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`01/23/2006
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`91124518
`Plaintiff
`CUMMINS, INC.
`DANIEL W. SIXBEY
`NIXON PEABODY LLP
`8180 GREENSBORO DRIVE, SUITE 800
`MCLEAN, VA 22102
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`Proceeding
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`Motion to Suspend for Civil Action
`Susan M. Freedman
`sfreedman@nixonpeabody.com
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`01/23/2006
`Motion to Suspend.PDF ( 16 pages )
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`Docket No. 740270-2810
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`Opposition No. 91 124518
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`CUMMINS INC.
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`Opposer,
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`Applicant.
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`MOT1ON TO SUSPEND PROCEEDINGS
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`PEND1NG DISPOSITION OF CIVIL ACTION
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. 2.11"/'(a) and T.B.M.P. 5i0.02(a), Opposer, CUMMINS INC.
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`(“Opposer”), hereby requests that the Board suspend this proceeding pending disposition of
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`Opposer’s civii action against Applicant Tap Enterprises, inc. (“App1icant") filed in the US.
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`District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on January 20, 2006 (Civil Action No. 1:06»
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`cv—0095~SEB—VSS). A copy of Opposefs Complaint and Summons are attached as Exhibit A.
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`Opposefs Complaint alieges Applicant’s infringement of Opposer’s CUMMINS name
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`and mark by use and registration of that name and mark for tools (the goods at issue in this
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`proceeding) and power generators. As grounds for relief in the civil action, Opposer seeks,
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`among other things:
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`a permanent injunction against use and registration of the CUMMINS
`name and mark by Applicant for Applicant’s products and services;
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`an order directing the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to refuse
`registration of Applicant’s U.S. Trademark Application No. 78/031,419
`for the mark CUMMINS PRO INDUSTRIAL TOOLS & Design, which is
`the subject of this opposition;
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`an order directing the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to refuse
`registration of AppIicant’s U.S. Trademark Appiication No. 78/03i,424
`for the mark CUMMINS INDUSTRIAL TOOLS & Design, which has
`been suspended pending disposition of the present opposition (and which,
`in the absence of an order from the federai district court, Opposer intends
`to oppose when it pubiishes for opposition); and
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`an order directing the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to cancel
`Applicanfs U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,514,072 for the mark
`CUMMINS INDUSTRIAL TOOLS & Design, registered on December 4,
`2001 (which Opposer will petition to cancel in the absence of an order
`from the federal district court).
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`Opposer’s civii action thus involves issues in common with those pending in this
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`opposition. Resolution of these issues will have a direct bearing on the issues presently and
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`prospectively before the Board. Accordingly, favorable action by the Board is requested.
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`As required by 37 C.F.R. § 2. l2l(d), an original and two copies of this motion are
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`enclosed.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`CUMMINS INC.
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`San M. Freedman
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`By:
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`Jeffrey L. Costellia
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`Nixon Beabody LLP
`401 9*‘ Street, N.W., Suite 900
`Washington, DC. 20005
`Tel: (202) 585-8000
`Fax: (202) 585-8080
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`Attorneys for Opposer
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`Dated: January 23, 2006
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`Exhibit A: Complaint and Summons
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Docket No. 740270~28I 0
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`I hereby certify that the foregoing MOTION TO SUSPEND PROCEEDINGS PENDING
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`DISPOSITION OF CWIL ACTEON was served by first class maii, postage prepaid, this 23”‘ day
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`of January 2006, upon:
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`Robert Lancaster
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`BRYAN CAVE LLP
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`One Metropolitan Square
`211 North Broadway, Suite 3600
`St. Louis, Missouri 63102
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IDHDIANA
`INI)L~XNAPOLIS EEVISEON
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`CU:\/I3/IINS INC.
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`ONAN CORPORATION,
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`SUMR/IONS EN A CIVIL CASE
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`via its Registered Agent:
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`1 1823 Arbor Street
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`via its Chainnan:
`Robert Cummins
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`Tap Enterprises, Inc.
