<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">The conclusion in Kevin's last paragraph below was the same I reached when thinking about this. Also, maybe the question can be resolved by asking what are the pleadings in an opposition? My understanding is that the pleadings are the notice of opposition and answer, see 37 C.F.R. § 2.116(c) and TBMP 302. So the application's use date is not part of a pleading and is not evidence. Therefore, it isn’t a "date of first use on which defendant can rely”.<div><br></div><div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Ramón</div><div><br></div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Mar 8, 2024, at 4:11 PM, Kevin Grierson <kgrierson@cm.law> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">I think you’re conflating the date to be proved and what needs to be plead. The opposer needs to allege use prior to applicant’s first use, but I think at the pleading stage opposer wouldn’t have to allege use prior to a specific date claimed by the applicant, just an allegation of use by opposer and a claim that opposer’s use was earlier than applicant’s actual use date to be proved at trial. <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">I agree the wording in the TBMP is odd, but it’s hard to conceive that a claimed and unproven DOFU in an application can foreclose an opposition by someone who started use after that unproven date.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 673px; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0in;"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 673px; 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font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Roberto Ledesma <<a href="mailto:rl@everythingtrademarks.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">rl@everythingtrademarks.com</a>><br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, March 8, 2024 3:04 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Carl Oppedahl <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Kevin Grierson <<a href="mailto:kgrierson@cm.law" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">kgrierson@cm.law</a>>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:rvela@velacordova.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">rvela@velacordova.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [E-trademarks] Alleging Priority in Notice of Opposition<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0.75pt;"><div style="border: 3pt solid red; padding: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: center; line-height: 12pt; background: red;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: white;">EXTERNAL EMAIL<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Kevin and Ramon -- thank you for your comments. My initial impression was the same, I'm just thrown off by the TBMP section on pleading priority, which states that the Opposer's filing date for purposes of properly asserting priority must be prior to any date of first use on which the defendant/Applicant can rely:<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">"A plaintiff must plead (and later prove) priority of use. In order to properly assert priority, a plaintiff must allege facts showing proprietary rights in its pleaded mark that are prior to defendant’s rights in the challenged mark. Such rights may be shown by, for example, ownership of an application with a filing date (or a registration with an underlying application filing date)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><u>prior to any date of first use on which defendant can rely</u></b>, prior trademark or service mark use, or prior use analogous to trademark or service mark use."<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">If the defendant/Applicant asserts a date of first use in the opposed application that is earlier than the Opposer's filing date, then that is obviously an earlier date of first use on which the defendant can rely. None of the cases cited in the TBMP section address this particular fact pattern, which is surprising to me.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">RL<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">On Fri, Mar 8, 2024 at 2:19<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span>PM Kevin Grierson via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></div><div><blockquote style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: none; padding: 0in 0in 0in 6pt; margin: 5pt 0in 5pt 4.8pt;"><div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Right. I don’t have case law for it, but I have to think that the only date that the Opposer would have to plead behind is the filing date, because filing gives presumptive priority as of that date. Any other DOFU claimed by applicant would be subject to proof of use.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div><div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 657.609375px; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0in;"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 657.609375px; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 7.5pt 0in 0in;"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 657.609375px; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding: 0in;"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding: 0in;"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding: 7.5pt 0in 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in; 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color: gray; text-decoration: none;">kgrierson@cm.law</span></a><o:p></o:p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="padding: 0in;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div><div style="border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-image: none; padding: 3pt 0in 0in; border-color: currentcolor;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Ramon G. Vela Cordova via E-trademarks<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, March 8, 2024 11:35 AM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Ramon G. Vela Cordova <<a href="mailto:rvela@velacordova.com" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">rvela@velacordova.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [E-trademarks] Alleging Priority in Notice of Opposition</span><o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0.75pt;"><div style="border: 3pt solid red; padding: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: center; line-height: 12pt; background: red;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: white;">EXTERNAL EMAIL</span><o:p></o:p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Hi Robert,<o:p></o:p></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">I don't know the answer, but would ask whether applicant can in fact rely on the use date stated in its application for purposes of a motion to dismiss. They certainly cannot rely on that statement as evidence of use.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Ramón<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;"><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">On Mar 7, 2024, at 4:27<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span>PM, Roberto Ledesma via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Hi All -- I think I know the answer to this, but it isn't entirely clear to me. Here's the question:<o:p></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Is priority properly alleged when the Opposer is relying on the filing date of an earlier pending application (not registered yet -- extensions have been filed for the Statement of Use) against an Applicant's later-filed application but one that includes an Allegation of Use with a date of first use that pre-dates the filing date of Opposer's prior pending application?<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Based on the pending filings at issue, the Applicant claims priority of use. Opposer's allegations in its Notice of Opposition completely ignore this fact and only mention the parties' application filing dates.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">TBMP section 309.03(c)(2) A. reads:<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">"A plaintiff must plead (and later prove) priority of use. In order to properly assert priority, a plaintiff must allege facts showing proprietary rights in its pleaded mark that are prior to defendant’s rights in the challenged mark. Such rights may be shown by, for example, ownership of an application with a filing date (or a registration with an underlying application filing date)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><u>prior to any date of first use on which defendant can rely</u></b>, prior trademark or service mark use, or prior use analogous to trademark or service mark use." Emphasis added.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">The earlier date of first use in the Allegation of Use in the Opposed Application is clearly a prior date on which the defendant/Applicant can rely. So it seems the Opposer has failed to properly allege priority to support a likelihood of confusion claim and the Opposition should be dismissed. Am I missing something here?<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Any thoughts/comments are appreciated.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Roberto Ledesma<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><a href="http://everythingtrademarks.com/" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">EverythingTrademarks.com</a><o:p></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><a href="http://linkedin.com/in/robertoledesma" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">Linkedin.com/in/RobertoLedesma</a><o:p></o:p></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">--<br>E-trademarks mailing list<br><a href="mailto:E-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">E-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a><br><a href="http://oppedahl-lists.com/mailman/listinfo/e-trademarks_oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://oppedahl-lists.com/mailman/listinfo/e-trademarks_oppedahl-lists.com</a><o:p></o:p></div></div></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Best regards,<br>RGVC</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><br><span id="cid:image004.png@01DA716A.E5910710"><image004.png></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br><br>CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE<br>This is a confidential and privileged communication between the sender and the intended recipient(s). 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