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`ESTTA205575
`ESTTA Tracking number:
`04/17/2008
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`Filing date:
`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`Notice of Opposition
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`Notice is hereby given that the following party opposes registration of the indicated application.
`Opposer Information
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`Name
`Entity
`Address
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`Information Builders, Inc.
`Corporation
`2 Penn Plaza
`New York, NY 10121
`UNITED STATES
`
`Citizenship
`
`New York
`
`Attorney
`information
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`Alan H. Levine
`Levine & Mandelbaum
`444 Madison Avenue, 35th Floor
`New York, NY 10022
`UNITED STATES
`mail@levman.com Phone:(212) 588-9800
`Applicant Information
`
`Application No
`Opposition Filing
`Date
`Applicant
`
`77238708
`04/17/2008
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`Publication date
`Opposition
`Period Ends
`
`04/08/2008
`05/08/2008
`
`Focused Management, Inc.
`659 Beall Ave
`Wooster, OH 44691
`UNITED STATES
`Goods/Services Affected by Opposition
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`Class 009. First Use: 1995/12/05 First Use In Commerce: 1995/12/05
`All goods and services in the class are opposed, namely: Educational software featuring instruction in
`leadership and management
`
`Grounds for Opposition
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`Priority and likelihood of confusion
`Dilution
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`Trademark Act section 2(d)
`Trademark Act section 43(c)
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`Marks Cited by Opposer as Basis for Opposition
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`U.S. Registration
`No.
`Registration Date
`
`1652265
`
`07/30/1991
`
`Word Mark
`Design Mark
`Description of
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`FOCUS
`
`NONE
`
`Application Date
`
`08/23/1990
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`Foreign Priority
`Date
`
`NONE
`
`

`
`Mark
`Goods/Services
`
`Class 009. First use: First Use: 1975/03/00 First Use In Commerce: 1975/03/00
`computer programs for data base management
`
`U.S. Registration
`No.
`Registration Date
`
`2606298
`
`08/13/2002
`
`Application Date
`
`12/11/1998
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`Foreign Priority
`Date
`
`NONE
`
`Word Mark
`Design Mark
`Description of
`Mark
`Goods/Services
`
`FOCUS
`
`NONE
`
`Class 042. First use: First Use: 1996/12/00 First Use In Commerce: 1996/12/00
`COMPUTER SERVICES, NAMELY, PROVIDING ONLINE INFORMATION TO
`FACILITATE DEMONSTRATION, TEST USE, AND ORDERING OF
`COMPUTER SOFTWARE
`
`U.S. Registration
`No.
`Registration Date
`
`2821942
`
`03/16/2004
`
`Application Date
`
`06/30/2000
`
`Foreign Priority
`Date
`
`NONE
`
`Word Mark
`Design Mark
`Description of
`Mark
`Goods/Services
`
`FOCUS
`
`NONE
`
`Class 009. First use: First Use: 1975/03/00 First Use In Commerce: 1975/03/00
`COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR DATABASE MANAGEMENT; COMPUTER
`SOFTWARE FOR USE IN DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; COMPUTER
`SOFTWARE FOR USE IN ENTERPRISE REPORTING AND ANALYSIS
`SYSTEMS AND FOR BUILDING APPLICATIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT
`AND TRACKING OF DATA FOR ENTERPRISE REPORTING SYSTEMS;
`COMPUTER DATABASE PROGRAMS FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH
`DECISION SUPPORT, ANALYSIS, AND REPORTING PROGRAMS;
`COMPUTER SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS FOR USE IN
`DEVELOPING DECISION SUPPORT, ANALYSIS, AND REPORTING
`SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE, NAMELY,
`CLIENT/SERVER REPORTING, ANALYSIS AND DECISION SUPPORT
`TOOLS; COMPUTERIZED DATABASE, REPORTING, AND ANALYSIS
`SOFTWARE FOR USE ON CORPORATE INTRANET WEB SITES;
`ENTERPRISE SERVER SOFTWARE FOR USE IN WEB BASED DATA
`PUBLISHING, REPORTING, AND ANALYSIS SOLUTIONS; COMPUTER
`SOFTWARE FOR ACCESSING DATABASES BY MEANS OF GLOBAL
`COMPUTER NETWORKS TO GENERATE REPORTS; SOFTWARE
`DEVELOPMENT TOOLS FOR MAKING REPORTING AND ANALYSIS
`AVAILABLE THROUGH GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORK WORLDWIDE
`WEBSITES AND FOR EXTENDING THE FUNCTIONALITY OF ENTERPRISE
`REPORTING AND ANALYSIS SYSTEMS ON TO GLOBAL COMPUTER
`NETWORKS; AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR ACCESSING AND
`UPDATING DATABASES THROUGH GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORKS
`
`U.S. Registration
`No.
`Registration Date
`
`1300245
`
`10/16/1984
`
`Application Date
`
`12/27/1982
`
`Foreign Priority
`Date
`
`NONE
`
`