`650 N. Lincoln
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`Spring Hjil, Kansas 66083
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`YOU ARE HEREBY SIEINIONED and required to serve upon PLALNTIFFS’ ATTO§{I‘~IEYS:
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`Wiiiiam E. Padgett, Esq.
`Waxy Jane Frisby, ‘Esq.
`Barnes & Thornburg LL?
`1 1 South Mer1'c%ian Strce:
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`Indianapolis, IN 46204
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`COMPLAINT
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`Plaintiffs, Cumrnins Inc. and Onan Corporation, by their attorneys, as and for their
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`Complaint, allege:
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`Haintiff Curnrnins Inc. is an Indiana corporation with its principal place of
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`business at 500 Jackson Street, Columbus, Indiana 47201. Plaintiff Onan Corporation, doing
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`business as Cummins Power Generation, is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of
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`business at 1400 73”‘ Avenue NE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432. This Complaint refers to
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`Curnmiris Inc. and Onan Corporation collectively as “Cumrnins” unless otherwise specified.
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`Defendant Tap Entezprises, inc. (“Defendant”) is a Nebraska Corporation with its
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`principal place of business at 650 North Lincoln, Spring Hill, Kansas 66083.
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`JURISDICTION AND VENUE
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`3.
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`This aciion arises under the trademark and unfair competition laws of the United
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`States and the laws of the State of Indiana.
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`It is brought pursuant to Section 32 of the Lanham
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`Act, 15 U.S.C. 1114; Section 43(a) ofthe Lanharn Act, 15 U.S.C. ll25(a); and the common law
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`of Indiana.
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`Jurisdiction is based on the Lanhatn Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, Q §eg.,
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`and on 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, i332, 1338, and 1367. The matter in controversy exceeds the scrn or
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`value of $75,080, exclusive of interest and costs.
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`5.
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`This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendant because, among other things,
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`it has caused injury in Indiana by advertising, soliciting, selling and distributing infringing goods
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`into Indiana.
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`Venue is proper in this District pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § E391(b)—(c) because the
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`claims arose in this district by virtue of the sale, offering for sale, distribution, or advertising of
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`infringing goods and/or services in this district.
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`FACTS
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`Cummins’ Trademark Rights in and Use of the Cummins Marks
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`7.
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`Since E939, Curnrnins has desigied, manufactured, distributed, marketed, and
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`sold a wide range of innovative engines, tools, power generation products, and related
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`components and services.
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`Curnrnins has, since_ wel} prior to the acts of Defendant compiained of herein,
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`designed, manufactured, and soid a wide array of tools, including hand and power tools, and
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`power generators, and related parts and services, under the trade name and word mark
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`CUMMENS, and the design mark depicted below ( “the Curnrnins Marks”). The toois sold by
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`Cumrnins under the Cummins Marks include, but are not limited to, drills and drili accessories,
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`grinder accessories, cutters, bits for tools, clamps, hammers, screwdrivers, socket sets, and
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`9.
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`Cumrnins has continnousfiy used the Camrnins Marks for hand and power tools
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`and power generators and related parts and services sold under its Curnrnins Marks, by applying
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`the Curniniris Marks to those products and services, packaging for the products, informational
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`and instructional materials for the products and services, and to materials advertising and
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`promoting the products and services as a means of identifying Curnmins as the source of these
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`goods and services, and distinguishing those goods and services from the goods and services of
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`others.
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`10.
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`Curnmins has extensively promoted, marketed, and advertised in the United States
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`its CUMMINS brand tools and power generators and related parts and services.
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`11.
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`By virtue of these efforts, and by the unrivaled quality ofthe tools and power
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`generators and related parts ands services sold under the Cumrnins Marks, the marks have
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`acquired exceedingly valuable goodwiil in the marketplace for those goods and services.
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`12.
