glad to see Tochis and jeffare still on MOPO!
its funny how many people over 24 years i was lucky to meet onthe
site...
I have been dealing with myown legal issues..on my 42 yearold trademark
that was challenged intheUSpatentoffice....
Its considered incontestable after 6 years canonly be challenged
underone thing
ifyou abandon theuse ofthe name...
fact is ive neverabadoned the na,me andmopo posts shouldprove
it...Notonly havea sold alltheitems listed onthe mark,,but actually more
and broader then most as over the 42 years i went into making movie
memorabilia for every studio on earth, also in
Gemany.Italy,austrailia,japan.sweden.UK...
sothis China firme withdeep poscker decidedtosteal my nae by filing
false statements with theuspto.....
well the atty filed a withdrawal fthe cancellation last friday...however
it does not say with prejidice so that meaans technically it can be
reopend which is cauing me much loss oftime as i had toanswer the
alegation myselfinthepatentoffice....
yep perfectspeller tom filed a answer..by myself..at sametimeits
beeneducational..
To giveyou someinfoa suit typically costs 220K-400K yo defend ..so this
DFGproductionsatty said well coexsist with us...inotherwords..k
let them be dream Factory also to release movies content .tshirts
boks..andmemotrabilia..
In myopinion it would cause dilution ofthe mark and confusion..
wheni was asked well why didnt you complain about Spielbergs Dreamworks
as they could confuse you with him orvse versa...
I said to Linwood Dunnwhoasked methat..I said look Stevenb and Zemeckis
andCapra are myalltime fave directors....Ifsomeone confused me with
themI could only benefit..bec they have doesome of my facve films
ever...
thats why i never complained...Speilberg anddreamworks I was told paid
over 400K to get the clearence ofthe namme which i dont eventhing ever
fot a registration....® is onlywhenyou geta federaltrademark
Ive made close to 5 millioninsales over the life of the mark as i
startedin1977...as ive stated inposts on mope i want todo more for kids
andthe industry to use my history forgood stuff......
by the way everone knws i believeinGod..andi believeallHollywoods
spirits are watching me andthis sad event...matterof facet..leah adler
stevens mm..amd Debbie Reynolds, Carrie fishers..I feel are saying dont
give up///as all hollywoods dreamers were people like walt disney,Capra,
Mel Blanc ..all had similar storys rtrials andtribulations..
Ive almost considered it my right f passage....as Ive learned so much...
wheni think about itall Ive been so lucky to evenget this far..the
hardest part is the fearofloss ...Mysales have been small as i recovered
froma divorce in2000 had to buy a new home..car,,andstart on ebay like i
did in1977 ne sale at a time..i had many cutomers that knew me so I wa
abletodo bulk deals andi supply museums...likeabe lincold...matterof
facet stevendonated Lincoln costumes..to the abe lincoln as i made them
a movie camera replica....als Aenld schwarzennegger bout like 1000
clapboards in2007 while he was governorof Califrnia....i made my movie
reel clocks ,,sold books ,stills magazines..and still haveoodles...i am
justslower..I paid my sales and feder taxes..schedule c..Ive kept my
website up andmy facebook dreamfactory andHollywood dream factry up...my
dreamfactory on ebay.....a po bx....allthe fees.I paid the patet office
uspto the 1000 fee to keep current..andi did this inspit of surgerys on
my eyes...I just sold dirtyharry and a betles pic....
the funnypart is i have memorabilis going back t wheni stard 1977 and
before going back to 20s 30s and 40s 50s...I also sell pop
culture..toys comics..andactuall filmamker gearlikeold projectors...ive
advertised inallthetradepaperslikebig reel, movie collectrs
world..classsic images..starlog.premire ,Rolling stone...
I reinvested aall my money back intothebusiness...like many have
done...andsurei lost money too...
Ive been attacked before andin1993 so this is the 2nd time....this was
very very stressfulas my entire life was entertainment andHollywood
dream Factory® i want tothank my friends for supportandthank God...andmy
customers.....
I told the atty whatif his law license was taken away would he be
stressed???
like Michael Coen...as I amsure his stres is more then mine..so I feeel
sympathy for him...
I just told the infringers to cease and desist..thatwas all andthey
wentahead andstillfiled a application...thepatent office denied
themBased on my mark....s instead of stopping they filed a
cancellationagaint me on dec 13 2018,,,,,,,withouta nymerit,truth or
evidence and statedtotheUspto I didnt sell any memorabilia
ofposters.magazines ofanythingandhad stopped all use ofmy mark..tal
false ...so,,,I aked a fbi agent...do you believe ther are good peple
Inthe world more thenthe bad ones???he said yes i dio Tom
I asked melBlanc innove 1976 Mel cani be honestand stay in show biz???he
said yes tomther are somegood guys andnotso nice guys nework withthegood
ones..Kirk douglas was mels friend and also fromBermuda whenmy mom was
from.....im sicilian...andmy great grandmther used tohave tea withMark
twain....inBermuda...so...mylessonand why I dont giveup is I have met
more good guys then bad guyslike My mpo family...Ill neverstop believing
ther are god ppeople...
ironically inits a wonderful life my fave filmofalltime, clerncethe
angel give Geaorge a book Tomsawyer andthe end sceneitflips open and
says nomans a failure who has friends.....as itwas the friends and
familt andGod that saved Geaorge..andlove....God bless everyone...andI
am not sure who has helped meout there but i know there are more good
guys then bad guts andi evenfeelsorry for the bad ones as they have just
gotsick soulds,,we canallfall and we canallget back up andpayit forward
so young peple learn that love is the bestanswer toallworld isseues
nothate not hurtingor bullies...
I am donatinga friend star trek plates to the popculture superhero
colitionstartted by Chase masterson in2013 tocombat bullies inschools
andhelp kids..so I know there is hope..willaimshatner will be inToledo
March 7 thutrs..andrew andhis wiff will see if willian willsignthe
plates so the can be auctioned offto help the 501c3 nonprofit group...so
i am tryingto do stuff evenwith my own adversarial issues...
wheni asked God why allthis???the answwer i gotwas how couldyou
understandthe afflicted ifyu didnt knw whatit felt
likeyourself......???so I just hopei can help others..I will dontate my
timeto helpotherwithintellectul property issues as i am getinglads of
experience..I know whats it liketo be financiallyunable to pay 500k
lawsuits...whenyou have helth issues amdhave been bullied...so ina
way...suffering builds thesoul...more thenif we get bailed outat every
issue....
Bernie sanders is courage andforttude to me...as he de n
notlikeinjustice like me...
lookat theodds??
wheni volunteered lat tie his assistant showed meThomas mertn books and
said evenif we standup to injustice its important..
God bless everyone...
Arnold is in Columbus ohio this weekend..small world eh??
On 2019-03-03 02:19, Toochis r wrote:
Wow Jeff,
Take good care. The weather’s been brutal.
Toochis
On Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 4:54 PM Jeff Potokar <[email protected]>
wrote:
I didn’t see it at all, Jim (tho I was without power, internet or
heat, here in the midwest for 26 hours, from Sun nite to Mon nite).
Hopefully someone can re-post?
Jeff
On Feb 25, 2019, at 9:49 PM, James Gresham
<[email protected]> wrote:
I got a notice today concerning the Haggard case. However, I am
having difficulty opening the message. Did anyone else get that
and get it opened? TY Jim
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