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Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Electronic Filing System. http://estta.uspto.gov ESTTA Tracking number: ESTTA770852 Filing date: 09/15/2016 IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD Proceeding 91212582 Party Plaintiff Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Limited Correspondence JILL M PIETRINI Address SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP 1901 AVENUE OF THE STARS SUITE 1600 LOS ANGELES, CA 90067-6017 UNITED STATES [email protected], [email protected], jpiet- [email protected], [email protected], mdan- [email protected] Submission Plaintiff's Notice of Reliance Filer's Name Paul A. Bost Filer's e-mail [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Signature /Paul A. Bost/ Date 09/15/2016 Attachments Rebuttal Notice of Reliance with Exhibits_reduced.pdf(4770793 bytes ) Docket No. 29WG-192069 IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD In re Matter of Application No. 85/760,798 for the mark: GNARLY MARLEY’S Opposition No. 91-212582 Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Limited, OPPOSER FIFTY-SIX HOPE ROAD MUSIC LIMITED’S REBUTTAL Opposer, NOTICE OF RELIANCE v. Sandal Factory, Inc., Applicant. Pursuant to TBMP § 704, et seq., and 37 C.F.R. §§ 2.122, Opposer Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Limited (“Opposer”) hereby makes of record in connection with this proceeding the following evidence and registrations: A. Pleadings and Orders in Board Proceedings Pursuant to TBMP § 704.03(b)(1)(A) and 37 C.F.R. 2.122(e), Opposer hereby makes of record the following pleadings and orders in Board proceedings by attaching true, correct, and current printouts of each such pleading and order from TTABVUE. These documents are relevant to rebut Applicant Sandal Factory, Inc.’s (“Applicant”) purported evidence of third party use. i. Exhibit #72. Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Ltd. v. Marley Lilly, LLC, Opposition No. 91-211709, Docket No. 23, January 23, 2015 – Applicant Marley Lilly, LLC’s Express Abandonment of the MARLEY LILLY Application With Prejudice. ii. Exhibit #73. Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Ltd. v. Marley Lilly, LLC, Opposition No. 91-211709, Docket No. 24, January 23, 2015 – Board Decision Entering Judgment for Opposer, Sustaining the Opposition, and Refusing Registration of the MARLEY LILLY Application. -1- iii. Exhibit #74. Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Ltd. v. Island Food & Fun, Inc., Cancellation No. 92-057058, Docket No. 30, April 30, 2015 – Registrant Island Food & Fun, Inc.’s Voluntary Surrender of the MARLEY’S A TASTE OF THE CARIBBEAN & Design Registration. iv. Exhibit #75. Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Ltd. v. Island Food & Fun, Inc., Cancellation No. 92-057058, Docket No. 31, May 4, 2015 – Board Decision Entering Judgment for Petitioner, Granting the Petition to Cancel, and Ordering the Cancellation of the MARLEY’S A TASTE OF THE CARIBBEAN & Design Registration. v. Exhibit #76. Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Ltd. v. Island Food & Fun, Inc., Cancellation No. 92-057,058, Docket No. 32, May 14, 2015 – Commissioner Order Cancelling the MARLEY’S A TASTE OF THE CARIBBEAN & Design Registration. B. Registrations Owned by Opposer Pursuant to TBMP § 704.03(b)(1)(A) and 37 C.F.R. 2.122(d), Opposer hereby makes of record the following registrations owned by Opposer by attaching true, correct, and current printouts of each registration’s TSDR page reflecting both the current status of and title to each such registration. Opposer made of record the applications underlying each of these registrations in its initial notice of reliance. (Docket No. 26.) Exhibit Trademark Class Reg. No. Filing Status No. Date 77 M MARLEY 25 4,867,765 4/29/14 Registered 78 MARLEY ITAL 30 4,905,272 5/31/11 Registered 79 MARLEY 25 4,918,637 12/10/13 Registered 80 BOB MARLEY 41 4,763,717 10/16/14 Registered 81 ONE LOVE! 41 4,859,913 8/18/08 Registered C. TSDR Documents Pursuant to TBMP § 704.07 and 37 C.F.R. 2.122(e), Opposer hereby makes of record the -2- following documents in certain application files to register trademarks with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (“PTO”) obtained from the PTO’s TSDR database. These documents are relevant to rebut Applicant’s purported evidence of third party use and registration: i. Exhibit # 82. David Nesta Marley pka Ziggy Marley’s Response to Office Action in Support of Serial No. 77/752,734 (Reg. No. 4,080,446) to register ZIGGY MARLEY, February 26, 2010. ii. Exhibit #83. David Nesta Marley’s, Stephen Robert Nesta Marley’s, Julian Ricardo Marley’s, Damien Robert Nesta Marley’s, and Ky-Mani Ronald Marley’s Response to Office Action in Support of Serial No. 77/113,202 (Reg. No. 3,535,883) to register THE MARLEY BROTHERS, November 29, 2007. iii. Exhibit #84. TSDR page for MARLEY, Reg. No. 925,011, reflecting cancellation of registration on March 11, 2016 “because registrant did not file an acceptable declaration under Section 8.” iv. Exhibit #85. TSDR page for BANANA