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`In addition to Cunimins’ extensive common law rights in the Cumrnins Marks,
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`Currimins is also the owner of incontestable federal registrations on the Principal Register for its
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`C CUMMENS design mark (as depicted in paragraph 8, supra) (the “C CUMMINS Design
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`Mark”), including US. Trademark Registration No. 2,090,272, registered and used with “internal
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`combustion engines for land vehicles of all types,” and US. Trademark Registration No.
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`1,124,765, registered and used with the “maintenance and repair of internal combustion
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`engines.” Cummins also owns 138. Trademark Registration No. 579,346 for the CUMEVIINS
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`(Stylized) Mark, depicted below, registered and used for “internal cornbnstion engines and parts
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`thereof,” which is also incontestable. The C CUMMINS Design Mark and the CUMMINS
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`(Stylized) Mark have been in continuous use and have not been abandoned.
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`CUMMINS
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`I)efendant’s Infringing Activities
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`13.
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`Defendant is engaged in the sale of toois under the trade names and marks
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`CUMMIZNS TOOLS and CUMMINS YNDUSTRIAL TOOLS. Defendant sells tools over the
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`Internet at the Uniform Resource Locator (“URL”) http://wwvv.curr2minstools.com.
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`E4.
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`On October 19, 2000, Defendant filed an application at the U.S. Patent &
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`Trademark Office (“PTO”) to register the mark CUMMINS PRO INDUSTRIAL TOOLS &
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`Design, set forth below, for “power tools, namely, drills, grease guns, grinders, routers, sanders,
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`and saws,” in International Class 7, and “hand tools, namely, bits for tools, Chisels, clamps,
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`hammers, planers, screwdrivers, socket sets, tool belts and wrenches,” in lntemational Class 8
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`(US. Trademark Application Serial No. 78/031,419). This application published for opposition
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`15.
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`Cummins timely opposed TAP’s US. Trademark Application Serial No.
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`78/'O3l,4l9 on October 29, 2001, and an opposition is currently pending at the US. Trademark
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`Trial and Appeal Board (Opposition No. 124,518) (“the Opposition”).
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`E6.
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`On October 19, 2000, Defendant also filed an appiication at the PTO to register
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`the mark CUMMINS INDUSTRIAL TOOLS & Design, set forth below, for “power tools
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`nameiy, drills, grease guns, grinders, routers, sanders and saws,” in International Class 7, and
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`“hand tools, namely, bits for tools, Chisels, clamps, hammers, planets, screwdrivers, socket sets,
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`tool belts and wrenches,” in International Class 8 (US. Trademark Application Serial No.
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`78/033 ,424), which has been suspended pending disposition of the Opposition.
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`Defendant has registered the mark CUMMl“NS INDUSTRIAL TOOLS & Design,
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`set forth beiow, for “retail store services featuring industrial toois and accessories” (U.S.
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`Trademark Registration No. 2,514,072). This registration issued on December 4, 200}.
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`Cumrnins has not authorized Defendanfs use of the trade names and marks
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`CUMMINS TOOLS or CUMMENS INDUSTRIAL TOOLS; the marks CUMMINS PRO
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`INDUSTRIAL TOOLS & Design, CUMMINS INDUSTRIAL TOOLS & Design, and
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`CUMIVHNS INDUSTRIAL TOOLS & Design; or the domain name CUMMINSTOOLSCOM
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`(collectively, the “CUMMINS TOOLS Marks”).
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`19.
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`Defendant’s use and registration of the CUMMINS TOOLS Marks are likely to
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`cause mistake or confusion among consumers, or to deceive eonstuners, by causing them to
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`believe, incorrectly, that Defendaufs business is related to, associated With, sponsored by, or
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`connected with Curnrnins.
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`20.
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`indeed, Deferidanfs use of CUNIMINS TOOLS Marks has caused actual
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`confusion among consumers for Csrnrnins’ goods and services.
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`21.
