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Notice of Opposition Opposer Information Applicant Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Electronic Filing System. http://estta.uspto.gov ESTTA Tracking number: ESTTA763985 Filing date: 08/11/2016 IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD Notice of Opposition Notice is hereby given that the following party opposes registration of the indicated application. Opposer Information Name Cybernet Entertainment LLC Entity Limited Liability Company Citizenship California Address 799 Castro Street San Francisco, CA 94114 UNITED STATES Attorney informa- Julien Swanson tion Austin Law Group 799 Castro Street San Francisco, CA 94114 UNITED STATES [email protected] Phone:415-282-4511 Applicant Information Application No 86908580 Publication date 07/12/2016 Opposition Filing 08/11/2016 Opposition Peri- 08/11/2016 Date od Ends Applicant Atlantic Innovations, LLC Suite 22 Nashua, NH 03063 UNITED STATES Goods/Services Affected by Opposition Class 035. First Use: 2015/03/23 First Use In Commerce: 2015/03/23 All goods and services in the class are opposed, namely: Retail store services and wholesale stores services featuring adult sexual stimulation aids in the nature of bondage goods, penile toys, vibrators, glass sex toys, nipple toys, suction devices, prostate massagers, body massagers, erotic furniture, improvised sex toys, flesh-likesex toys, g-spot vibrators, vibrator wands, bullet vibrators, anal toys, couples kits comprised of adult novelties, general penetrative toys, artificial vaginas, cock rings, cock harness, penis extensions, butt plugs, anal beads, dildo, dongs, latex sex toys, silicone sex toys, lo- tions, lubricants, creams, massage creams, condoms, edible undergarments, latex clothing, clitoral vibrators, and massagers, dual stimulation sex toys, hand and finger vibrators, lingerie, panties, un- derwear, hosiery, clothing, shoes, restraints, bondage tape, cuffs, belts, neck bands, leather cuffs, leather belts, leather neck bands, latex belts, latex neck bands, latex cuffs, leather restraints, latex re- straints, polish restraints, leather lingerie, leather panties, leather underwear, leather clothing, latex lingerie, latex panties, latex underwear, latex clothing, handcuffs, legcuffs, thumbcuffs, hooks, chains, Ball gag, Ball lock, bit gag, Bondage bed, Bondage cuffs, Bondage mittens, Bondage harness, Bond- age belt, Bondage hood, Bondage tape, bondage furniture, Bondage yoke, Breast binder, Butt hook, Chastity belts, Cling film, Cock ring, Collar, Corsets, D-rings, Dental forceps, Diapers, Elbow harness, Funnel gag, Head harness, Hobble skirt, Human pony harness, Humbler, Inflatable gag, Spreader bar, Lip loop, Medical restraints, Monoglove, Mouthguard gag, Muzzle gag, Panic snaps, Penis gag, Penis Displays, Posture collar, Ring gag, Rope, Shackles and fetters, Sleepsacks, Stocks, Straitjack- ets, Suspension cuffs; Branding services, namely, consulting, development, management and mar- keting of brands for businesses and/or individuals inthe fields of adult sexual stimulation aids in the nature of bondage goods, penile toys, vibrators, glass sex toys, nipple toys, suction devices, prostate massagers, body massagers, erotic furniture,improvised sex toys, flesh-like sex toys, g-spot vibrat- ors, vibrator wands, bullet vibrators, anal toys, couples kits comprised of adult novelties, general pen- etrative toys, artificial vaginas, cock rings, cock harness, penis extensions, butt plugs, anal beads, dildo, dongs, latex sex toys, silicone sex toys, lotions,lubricants, creams, massage creams, condoms, edible undergarments, latex clothing, clitoral vibrators, and massagers, dual stimulation sex toys, hand and finger vibrators, lingerie, panties, underwear, hosiery, clothing, shoes, restraints,bondage tape, cuffs, belts, neck bands,leather cuffs, leather belts, leather neck bands, latex belts, latex neck bands, latex cuffs, leather restraints, latexrestraints, polish restraints, leather lingerie, leather panties, leather underwear, leather clothing, latex lingerie, latex panties, latex underwear, latex clothing, handcuffs, legcuffs, thumbcuffs,hooks, chains, Ball gag, Ball lock, bitgag, Bondage bed, Bondage cuffs, Bondage mittens, Bondage harness, Bondage belt, Bondage hood, Bondage tape, bondage furniture, Bondage yoke, Breast binder, Butt hook, Chastity belts, Cling film, Cock ring, Collar, Cor- sets, D-rings, Dentalforceps, Diapers, Elbow harness, Funnelgag, Head harness, Hobble skirt, Hu- man pony harness, Humbler, Inflatable gag, Spreader bar, Lip loop, Medical restraints, Monoglove, Mouthguard gag, Muzzle gag, Panic snaps, Penis gag, Penis Displays, Posture collar, Ring gag, Rope, Shackles and fetters, Sleepsacks, Stocks, Straitjackets, Suspension cuffs Class 040. First Use: 2015/03/23 