Leo Stoller
Rentamark.com
P O Box 35189
Chicago, IL 60707-0189
Re: Freedom of Expression
July 22, 2005
Dear Mr. Stoller,
Please be advised that we are stakeholders in the Freedom of Expression� Security Consortium (FESC), which, as our motto states, �regulates freedom in the marketplace of ideas.� We are writing in response to your infringing use of FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, a federally registered trademark that is controlled by FESC member Kembrew McLeod, who owns the domain http://freedomofexpression.us. This mark, granted by the USPTO on January 6, 1998, is also used as the title of Dr. McLeod�s book, published in 2005 by Doubleday/Random House.
In the July 4, 2005 New York Times article about your business, �He Says He Owns the Word �Stealth,�� you said, �If a trademark owner doesn�t go up to the plate each day and police his mark, he will be overrun by third-party infringers.� Also, as you state on Rentamark.com, �There is no free well-known intellectual property left in the 21st Century. No free rides!� As a group that monitors unauthorized uses of FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, we couldn�t agree more.
In the course of policing FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, we at FESC (consisting of the websites freedomofexpression.us, freedomofexpression.org, freedom-of-expression.org, and freedom-of-expression.com) have learned of your infringement, which can be found at this URL: http://www.rentamark.com/e-marks/E-I/e-i.html.
We are troubled by (1) your unrestrained use of FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION and (2) the fact that you have offered to license this phrase to third parties without permission. After all, not just anybody can utilize FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, and it is clear that your use of this phrase constitutes unfair competition and a blurring and tarnishing of this federally registered mark.
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION will be substantially and irreparably damaged should this infringement continue. We, therefore, demand that Rentamark.com immediately cease and desist using FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION within five days. We eagerly await your response.
Very truly yours,
Kembrew McLeod
http://freedomofexpression.us/
Freedom of Expression� Security Consortium
1037 E. Washington St.
Iowa City, IA 52240
kembrew@freedomofexpression.us
cc:
John Joseph Bachir http://freedomofexpression.org/
Fletcher Moore http://freedom-of-expression.com/
Julie Gilberg http://freedom-of-expression.org/
ha. like fish in a barrel.
Brilliant! Please do post his reply if there is any.
…only in America, priceless (oops, sorry mastercard)
I love it! Nice work. and the logo rocks.
…brought a tear to my eye.
God Bless America
Stoller has now been enjoined as a vexatious litigant and barred from filing any more lawsuits or trademark oppositions without first getting permission from the court. The bankruptcy judge has also revealed how Stoller’s business scheme was working. See, http://www.roylance.com/Uploads/CentralMfgCo/Order%20w%20findings%20and%20conclusions.pdf and http://www.roylance.com/Uploads/CentralMfgCo/Final%20Order%20executed.pdf.
Stoller has been around for soooooooooooooo long and has been a pain in the backside of many a trademark owner, as well as, PTO examiners! I’d say its about time this guy gets his due!!
Someone with judicial leverage should look into Stoller’s financial treatment of his wife and children, which surpasses his trademark infringement antics.
No worries people. Leo & Chris Stoller are about to be taken out.
Intriguing. Tell us more!
I am glad to report that yesterday, January 21, 2009, after being on the run for several months, Christopher Stoller had a bench warrant issued for his arrest in Maricopa County, Arizona at 9:30 am and was apprehended in the afternoon. He is in deep trouble, facing felony convictions with aggravating circumstances. There is a strong likelihood that he will spend the rest of his pathetic, wretched life in jail. Leo is next!
Christopher’s last trial appearance…
http://www.courtminutes.maricopa.gov/docs/Criminal/022009/m3587850.pdf
He has to stay in jail until a later date. He looked so cute in his black stripes and pink underwear. LOL I can’t wait to see him back in court on April 21st. LOL
Leo Stoller is in Jail ?
Chris Stoller is in Jail ?
Leo Stoller is in Jail ?
Chris Stoller is in Jail ?
WTF
Wait a minute. Chris Stoller is in Az jail right Now?\
And his brother Leo Stoller ?
