Emily Troper

When my oldest son attended the (almost 60 year old) freeschool, Play
Mountain Place, 11 years ago, their workshops and materials for
parents were all called Peaceful Parenting and had been for many
years - I still have the booklet with the title. Oh, looks like they
are still calling it that, see here: http://playmountain.org/
ihep_adults.htm

Kathy Culwell

Sandra will you have your book at the HSC conference available for purchase?

Kathy

----- Original Message -----
From: Sandra Dodd
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:03 PM
Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] Re: Peaceful Parenting


-=-. I think I just may order one of
those tapes. Do you have any left? If you like you could just give it
to me for free and I just may send you a really "nice" card, that just
might have a "nice" gift in it.
-=-

I do.
I don't have many, which I guess is good.

Could you tell when she registered "Peaceful Parenting"? (How did
you find proof of registration?)

Also, speaking of orderings of things, postage is going up soon. I
didn't raise my listed rates when it went up the last time. It was
five cents over. Now it will be 60 cents over, and I should raise
the rate. Bummer.

So if anyone wants to order books before the rate change in mid-May,
please do. I have the old stamps still... I'll have to buy new new
ones soon.

http://sandradodd.com/puddlebook

Sandra

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Sandra Dodd

Thanks!

The link to the page had a space in it, but it's right here:
http://playmountain.org/ihep_adults.htm

I'll gather up things like this for a second letter to my "cease-and-
desist" friend. Thanks.



Sandra

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jenstarc4

I checked, she did register the name "peaceful parenting". Although,
I'm not sure how she did it with so many people before her already
using it. It was a bad choice on her end to use such common language
that others had already used to make books, presentation, and other
informative things. Then to turn around and ask everyone to stop using
it because it now belongs to her.

Actually, I find it morally and ethically repugnant, but laws don't
recognize my feelings on the matter!

Honestly Sandra, you do so much to help people parent more peacefully,
than that woman ever will. While, she may help a few, she charges
money for a product that is readily available for free from many
sources all over the internet and in many many books. This kind of
thing really gets to me.

All this has suddenly spurned an interest in your tape that may become
illegal to call peaceful parenting. I think I just may order one of
those tapes. Do you have any left? If you like you could just give it
to me for free and I just may send you a really "nice" card, that just
might have a "nice" gift in it.

Sandra Dodd

-=-. I think I just may order one of
those tapes. Do you have any left? If you like you could just give it
to me for free and I just may send you a really "nice" card, that just
might have a "nice" gift in it.
-=-

I do.
I don't have many, which I guess is good.


Could you tell when she registered "Peaceful Parenting"? (How did
you find proof of registration?)

Also, speaking of orderings of things, postage is going up soon. I
didn't raise my listed rates when it went up the last time. It was
five cents over. Now it will be 60 cents over, and I should raise
the rate. Bummer.

So if anyone wants to order books before the rate change in mid-May,
please do. I have the old stamps still... I'll have to buy new new
ones soon.

http://sandradodd.com/puddlebook

Sandra




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Sandra Dodd

I meant to say thanks for these kind words:

"Honestly Sandra, you do so much to help people parent more peacefully,
than that woman ever will."

You're nice to say that.
Nonsense like her claim on the term is the kind of stuff that erodes
my desire to continue to help people. I get tired.


Sandra

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emmy

below is what i copied from the page-you can see she was approved in 2004. but if you search the copyright she published her book in 2000 but in 2002 another book with the SAME title was published! obviously she waited another year before TM it!

but if you read the email i sent before you can see via the copyright office website-an article/periodical can't copyright a title....

realistically she will have to sue a bit of people to stop using the title as its popular/common and BEFORE her TM... so she really doesn't have the right to use it!

anyhow you can find it when you search here

http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=searchss&state=sh8j64.2.1

hopefully that link will work if not here's the home page

http://www.uspto.gov/index.html

Word Mark PEACEFUL PARENTING Goods and Services IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Educational services, namely conducting workshops and providing educational speakers in the field of parenting. FIRST USE: 20000608. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20000608
Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
Design Search Code Serial Number 76518477
Filing Date May 6, 2003
Current Filing Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1A
Published for Opposition December 16, 2003
Registration Number 2821065
Registration Date March 9, 2004
Owner (REGISTRANT) Peaceful Parenting, Inc. CORPORATION RHODE ISLAND 3646 Commodore Perry Highway Wakefield RHODE ISLAND 02879
Attorney of Record Cristina M. Offenberg
Disclaimer NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "PARENTING" APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN
Type of Mark SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

hth!

emmy

www.cafepress.com/emmytofa
www.emmytofa.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Sandra Dodd
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 1:03 PM
Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] Re: Peaceful Parenting


-=-. I think I just may order one of
those tapes. Do you have any left? If you like you could just give it
to me for free and I just may send you a really "nice" card, that just
might have a "nice" gift in it.
-=-

I do.
I don't have many, which I guess is good.

