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So I'm going to read
a couple of pieces

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from a new project called
"Civilian Border Patrol."

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Seemed apropos.

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So the chapters from this work
are titled after gap sections.

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So Chapter 12: Market access,
demand, supply, pat down,

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inter alia.

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Setting: United States
Patent and Trademark Office.

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"1996.

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Egg patty, US design
patent 376251.

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1996.

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Fat-free bread stuffing process,
therefore Canadian patent

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2174824.

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1997.

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Simulated egg patty,
US patent 5260735.

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On December 7, 1998, Robert's
American Gourmet and New York

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Corporation--

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Tortillas date back as far as
10,000 years before Christ.

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It was the principal
food of the Aztecs.

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--filed an application to
register on the Principal

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Register the mark St.
John's Wort Tortilla

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for 'herbal and natural snacks'
in International Class '30--

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The main diet of
these people was corn.

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--Applicant claim
dates of first use

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and first use in commerce,
Merlin development, food

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product development,
and research.

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1998.

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Composition and method for
flavoring popcorn product, US

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patent 5750166.

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1996 tortillas, having increased
flexibility and process,

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therefore Canadian
patent 2174816--

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As time went on,
the Indians learned

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to soak the corn kernels
in the lime solution

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until the skins came off.

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--Tortilla Industry
Association announces

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2004 Hall of Fame recipients.

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The awards were given during the
2004 TIA annual convention held

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jointly this year
with the American

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Association of Cereal Chemists.

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The examining
attorney, inter alia,

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refused registration
of the proposed

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mark as merely descriptive.

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Under Section 2E1 of the
Trademark Act 15 USC 2E1

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and stated that
the proposed mark

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appears to be
generic of the goods,

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including as evidence
a dictionary definition

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of the word tortilla--

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Tortilla was the name
given by the Spaniards

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to the unleavened flatbread
they found in Mexico

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among the Aztec in
the 16th century.

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--and printouts from
a few websites showing

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uses of St. John's Wort
as an herbal ingredient or

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nutritional supplement.

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Obviously, the Barnes
& Noble's operation

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is imitating amazon.com, but
businesses have always done so.

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If a Mexican restaurant
becomes popular in town,

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other Mexican restaurants
are sure to follow.

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La Tortilla Loca is
owned and operated

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by Richard and Imelda
Rubin, husband and wife,

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in a small town of
Rio Rico, Arizona.

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We are a minority-run business.

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1993.

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Microwavable batter-coated dough
and robed foodstuff, US patent

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5120552.

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1990.

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Controlling the texture
of microwaved brownies,

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US patent 4940595.

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1990.

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Taco shell and method of
manufacture, US patent 4950490.

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The situation
would be comparable

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to a Mexican restaurant
patenting tortillas or tamales

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to prevent competition from
other Mexican restaurants.

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In addition, the examining
attorney held that

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the identification of goods
'herbal and natural snacks' was

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indefinite, with Imelda Rubin
as president and 51% owner,

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and Richard Rubin as responsible
for sales and marketing--

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In Mexico, a young
girl will spend

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years learning the secrets to
making the perfect tortilla.

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Today, tortillas are prepared
using the same ingredients,

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but machines have
replaced the Indian women.

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--In response,
applicant, inter alia,

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submitted an amendment to the
identification of goods to be

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read 'herbal and natural
snacks,' namely tortilla chips,

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tortilla shells containing
St. John's Wort--

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Tortillas have gone
from an ethnic food

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to mainstream in
the United States.

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We are very excited to be
part of an industry that

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has been so well-accepted
in the mainstream.

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While nobody to date has
succeeded in patenting tamales,

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one Mexican
restaurant in Houston

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has already won a suit
against another restaurant

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for copying its decor.

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Fisher.

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1999.

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All our products come with
a 100% customer satisfaction

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guarantee.

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--Other patents pending."

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