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`ESTTA1063603
`06/23/2020
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`ESTTA Tracking number:
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`Filing date:
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`Notice of Opposition
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`Notice is hereby given that the following party opposes registration of the indicated application.
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`Opposer Information
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`Name
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`Granted to Date
`of previous ex-
`tension
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`Address
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`Attorney informa-
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`Cash Cow Inc
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`06/24/2020
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`6410 MEYER ROAD
`NEEDVILLE, TX 77461
`UNITED STATES
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`Frank A. Mazzeo
`Ryder, Mazzeo & Konieczny LLC
`808 Bethlehem Pike, Ste 200
`Colmar, PA 18915
`UNITED STATES
`fmazzeo@rmkiplaw.com
`215 997-0248
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`Applicant Information
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`Application No
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`88413480
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`Publication date
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`02/25/2020
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`Opposition Filing
`Date
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`Applicant
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`06/23/2020
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`Sunshine Queen
`3729 Rhoanoke CT
`Duluth, GA 30096
`UNITED STATES
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`Opposition Peri-
`od Ends
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`06/24/2020
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`Goods/Services Affected by Opposition
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`Class 018. First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0
`All goods and services in the class are opposed, namely: Leashes for animals; harnesses for anim-
`als; backpacks for pets; pet clothing; pet carrier bags
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`Class 020. First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0
`All goods and services in the class are opposed, namely: Pet supplies, namely, non-metal pet gates
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`Grounds for Opposition
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`Priority and likelihood of confusion
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`Deceptiveness
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`Trademark Act Section 2(d)
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`Trademark Act Section 2(a)
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`Mark Cited by Opposer as Basis for Opposition
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`U.S. Application
`No.
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`88519449
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`Application Date
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`07/17/2019
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`Registration Date
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`NONE
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`Word Mark
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`Design Mark
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`CASHCOW
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`Foreign Priority
`Date
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`NONE
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`Description of
`Mark
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`Goods/Services
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`NONE
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`Class 035. First use: First Use: 2017/00/00 First Use In Commerce: 2018/05/00
`Downloadable computer software in the nature of a mobile application that al-
`lows farmers and ranchers to manage their ranch business, monitor income and
`expenses, and track the health, diet and status of farm animals and livestock;
`Downloadable computer software in the nature ofa mobile application that allows
`users to post, search, review and respond to classified advertisements regarding
`farm animals and livestock; Online advertising services for others; Promoting the
`goods and services of others via the internet; Providing online searchable data-
`bases featuring classified advertisements; Online retail store services featuring
`farm animals and livestock; Online retail store services featuring goods for the
`ranch and farm; Online retail farm store;Promoting the goods and services of
`butchers via the internet; Promoting the goods and services of farmers and
`ranchersvia the internet, namely, farm animals,livestock, cattle, hay and a full
`line of ranch supplies; Online trading services, namely, operating online market-
`places for sellers and buyers of farm animals, livestock and beef products; On-
`line trading services in which sellers post products or services to be offered for
`sale, and purchasing or bidding is done via the Internet in order to facilitate the
`sale of goods and services by others viaa computer network; providing evaluat-
`ive feedback and ratings of sellers' goodsand services, the value and prices of
`sellers' goods and services, buyers' and sellers' performance, delivery, and
`overall trading experience in connection therewith; all of the above in the farm
`animal, livestock and beef industry; Providing temporary use of non-
`downloadable computer software in the nature of a mobile application that al-
`lows farmers and ranchers to manage their ranch business, monitor income and
`expenses, and track the health, diet and status of farm animals and livestock;
`Providing temporary useof non-downloadable computer software that allows
`users to post, search, reviewand respond to classified advertisements regarding
`farm animals and livestock
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`Attachments
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`88519449#TMSN.png( bytes )
`CCW Notice-of-Opposition 06232020.pdf(148977 bytes )
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`Signature
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`Name
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`Date
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`/FrankAMazzeo/
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`Frank A. Mazzeo
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`06/23/2020
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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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`Cash Cow, Inc.
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`Opposer
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`Sunshine Queen,
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`Applicant.
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`Opposition No.: Not Yet Known
`Application Serial No.: 88/413,480
`Applied for Mark: CASHCOW
`Date of Publication: 02/25/2020
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`NOTICE OF OPPOSITION
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`Opposer, Cash Cow, Inc., a Delaware corporation, located and doing business at 6410 Meyer
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`Road, Needville, TX 77461 (“Opposer”), believes that it will be damaged by the registration of
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`the mark shown in Application Serial No. 88/413,480 ("'480 Application") and hereby opposes
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`the same.
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`On information and belief, Applicant Sunshine Queen, is a Georgia corporation, located at
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`3729 Rhoanoke Ct, Duluth, GA 30096 (“Applicant”) and is the owner of the ‘480 Application.
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`Opposer filed a second extension request to oppose the ‘480 Application on May 5, 2020,
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`outside of the deadline previously set by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”).
