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`06/06/2018
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`Petition for Cancellation
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`Notice is hereby given that the following party has filed a petition to cancel the registration indicated below.
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`Petitioner Information
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`Name
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`Entity
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`Address
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`Attorney informa-
`tion
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`Bayer HealthCare LLC
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`Limited Liability Company
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`Citizenship
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`Delaware
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`100 Bayer Road
`Pittsburgh, PA 15205
`UNITED STATES
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`Phillip Barengolts
`Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP
`200 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2900
`Chicago, IL 60606
`UNITED STATES
`Email: pb@pattishall.com, jae@pattishall.com, jrp@pattishall.com, dock-
`et@pattishall.com
`Phone: (312) 554-8000
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`Registration Subject to Cancellation
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`Registration No.
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`5440107
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`Registration date
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`04/03/2018
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`Registrant
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`Alivio Products, Inc.
`5218 County Road 421
`La Veta, CO 81055
`UNITED STATES
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`Goods/Services Subject to Cancellation
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`Class 005. First Use: 2017/12/01 First Use In Commerce: 2017/12/01
`All goods and services in the class are subject to cancellation, namely: Analgesic and muscle relax-
`ant pharmaceutical preparations; Aromatherapy creams for nausea, insomnia, anxiety, pain relief,
`and inflammation; Gels, creams and solutions for dermatological use; Homeopathic anti-inflammatory
`ointment; Medicated skin care preparations; Medicated skin care preparations, namely, creams, lo-
`tions, gels, toners, cleaners and peels; Medicinal creams for skin care; Topical analgesic creams;
`Topical gel for medical and therapeutic treatment of nausea, insomnia, anxiety, pain relief, and in-
`flammation; Transdermal patches for use in the treatment of nausea, insomnia, anxiety, pain relief,
`and inflammation; Anti-inflammatory and antipyretic preparations; Multipurpose medicated antibiotic
`cream, analgesic balm and mentholated salve; Preparation for the relief of pain
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`Grounds for Cancellation
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`Priority and likelihood of confusion
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`Trademark Act Sections 14(1) and 2(d)
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`Dilution by blurring
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`Trademark Act Sections 14(1) and 43(c)
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`Marks Cited by Petitioner as Basis for Cancellation
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`U.S. Registration
`No.
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`1536042
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`Registration Date
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`04/25/1989
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`Application Date
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`05/05/1988
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`Foreign Priority
`Date
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`NONE
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`Word Mark
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`Design Mark
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`Description of
`Mark
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`Goods/Services
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`ALEVE
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`NONE
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`Class 005. First use: First Use: 1988/04/25 First Use In Commerce: 1988/04/25
`ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANALGESIC, AND ANTIPYRETIC PHARMACEUTIC-
`AL PREPARATIONS
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`U.S. Registration
`No.
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`3287780
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`Registration Date
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`09/04/2007
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`Word Mark
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`Design Mark
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`ALEVE
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`Application Date
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`02/13/2007
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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 005. First use: First Use: 2000/07/31 First Use In Commerce: 2000/07/31
`Pharmaceutical antitussive-cold preparations; Preparations for treating colds
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`U.S. Registration
`No.
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`3719030
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`Registration Date
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`12/01/2009
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`Word Mark
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`Design Mark
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`ALEVE-D
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`Application Date
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`05/25/2007
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`Foreign Priority
`Date
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`NONE
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`Description of
`Mark
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`NONE
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`Goods/Services
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`Class 005. First use: First Use: 2007/07/20 First Use In Commerce: 2007/07/20
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`Antitussive-cold preparations; preparations for treating colds
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`U.S. Registration
`No.
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`4459303
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`Registration Date
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`12/31/2013
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`Word Mark
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`Design Mark
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`ALEVE
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`Application Date
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`07/24/2013
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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 044. First use: First Use: 2010/08/27 First Use In Commerce: 2010/08/27
`healthcare information services on painrelief, namely providing an online re-
`source of information on joint, muscle andback pain, headache pain and os-
`teoarthritis, including treatment options and tips
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`U.S. Registration
`No.
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`5279528
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`Registration Date
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`09/05/2017
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`Word Mark
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`Design Mark
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`ALEVE
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`Application Date
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`08/08/2016
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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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`Attachments
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`NONE
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`Class 010. First use: First Use: 2016/06/24 First Use In Commerce: 2016/06/24
`Electrical stimulation apparatus for nerves for therapeutic purposes
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`Petition to Cancel ALIVIO - Reg. No. 5440107.pdf(295212 bytes )
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`Signature
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`/Jacquelyn R. Prom/
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`Name
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`Date
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`Jacquelyn R. Prom
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`06/06/2018
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`In the matter of Registration No. 5,440,107: ALIVIO
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`BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC,
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`Petitioner,
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`ALIVIO PRODUCTS, INC.
