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ESTTA Tracking number:
ESTTA235086
Filing date:
09/08/2008
IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICEBEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
Notice of Opposition
Notice is hereby given that the following parties oppose registration of the indicated application.
Opposers Information
Name Corporacion Habanos, S.A.Granted to Dateof previousextension09/10/2008AddressAvenida 3ra, # 2006e/20 y 22, MiramarHavana,CUBAName Empresa Cubana del Tabaco, dba CubatabacoGranted to Dateof previousextension09/10/2008AddressO'Reilly 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
Applicant Information
Application No 78964657 Publication date 05/13/2008Opposition FilingDate09/08/2008 OppositionPeriod Ends09/10/2008ApplicantDanli Tobacco Shop, Inc.1935 W Flagler StreetMiami, FL 33135UNITED STATES
Goods/Services Affected by Opposition
Class 034. First Use: 2003/06/00 First Use In Commerce: 2003/06/00All goods and services in the class are opposed, namely: Cigars made with Cuban seed tobacco
Grounds for Opposition
Deceptiveness Trademark Act section 2(a)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)
Torres v. Cantine Torresella S.r.l.Fraud
808 F.2d 46, 1 USPQ2d 1483 (Fed. Cir. 1986)Other General Inter-American Convention for TradeMark and Commercial Protection, 46 Stat. 2907,Art. 23-28 (false indication of geographic origin)
Marks Cited by Opposer as Basis for Opposition
U.S. RegistrationNo.2145804 Application Date 08/16/1996Registration Date 03/24/1998 Foreign PriorityDateNONEWord Mark NONEDesign MarkDescription ofMarkThe mark consists of a rectangular design with rounded corners, a gold outline,the silhouette of a head of an Indian against a black and white dottedbackground, a white rectangle, and a gold rectangle.Goods/Services Class 034. First use:raw tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, cut tobacco, rappee, matches, tobacco, tobaccopipes, pipe-holders, ashtrays not of precious metal, match boxes, cigar casesnot of precious metal, and humidorsU.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 metalAttachments75151226#TMSN.gif ( 1 page )( bytes )
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Certificate of Service
The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of this paper has been served upon all parties, at their addressrecord by First Class Mail on this date.Signature /David B. Goldstein/ Name David B. GoldsteinDate 09/08/2008
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