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`ESTTA1310619
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`09/18/2023
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`Proceeding no.
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`92080257
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`Party
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`Correspondence
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`Submission
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`Defendant
`Global Atlantic Financial Company
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`LOUIS T. PERRY
`FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
`300 N. MERIDIAN STREET
`SUITE 2500
`INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204
`UNITED STATES
`Primary email: louis.perry@faegredrinker.com
`Secondary email(s): abe.shanehsaz@faegredrinker.com, trade-
`mark@faegredrinker.com
`317-237-0300
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`Motion to Suspend for Settlement Discussions
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`Tom P. Ryan
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`louis.perry@faegredrinker.com, abe.shanehsaz@faegredrinker.com, trade-
`mark@faegredrinker.com, tom.ryan@faegredrinker.com
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`/Tom P. Ryan/
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`09/18/2023
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`Motion to Suspend with Consent and Good Cause - Mercury Insurance Ser
`vices LLC v Global Atlantic Financial Co 9.18.23.pdf(136576 bytes )
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`In the matter of Registration No. 6,754,531
`Registration Date: June 7, 2022
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`MERCURY INSURANCE SERVICES, LLC,
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`Cancellation No. 92080257
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`MOTION TO SUSPEND
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §2.117(c), Petitioner and Registrant, through their attorneys of
`record, hereby jointly move the Board to suspend the proceedings for a period of 30 days, up to
`and including October 18, 2023, for good cause. As a result of the suspension, the parties request
`that the current schedule be reset as follows:
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`Time to Answer
`Deadline for Discovery Conference
`Discovery Opens
`Initial Disclosures Due
`Expert Disclosures Due
`Discovery Closes
`Plaintiff's Pretrial Disclosures
`Plaintiff's 30-day Trial Period Ends
`Defendant's Pretrial Disclosures
`Defendant's 30-day Trial Period Ends
`Plaintiff's Rebuttal Disclosures Due
`Plaintiff's 15-day Rebuttal Period Ends
`Plaintiff’s Opening Brief Due
`Defendant’s Brief Due
`Plaintiff’s Reply Brief Due
`Request for Oral Hearing (Optional) Due
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`10/18/2023
`11/17/2023
`11/17/2023
`12/17/2023
`04/15/2024
`05/15/2024
`06/29/2024
`08/13/2024
`08/28/2024
`10/12/2024
`10/27/2024
`11/26/2024
`01/25/2025
`02/24/2025
`03/11/2025
`03/21/2025
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`Good cause exists for such a motion to suspend because the parties have reached a non-
`binding settlement in principal and are finalizing a written settlement agreement and desire more
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`time to complete a mutually agreed upon draft of the agreement and to then have the agreement
`circulated between the parties for execution. Granting this further suspension will allow the time
`to complete an agreement that will resolve the above-captioned cancellation, avoid the need of
`incurring additional expenses in connection with the prosecution of the above-captioned
`cancellation proceeding and avoid the Board expending time and resources on the pending
`cancellation. In this regard, the parties set forth the following status report of key developments
`in the settlement of the matter.
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`1.) Summary of Recent Settlement Communications
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`Date of
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`7/17/2023
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`8/8/2023
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`8/11/2023
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`9/5/2023 –
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`9/15/2023
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`Method of Communication
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`General Nature of Communication
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`Emailed correspondence from
`Registrant to Petitioner
`Emailed correspondence between
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`Emailed correspondence from
`Petitioner to Registrant
`Emailed correspondence between
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`Emailed correspondence between
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`Providing draft settlement agreement and
`agreeing to suspension of proceedings
`Status check on draft settlement agreement
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`Providing comments on settlement agreement
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`Status check on draft settlement agreement
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`Registrant providing responsive comments to
`draft settlement agreement and discussions
`regarding further suspension of proceedings in
`anticipation of finalizing settlement terms
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`2.) Issues Resolved and to be Resolved at Trial
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`The parties have not specifically waived or deemed any issue to be resolved or stipulated.
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`3.) Proposed Timetable for Resolution
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`The parties propose to resolve the present dispute, if possible, by concluding and
`executing a written Settlement Agreement at the earliest possible time, including, if possible, on
`or before the presently requested suspension is lifted. The parties are pursuing negotiation of the
`particular language of a Settlement Agreement with all reasonable haste.
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`Accordingly, Registrant, with the consent of Petitioner, moves for the suspension of the
`proceedings for a period of 30 days, up to and including October 18, 2023, with the proceedings
`resuming thereafter on the schedule indicated above
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`Dated: September 18, 2023
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Louis T. Perry/ ___________________________________
`Louis T. Perry
`Abe Jentry Shanehsaz
`FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
`300 N. Meridian Street, Suite 2500
`Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
`Phone: 317- 237-0300
`E-Mail: louis.perry@faegredrinker.com,
`abe.shanehsaz@faegredrinker.com,
`trademark@faegredrinker.com
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`Attorneys for Registrant
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the foregoing MOTION
`TO SUSPEND was served on the correspondent of record as indicated in the records of the U.S.
`Patent and Trademark Office by email, the parties having consented to the use of electronic
`service, this 18th day of September 2023, addressed to:
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`JILL M. PIETRINI
`PAUL BOST
`SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP
`1901 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 1600
`LOS ANGELES, CA 90067
`UNITED STATES
`JPietrini@SheppardMullin.com, PBost@SheppardMullin.com, MDanner@SheppardMullin.com,
`RWalsh@SheppardMullin.com, RLHudson@SheppardMullin.com,
`TrademarksCC@SheppardMullin.com, LGlenn@SheppardMullin.com
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`/Louis T. Perry/ ___________________________________
`Louis T. Perry
`Abe Jentry Shanehsaz
`FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
`300 N. Meridian Street, Suite 2500
`Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
`Phone: 317- 237-0300
`E-Mail: louis.perry@faegredrinker.com,
`abe.shanehsaz@faegredrinker.com,
`trademark@faegredrinker.com
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`Attorneys for Registrant
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