MARLEY, Reg. No. 3,739,188, reflecting cancellation of registration on August 26, 2016 “because registrant did not file an acceptable declaration under Section 8.” D. Internet Printouts Pursuant to TBMP § 704.08(b), Opposer hereby makes of record the following documents obtained from the internet. These documents are relevant to rebut Applicant’s purported evidence of third party use: i. Exhibit # 86. Banfi Wines description of wines from France, http://www.banfiwines.com/region/france/, accessed and printed on September 14, 2016. [Relevant text highlighted.] ii. Exhibit #87. Results for Google search of “marley dells wisconsin,” https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwik9puLpY_PAhU URmMKHbiXDxEQPAgD#safe=off&hl=en&q=marley+dells+wisconsin, accessed and printed on September 14, 2016. [Relevant text highlighted.] iii. Exhibit #88. Wisconsin Dells Events article entitled, “Marley’s ‘reinvents’ itself as Bobber’s with family focus,” http://www.wiscnews.com/wisconsindellsevents/news/local/article_473e6665- 68b8-5d78-863f-87b06c90cd34.html, accessed and printed on September 14, 2016. iv. Exhibit #89. Website for Bobbers Island Grill, -3- http://www.bobbersislandgrill.com/, accessed and printed on September 14, 2016. v. Exhibit #90. WhoIs search results for <marleysclub.com>, https://who.godaddy.com/whoisstd.aspx?domain=marleysclub.com&prog_id=Go Daddy&k=2ivazjYj8KPWYFdLQ0AU1jj94Ae%2fzXKiTKZx3EZ%2flX2CDZ2r do%20oS0hpWLbF6nQE, accessed and printed on September 14, 2016. [Relevant text highlighted.] E. Printed Publication Pursuant to TBMP § 704.08(a), Opposer hereby makes of record the following printed publication. This document is relevant to rebut Applicant’s purported evidence of third party use: i. Exhibit # 91. Terroir: The Role of Geology, Climate and Culture in the Making of French Wines, by James E. Wilson, University of California Press, 1998, pgs. 3, 82, 89, 96, 101, 104, 112, 128, 137, 138, 144, 148, 149, 152, 155, 213, 215, 245, 249, 250, 267, 269, 280, 282, 296, 306, and 322. [Relevant text highlighted.] Respectfully submitted, Dated: September 15, 2016 /s/Jill M. Pietrini Jill M. Pietrini Paul A. Bost SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP 1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1600 Los Angeles, California 90067-6017 Telephone: (310) 228-3700 Facsimile: (310) 228-3701 Attorneys for Opposer Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Limited -4- CERTIFICATE OF ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION I hereby certify that this correspondence is being transmitted electronically to Commissioner of Trademarks, Attn: Trademark Trial and Appeal Board through ESTTA pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §2.195(a), on this 15th day of September, 2016. /s/Paul A. Bost Paul A. Bost CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that this correspondence is being deposited with the United States Postal Service, postage prepaid, first class mail, in an envelope addressed to: Francisco J. Ferreiro Malloy & Malloy, P.L. 2800 S.W. 3rd Avenue Miami, Florida 33129 on this 15th day of September, 2016. /s/Brenda Smith Brenda Smith SMRH:479085657.4 -1- EXHIBIT 72 Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Electronic Filing System. http://estta.uspto.gov ESTTA Tracking number: ESTTA646219 Filing date: 12/22/2014 IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD Proceeding 91211709 Party Defendant Marley Lilly LLC Correspondence MATTHEW A HOMYK Address BLANK ROME LLP ONE LOGAN SQUARE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 UNITED STATES [email protected], [email protected] Submission Withdrawal Of Application Filer's Name Matthew A. Homyk Filer's e-mail [email protected] Signature /matthew homyk/ Date 12/22/2014 Attachments 12469729_1.pdf(60757 bytes ) Exhibit A IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD In re Matter ofApplioation No. 85n19,910 for the mark: MARLEY LILLY Opposition No. 91-211709 Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Limited, EXPRESS ABANDONMENT OF APPLICATION WITH PREJUDICE Opposer, v. Marley Lilly, LLC, Applicant. Commissioner for Trademarks P.O. Box 1451 Alexandria, VA 22313-1451 Dear Madam: Applicant Marley Lilly, LLC, by and through its undersigned counsel, expressly abandons its application, bearing Serial No. 85/719,910, to register MARLEY LILLY in Class 35, with prejudice. Respectfully submitted, Dated: De.c&mb.er 2.2, 2DIY ｾ＠ Matthew A. Homy BLANK ROME, One Logan Square 130 N. 18th St. Philadelphia, PA 19103-6998 Attorneys for Applicant Marley Lilly, LLC CERTIFICATE OF MAILING I hereby certify that this correspondence is being deposited with the United States Postal Service as first class mail in an envelope addressed to: Commissioner for Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451 on this22.tiay of P«:&ncW' , 2014. ｱｮｾｾ＠ ｲｮ｣ｴｾＴｖ＠ ｾ - ａＮｾ It- CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that this Express Abandonment of Application With Prejudice is being deposited with the United States Postal Service, postage prepaid, first class mail, in an envelope addressed to: Jill M.