Renzi v. Cristiano Ronaldo - CR7 Trademark Ex. a Demand Letter

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ristia

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d,

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e

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world.

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e

ma

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main

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wards

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ifth

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rated

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pten

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wax

work

of

him at

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dame Tu

ssaud

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don.

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t

he exc

eption

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year

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tiano

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ateur

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ult, a

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June

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ate

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the 1

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as CR7.

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ation

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we

ll

aware

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fame

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stiano Ronalda

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is

CR7

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ame and identit

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we

ll

as

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nt comm

ercial

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ciated

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randed u

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RISTIAN

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25,

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e CR7 des

ignation.

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sumers

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ieve the

clothing

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randed u

nder

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s

CR

7

m

ark are

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how asso

ciated w

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tiano Ro

naldo

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ner (wh

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ern and CR7 CR

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arks),

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and

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TIANO

RONAL

DO ma

rks

are

so c.losely

tied

to the fam

e and

re.putatio

n of Crist

iano

R

enaldo,

that a co

nnection

with th

e soccer

player

w

ould

imm

ediately

be

pres

umed

by

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ral pu

blic

wh

en encount

el'ing Re

gistrant

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quely

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akably

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ark soug

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ts

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