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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
`P.O. Box 1451
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
`General Contact Number: 571-272-8500
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`Mailed: November 2, 2017
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`Opposition No. 91231646
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`Caterpillar Inc.
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`StoneAge, Inc.
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`Amy Matelski, Paralegal Specialist:
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`Opposer’s consented motion, filed October 13, 2017, to suspend this proceeding for
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`60-day is granted.
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`Because the parties are negotiating for a possible settlement of this case, proceed-
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`ings are suspended, subject to the right of either party to request resumption at any
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`time.1 See Trademark Rule 2.117(c), and 2.127(a); and TBMP § 605.02).
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`If, during the suspension period, either of the parties or their attorneys have a
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`change of address or email address, the Board should be so informed. See Trademark
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`Rule 2.18(b)(1).
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`1 The parties should note that if proceedings are suspended for a lengthy period of time pur-
`suant to the filing of several motions to suspend for settlement, the Board retains discretion
`to condition the approval of any future consented or stipulated motion to suspend on a party
`or the parties providing necessary information about the status of settlement talks, discovery
`activities, or trial activities, as may be appropriate. See Trademark Rule 2.117(c).
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`In the event that there is no word from either party concerning the progress of
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`their negotiations, upon conclusion of the suspension period, proceedings shall re-
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`sume without further notice or order from the Board, upon the schedule set forth
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`below.
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`12/14/2017
`Initial Disclosures Due
`4/13/2018
`Expert Disclosures Due
`5/13/2018
`Discovery Closes
`6/27/2018
`Plaintiff's Pretrial Disclosures Due
`8/11/2018
`Plaintiff's 30-day Trial Period Ends
`8/26/2018
`Defendant's Pretrial Disclosures Due
`10/10/2018
`Defendant's 30-day Trial Period Ends
`10/25/2018
`Plaintiff's Rebuttal Disclosures Due
`Plaintiff's 15-day Rebuttal Period Ends 11/24/2018
`Plaintiff's Opening Brief Due
`1/23/2019
`Defendant's Brief Due
`2/22/2019
`Plaintiff's Reply Brief Due
`3/9/2019
`Request for Oral Hearing (optional) Due 3/19/2019
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`Generally, the Federal Rules of Evidence apply to Board trials. Trial testimony is
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`taken and introduced out of the presence of the Board during the assigned testimony
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`periods. The parties may stipulate to a wide variety of matters, and many require-
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`ments relevant to the trial phase of Board proceedings are set forth in Trademark
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`Rules 2.121 through 2.125. These include pretrial disclosures, the manner and timing
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`of taking testimony, matters in evidence, and the procedures for submitting and serv-
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`ing testimony and other evidence, including affidavits, declarations, deposition tran-
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`scripts and stipulated evidence. Trial briefs shall be submitted in accordance with
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`Trademark Rules 2.128(a) and (b). Oral argument at final hearing will be scheduled
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`only upon the timely submission of a separate notice as allowed by Trademark Rule
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`2.129(a).
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