`
`Word Mark
`Design Mark
`Description of
`Mark
`Goods/Services
`
`PC/FOCUS
`
`NONE
`
`Class 009. First use: First Use: 1982/12/10 First Use In Commerce: 1982/12/10
`Diskettes Containing a Microprocessor Program for Use in Preparation of
`Reports and Graphs from Data Stored in a Personal Computer
`
`U.S. Registration
`No.
`Registration Date
`
`2223450
`
`02/16/1999
`
`Application Date
`
`02/18/1993
`
`Foreign Priority
`Date
`
`NONE
`
`Word Mark
`Design Mark
`Description of
`Mark
`Goods/Services
`
`FOCUS FORECASTING
`
`NONE
`
`Class 035. First use: First Use: 1974/00/00 First Use In Commerce: 1974/00/00
`consulting services in the field of inventory management and control for
`businesses including the use of computers and computer techniques in the field
`of inventory management and control for businesses
`
`U.S. Registration
`No.
`Registration Date
`
`2223457
`
`02/16/1999
`
`Application Date
`
`06/15/1994
`
`Foreign Priority
`Date
`
`NONE
`
`Word Mark
`Design Mark
`Description of
`Mark
`Goods/Services
`
`FOCUS FORECASTING
`
`NONE
`
`Class 009. First use: First Use: 1978/00/00 First Use In Commerce: 1978/00/00
`computer programs recorded on electronic media, namely tapes or discs, for
`use by businesses to plan inventory needs and to manage and control inventory
`
`U.S. Registration
`No.
`Registration Date
`
`2248562
`
`06/01/1999
`
`Application Date
`
`03/03/1997
`
`Foreign Priority
`Date
`
`NONE
`
`Word Mark
`Design Mark
`Description of
`Mark
`Goods/Services
`
`WEBFOCUS
`
`NONE
`
`Class 009. First use: First Use: 1996/04/00 First Use In Commerce: 1996/04/00
`computer programs for data base management
`
`U.S. Registration
`No.
`Registration Date
`
`2685249
`
`02/11/2003
`
`Word Mark
`Design Mark
`
`WEBFOCUS
`
`Application Date
`
`06/30/2000
`
`Foreign Priority
`Date
`
`NONE
`
`

`
`Description of
`Mark
`Goods/Services
`
`NONE
`
`Class 009. First use: First Use: 1996/04/00 First Use In Commerce: 1996/04/00
`COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR DATABASE MANAGEMENT; COMPUTER
`SOFTWARE FOR ACCESSING DATABASES BY MEANS OF GLOBAL
`COMPUTER NETWORKS TO GENERATE REPORTS; SOFTWARE
`DEVELOPMENT TOOLS FOR MAKING REPORTING AND ANALYSIS
`AVAILABLE THROUGH GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORK WORLDWIDE
`WEBSITES AND FOR EXTENDING THE FUNCTIONALITY OF ENTERPRISE
`REPORTING AND ANALYSIS SYSTEMS ON TO GLOBAL COMPUTER
`NETWORKS; AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR ACCESSING AND
`UPDATING DATABASES THROUGH GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORKS
`
`U.S. Registration
`No.
`Registration Date
`
`2989088
`
`08/30/2005
`
`Application Date
`
`12/30/2003
`
`Foreign Priority
`Date
`
`NONE
`
`Word Mark
`Design Mark
`Description of
`Mark
`Goods/Services
`
`Attachments
`
`FOCUS
`
`NONE
`
`Class 009. First use: First Use: 2003/06/17 First Use In Commerce: 2003/06/17
`Business Accountability Software to Insure Compliance with Governmental
`Requirements and Standards
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`Certificate of Service
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`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
`Name
`Date
`
`/Alan H. Levine/
`Alan H. Levine
`04/17/2008
`
`

