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ESTTA449342 01/04/2012

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 Granted to Date of previous extension Address General Cigar Co., Inc. 01/04/2012

10900 Nuckols Road, Suite 100 Glen Allen, VA 23060 UNITED STATES Scott Greenberg Attorney for Opposer Locke Lord LLP 3 World Financial Center New York, NY 10281-2101 UNITED STATES ptotmcommunication@lockelord.com, sgreenberg@lockelord.com Phone:212 415 8600

Correspondence information

Applicant Information
Application No Opposition Filing Date Applicant 85293133 01/04/2012 Publication date Opposition Period Ends 09/06/2011 01/04/2012

Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Company of Pennsylvania, Inc. P.O. Box 897 Lancaster, PA 176080897 UNITED STATES

Goods/Services Affected by Opposition

Class 034. First Use: 2010/12/01 First Use In Commerce: 2010/12/01 All goods and services in the class are opposed, namely: Cigar boxes; Cigar wraps; Cigars

Grounds for Opposition

Priority and likelihood of confusion Trademark Act section 2(d)

Marks Cited by Opposer as Basis for Opposition

U.S. Registration No. Registration Date Word Mark 2135912 02/10/1998 EL DIABLO Application Date Foreign Priority Date 03/11/1997 NONE

Design Mark

Description of Mark Goods/Services

NONE Class 034. First use: First Use: 1996/12/05 First Use In Commerce: 1996/12/05 cigars NONE NONE DIABLO Cigars Application Date NONE

U.S. Application/ Registration No. Registration Date Word Mark Goods/Services

Attachments

75255656#TMSN.gif ( 1 page )( bytes ) Notice of Opposition.pdf ( 5 pages )(206749 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 Name Date

/Scott Greenberg/ Scott Greenberg 01/04/2012