Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Electronic Filing System. http://estta.uspto.gov ESTTA Tracking number: ESTTA961112 Filing date: 03/19/2019 IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD Proceeding 91238533 Party Defendant Teeq Spirits LLC Correspondence KEVIN KEENER & RISHI NAIR Address KEENER & ASSOCIATES PC 161 NORTH CLARK ST STE 1600 CHICAGO, IL 60601 UNITED STATES [email protected], [email protected] 312-523-2164 Submission Defendant's Notice of Reliance Filer's Name Kevin Keener Filer's email [email protected] Signature /kevinkeener/ Date 03/19/2019 Attachments Notice of reliance.pdf(4853902 bytes ) IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD In the matter of: Trademark Application No. 87/497,995 Filing Date: June 20, 2017 Mark: TEEQ ____________________________________ ) Progressive Beverages, Inc. ) ) Opposer, ) ) v. ) Opposition No. 91238533 ) Teeq Spirits, LLC ) ) Applicant. ) ____________________________________) NOTICE OF RELIANCE Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 2.122(e), Applicant Teeq Spirits, LLC hereby submits this notice of reliance. Applicant submits that the identified Exhibits, and copies of the same submitted are printed/electronic publications, available to the general public, or of general circulation or accessibility among members of the public or that segment of the public which is relevant under an issue in this proceeding and therefore constitutes competent evidence. Applicant hereby submits the following evidence, along with identifying the respective sources, dates accessed, and identifying the relevance and issue to which each pertains: • EXHIBIT 1 o Applicant’s website o Available at https://teeqspirits.com o Accessed on February 28, 2019 o Relevant to the usage of Applicant’s mark, connotation of Applicant’s mark, channels of trade of Applicant’s goods. • EXHIBIT 2 o Applicant’s Instagram website o Available at http://www.instagram.com/teeqtequila o Accessed on February 28, 2019 o Relevant to the usage of Applicant’s mark, connotation of Applicant’s mark, channels of trade of Applicant’s goods. • EXHIBIT 3 o Free Dictionary definition results for TEEQ o Available at https://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/teeq o Accessed on February 28, 2019 o Relevant to the connotation of Applicant’s mark. • EXHIBIT 4 o Free Dictionary definition results for TEQ o Available at https:// acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/TEQ o Accessed on February 28, 2019 o Relevant to the connotation of Opposer’s mark. __3/19/19________ By:____/Kevin Keener/________________ Date Kevin J. Keener Attorney for Applicant Keener & Associates, P.C. 161 North Clark Street Suite 1600 Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 523-2164 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and complete copy of the foregoing NOTICE OF RELIANCE, including all exhibits, has been served on Opposer Jeffrey L. Van Hoosear KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP 2040 Main Street, 14th Floor Irvine, CA 92614 UNITED STATES [email protected] [email protected] by emailing electronic copies on March 19, 2019 to the addresses listed above. /Kevin Keener/_____________ Kevin J. Keener Attorney for Applicant Keener & Associates, P.C. 161 North Clark Street Suite 1600 Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 523-2164 EXHIBIT 1 EXHIBIT 2 Teeq Tequila (@teeqtequila) Instagram photos and videos Search Search Log In Sign Up teeqtequila Follow 366 posts 622 followers 438 following Teeq Tequila Teeq Premium Tequila Michigan Only Reposado aged 8 months in whiskey barrels World's 1st Coconut Lime Blanco Tequila For locations/recipes ⬇ ⬇ metrotimes.secondstreetapp.com/Metro-Times-Best-of-Detroit-2019-Poll/gallery?grou… Stores Drinks Bottles Weekend POSTS TAGGED https://www.instagram.com/teeqtequila/[2/28/2019 3:41:02 PM] Teeq Tequila (@teeqtequila) Instagram photos and videos https://www.instagram.com/teeqtequila/[2/28/2019 3:41:02 PM] Teeq Tequila (@teeqtequila) Instagram photos and videos https://www.instagram.com/teeqtequila/[2/28/2019 3:41:02 PM] Teeq Tequila (@teeqtequila) Instagram photos and videos ABOUT US SUPPORT PRESS API JOBS PRIVACY TERMS DIRECTORY PROFILES HASHTAGS LANGUAGE © 2019 INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/teeqtequila/[2/28/2019 3:41:02 PM] EXHIBIT 3 Teeq - What does teeq stand for? 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