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Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Electronic Filing System. http://estta.uspto.gov ESTTA Tracking number: ESTTA977123 Filing date: 05/30/2019 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 Jean Patou Entity société par actions Citizenship France simplifiée Address 24/32 rue Jean Goujon Paris, 75008 FRANCE Attorney informa- Mary Catherine Merz tion Merz & Associates, PC 408 Madison Street Suite A Oak Park, IL 60302 UNITED STATES [email protected], [email protected] 7083838801 Applicant Information Application No 88238070 Publication date 04/30/2019 Opposition Filing 05/30/2019 Opposition Peri- 05/30/2019 Date od Ends Applicant Liyuan Wang No.3039, Bao'an North Road Luohu District, Shenzhen City Guangdong Province, 518000 CHINA Goods/Services Affected by Opposition Class 003. First Use: 2018/06/12 First Use In Commerce: 2018/09/15 All goods and services in the class are opposed, namely: Air fragrancing preparations; Anti-freckle creams; Cosmetic pencils; Cosmetics;Cosmetics for animals; Dentifrices; Eye-shadow; Eyebrow pen- cils; Facial cleansers; Incense; Lipsticks; Nail polish; Oils for cleaning purposes; Perfumes; Depilatory preparations Grounds for Opposition Priority and likelihood of confusion Trademark Act Section 2(d) Marks Cited by Opposer as Basis for Opposition U.S. Registration 529337 Application Date 03/19/1948 No. Registration Date 08/22/1950 Foreign Priority NONE Date Word Mark JOY Design Mark Description of NONE Mark Goods/Services Class 003. First use: First Use: 1931/10/00 First Use In Commerce: 1931/10/00 PERFUMES AND TOILET WATERS U.S. Registration 4516831 Application Date 05/20/2013 No. Registration Date 04/22/2014 Foreign Priority 12/19/2012 Date Word Mark JOY FOREVER Design Mark Description of NONE Mark Goods/Services Class 003. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 Perfumes, perfumery, cosmetics, non-medicated toiletries, eau de cologne, af- tershave, soap, body lotion, bath gel, shower gel, anti-perspirants and deodor- antsfor personal use U.S. Registration 4918065 Application Date 06/03/2015 No. Registration Date 03/15/2016 Foreign Priority 12/05/2014 Date Word Mark JOYOUS Design Mark Description of NONE Mark Goods/Services Class 003. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 Cosmetics; Dentifrices; Essential oils;Hair lotions; Perfumes and toilet waters; Soaps for personal use U.S. Registration 5043389 Application Date 11/26/2015 No. Registration Date 09/20/2016 Foreign Priority NONE Date Word Mark JOYFUL MOMENTS Design Mark Description of NONE Mark Goods/Services Class 003. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 Perfumes; * perfumed cosmetics excluding skin care products for professional use, namely, * aftershave, bath gel, shower gel, bath foams and deodorants for personal use; * perfumed * toilet soap U.S. Registration 5255628 Application Date 01/05/2017 No. Registration Date 08/01/2017 Foreign Priority NONE Date Word Mark JOY Design Mark Description of NONE Mark Goods/Services Class 003. First use: First Use: 2007/00/00 First Use In Commerce: 2007/00/00 Bar soap; Body cream U.S. Registration 5320536 Application Date 08/25/2016 No. Registration Date 10/31/2017 Foreign Priority NONE Date Word Mark MADE WITH JOY Design Mark Description of NONE Mark Goods/Services Class 025. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 Clothing, namely, headwear, neckwear, swimwear, beachwear, footwear, night- wear,underwear, lingerie; sportswear, namely, polo shirts, rugby shirts, golf shirts, golf shorts, golf pants, golf caps, tennis wear, ski wear, athletic tops and bottoms for rowing; rainwear, gowns, skirts, dresses, shirts; bridal gowns, veils- and garters; t-shirts; knitwear, namely, jumpers, cardigans; leggings, jeans, trousers, coats, jackets; menswear, namely, suits, waistcoats; footwear, shoes, boots, sneakers, gloves, capes, mittens, scarves, hats, caps, hosiery socks, shawls, ponchos, bandanas and belts for wear U.S. Application 88180133 Application Date 11/02/2018 No. Registration Date NONE Foreign Priority 05/04/2018 Date Word Mark JOY Design Mark Description of The mark consists of a square within a square, with the outer square outlined in Mark a goldish yellow and the inner square being a solid goldish yellow with the word JOY centered in uppercase letters. Goods/Services Class 003. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 Perfume; Eau de parfum; Toilet water; Cologne; Cosmetic creams; Body gels; Oilsfor cosmetic purposes; Beauty milk; Beauty lotions; Personal deodorants; Cosmetic masks; Cosmetics; Hair lotion; Make-up preparations; Cleansing milks and Make-up removing lotions; Shaving soap; Aftershave lotions and balms U.S. Application 88276357 Application Date 01/25/2019 No. Registration Date NONE Foreign Priority 08/03/2018 Date Word Mark JOY DIOR Design Mark Description of The mark consists of the large word "JOY" and the smaller word "DIOR" within Mark the "O" of "JOY," both in stylized print. Goods/Services Class 003. