Proceeding
`Party
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`Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Electronic Filing System. http://estta.uspto.gov
`ESTTA56841
`ESTTA Tracking number:
`12/08/2005
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`Filing date:
`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`91166734
`Defendant
`Corbeau Seats Limited
`Corbeau Seats Limited
`Wainwright Close, Churchfields Industrial Estate, St. Leonards-on-Sea GBX
`East Sussex, TN38 9PP
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`Correspondence
`Address
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`J. Rodman Steele, Jr.
`Akerman Senterfitt
`222 Lakeview Avenue, 4th Floor
`West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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`Submission
`Filer's Name
`Filer's e-mail
`Signature
`Date
`Attachments
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`Motion to Suspend for Civil Action
`Joseph W. Bain
`joseph.bain@akerman.com, peter.chiabotti@akerman.com
`/Joseph W. Bain/
`12/08/2005
`Opposition No. 91166734 Stipulated Motion to Suspend.pdf ( 110 pages )
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`CORBEAU USA LLC
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`Opposer,
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`V.
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`CORBEAU SEATS LIMITED
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`Applicant.
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`/
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`Opposition No.: 91166734
`Application No.: 78/333,500
`Mark: CORBEAU SEATS
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`Opposition Filed: September 27, 2005
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`Stipulated Motion to Suspend Proceedings
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`Applicant, CORBEAU SEATS LIMITED, by and through its undersigned attorneys,
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`hereby requests that the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the "TTAB") suspend further
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`proceedings in the above referenced opposition pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 2.117. The parties of
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`the above referenced opposition are currently involved in trademark litigation in the United
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`States District Court for the District of Utah: Corbeau USA LLC v. Corbeau Seats LTD/ Civil
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`Case No. 2:04-cv-00626-TS-SA (the "Utah Action"), which may have bearing on the issues
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`before the TTAB. A copy of Corbeau USA LLC's complaint and exhibits thereto in the Utah
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`Action is attached as Exhibit A. A copy of Corbeau Seats LTD's answer, affirmative
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`defenses and counterclaim and exhibits thereto in the Utah Action are attached as Exhibit B.
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`Although Applicant has filed a Second Stipulated Request for Extension of Time to
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`File Answer to Notice of Opposition and Extension of Discovery, Testimony and Briefing
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`Dates, there are currently no dispositive motions pending before the TTAB in the above
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`referenced opposition that may prevent granting of this motion to suspend.
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`Further,
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`Applicant notes that the TTAB has already suspended TTAB Cancellation No. 92042980
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`Opposition No. 91166734
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`FILED DECEMBER 8, 2005
`ELECTRONIC FILING VIA ETSA
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`between the same parties as the above referenced opposition and the Utah Action in view the
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`Utah Action.
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`Accordingly, Applicant respectfully moves the TTAB to suspend further proceedings
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`in the above referenced opposition pending resolution of the copending Utah Action. Brent
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`T. Winder, counsel for the Opposer, consented to suspension of further proceedings in the
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`above referenced opposition via email. Favorable consideration is requested.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`AKERMAN SENTERFITT
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`222 Lakeview Avenue, Suite 400
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`West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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`Telephone: (561) 653-5000
`Facsimile: (561) 659-6313
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`/Joseph W. Baz'n/
`JOSEPH W. BAIN
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`Florida Bar No.: 860360
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`PETER A. CHIABOTTI
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`Florida Bar No.: 0602671
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`ATTORNEYS FOR APPLICANT
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Date: December 8 2005
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`Docket: 9100-18
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`It is hereby certified that a true copy of the Motion to Suspend Proceedings was
`served upon Opposer by sending courtesy copy via email to bwinder@joneswaldo.com and
`by mailing in a postage prepaid envelope deposited in a box under the custody of the U.S.
`Postal Service this 8th day of December, 2005, addressed to:
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`Brent T. Winder
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`JONES, WALDO, HOLBROOK & MCDONOUGH
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`170 South Main Street, Suite 1500
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`Salt Lake City, UT 84101.
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`/Josegh W. Baz'n/
`JOSEPH W. BAIN
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`Michael J . Kelley (USB #5301)
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`Brent T. Winder (USB #8765)
`JONES, WALDO, HOLBROOK & McDONOUGH, P. C.
`170 South Main Street, Suite l500
`Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
`Telephone: (801) 521-3200
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
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`STATES DIISTWCT
`WCT OF UTAH
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`JUL 0 7 2004
`MARKUS
`8. ZIMMER, CLERK
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH
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`COMPLAINT
`(Jury Trial Demanded)
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`J“d9° Ted St°""“
`DECK TYPE: Civil
`DATE STAMP: 07/07/2004 @ 16:23:02
`CASE NUMBER:
`2:04CV00626
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`CORBEAU USA LLC,
`a Utah Limited Liability Company,
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`Plaintiff,
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`vs.
