Pride V Pride

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Electronic Filing System. http://estta.uspto.gov ESTTA Tracking number: Filing date:

ESTTA313758 10/27/2009

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD

Notice of Opposition Notice is hereby given that the following party opposes registration of the indicated application.

Opposer Information Name

Pride Vintage Cigars, LLC

Granted to Date of previous extension

10/28/2009

Address

10006 Cross Creek Blvd., Suite 412 Tampa, FL 33647 UNITED STATES

Attorney information

Mark M. Brandsdorfer, Esq. Lieberman & Brandsdorfer, LLC 802 Still Creek Lane Gaithersburg, MD 20878 UNITED STATES [email protected] Phone:301-948-7775

Applicant Information Application No

77689213

Publication date

06/30/2009

Opposition Filing Date

10/27/2009

Opposition Period Ends

10/28/2009

Applicant

Seneca, J. Conrad P.O. Box 375 11359 Southwestern Boulevard Irving, NY 14052 UNITED STATES

Goods/Services Affected by Opposition Class 034. All goods and services in the class are opposed, namely: Cigarettes; Cigars; Hand-rolling tobacco; Roll your own tobacco; Rolling tobacco; Smoking tobacco; Tobacco; Tobacco, cigars and cigarettes

Grounds for Opposition Priority and likelihood of confusion

Trademark Act section 2(d)

Other

Opposer's common law trademark rights have priority over Applicant's filing date for the subject intent-to-use application by their use in the United States, and Applicant's mark creates a likelihood of confusion under Trademark Act section 2(d).

Marks Cited by Opposer as Basis for Opposition U.S. Application No.

77783877

Application Date

07/17/2009

Registration Date

NONE

Word Mark

PRIDE

Foreign Priority Date

NONE

Design Mark

Description of Mark

NONE

Goods/Services

Class 034. First use: First Use: 2008/09/25 First Use In Commerce: 2008/09/25 Cigars

U.S. Application/ Registration No.

NONE

Registration Date

NONE

Application Date

Design Mark

Goods/Services

Attachments

cigars

77783877#TMSN.jpeg ( 1 page )( bytes ) pride logo 2.jpg

NONE

1302-302 (Notice of Opposition - FINAL).pdf ( 7 pages )(73280 bytes )

Certificate of Service The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of this paper has been served upon all parties, at their address record by First Class Mail on this date. Signature

/markbrandsdorfer/

Name

Mark M. Brandsdorfer, Esq.

Date

10/27/2009