First Use In Commerce: 2015/03/23 All goods and services in the class are opposed, namely: Custom manufacture of adult sexual stimu- lation aids in the nature of bondage goods, penile toys, vibrators, glass sex toys, nipple toys, suction devices, prostate massagers, body massagers, erotic furniture, improvised sex toys, flesh-likesex toys, g-spot vibrators, vibrator wands, bullet vibrators, anal toys, couples kits comprised of adult nov- elties, general penetrative toys, artificial vaginas, cock rings, cock harness, penis extensions, butt plugs, anal beads, dildo, dongs, latex sex toys, silicone sex toys, lotions, lubricants, creams, mas- sage creams, condoms, edible undergarments, latex clothing, clitoral vibrators, and massagers, dual stimulation sex toys, hand and finger vibrators, lingerie, panties, underwear, hosiery, clothing, shoes, restraints, bondage tape, cuffs, belts, neck bands, leather cuffs, leather belts, leather neck bands, latex belts, latex neck bands, latex cuffs, leather restraints, latex restraints, polish restraints, leather lingerie, leather panties, leather underwear, leather clothing, latex lingerie, latex panties, latex under- wear, latex clothing, handcuffs, legcuffs, thumbcuffs, hooks, chains, Ball gag, Ball lock, bit gag, Bond- age bed, Bondage cuffs, Bondage mittens, Bondage harness, Bondage belt, Bondage hood, Bond- age tape, bondage furniture, Bondage yoke, Breast binder, Butt hook, Chastity belts, Cling film, Cock ring, Collar, Corsets, D-rings, Dental forceps, Diapers, Elbow harness, Funnel gag, Head harness, Hobble skirt, Human pony harness, Humbler, Inflatable gag, Spreader bar, Lip loop, Medical re- straints, Monoglove, Mouthguard gag, Muzzle gag, Panic snaps, Penis gag, Penis Displays, Posture collar, Ring gag, Rope, Shackles and fetters, Sleepsacks, Stocks, Straitjackets, Suspension cuffs Grounds for Opposition Priority and likelihood of confusion Trademark Act Section 2(d) Marks Cited by Opposer as Basis for Opposition U.S. Registration 4996416 Application Date 09/22/2015 No. Registration Date 07/12/2016 Foreign Priority NONE Date Word Mark KINK Design Mark Description of NONE Mark Goods/Services Class 041. First use: First Use: 2006/01/01 First Use In Commerce: 2006/02/10 Entertainment and educational services,namely, providing a web site featuring photographic, audio, video and prose presentations, educational workshops, seminars and tutorial sessions, and non-downloadable videos, all of the forego- ing in the field of adult entertainment U.S. Registration 3379745 Application Date 09/18/2006 No. Registration Date 02/05/2008 Foreign Priority NONE Date Word Mark KINK.COM Design Mark Description of NONE Mark Goods/Services Class 041. First use: First Use: 2006/01/01 First Use In Commerce: 2006/02/10 Entertainment Services namely providinga website featuring, photographic, au- dio, video and prose presentations featuring adult entertainment U.S. Registration 4758649 Application Date 05/12/2014 No. Registration Date 06/23/2015 Foreign Priority NONE Date Word Mark KINK.COM Design Mark Description of NONE Mark Goods/Services Class 041. First use: First Use: 2006/01/01 First Use In Commerce: 2006/02/10 Entertainment services, namely, providing a web site featuring photographic, au- dio, video and prose presentations featuring adult entertainment Attachments 86764985#TMSN.png( bytes ) 77001285#TMSN.png( bytes ) 86279026#TMSN.png( bytes ) 2016.08.11 Master Kink - Notice of Opposition.pdf(47803 bytes ) Certificate of Service The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of this paper has been served upon all parties, at their address record by First Class Mail on this date. Signature /Julien Swanson/ Name Julien Swanson Date 08/11/2016 ALEX AUSTIN (SBN JULIEN SWANSON (SBN 193957) AUSTIN LAW GROUP 799 Castro Street San Francisco CA 94114 [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for CYBERNET ENTERTAINMENT LLC IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD CYBERNET ENTERTAINMENT, LLC Opposition No. ______________________ Opposer; In re App. No: 86908580 v. For the Mark: MASTER KINK ATLANTIC INNOVATIONS, LLC App. Filed: February 16, 2016 Applicant. Applicant: Atlantic Innovations, LLC Published: July 12, 2016 Opposer: Cybernet Entertainment LLC 799 Castro Street San Francisco CA 94114 Applicant: Atlantic Innovations, LLC 4 Bud Way, Suite 22 Nashua, New Hampshire, 03063 Represented by: Brendan M. Shortell Lambert & Associates 92 State Street, Suite 200 Boston, Massachusetts, 02109 I. NOTICE OF OPPOSITION Cybernet Entertainment LLC (" Opposer"), reasonably believes it will be damaged by registration of the mark shown in the above-identified application, and hereby opposes the same. The statutory grounds for opposition are: the likelihood of confusion
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