putting It Into Words Solution

Draft a letter to Gregory Young, a client, confirming the filing of a trademark application
for CLUSTER CUPS for snack foods and explaining the benefits of claiming priority
under the Paris Convention if he wishes to file for protection of the mark in foreign
countries.

Dear Mr. Young:

We are pleased to confirm the filing of a trademark application with the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office for CLUSTER CUPS for snack foods. The
application was filed on Month Day, Year and has been assigned the
following serial number: xx/xxxxxx.

If you wish to file an application for this mark in any foreign countries,
please let us know as soon as possible. Under the Paris Convention, it is
possible to file applications in most foreign countries within six months of the
filing date in the United States and obtain or “capture” the benefit or
priority of the earlier U.S. filing date. Thus, to obtain the benefit of this U.S.
filing date, applications in any countries that are members of the Paris
Convention must be filed no later than Month Day, Year.

We will continue to monitor the progress of this application at the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office and provide you with periodic reports. Please
contact us if you have any questions or comments.

Sincerely,

Law Firm