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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Boots, Daniel L <daniel.boots@dentons.com>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 4, 2024 1:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> PTO Petition for Cancellation vs, Federal Action to Order PTO to Cancel TM Regn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Carl - would you please pose this query to the group:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Client wishes to pursue the cancellation of a federal registration for the mark XXXX (generic descriptor) GROUP that it feels is clearly confusing with its extensive family of long-existing
XXXX marks for similar (generic descriptor) services. Opponent’s mark registered 5+ years ago but they are yet to file their Sec. 8/15 Declaration with the PTO. Section 14 of the Trademark Act (15 USC 1064) limits the grounds upon which we can raise in a petition
to cancel filed with the TTAB if the petition is filed more than five years from the date of registration. This limitation of grounds does <i>not</i> depend on the</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">ir</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">
filing of a §15 affidavit. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">We cannot
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">file a </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">mere
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">cancellation action in federal court (akin to an “in rem” cybersquatting action</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">?</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">)</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">,
so what is our best option - file an infringement/unfair comp action in federal court and include a prayer asking the Court to order the PTO to cancel the registration</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">? And if so, m</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">ay</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">
it be filed in DC </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">(home of the PTO),
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">or </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">are we forced to file in
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">the home district of the opponent
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">to perfect personal jurisdiction.
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Any </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">insights
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">would be greatly appreciated!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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