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`CORBEAU SEATS LTD.,
`an England Limited Liability Company,
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`Defendant.
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`Plaintiff Corbeau USA LLC, by and through its undersigned counsel,
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`complains against Defendant Corbeau Seats Ltd. (hereinafter “Defendant”) as follows:
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`The Parties
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`1.
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`Corbeau USA LLC is a Utah limited liability company, organized and
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`existing under the laws of the State of Utah, qualified to do business in the State of Utah,
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`with its principal place of business located at 727 West 14881 South, Bluffdale, Utah
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`84065. Corbeau USA LLC is successor in interest to Corbeau USA, a California
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`partnership which has since been dissolved (both entities will hereinafter be collectively
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`referred to as “Corbeau USA").
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`2.
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`Defendant is, on information and belief, a private limited liability
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`company, organized and existing under the laws of England, with its principal place of
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`business located at 17 Wainwright Close, Churclifields Industrial Estate, St. Leonards on
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`Sea TN38 9PP, United Kingdom.
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`Jurisdiction and Venue
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`3.
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`This action arises under the trademark laws of the United States, 15
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`U.S.C. §§ 1051 et seq. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action
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`pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1121 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 & 1338. Defendant is subject to
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`personal jurisdiction in the State of Utah pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 4(k), UTAH
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`CODE ANN. §§ 7'8-27'-23 & 78-27-24 and Defendant’s contacts with the State of Utah
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`are sufficient for this Court to exercise personal jurisdiction over Defendant under the
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`Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Venue is proper under 28
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`U.S.C. § 1391.
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`First Cause of Action - Federal Declaratory Judgment
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`4.
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`Corbeau USA incorporates by reference, as if fully set forth herein,
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`each and every allegation in jlfii 1-3 of this Complaint.
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`3.
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`011 information and belief, on or about May 1, 1983, Tranz Acc., Inc., a
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`California corporation (hereinafter “Tranz Accf’), began selling automobile seats,
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`brackets and related wares under the CORBEAU GT SEATS logo and the CORBEAU
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`word mark. A representative copy of the CORBEAU GT SEATS logo is attached
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`herewith as Exhibit “A."
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`6.
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`On information and belief, on or about July 18, 1983, Tranz Acc.
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`applied for federal registration of the CORBEAU GT SEATS logo. A copy of the
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`Trademark Electronic Search System (“TESS”) information sheet, as obtained from the
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office website, is included herewith as Exhibit
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`7.
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`On or about September 1, 1988, Corbeau USA acquired the entire
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`inventory of automobile seats, brackets and related wares from Tranz Ace. that bore the
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`CORBEAU GT SEATS logo and/or the word mark CORBEAU.
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`8.
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`Coincident with its purchase of all Tranz Acc. automobile seats,
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`brackets and related wares bearing the CORBEAU GT SEATS logo and/or the word
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`mark CORBEAU, all U.S. trademark rights in the logo and word mark, including the
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`goodwill associated therewith, were acquired by Corbeau USA in connection with said
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`seats, brackets and related wares.
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`9.
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`After acquiring the inventory and trademark rights from Tranz Acc., as
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`discussed above, Corbeau USA, began selling said seats, brackets and related wares
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`under the CORBEAU GT SEAT logo and CORBEAU word mark.
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`10.
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`In addition to the selling inventory obtained from Tranz Acc., Corbeau
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`USA also began selling some automobile seat inventory purchased from Defendant.
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`11.
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`In addition to selling the inventory obtained from the Tranz Acc.
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`purchase, as well as the automobile seat inventory supplied by Defendant, Corbeau USA
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`also sold, under the CORBEAU GT SEATS logo and the CORBEAU word mark,
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`brackets and other products purchased from other third party suppliers.
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`12.
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`Pursuant to its supplier relationship with Corbeau USA, Defendant
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`provided Corbeau USA with a certain number of automobile seats bearing the
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`CORBEAU GT SEAT logo, the CORBEAU word mark, and subsequently (as discussed
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`below), the CORBEAU SEATS logo.
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`13.
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`On or about September 1, 1996, Corbeau USA shifted primary
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`production of its automobile seats to other suppliers.
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`14.
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`After shifting primary production of its automobile seats to other
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`suppliers, Corbeau USA substantially reduced the amount of automobile seat inventory
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`purchased from Defendant, ultimately completely severing the supplier relationship on or
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`about January 1, 2003.
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`15.
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`On or about January 1, 1996, Corbeau USA began selling automobile
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`seats, seat brackets and related wares under the CORBEAU SEATS logo. A
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`representative copy of the CORBEAU SEATS logo is attached hereto as Exhibit “C.”
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`16.
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`Since on or about January 1, 1996, Corbeau USA has made continuous
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`use of the CORBEAU SEATS logo in connection with automobile seats, seat brackets
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`and related wares.