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 Perfumery; make-up; cosmetics U.S. Application 88363153 Application Date 03/29/2019 No. Registration Date NONE Foreign Priority 10/19/2018 Date Word Mark JOY DIOR Design Mark Description of The mark consists of the large word "JOY" and the smaller word "DIOR" within Mark the "O" of "JOY," both in stylized print on a bottle. Goods/Services Class 003. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 Perfumery; make-up; cosmetics Attachments 71552488#TMSN.png( bytes ) 79130724#TMSN.png( bytes ) 86649772#TMSN.png( bytes ) 79180474#TMSN.png( bytes ) 87289979#TMSN.png( bytes ) 87150294#TMSN.png( bytes ) 88180133#TMSN.png( bytes ) 88276357#TMSN.png( bytes ) 88363153#TMSN.png( bytes ) 25417.Notice of Opposition - JOYMOD.pdf(98127 bytes ) Exhibits - JOY Registrations.pdf(476007 bytes ) Signature /Jennifer A. Widmer/ Name Jennifer A. Widmer Date 05/30/2019 TRADEMARKS Attorney Docket 25417 IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD In re Application Serial No. 88/238,070 For: JOYMOD Filing Date: December 21, 2018 Date of Publication: April 30, 2019 ) JEAN PATOU ) ) Opposer, ) ) v. ) Opposition No. ___ ) WANG, LIYUAN ) ) Applicant. ) ) ) NOTICE OF OPPOSITION Opposer, Jean Patou (“Opposer”), a société par actions simplifiée of France with its principal place of business at 24/32 rue Jean Goujon, Paris, France 75008 believes it will be damaged by registration of the standard character mark JOYMOD in Serial No. 88/238,070 and hereby opposes the same, in accordance with Section 13 of The Trademark (Lanham) Act of 1946, 15 U.S.C. § 1063. As grounds for the opposition, Opposer alleges as follows: 1. Upon information and belief, Liyuan Wang (“Applicant”), is an individual and citizen of China with an address of No. 1 3039, Bao’an North Road Luohu District, Shenzen City, Guangdong Province, China 518000. 2. As evidenced by the publication of Serial No. 88/238,070 in the Official Gazette of April 30, 2019, Applicant seeks to register JOYMOD (the “Opposed Mark”) in connection with “Air fragrancing preparations; Anti-freckle creams; Cosmetic pencils; Cosmetics; Cosmetics for animals; Dentifrices; Eye-shadow; Eyebrow pencils; Facial cleansers; Incense; Lipsticks; Nail polish; Oils for cleaning purposes; Perfumes; Depilatory preparations” in Class 3. 3. Upon information and belief, Applicant filed Serial No. 88/238,070 on December 21, 2018 based on use of the Opposed Mark in commerce in connection with the goods, with a claimed first use in commerce date of September 15, 2018. 4. For over 86 years prior to the filing date of the Opposed Mark, Opposer adopted and continuously has used the mark JOY in connection with its goods sold in the United States. 5. Opposer is the owner of the following U.S. Trademark Registrations for its JOY and JOY-formative marks. Printouts from the USPTO’s TESS database showing the current status and title of these registrations are attached. Registration No. 0529337 for JOY for “perfumes and toilet water” in Class 3, an incontestable registration (see Exhibit A); 2 Registration No. 4516831 for JOY FOREVER for “perfumes, perfumery, cosmetics, non-medicated toiletries, eau de cologne, after shave, soap, body lotion, bath gel, shower gel, anti-perspirants and deodorants for personal use” in Class 3, which has a priority date of December 19, 2012 (see Exhibit B); Registration No. 4918065 for JOYOUS for “cosmetics; dentifrices; essential oils; hair lotions; perfumers and toilet waters; soaps for personal use” in Class 3, which has a priority date of December 5, 2014 (see Exhibit C); Registration No. 5043389 for JOYFUL MOMENTS for “perfumes; aftershave, bath gel, shower gel, bath foams and deodorants for personal use; toilet soap” in Class 3 (see Exhibit D); Registration No. 5255628 for JOY for “bar soap; body cream” in Class 3 (see Exhibit E); and Registration No. 5320536 for MADE WITH JOY for “clothing, namely, headwear, neckwear, swimwear, beachwear, footwear, nightwear, underwear, lingerie; sportswear, namely, polo shirts, rugby shirts, golf shirts, golf shorts, golf pants, golf caps, tennis wear, ski wear, athletic tops and bottoms for rowing; rainwear, gowns, skirts, dresses, shirts; bridal gowns, veils and garters; t-shirts; knitwear, namely, jumpers, cardigans; leggings, jeans, trousers, coats, jackets; menswear, namely, suits, waistcoats; footwear, shoes, boots, sneakers, gloves, capes, mittens, scarves, hats, caps, hosiery socks, shawls, ponchos, bandanas and belts for wear” in Class 25, which has a priority date of February 25, 2016 (see Exhibit F). 6. The above-identified registrations are valid, subsisting, uncancelled and are evidence of Opposer’s exclusive right to use the JOY and JOY-formative marks in commerce in connection with the goods specified in the registrations. 7. Opposer also owns the following U.S. Trademark Applications (collectively with Opposer’s JOY and JOY-formative registrations, the “JOY Marks”): 3 Serial No.