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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> You\u2019re reading it correctly: It\u2019s the fifth anniversary of a registration\u2019s issuance, and not<i>
</i>the filing of a declaration of incontestability, that triggers Section 14\u2019s statute of limitations on particular grounds for cancellation.
<a name="_Hlk109223414"><i>See, e.g.</i>, <i>Imperial Tobacco Ltd. v. Philip Morris, Inc</i>., 899 F.2d 1575, 1579 n.6 (Fed. Cir. 1990) (\u201c[S]ection [14] is not dependent on the filing of a declaration under section 15 which provides incontestable rights
of use . . . .\u201d); <i>W. Worldwide Enters. v. Qinqdao Brewery</i>, 17 U.S.P.Q.2d 1137, 1139 (T.T.A.B. 1990) (\u201c[A] registration that is over five years old may be cancelled solely on the grounds set forth in Section 14[3], irrespective of whether or not
the owner of the registration has filed an affidavit under Section 15.\u201d). In other words, incontestability and the statute of limitations are separate and independent concepts that have only the fifth anniversary of a registration in common.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> The only exception\u2014which has no basis in the statute\u2014is if a registrant puts its registration into play before the registration\u2019s fifth anniversary but a counterclaim
to cancel it is filed after that anniversary. <i>See, e.g.</i>, <i>Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co. v. Mann Overall Co.</i>, 359 F.2d 450, 453-55 (C.C.P.A. 1966);
<i>Sunbeam Corp. v. Duro Metal Prods. Co.</i>, 106 U.S.P.Q. 385, 386 (Comm\u2019r Pats. 1955).
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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"> E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Stephen McArthur via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 14, 2025 1:02 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Carl Oppedahl <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Stephen McArthur <stephen@smcarthurlaw.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Needing to Cancel a registration that is over 5 yrs old for LOC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">Is there any way to cancel a trademark registration for likelihood of confusion when it's within its 1 year Section 15 window but they haven't yet filed the declaration?
I know if we file the Cancellation, then pursuant to TMEP 1605.</span><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">\u200a</span><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">4,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Is there any way to cancel a trademark registration for likelihood of confusion when it's within its 1 year Section 15 window but they haven't yet filed the declaration?
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I know if we file the Cancellation, then pursuant to TMEP 1605.4, they cannot file the §15 affidavit since there is a pending proceeding. However, it looks like under 1064, asserting LOC is not allowed after 5 years, regardless of whether they've actually filed
the declaration of incontestability. <br>
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I just want to make sure I am reading this correctly. You cannot file and win a cancellation proceeding with the TTAB citing likelihood of confusion for a registration that is over 5 years old, even if they haven't filed their declaration of incontestability,
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