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`17.
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`Through its continuous use of the CORBEAU SEATS logo, Corbeau
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`USA has established trademark rights in the CORBEAU SEATS logo, in connection with
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`automobile seats, seat brackets and related wares, that date back at least as early as
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`Januaryl, 1996.
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`18.
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`On or about November 1, 2001, Corbeau USA began selling safety
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`harnesses and related wares under the CORBEAU SEATS logo, as well as the
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`CORBEAU word mark.
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`19.
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`Since on or about November 1, 2001, Corbeau USA has made
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`continuous use of the CORBEAU SEATS logo and the CORBEAU word mark in
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`connection with safety harnesses and related wares.
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`20.
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`Through its continuous use of the CORBEAU SEATS logo and the
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`CORBEAU word mark, Corbeau USA has established trademark rights in these marks, in
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`connection with safety harnesses and related wares, that date back at least as early as
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`November 1, 2001.
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`21.
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`Through its continuous use of the CORBEAU GT SEATS logo, the
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`word mark CORBEAU, and the CORBEAU SEATS logo, Corbeau USA has established
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`trademark rights in the word CORBEAU, in connection with automobile seats, seat
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`brackets and related wares, that date back at least as early as May 1, 1983.
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`22.
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`On information and belief, on December 7, 1997, Blok Beheer B.V., a
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`Netherlands limited liability company (hereinafter “Blok Beheer”), filed an intent to use
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`trademark application for the mark CORBEAU in connection with automobile seats.
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`This application matured into registration no. 2376439 (hereinafter “the ‘439
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`registration”). A copy of the TESS information sheet for this registration is included
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`herewith as Exhibit “D.”
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`23.
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`On information and belief, Blok Beheer never used the CORBEAU
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`trademark in connection with automobile seats, or in any other capacity in the U.S.
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`24.
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`On information and belief, on August 23, 2001, Blok Beheer recorded
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`with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (U SPTO) a document purporting to assign its
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`entire interest in the ‘439 registration to Considine Consultants B.V., a Netherlands
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`limited liability company (hereinafter “Considine”).
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`25.
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`On information and belief, the purported assignrnent from Blok Beheer
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`to Considine was not accompanied by a transfer of the business in connection with which
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`the CORBEAU mark was intended to be used.
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`26.
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`On information and belief, no Statement of Use was filed with the
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`USPTO prior to the purported assignment from Blok Beheer to Considine.
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`27.
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`On information and belief, Considine never used the CORBEAU
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`trademark in connection with automobile seats, or in any other capacity in the U.S.
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`28.
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`On information and belief, on November 13, 2001, Considine recorded
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`with the USPTO a document purporting to assign its entire interest in the ‘439
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`registration to Rodi Beheer B.V., a Netherlands corporation (hereinafter “Rodi Beheer”).
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`29.
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`On information and belief, the purported assignment from Considine to
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`Rodi Beheer was not accompanied by a transfer of the business in connection with which
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`the CORBEAU mark was intended to be used.
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`30.
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`On information and belief, no Statement of Use was filed with the
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`USPTO prior to the purported assignment from Considine to Rodi Beheer.
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`31.
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`On information and belief, Rodi Beheer never used the CORBEAU
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`trademark in comiection with automobile seats, or in any other capacity in the US.
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`32.
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`On information and belief, on January 30, 2004, Rodi Beheer recorded
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`with the USPTO a document purporting to assign its entire interest in the ‘439
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`registration to Defendant.
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`33.
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`On information and belief, the purported assignment from Rodi Beheer
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`to Defendant was not accompanied by a transfer of the business in connection with which
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`the CORBEAU mark was intended to be used.
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`34.
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`On information and belief, no Statement of Use was filed with the
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`USPTO prior to the purported assignment from Rodi Beheer to Defendant.
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`On information and belief, Defendant never used the CORBEAU
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`36.
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`On information and belief, neither Blok Beheer, nor any of its
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`successors in interest, had a bona fide intent to use the CORBEAU mark as designated in
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`the ‘439 registration.
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`37.
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`Because the CORBEAU mark was never actually used by Blok Beheer,
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`or any of its successors in interest, and further, since none of the foregoing assignments
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`were accompanied by a transfer of the business in connection with which the CORBEAU
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`mark was intended to be used, the ‘439 registration is void.
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`38.
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`On or about November 26, 2003, Defendant filed an intent to use
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`application for federal registration of a mark that is, in virtually every respect, an exact
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`duplicate of the CORBEAU SEATS logo. The USPTO assigned the application Serial
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`No. 78/333500 (hereinafter “the ‘S00 application”). The designated goods in the ‘S00
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`application are “seats for automobiles; safety harnesses for automobiles; parts and filings
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`for the aforesaid.” A copy of the TESS information sheet is included herewith as Exhibit
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`39.
