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4.2.3

Name of claimant(cont'd)

II.

Variant form of claimant's name(cont'd)

d.

Abbreviations, initials, etc.(cont'd)

2.

(cont'd)

(b)

(cont'd)

assertion as to use of the designation as a trade name will generally be ac­cepted without further question. (See topic 4.2.3.II.d.5, below)

(c)

Examples where registration is refused:

(1)

In notice:

O.L.

In application:

Oliver Lemming

(2)

In notice:

C

In application:

Caledonian Boar Hunts, Inc.

(3)

In notice:

Or. Pst. Frd. Cb.

In application:

Oregon Postalworkers Friendship Club

(4)

In notice:

© 1959 Circles and Squares"

In application:

(covering a fabric design entitled "Circles and Squares"): "Harp­ weaver Fabrics, Inc."

3.

When the designation in the notice appears to be a trade name, an accepted alternative de8ignation, or similar variant under which the public may be able to identity the claimant, a new application will be requested, reflecting the designation in the notice, the full name, and the relationship between them.

(a)

Whenever possible, the applicant should be encouraged to state the claimant in line 1 of the application in the following order: (1) variant designation exactly as it appears in the notice, (2) relationship between the variant and the full name, (3) the full name. This will not always be possible in cases where the relationship is expressed as "doing business as", "trading as", etc.