Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Electronic Filing System. http://estta.uspto.gov ESTTA Tracking number: ESTTA578538 Filing date: 12/23/2013 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 GREY AREA LLC Granted to Date 12/22/2013 of previous extension Address 165 Clermont Ave, 1 Brooklyn, NY 11205 UNITED STATES Attorney William R. Samuels information W.R. Samuels Law PLLC 8 West 40th Street, 12th Floor New York, NY 10018 UNITED STATES [email protected], [email protected] Phone:212-206-9399 Applicant Information Application No 79123846 Publication date 06/25/2013 Opposition Filing 12/23/2013 Opposition 12/22/2013 Date Period Ends International 1144552 International 07/19/2012 Registration No. Registration Date Applicant Jonathan B. Foster Lijnbaansgracht 154-1 NL-1016 VW Amsterdam, NLX USX Goods/Services Affected by Opposition Class 016. First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 All goods and services in the class are opposed, namely: Newsletters in the fields of cooking, art, music, sociological and biographicalsubjects; books in the fields of cooking, art, music, sociological and biographical subjects; magazines featuring cooking, art, music, sociological and biographical subjects; brochures about cooking,art, music, sociological and biographical subjects; leaflets in the fields of cooking, art, music, sociological and biographical subjects; posters; picture postcards; calendars; photographs Class 035. First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 All goods and services in the class are opposed, namely: import and export agencies; mediation of contracts for purchase and sale of products; retail store services featuring prerecorded magnetic and electronic data carriers, namely, cassettes, CDs, CD-ROMs, DVDs, minidisks, diskettes, video tapes, image discs in the nature of video compact discs, exposed cinematographic films, newsletters, posters, books, newspapers, magazines, brochures, leaflets, picture postcards, calendars, photographs,tobacco, smoker's articles, namely, matches and matchboxes, lighters and ashtrays for smokers, cigarette filters, cigarette paper, filter tips and cases for cigarettes, paintings and sculptures, two-and three-dimensional art; sales promotion services and distribution of products for advertising purposes; business consultancy relating to franchising Class 041. First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 All goods and services in the class are opposed, namely: Educational services, namely, providingart classes; cultural activities, namely, arranging exhibitions, and shows of two and three dimensional art; compiling,producing, directing and presenting of radio, television and audiovisual programs; film production; production of film recordings; publishing, lending and dissemination of educational materials of others, namely, newsletters, posters, books, magazines, leaflets, picture postcards, calendars, photographs in the field of cooking, art, music, and sociological and biographical subjects Grounds for Opposition Priority and likelihood of confusion Trademark Act section 2(d) Mark Cited by Opposer as Basis for Opposition U.S. Application/ NONE Application Date NONE Registration No. Registration Date NONE Word Mark GREY AREA Goods/Services Class 016 for newsletters and information in the fields of art, culture, design, home furnishings, and home décor. Class 035 for providing online retail store services featuring a wide variety of consumer goods of others, including art, design, home furnishings, home décor, and smokers articles, including lighters. Class 041 for providing a Web site featuring information about art, artists, culture, design, home furnishings, home décor, and the global arts community. Attachments Notice of Opposition_GREY AREA_12.23.13.pdf(1027351 bytes ) Exhibit A.pdf(1174903 bytes ) Exhibit B.pdf(1613254 bytes ) Exhibit C.1.pdf(2201285 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 /William R. Samuels/ Name William R. 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