No way….
stollerexposed.blog.com
Let’s try to keep it clean, people. Nobody despises Leo Stoller and his way of doing things more than the Leo Stoller Truth Serum Blog, but don’t forget that there are children involved. Children don’t choose their bloodlines, and they deserve a chance in life. There is enough stuff out there about Leo Stoller and Christopher Stoller’s dealings that is a matter of public record– it is obvious that they lay carnage to everything they touch. And family is probably no exception. But innocent kids might be reading this someday, and they don’t deserve to re-live the personal horrors they may or may not have already experienced.
Christopher Stoller is in jail in Arizona. Leo Stoller was in Cook County jail for nine days for psychiatric evaluation pending further proceedings for criminal contempt. There it is.
Your my hero Chili. How do you do it?!
On February 11, 2010, the Illinois Appellate Court (First District) granted an order taking judicial notice that Leo Stoller had been deceptive.
The Illinois Appellate Court, on its own motion, also ordered that Leo Stoller show cause as to why he should not be held in Contempt of Court regarding sixteen appeals. The Court also ordered Leo Stoller to show cause as to why those appeals should not be dismissed.
The Illinois Appellate Court entered the orders in view of an earlier order entered by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. In that order, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that Leo Stoller had been deceptive and referred the matter to the U.S. Attorney to determine whether Leo Stoller should be prosecuted for perjury.
Read the document at: http://www.scribd.com/doc/27037025/LEO-STOLLER-JUDICIALLY-NOTICED-FOR-DECEPTION
LEO STOLLER’S APPEALS DISMISSED EN MASSE
On March 15, 2010, the Appellate Court of Illinois (First Judicial District) entered an order dismissing several appeals filed by Leo Stoller. The matter came before the court on the court’s own rule to show cause why Leo Stoller should not be held in contempt and the appeals dismissed. In this order, the Appellate Court of Illinois (First Judicial District) noted that it had taken judicial notice of an order entered by the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in the matter of In re Leo D. Stoller, No. 08-4240 (7th Cir., Dec. 4. 2009). In that order, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit found that Leo Stoller had been deceptive and referred the matter to the U.S. Attorney for determination of whether Stoller should be prosecuted for perjury. The Appellate Court of Illinois (First Judicial District) also noted that Leo Stoller had filed a response to the matter before it on February 19, 2010, and that Leo Stoller had contradicted himself in his response. This order follows a long history of sanctions against Leo Stoller. Several courts have noted that Leo Stoller’s “lack of credibility is a matter of public record.”
Read the documents at:
http://www.scribd.com/people/documents/19780984-leo-stoller-truth-serum-blog
i dont know who u are “bernice stoller” but your not the real bernice stoller< sadly she did pass away and its unfortaute that someone is trying to be her, please let her name rest in peace- her beloved granddaughter stephanie
You sound like a nice young woman, Ms. Stoller. You are right. There is no reason for talk like that about your grandmother or anyone else who has nothing to do with any of this. I hope people heed your comments and wish you peace and happiness.
U.S. DISTRICT COURT BANS LEO STOLLER
In a Memorandum Opinion and Order issued by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Eastern Division) on April 26, 2010, Chief Judge James F. Holderman clarifies the effect of a December 4, 2009 order issed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit regarding the filing ban imposed on Leo Stoller.
The December 4, 2009 order issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit banned Leo Stoller from further filings in that court– in what is commonly referred to as a ‘Mack’ bar– for engaging in deceitful behavior. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ordered that the Mack bar against Leo Stoller is to remain in effect until at least December 4, 2011.
In the Opinion and Order issued by the U.S. District Court for the Northern of Illinois, the Honorable James F. Holderman notes that the Seventh Circuit ordered ”‘the clerks of all federal courts in this circuit… to return unfiled any papers submitted either directly or indirectly by [Leo] [Stoller] or on [Stoller's] behalf.’”
Therefore, the U.S. District Court reasoned, the plain language of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals’ Order requires that Leo Stoller be barred from initiating any new lawsuits in the Northern District of Illinois, and that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois cannot permit Leo Stoller to litigate his claims in that court.
Leo Stoller currently represents himself to the public as the executive director of the “Americans for the Enforcement of Attorney Ethics (AEAE)”, which he claims “is a not for profit group that advocates the strict enforcement of attorney ethics since 1974.”
Read the documents at: http://www.scribd.com/doc/31292372/U-S-DISTRICT-COURT-BANS-LEO-STOLLER
Stephanie — I’ve deleted the comment in question and the responses to it. Thanks.