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`Registrant.
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`Cancellation No. ________________
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`Bayer HealthCare LLC, a Delaware limited liability company having offices in
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`PETITION TO CANCEL
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`Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, believes it is and will continue to be damaged by the mark shown in
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`Registration No. 5,440,107 (the “Registration”) for the mark ALIVIO and hereby petitions to
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`cancel the same. The grounds for cancellation are stated below.
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`1.
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`Petitioner and its predecessors have for many years been engaged in the manufacture,
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`distribution, advertising and sale of products in the medical and healthcare fields, including
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`products for the treatment of pain, inflammation, fever, and colds.
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`2.
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`Since long prior to the filing date of the Registration, Petitioner and its predecessors have
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`continuously used the trademark ALEVE in commerce throughout the United States in
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`connection with the advertising, promotion and sale of products for the treatment of pain,
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`inflammation, fever, and colds.
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`3.
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`Petitioner owns the trademark registrations shown below, all comprised of its ALEVE
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`trademark.
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`MARK
`ALEVE
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`ALEVE
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`ALEVE-D
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`ALEVE
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`ALEVE
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`REG. NO. REG. DATE
`1,536,042 April 25, 1989
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`3,287,780
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`September 4, 2007
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`GOODS AND SERVICES
`Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and
`antipyretic pharmaceutical preparations in
`Class 5
`Pharmaceutical antitussive-cold
`preparations; Preparations for treating
`colds in Class 5
`Antitussive-cold preparations;
`preparations for treating colds in Class 5
`4,459,303 December 31, 2013 Healthcare information services on pain
`relief, namely providing an online
`resource of information on joint, muscle
`and back pain, headache pain and
`osteoarthritis, including treatment options
`and tips in Class 44
`Electrical stimulation apparatus for nerves
`for therapeutic purposes in Class 10
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`3,719,030 December 1, 2009
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`5,279,528
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`September 5, 2017
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`Print-outs from the United States Patent and Trademark Office records showing the current
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`status of these registrations are attached hereto as Exhibit A. Registration Nos. 1,536,042;
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`3,287,780; and 3,719,030 are incontestable pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1065 and 1115(b).
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`4.
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`By virtue of Petitioner’s and its predecessors’ extensive sales, advertising and promotion
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`of pain, inflammation, fever, and cold relief products under its ALEVE trademark, Petitioner and
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`its predecessors have built up and Petitioner now owns valuable goodwill symbolized by its
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`ALEVE trademark.
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`5.
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`By virtue of the aforesaid extensive sales, advertising and promotion, the ALEVE
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`trademark is famous among the general consuming public of the United States.
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`6.
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`On April 3, 2018, Registrant obtained the Registration for the trademark ALIVIO on the
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`Supplemental Register for “analgesic and muscle relaxant pharmaceutical preparations;
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`aromatherapy creams for nausea, insomnia, anxiety, pain relief, and inflammation; gels, creams
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`and solutions for dermatological use; homeopathic anti-inflammatory ointment; medicated skin
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`care preparations; medicated skin care preparations, namely, creams, lotions, gels, toners,
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`cleaners and peels; medicinal creams for skin care; topical analgesic creams; topical gel for
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`medical and therapeutic treatment of nausea, insomnia, anxiety, pain relief, and inflammation;
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`transdermal patches for use in the treatment of nausea, insomnia, anxiety, pain relief, and
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`inflammation; anti-inflammatory and antipyretic preparations; multipurpose medicated antibiotic
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`cream, analgesic balm and mentholated salve; preparation for the relief of pain” (the “ALIVIO
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`Goods”) in International Class 5.
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`7.
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`Upon information and belief, neither Registrant nor any predecessor or related company
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`of Registrant has any basis for claiming rights in the ALIVIO mark before May 23, 2017, the
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`filing date of the intent-to-use application that matured into the Registration opposed herein.
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`8.
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`Use of the ALIVIO mark for the ALIVIO Goods identified in the Registration is likely to
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`cause confusion, mistake or deception as to the source of origin, sponsorship or approval of
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`Registrant’s goods in that purchasers are likely to believe that Registrant’s goods are Petitioner’s
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`goods, or are in some way legitimately connected with, licensed or approved by Petitioner.
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`9.
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`Use of the ALIVIO mark shown in the Registration in connection with the ALIVIO
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`Goods is likely to dilute the distinctiveness of Petitioner’s famous ALEVE trademark.
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`10.
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`Registrant’s use of the ALIVIO mark shown in the Registration is without Petitioner’s
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`consent or permission.
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`WHEREFORE, the Registration of ALIVIO for the ALIVIO Goods is damaging to
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`Petitioner and Petitioner prays for cancellation of Registration No. 5,440,107.
