`Patent and Trademark Office
`Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
`2900 Crystal Drive
`Arlington, Virginia 22202-3513
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`Mailed:
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`September 17, 2002
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`Opposition No. 150,304
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`STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
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`v.
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`COOL PARTNERS, INC.
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`Ryan/Baez
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`Before Karyn K. Ryan, Interlocutory Attorney
`Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
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`MOTION TO WITHDRAW GRANTED; PROCEEDINGS SUSPENDED; APPLICANT
`ALLOWED THIRTY DAYS TO APPOINT SUCCESSOR COUNSEL OR
`OTHERWISE NOTIFY THE BOARD
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`On June 20, 2002, applicant's attorney Robin A. Brooks
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`of Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. filed a request to
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`withdraw as applicant's counsel of record in this case.1
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`The request to withdraw as counsel is in compliance
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`with the requirements of Trademark Rule 2.19(b) and Patent
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`and Trademark Rule 10.40, and is accordingly granted.
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`Robin
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`A. Brooks and the law firm of Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
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`1 A copy of said request has been placed in both the opposition file and the
`application file.
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`Applicant’s motion to withdraw fails to indicate proof of proper service on
`opposer as required by Trademark Rule 2.119.
`In order to expedite matters, a
`courtesy copy of the motion to withdraw is being mailed to opposer with
`opposer’s copy of this order. Notwithstanding, strict compliance with Trademark
`Rule 2.119 is required by applicant in future papers filed herein. The Board
`may not consider future papers of applicant that fail to include proper proof of
`proper service on opposer.
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`no longer represent applicant in this proceeding.
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`Under the
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`circumstances and, in the absence of a proper written
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`appointment or appearance of successor trademark counsel,
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`correspondence herein will now be held directly with
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`applicant’s trustee and sent to:
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`Robert Yaquinto, Jr.
`Trustee for Cool Partners, LLC
`Sherman & Yaquinto, LLP
`509 North Montclair Avenue
`Dallas, Texas
`75208-5498
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`Applicant is allowed until thirty days from the mailing
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`date stamped on page one of this order to appoint new
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`counsel, or to file a paper stating that applicant chooses to
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`represent itself and to receive Board correspondence
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`directly.
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`If applicant files no response, the Board will
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`presume that applicant’s trustee will now serve as
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`applicant’s legal representative in this proceeding.
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`Except as otherwise provided above, proceedings remain
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`suspended in accordance with the Board’s June 13, 2002 order
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`and the parties will be notified by the Board when proceedings
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`are resumed, and dates will be rescheduled at the appropriate
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`time.
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`A copy of this order has been sent to all addresses listed
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`* * * * * * *
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`below.
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`cc: Robin A. Brooks
`Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
`4000 Fountain Place
`1445 Ross Avenue
`Dallas, TX
`75202-2790
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`Robert Yaquinto, Jr.
`Trustee for Cool Partners, LLC
`Sherman & Yaquinto, LLP
`509 North Montclair Avenue
`Dallas, Texas
`75208-5498
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`Anita Nesser
`Baker Botts, LLP
`2001 Ross Avenue
`Suite 600
`Dallas, Texas
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`75201-2980
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`Cool Partners, Inc.
`1212 East Arapaho
`Richardson, Texas 75081