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`By its own admission in the ‘S00 application, Defendant had not, at the
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`time of filing, yet used the CORBEAU SEATS logo in COI1]I11BI‘C€
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`in connection with
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`“seats for automobiles; safety hainesses for automobiles; parts and filings for the
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`aforesaid," but rather only had a bona fide intent to do so.
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`40.
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`On information and belief, Defendant has not yet used the CORBEAU
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`SEATS logo in commerce in comiection with “seats for automobiles; safety harnesses for
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`automobiles; parts and filings for the aforesaid.”
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`41.
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`After being put on notice of the ‘S00 application, and hoping to resolve
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`any disputes conceming ownership of the respective trademark rights, Corbeau USA
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`filed, on February 5, 2004, two in use trademark applications with the USPTO for the
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`CORBEAU SEATS logo and the word mark CORBEAU, both to be registered in
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`connection with “seats for automobiles; safety harnesses for automobiles; parts and
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`filings for the aforesaid.“ The USPTO assigned the two applications Serial Nos.
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`765 74217 (“the ‘217 application) and 765 74218 (“the ‘Z18 application”) respectively.
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`Copies of the TESS information sheets for these applications are included herewith as
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`Exhibits “F” and “G” respectively.
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`42.
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`On or about March 1, 2004, Corbeau USA also initiated cancellation
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`proceedings with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) against the ‘439
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`registration. A copy of Corbeau USA’s Petition to Cancel is included herewith as Exhibit
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`43.
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`On April 15, 2004, Corbeau USA received an Answer from Defendant
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`to its Petition. A copy of Defendant‘s Answer is included herewith as Exhibit “I.” The
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`TTAB has not yet ruled on Corbeau USA“s Petition.
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`44.
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`On or about June 11, 2004, Defendant sent Corbeau USA a letter
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`asserting that Corbeau USA was infringing Defendant’s rights in the CORBEAU word
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`mark, as well as in the CORBEAU SEATS logo is included herewith as Exhibit “J.”
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`45.
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`There currently exists an actual controversy between Corbeau USA
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`and Defendant regarding the respective rights of Corbeau USA and Defendant in the
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`CORBEAU word mark as well as in the CORBEAU SEATS logo mark.
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`46.
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`Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2201 and 15 U.S.C. § 1119, Corbeau USA is
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`entitled to a declaratory judgment that:
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`A. Corbeau USA is the owner of the U.S. trademark rights for the word
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`CORBEAU, used in connection with automobile seats, safety harnesses, seat brackets
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`and related wares.
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`B. Corbeau USA is the owner of the U.S. trademark rights for the CORBBAU
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`SEATS logo, used in connection with automobile seats, safety harnesses, seat brackets
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`and related wares.
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`C. Corbeau USA is entitled to federal trademark registration for the word
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`CORBEAU and the CORBEAU SEATS logo, both in connection with automobile seats,
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`safety harnesses, seat brackets and related wares.
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`D. The ‘439 Registration was not validly transferred, and as such, as well as
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`for other reasons stated herein, is void.
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`E. Corbeau USA’s use of the CORBEAU word mark, the CORBEAU SEATS
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`logo, and any other related marks, used in connection with automobile seats, safety
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`harnesses, seat brackets and related wares, has not and does not infringe or otherwise
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`violate any rights of Defendant (if any).
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`WHEREFORE, Corbeau USA requests that the Court enter a declaratory judgment that:
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`A. Corbeau USA is the owner of the 13.8. trademark rights for the word
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`CORBEAU, used in connection with automobile seats, safety harnesses, seat brackets
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`and related wares.
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`B. Corbeau USA is the owner of the U.S. trademark rights for the CORBEAU
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`SEATS logo, used in connection with automobile seats, safety harnesses, seat brackets
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`and related wares.
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`C. Corbeau USA is entitled to federal trademark registration for the word
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`CORBEAU and the CORBEAU SEATS logo, both in connection with automobile seats,
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`safety harnesses, seat brackets and related wares.
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`D. The ‘439 Registration was not validly transferred, and as such, as well as
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`for other reasons stated herein, is void.
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`E. Corbeau USA’s use of the CORBEAU word mark, the CORBEAU SEATS
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`logo, and any other related marks, used in connection with automobile seats, safety
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`harnesses, seat brackets and related wares, has not and does not infiinge or otherwise
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`violate any rights of Defendant (if any).
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`JURY DEIVIAND
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`Pursuant to Rule 38 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiff demands
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`a trial by jury in this case for all of the issues in this action triable by jury.
`Dated this 31% day of July, 2004.
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`JONES, VVALDO, HOLBROOK & MCDONQUGH, P.C.
`By
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`Michael J. Kelley
`Brent T. Winder
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
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