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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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`In
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`the matter
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`o;
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`an
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`application to
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`register
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`FOCUS
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`L-‘J L)
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`MANAGfiM%NT
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`NC., Serial No.
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`77/238,708,
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`filed July 25,
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`2007,
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`publish
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`ed for opposition on April 8,
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`2008,
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`on Page TM 160 o:
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`the
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`O""icia
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`1 Gazette:
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`_NEORMAT ON %U PD%RS,
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`NC.
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`Opposer,
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`V.
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`FOCUSL-‘J D
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`MANAGfiM%NT,
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`NC.
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`Applicant.
`_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __X
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`NOTICE OF OPPOSITION
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`Opposition No.
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`"n
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`‘ormation Quilders,
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`"nc.
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`a corporation o:
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`the State o:
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`New Yor<, having a principal
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`place o:
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`business at
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`2 Penn Plaza,
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`New Yor<, New York l0l2l-2898,
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`believes that it will be damaged
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`by registration of the mark identified above, and hereby opposes
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`such registration.
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`The grounds for the opposition are as follows:
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`1. Opposer produces
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`and markets
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`computer
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`so‘tware
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`‘or
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`data base management,
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`for use in decision support systems,
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`and
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`‘or
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`in‘ormation control,
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`reporting,
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`and networking,
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`including
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`designing, building,
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`and maintaining databases,
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`and provides to
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`its customers support services including education in the use o;
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`

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`software,
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`and technical
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`support and consulta
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`:ion i11 connection
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`with implementation and installation of
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`the software.
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`2.
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`Since 1975,
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`Opposer‘ has been. marketing
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`its
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`SO__ -ware
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`under the trademark FOCUS to computer users in a wide varie-y o_
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`industries,
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`and Opposer has
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`registered its trademark in the
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`Patent and Trademark O""ice under Nos. 1,652,265; 2,606,298; and
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`2,821,942.
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`3.
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`In
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`the
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`early 1980's, Opposer
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`began marketing
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`its
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`software
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`tnder various
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`trademarks
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`including the word
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`FOCUS.
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`Opposer
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`is
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`the
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`owner of
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`the
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`following Patent
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`and Trademark
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`O"”ice registrations:
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`Registration No.
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`1,300,245
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`2,223,450
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`2,223,457
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`2,248,562
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`2,685,249
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`2,989,088
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`Trademark
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`PC/FOCUS
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`FOCUS FO<fiCAST NG
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`FOCUS FO<%CAST NG
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`W%%FOCUS
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`W%%FOCUS
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`FOCUS
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`4.
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`Opposer sells computer
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`software enabling users, via
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`the Internet,
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`to manage data using applicant's FOCUS software.
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`5. Opposer
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`sells
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`computerized instruction and
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`training
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`courses,
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`accompanied by related printed materials,
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`for
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`-eaching
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`the use of FOCUS so:ftware.
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`

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`6.
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`Opposer
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`has
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`published
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`a magazine
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`ertitled FOCUS
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`SYSTEMS
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`JOURNAL,
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`and newsletters entitled FOCUS NEWS and FOCUS
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`FLASE, distributed to computer users,
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`as well
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`as
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`an online
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`magazine entitled “The FOCUS Quarterly”, and currently publishes
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`WEEFOCUS Journal.
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`7.
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`Opposer established “The Focus Users Group”
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`(FUSE)
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`to
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`which
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`its
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`customers
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`belong,
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`and
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`this
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`group
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`holds
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`annual
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`conferences at which representatives
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`of
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`those who use
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`FOCUS
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`so_-ware
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`attend
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`educational
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`workshops,
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`see
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`product
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`demonstrations,
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`and. otherwise exchange information. about
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`FOCUS
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`software.
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`8.
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`Applicant
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`seeks
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`to register
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`FOCUSED MANAGEMENT
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`NC.
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`for “educational
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`software
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`featuring instruction in leadership
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`and management” ir Class 9.
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`9.
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`Upon information and be'ie", Applicant's goods are so
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`closely related to Opposer’s
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`so_-ware,
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`the printed and online
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`materials distributed by Opposer,
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`and Opposer’s services,
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`that
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`use of similar marks on the respective goods and services of
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`the
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`parties is likely to cause confusion or mistake, or
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`to deceive
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`purchasers as to tre origin of
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`the goods and services.
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`10.
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`Upon
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`information
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`and belief,
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`the
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`registration by
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`Applicant of
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`FOCUSED MANAGEMENT
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`NC.
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`for goods
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`and
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`services
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`closely related to Opposer’s
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`goods
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`and services will impair
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`-3-
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`

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`Opposer’s
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`free
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`use
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`o;
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`its
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`trademark,
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`and will dilute
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`the
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`distinctive quality of Opposer’s
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`famous
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`“Focus”
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`trademarks,
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`which became
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`famous prior‘
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`to Applicant's first use date,
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`and
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`will resilt in injury to the good will Opposer has acquired with
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`respec- -o i,s trademark, all to Opposer’s damage.
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`W{fi{fiEO{fi, Opposer prays that
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`the registration in C'ass
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`9
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`for which application has been made be disallowed, and that this
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`opposition be sustained.