Could you tell when she registered "Peaceful Parenting"? (How did
you find proof of registration?)

Also, speaking of orderings of things, postage is going up soon. I
didn't raise my listed rates when it went up the last time. It was
five cents over. Now it will be 60 cents over, and I should raise
the rate. Bummer.

So if anyone wants to order books before the rate change in mid-May,
please do. I have the old stamps still... I'll have to buy new new
ones soon.

http://sandradodd.com/puddlebook

Sandra

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Sandra Dodd

-=-Sandra will you have your book at the HSC conference available for
purchase?-=-

Yes! And nobody better trademark "Moving a Puddle" because it
doesn't even make SENSE outside of that one essay. <bwg>

Sandra

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Sandra Dodd

-=->
> Could you tell when she registered "Peaceful Parenting"? (How did
> you find proof of registration?)
>
http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=3vk6n1.2.1-=-

Well darn her. She's evil.

Thanks for finding that.

I think "Peacefully Parenting" sounds dorky, but I need to name the
talk something, the talk that's already scheduled for the HSC
conference.
Parenting in Peace doesn't mean quite the same thing at all. <g>

I'm so bummed at this woman's action and her lawyer and whoever's
saying "Okay" to people trademarking something so common and so in use.



Sandra

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jenstarc4

> Yes! And nobody better trademark "Moving a Puddle" because it
> doesn't even make SENSE outside of that one essay. <bwg>
>
> Sandra
>

Personally I think trademarking common language really stinks,
especially as it makes for awkward usage of language to avoid the use
of a trademarked word or phrase that would otherwise be the best
choice of wording.

Microsoft is really bad at trademarking common words and phrases.
Actually they are just really bad at lots of things that infringe on
the daily lives of people using computers. That's really a whole
other can of worms though.

It's just the general idea that someone like that woman can use a
common phrase and corner the market on peaceful parenting and claim
that others can't use it because she owns it. I personally believe
she does not, whether the law says she does or not. I know I'm not
alone in this belief. I think I may even just start heading pages in
my blog with that term, just because I'm onery.

jenstarc4

>
> I'm so bummed at this woman's action and her lawyer and whoever's
> saying "Okay" to people trademarking something so common and so in
use.
>
>
>
> Sandra

Me too! I am going to be writing her because I really hate that she's
done that too. I won't be mentioning your name when I do, I certainly
don't want her thinking that you are taking action against her, or that
you have a large following of folks or anything. Because that would
just give her more cause to pursue action against you.

I wonder how many people she is going after? There are soooo many
folks with that phrase in their writings.

Vicki Dennis

Sandra, does this mean you plan to remove "peaceful parenting" from your
vocabulary? Tell me it ain't so.

vicki


On 4/18/07, Sandra Dodd <Sandra@...> wrote:
>
> -
>
> I think "Peacefully Parenting" sounds dorky, but I need to name the
> talk something, the talk that's already scheduled for the HSC
> conference.
>
> I'
>


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Sandra Dodd

-=-Sandra, does this mean you plan to remove "peaceful parenting"
from your
vocabulary? Tell me it ain't so.-=-

I just used it in the first place because it was descriptive of what
I was talking about and I was under the mistaken impression that
words in the dictionary were free for the use of anyone.

How ignorant could I be!?

Sandra

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Sandra Dodd

-=-Disclaimer NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE
"PARENTING" APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN -=-

Does that mean if I handwrite it or use a different font....?

-=-Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING -=-

Maybe if it's just not typed...

(I feel quite grumbly and grumpy...)

Sandra

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diana jenner

I just noticed Kirby has trademarked his name on MySpace ~ I see he has a
sense of humor about your PP situation :)

~diana :)
xoxoxoxo
hannahbearski.blogspot.com


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Sandra Dodd

-=-I just noticed Kirby has trademarked his name on MySpace ~ I see
he has a
sense of humor about your PP situation :)-=-

He's had that there for a few weeks. It's part one of the "Nintendo
owes me a bunch of money" or some such.
He doesn't know about the other thing. <g>

Sandra

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