`ESTTA81652
`ESTTA Tracking number:
`05/20/2006
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`Filing date:
`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`91170256
`Plaintiff
`CENTRAL MFG. CO. (INC.)
`LEO STOLLER
`CENTRAL MFG. CO. (INC.)
`7115 W. North Avenue #272
`Oak Park, IL 60707-0189
`UNITED STATES
`ldms4@hotmail.com
`Motion to Strike
`Leo Stoller
`ldms4@hotmail.com
`/Leo Stoller/
`05/20/2006
`googlemotiontostrike.pdf ( 3 pages )(9203 bytes )
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`Proceeding
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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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`CENTRAL MFG. CO. (Inc)
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`(Delaware Corporation)
`Opposer,
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`Vs.
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`Opposition No: 91170256
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`GOOGLE, INC.,
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`Applicant.
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`MOTION TO STRIKE REPLY BRIEF AND/OR DECLARATION OF
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`ROSE HAGAN WHICH WAS NOT PROPERLY MADE OF RECORD
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`AND UNTIMELY SUBMITTED IN THE SAID REPLY AND
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`CANNOT BE CONTROVERTED BY THE OPPOSERE AT THIS
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`STAGE
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`NOW COMES the Opposer and moves the Board to Strike Applicant’s reply in
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`further support of its combined motion for protective order re opposer’s service and
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`preliminary response to opposer’s motion to consolidate. Opposer states as follows:
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`Reply briefs may be considered by this Board pursuant to the discretion of the Board
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`under trademark Rule 2. l27(a). Opposer states that it would be an abuse of the Board
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`discretion to consider Applicant’s under the circumstances at bar for the following
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`reasons:
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`Opposer asserts that Applicant’s reference to the newly submitted affidavit is untimely.
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`See generally Rule 2. l42(d) for the proposition that “the board will ordinarily not
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`consider additional evidence filed with the Board. . .after the appeal is filed.” Likewise,
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`the Board should not in this case consider the alleged new evidence consisting of an
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`affidavit of Rose Hagan in applicant’s reply brief. There is no reference made in
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`Applicant’s said reply brief, that the Rose Hagan was unable to supply her affidavit with
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`the Applicant’s initial Motion. The newly provided affidavit of Rose Hagan prejudices
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`the Opposer. The Rose Hagan affidavit should be considered untimely and was not
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`properly made of record, having been submitted in a reply brief. A party cannot introduce
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`previously undisclosed evidence in a reply. Applicant is attempting to introduce evidence
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`that cannot be controverted by the opposer at this stage. Applicant presented no valid
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`valid evidence in support of Applicant’s combined motion for protective order Re:
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`opposer’s service and preliminary response to opposer’s motion to consolidate.
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`Applicant presented only an ineffectual affidavit of Michael Zeller an attorney, who
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`entered the case on May 3, 2006 and had no direct knowledge of the alleged mailing
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`incident that the Applicant was complaining of. The Opposer responded to the said
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`motion accordingly. Now, after the fact the Applicant is attempting to introduce in”reply”
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`new evidence, the affidavit of Rose Hagan, which cannot be controverted by the opposer
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`at this stage, which is prejudicial to the Opposer.
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`WHEREFORE, the opposer prays that the Board strike Applicant’s said Reply in its
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`entirety and/or strike the untirnely—filed affidavit of Rose Hagan.
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`RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
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`/Leo Stoller/
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`Leo Stoller, President
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`CENTRAL MFG. CO., Opposer/Respondent
`71 15 W. North Avenue #272
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`Oak Park, Illinois 60302
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`(773) 589-0340
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`Date May 20, 2006
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`Certificate of On-Line Filing
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`I hereby certify that on May 20, 2006, this paper is being
`filed online in this case with the Trademark Trial and
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`Appeal Board.
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`/Leo Sto1ler/
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`Certificate of Service
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`I hereby certify that on May 20, 2006 a copy of the foregoing
`was sent by First Class mail with the U.S. Postal Service in an
`envelope addressed to:
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`Michael Zeller
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`Quinn Emanuel
`865 South Aifueroa Street, 10m Floor
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`Los Angeles Ca 90017
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`Leo Stoller
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`Date: May 20, 2006