Mailing Address:
`2682 270'“ St.
`Madison, MN 56256
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`MURRIN LAW FIRM
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`J_ Owen Muffin
`Admitted in M,},,,_’ C3111‘, North Dakota’
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`562-724-7007 (fax)
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`Califomia office:
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`Long Beach, CA 90815
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`September 24, 2012
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
`P.O. Box 1451
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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`Re:
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`Complaint in Tellnet v. Daniel Lacheen
`Trademark l-800-ACIDENTE.com
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`Filed January 9, 2007
`Registration No. 3303853
`Cancellation No. 92055788
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`Dear US Trademark Office:
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`Enclosed for filing please find:
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`Petitioners’ Motion to Amend Complaint and to Deny Respondent's Motion for Summary
`Judgment and Motion on the Pleadings
`Petitioners’ Memorandum in Support of Motion to Amend and in Opposition to
`Respondent's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings and for Summary Judgment
`Amended Complaint with Exhibits
`Comparison of original Complaint and Amended Complaint
`Proof of Service
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`Very truly yours,
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`J.6v Murrin
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Tellnet Communications lnc., a
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`Tampa, FL 36625,
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`I’ETI'I‘lONER'S
`AMENDED COMPLAINT AND
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`Tellnet Communications, Inc. hereinafier “Tellnet” is a Florida corporation and
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`l800-ACCIl[)l:iN'l‘.C()M- a domain name. See this site on the worldwide web.
`l80(J—Aceident.com- a domain name See this site on the worldwide web";
`8()0—Aecident Services since August l5, l983. hxhibit H. M & S is the successor
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`These marks are liereinaftcr referred to as M&S trademarks. M&S‘s marks are necessarv for
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`the C<1n1lTlLl9d.I1l.£lI3CF an<.1..r2..r..9fital2.l.9r..s2r>crational‘ its btisgirtess.
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`janv use by Re._s11ondent. Daniel Laclieen or its associates. M&S use ofthe above marks all pre~dates
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`l’ctiti(ir_igr;g()r its 13 redccessofs use, so he had notice of it when he claimed agplied for his trademark.
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`John Murrin and the Murrin Law Firm assigned all rights to M&S and is aclignz as legal counsel for
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`them in the_se proeeeclings bv permission from them Murrin vouelics for the prior
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`Daniel lacheen is the individual and registered holder ol"‘l-800~aeidentc.com,:
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`registration #33()3853. lixhibit 1:5, having been granted that service or trademark (hereinafter
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`October 2, 2007. This mark is used in eoniunetion with the confusingly similar use of an 800
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`telephone number used by Petitioners. a domain name in the style of " l 8()(laeidente.eom"
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`l,aeheen's marks). liaeheen also uses or owns l-800-aeeident.net. The
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`a trademark namely l-800-ACll_)I::lN’l"lj.eom (with two dashes).
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`All of these marks are eont‘usinJ_zlv similar to Petitioner's marks above described.
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`Because of the above. it is alleged Respondent has abandoned the l-80()—
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`ACll.)l:)N'l'li.eom trademark. Abandonment is reason for cancellation of the mark on the
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`in addition, Mr. Laeheen also possesses a phone number I-800- 224-3368 which he
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`800- /\(.,Ill,.)l.-ZN'l‘l£ (containing one "0" whereas M & S‘ mark and telephone is the same except
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`M&S‘s one contains two: "ee". M & S claims a common law trademark in similar l—8()0-
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`therefore interferes with Petitioners trademarks and business and dilutes its message and the
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`Lanham Act and other federal laws. This should not he allowed as M&S or its predecessors have
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`first use and continuous use in the above-stated marks.
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`such. M&S‘s marks are senior and
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`preempt Respondent's marks. Respondents marks are similar and confusing compared to
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`suggests to the customer that its resources can be
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`accessed by telephoning. For example M & 8 uses the term " accident" with dashes to resemble
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`inl‘orrnation and belief that this site was never marketed to anyone. or if it was. it was marketed to
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`confusinglv similar to Petitioners‘ marks and thus caneeilable. 'l'he above marks, are registered,
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`accident and l-8()()—ACClI.)l:iN'l'l$ which M & S or its assignor has used since at least i985. The
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`use of l~8(l()-A(lll,)l,£N'l'l~:l.eom registered by Mr. Laeheen is 21 plov to dellect business from M &
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`lrlis intent was to take advantage ofeonfusion between one "e" and two "e's".
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`The teleeom and internet systems have created a prefect playing field for good
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`commerce and had eo_mmeree with teleeg_>__r_n pirates and 4_;_yber_pjwi
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`it into a domain name is simply manipulation of the trademark svstem and should not he
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`which is eon'l“usingLv similar to M& S's marks.
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