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`Pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the USPTO
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`recognized that the national emergency resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak may have
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`prevented timely filing by parties of various documents. The USPTO explained the
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`circumstances under which those affected by the outbreak may have an otherwise late-filed
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`extension of time to oppose be accepted by the Board. In the instant case, the delay in filing
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`Opposer’s second request for an extension to oppose the ‘480 Application was due to the
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`COVID-19 outbreak. More specifically, Opposer’s business was hit hard by the COVID-19
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`outbreak and that materially interfered with Opposer and its attorney’s ability to prepare and file
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`the extension by the due date. Therefore, Opposer respectfully requests that its second request for
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`an extension to oppose be accepted by the Board.
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`Description of Applicant's Application: Applicant filed for registration of the mark
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`CASHCOW on May 2, 2019 on a Section 1(b) intent-to-use basis. The application published for
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`Opposition in the Official Gazette of February 25, 2020. The goods identified in the ‘480
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`Application are leashes for animals; harnesses for animals; backpacks for pets; pet clothing; pet
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`carrier bags in Class 18 and pet supplies, namely, non-metal pet gates in Class 20.
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`As grounds of opposition, it is alleged that:
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`Priority and Likelihood of Confusion (Lanham Act §2(d))
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`1. Opposer maintains federal trademark Application Serial No. 88/519,449 for CASHCOW
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`(“Opposer’s CASHCOW Mark”) used in connection with “downloadable computer software in
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`the nature of a mobile application that allows farmers and ranchers to manage their ranch
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`business, monitor income and expenses, and track the health, diet and status of farm animals and
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`livestock; downloadable computer software in the nature of a mobile application that allows
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`users to post, search, review and respond to classified advertisements regarding farm animals and
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`livestock; online advertising services for others; promoting the goods and services of others via
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`the internet; providing online searchable databases featuring classified advertisements; online
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`retail store services featuring farm animals and livestock; online retail store services featuring
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`goods for the ranch and farm; online retail farm store; promoting the goods and services of
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`butchers via the internet; promoting the goods and services of farmers and ranchers via the
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`internet, namely, farm animals, livestock, cattle, hay and a full line of ranch supplies; online
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`trading services, namely, operating online marketplaces for sellers and buyers of farm animals,
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`livestock and beef products; online trading services in which sellers post products or services to
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`be offered for sale, and purchasing or bidding is done via the internet in order to facilitate the
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`sale of goods and services by others via a computer network; providing evaluative feedback and
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`ratings of sellers' goods and services, the value and prices of sellers' goods and services, buyers'
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`and sellers' performance, delivery, and overall trading experience in connection therewith; all of
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`the above in the farm animal, livestock and beef industry; providing temporary use of non-
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`downloadable computer software in the nature of a mobile application that allows farmers and
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`ranchers to manage their ranch business, monitor income and expenses, and track the health, diet
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`and status of farm animals and livestock; providing temporary use of non-downloadable
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`computer software that allows users to post, search, review and respond to classified
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`advertisements regarding farm animals and livestock” (“Goods and Services”).
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`2. Opposer began using Opposer’s CASHCOW Mark in connection with the Goods and
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`Services in interstate commerce at least as early as May 1, 2018, and established the goodwill in
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`Opposer’s CASHCOW Mark in the United States.
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`3. The trademark examiner has cited the ‘480 Application in refusing the registration of
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`Opposer’s CASHCOW Mark for likelihood of confusion.
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`4. Opposer offered for sale and sold in interstate commerce the Goods and Services under
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`Opposer’s CASHCOW Mark prior to any commencement of use of the mark in the ‘480
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`Application by Applicant. This fact is reflected in the dates of first use and first use in
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`commerce identified in Opposer’s application, which pre-dates use of CASHCOW by Applicant,
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`of which use has not yet been alleged by Applicant.
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`5. Opposer has been and is now using Opposer’s CASHCOW Mark in connection with the
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`Goods and Services. Said use has been valid and continuous since the dates of first use indicated
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`in Opposer’s application, and has not been abandoned.
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`6. Opposer has priority of use of CASHCOW over Applicant.
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`7. Opposer’s CASHCOW Mark is symbolic of goodwill and consumer recognition built up
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`by Opposer through substantial amounts of effort and expenditure in advertising and promotion.
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`8. In view of the similarity of the respective marks, which are identical, and the related
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`nature of the goods/services of the respective parties, it is alleged that the mark and goods in the
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`‘480 Application so resemble Opposer’s CASHCOW Mark and goods and services previously
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`used in the United States, as to be likely to cause confusion, or to cause mistake.
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`The Mark in the ‘480 Application Falsely Suggests a Connection with Opposer (Lanham Act
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`§ 2(a))
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`9. Opposer is owner of Opposer’s CASHCOW Mark and Opposer’s use pre-dates any use by
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`Applicant of the mark in the ‘480 Application.
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`10. Opposer has no connection with Applicant.
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`11. The mark and goods in the ‘480 Application falsely suggest a connection between
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`Opposer’s CASHCOW Mark and Applicant.
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`WHEREFORE, Opposer will be damaged by registration of the ‘480 Application, and hereby
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`respectfully requests that said Application not be permitted to register.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Ryder, Mazzeo & Koniezcny LLC
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`By: /FrankAMazzeo/
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`Date: June 23, 2020
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`Ryder, Mazzeo and Konieczny LLC
`808 Bethlehem Pike, Suite 200
`Colmar, PA 18915
`215-997-0248
`fmazzeo@rmkiplaw.com
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`Attorney for Opposer
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