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`ESTTA Tracking number:
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`ESTTA1009346
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`Filing date:
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`10/16/2019
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`Proceeding
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`91250707
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`Party
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`Correspondence
`Address
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`Defendant
`Efferding, Stanley R
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`DANIEL HOPKINSON
`KUNZLER BEAN & ADAMSON
`50 W. BROADWAY, 10TH FLOOR
`SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84101
`docket@kunzlerlaw.com, dhopkinson@kunzlerlaw.com
`no phone number provided
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`Submission
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`Filer's Name
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`Filer's email
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`Signature
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`Date
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`Answer
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`Daniel Hopkinson
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`dhopkinson@kba.law
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`/Daniel Hopkinson/
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`10/16/2019
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`Attachments
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`87863812 Answer to opposition.pdf(77277 bytes )
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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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`Monster Energy Company,
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`Opposer,
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`Excelev8 LLC,
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`Opposition No. 91250707
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`Serial No. 87863812
`Mark: The Monster Mash
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`Applicant.
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`ANSWER
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`Excelev8 LLC (“APPLICANT”), hereby responds as follows to the Notice of Opposition
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`filed by Monster Energy Company (“OPPOSER”) concerning registration of APPLICANT’s
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`“THE MONSTER MASH” mark shown in Application Serial No. 87863812:
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`Applicant admits Opposer's averments in Paragraph 1 of the Notice of Opposition.
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`Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 2 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`3.
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`Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 3 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`4.
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`Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 4 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`5.
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`Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 5 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`6.
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`Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 6 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`7.
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`Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 7 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`8.
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`Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 8 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`9.
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`Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 9 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`10. Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 10 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`11. Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 11 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`12. Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 12 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`13. Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 13 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`14. Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 14 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`15. Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 15 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`16. Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 16 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`17. Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 17 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`18. Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 18 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`19. Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 19 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`20. Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 20 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`21. Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 21 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`22. Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 22 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`23. Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 23 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`24. Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 24 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`25. Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 25 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`26. Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 26 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`27. Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 27 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`28. Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 28 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`29. Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 29 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`30. Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 30 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`31. Applicant admits that it is seeking to register the mark THE MONSTER MASH
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`covering the goods set forth in the Application.
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`32. Applicant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the
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`truth of Opposer’s averments in Paragraph 32 of the Notice of Opposition, and on that basis
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`denies the same.
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`33. Applicant denies the allegations of Paragraph 33 of the Notice of Opposition.
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`34. Applicant hereby denies all allegations and averments contained in the Notice of
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`Opposition that have not been expressly admitted herein.
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`35. Applicant reserves its right to assert any defenses which Applicant learns of
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`during the course of discovery.
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`WHEREFORE, Applicant requests that the subject opposition be dismissed and a Notice of
`Allowance be issued in connection with its application.
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`/Daniel Hopkinson/_____
`Daniel Hopkinson
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`Kunzler Bean & Adamson
`50 W Broadway, 10th Floor
`Salt Lake City, UT 84010
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