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L.L.C. is a manufacturer of playground L.L.C. is a manufacturer of playground and amusement amusementpark park equipment. equipment. and Soft Play, Play, L.L.C. L.L.C. markets markets its its playplaySoft ground and amusement park equipground and amusement park equipment under under the the trademark trademark SOFT SOFT PLAY PLAY ment in Class Class 28. 28. Soft Soft Play, Play, L.L.C. L.L.C. is is the the ownownin er of Federal Registration No. er of Federal Registration No. 1,628,428 for for SOFT SOFT PLAY. PLAY. 1,628,428 Soft Play, Play, L.L.C. L.L.C. has has extensively extensively used used Soft and promoted the SOFT PLAY mark at and promoted the SOFT PLAY mark at considerable expense and effort, over considerable expense and effort, over aa longperiod period of oftime, time, with with the the result result that that long Soft Play, Play, L.L.C. L.L.C. has has developed developed extenextenSoft sive good good will will in in the the SOFT SOFT PLAY PLAY mark mark sive and the the mark markhas has become become aa valuable valuable asasand set. The The federally federally registered registered SOFT SOFT set. PLAY trademark trademark identifies identifies Soft Soft Play, Play, PLAY L.L.C.'srights rights in in its its federally federally registered registered L.L.C.'s mark SOFT SOFT PLAY. PLAY. mark We must insist that that you you not not use use the the We must insist phrase "soft play" either to indicate a phrase "soft play" either to indicate a of Soft Soft source of ofgoods goods other other than than those those of source Play, L.L.C. L.L.C. or or to to indicate indicate aa type type of of Play, goods. The name for such goods is playgoods. The name for such goods is playground and and amusement amusement park park equipequipground ment; however, however, there there are aremore more sepcific sepcific ment; names for for each each type type of of such such equipment. equipment. names We must must insist insist that that you you not not use use the the We phrase "soft "softplay" play" in in its its entirety entirety other other phrase than as as our our federally federally registered registered tradetradethan mark and that you refer to all such mark and that you refer to all such productsby by their their appropriate appropriate general general or or products specific names. specific names. that Soft Soft Play, Play, L.L.C. L.L.C. will will Be advised advised that Be be vigilant vigilant in in protecting protecting its its rights rights in in the the be trademark and in all of its intellectual trademark and in all of its intellectual property. If Ifyour your company company continues continues its its property. of our our SOFT SOFT PLAY PLAY mark mark improper use use of improper or confusingly confusingly similar similar language language which which or might cause a likelihood of confusion as might cause a likelihood of confusion as to the the source source of ofthe the products, products, Soft Soft Play Play to L.L.C. would would take take legal legal action action to to enenL.L.C. force its rights. force its rights. Ken Schober Ken Soft Play, L.L.C. L.L.C. Soft Play, Charlotte, NC NC Charlotte, Be assured assured that that Play Play Meter Meter will will use use the the Be term soft soft activity activity zones, zones, as as does does the the InterInterterm national Association Association of ofFamily Family EnterEnternational tainment Centers Centers or or soft soft modular modularplay. play. tainment We are are printing printingKen's Ken's letter letter to to warn warn othothWe may not be aware that soft play is ers that ers that may not be aware that soft play is o trademarkedname. name. Coincidentally, Coincidentally, this this aatrademarked letter came came as as the the result result of ofaa solicitation solicitation letter to companies companies making making the the soft soft modular modular to IMPERIAL INTERNATIONAL p lay equipment equipment so so we we could could write write aa story story play a division of H. 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