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ESTTA Tracking number:
ESTTA255834
Filing date:
12/18/2008
IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICEBEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
Petition for Cancellation
Notice is hereby given that the following parties request to cancel indicated registration.
Petitioner Information
Name Corporacion Habanos, S.A.Entity Corporation Citizenship CubaAddressAvenida 3ra #2006 e/20 y 22Miramar, Havana,CUBAName Empresa Cubana del Tabaco, d.b.a. CubatabacoEntity state corporation Citizenship CubaAddressOReilly No. 104Havana,CUBAAttorneyinformationDavid B. GoldsteinRabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky & Lieberman, P.C.111 Broadway Suite 1102New York, NY 10006-1901UNITED STATESdgoldstein@rbskl.com Phone:212-254-1111
Registration Subject to Cancellation
Registration No 2797152 Registration date 12/23/2003RegistrantJonathan Drew Inc.12415 SW 136th Ave, Ste. 2Miami, FL 33186UNITED STATES
Goods/Services Subject to Cancellation
Class 034. First Use: 1997/02/00 First Use In Commerce: 1997/02/00All goods and services in the class are cancelled, namely: cigars made from Cuban seed tobacco
Grounds for Cancellation
Deceptiveness Trademark Act section 2(a)
Torres v. Cantine Torresella S.r.l.Fraud
808 F.2d 46, 1 USPQ2d 1483 (Fed. Cir. 1986)Priority and likelihood of confusion Trademark Act section 2(d)The mark is deceptively misdescriptive Trademark Act section 2(e)(1)The mark is primarily geographically deceptivelymisdescriptiveTrademark Act section 2(e)(3)Other General Inter-American Convention for TradeMark and Commerical Protection, 46 Stat. 2907,Art. 23-28 (false indication of geographic origin)
Marks Cited by Petitioner as Basis for Cancellation
U.S. RegistrationNo.2177837 Application Date 08/16/1996Registration Date 08/04/1998 Foreign PriorityDateNONEWord Mark HABANOS UNICOS DESDE 1492Design MarkDescription ofMarkThe mark consists of a black rectangle with the design of a tobacco leaf and thewording "HABANOS UNICOS DESDE 1492."Goods/Services Class 034. First use:raw tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, cut tobacco rappee, matches, tobacco, tobaccopipes, pipe-holders, ashtrays, match boxes, cigar cases, and humidorsU.S. RegistrationNo.1970911 Application Date 09/22/1994Registration Date 04/30/1996 Foreign PriorityDateNONEWord Mark LA CASA DEL HABANODesign MarkDescription ofMarkNONEGoods/Services Class 034. First use:raw tobacco; cigars; cigarettes; cut tobacco; rappee; manufactured tobacco ofall kinds; matches; tobacco; smoking pipes; pipe-holders, not of precious metal;ashtrays, not of precious metal; match boxes, cigar cases and humidors, not ofprecious metalAttachments75151320#TMSN.gif ( 1 page )( bytes )74576950#TMSN.gif ( 1 page )( bytes )Petition.cancel. La vieja Habana.pdf ( 15 pages )(63288 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 /David B. Goldstein/ Name David B. GoldsteinDate 12/18/2008
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Corporacion Habanos v Drew Estate LA VIEJA HAVANA
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