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`Petitioner submits the requisite filing fee of $400.00. Please debit any deficiency from or
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`credit any overpayment to Account No. 16-0650, and address all correspondence to Phillip
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`Barengolts, Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP, 200 South Wacker
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`Drive, Suite 2900, Chicago, Illinois 60606.
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`Dated: June 6, 2018
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`PATTISHALL, MCAULIFFE, NEWBURY,
` HILLIARD & GERALDSON LLP
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`By:
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`/Jacquelyn R. Prom/
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`Phillip Barengolts
`Jessica A. Ekhoff
`Jacquelyn R. Prom
`200 South Wacker Drive
`Suite 2900
`Chicago, Illinois 60606
`(312) 554-8000
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`Attorneys for Bayer HealthCare LLC
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`Goods and
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`ALEVE
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`IC 005. US 018. G & S: ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANALGESIC, AND ANTIPYRETIC PHARMACEUTICAL
`PREPARATIONS. FIRST USE: 19880425. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19880425
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`Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
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`Serial Number
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`73726530
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`Filing Date
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`May 5, 1988
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`Current Basis
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`Original Filing
`Basis
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`Published for
`Opposition
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`Registration
`Number
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`1A
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`1A
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`January 31, 1989
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`1536042
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`Registration Date
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`April 25, 1989
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`Owner
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`(REGISTRANT) SYNTEX PUERTO RICO, INC. CORPORATION PANAMA RURAL BOX NO. 6736 80 MARIANA
`ROAD, 909 KM.1.1 HUMACO PUERTO RICO 00661
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`(LAST LISTED OWNER) BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY DELAWARE 100 BAYER
`ROAD PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA 15205
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`Assignment
`Recorded
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`ASSIGNMENT RECORDED
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`Attorney of Record Vanessa A. Ignacio
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`Type of Mark
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`TRADEMARK
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`Register
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`PRINCIPAL
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`Affidavit Text
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`SECT 15. SECT 8 (6-YR). SECTION 8(10-YR) 20090721.
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`Renewal
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`1ST RENEWAL 20090721
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`ALEVE
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`Goods and Services
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`IC 005. US 006 018 044 046 051 052. G & S: Pharmaceutical antitussive-cold preparations; Preparations for
`treating colds. FIRST USE: 20000731. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20000731
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`Standard Characters
`Claimed
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`Mark Drawing Code
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`(4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
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`Serial Number
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`77105868
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`Filing Date
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`Current Basis
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`Original Filing Basis
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`Published for
`Opposition
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`February 13, 2007
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`1A
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`1A
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`June 19, 2007
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`Registration Number
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`3287780
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`Registration Date
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`September 4, 2007
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`Owner
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`(REGISTRANT) Bayer HealthCare LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY DELAWARE 100 Bayer Road Pittsburgh
`PENNSYLVANIA 15205
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`Attorney of Record
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`Vanessa A. Ignacio
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`ALEVE-D
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`IC 005. US 006 018 044 046 051 052. G & S: Antitussive-cold preparations; preparations for treating colds. FIRST USE:
`20070720. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20070720
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`(4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
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`LETS-1 D A single letter, multiples of a single letter or in combination with a design
`NOTATION-SYMBOLS Notation Symbols such as Non-Latin characters,punctuation and mathematical signs,zodiac
`signs,prescription marks
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`Serial Number
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`77190305
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`Filing Date
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`May 25, 2007
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`Current Basis
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`Original Filing
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`Published for
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`Registration
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`1A
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`1B
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`November 6, 2007
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`3719030
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`Registration Date December 1, 2009
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`Owner
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`(REGISTRANT) Bayer HealthCare LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY DELAWARE 100 Bayer Road Pittsburgh
`PENNSYLVANIA 15205
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`Attorney of Record Vanessa A. Ignacio
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`IC 044. US 100 101. G & S: healthcare information services on pain relief, namely providing an online resource of
`information on joint, muscle and back pain, headache pain and osteoarthritis, including treatment options and tips.
`FIRST USE: 20100827. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20100827
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`(4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
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`October 15, 2013
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`4459303
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`(REGISTRANT) Bayer HealthCare LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY DELAWARE 100 Bayer Road Pittsburgh
`PENNSYLVANIA 15205
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`Vanessa A. Ignacio
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`IC 010. US 026 039 044. G & S: Electrical stimulation apparatus for nerves for therapeutic purposes. FIRST USE:
`20160624. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20160624
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`87130338
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`1A
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`1A
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`June 20, 2017
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`5279528
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`September 5, 2017
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`Owner
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`(REGISTRANT) Bayer HealthCare LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY DELAWARE 100 Bayer Road Pittsburgh
`PENNSYLVANIA 15205
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`Attorney of Record
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`Vanessa A. Ignacio
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