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`Upon information and belief, Defendant has intentionaliy, willfully, and wantorily
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`infringed Cummins’ trademark rights in the Cummins Marks.
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`COUNT ONE
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`TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT AND UNFAIR COMPETITION
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`UNDER SECTION 43{A) 01? THE LANHAM ACT, 15 U.s.C. §1125(a)
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`22.
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`Cummins repeats and reaileges each and every ailegatiorr in paragraphs 1 through
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`Defendant has been and is engaged in trademark infringement and unfair
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`competition in violation of Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § ll25(a).
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`24.
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`Defendanfs activities have affected interstate commerce in violation of Section
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`43(3) ofthe Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1l25(a).
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`V 25.
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`By reason of Defendanfs activities, Curnmins has been seriously and irreparably
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`damaged and, unless Defendant is restrained therefrom, Cummins will continue to be so
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`damaged.
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`26.
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`Curnmins has no adequate remedy at Eaw.
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`COUNT TWO
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`FEDERAL TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT
`Cummins repeats and realleges each and every allegation in paragraphs 1 through
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`27.
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`26.
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`28.
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`Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1072, the registrations ofthe C CUMMLNS Design Mark
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`and the CUMMINS (Stylized) Mark that are owned by Curnrnins constitute constructive notice
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`to others of its ownership of those marks.
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`29.
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`Defendant’s use of CUMMINS is likely to cause mistake or confusion among
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`consumers, or to deceive consumers, by causing them to believe, incorrectly, that Defendaafs
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`business is related to, associated with, sponsored by, or connected with Cannnins in violation of
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`15 U.S.C. § 1134.
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`30.
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`Defendant is infringing Curnmins’ federal trademark rights in the C CUMMINS
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`Design Mark and the CUMMINS (Stylized) Mark.
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`31.
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`Upon information and belief, such acts by Defendant are willful and with actual
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`knowiedge ofthe C CUMMINS Design Mark and the CUMMINS (Stylized) Mark.
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`Defendant will continue to infringe Cunimins’ trademark rights unless and until
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`enjoined by this Court.
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`COUNT THREE
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`COMMON LAW’ TRADEMARK WFRINGEMENT
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`33.
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`Carnznins repeats and realleges each and every allegation in paragraphs 1 through
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`32.
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`34.
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`Defendanfs use of the CUMMINS "FOOLS Marks constitutes infringement of
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`C urnrnins’ common law trademark rights and unfair competition under the common law of
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`Indiana and the laws of other states. Defendant has infringed Cummins’ Cumrnins Marks as
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`alleged herein with the intent to deceive, defraud, and confuse the public. Cumrnins has been
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`seriously and in-eparably damaged and, unless Defendant is restrained, Curnrnins will continue to
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`be so damaged.
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`35.
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`Cummins has no adequate remedy at law.
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`COUNT FOUR
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`CANCELLATION OF U.S. TRADEMARK REGISTRATION
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`36.
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`Cummins repeats and realleges each and every allegation in paragraphs 1-35.
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`37.
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`On December 4, 2601, Defendant obtained a federal registration for the mark
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`CUMMINS INDUSTRIAL TOOLS & Design,
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`Trademark Registration No. 2,514,072 for
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`use in connection with “retaii store services featuring industriai toois and accessories.”
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`38.
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`Defendanfs CUMMENS INDUSTRIAL TOOLS 8:. Design mark as reflected in
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`US. Trademark Registration No. 2,514,072 consists or comprises a mark that so resembles
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`Ctinirnins” Cummins Marks as previously used in the United States and not abandoned, as to be
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`iikeiy, when used on or in connection with the services of Defendant, to cause confusion, or to
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`cause mistake, or to deceive.
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`39.
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`Accordingly, the mark CUMMINS INDUSTRIAL TOOLS & Design, as refiected
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`in Defendants US. Trademark Registration No. 2,514,072, is not properly abie to be registered
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`under 15 U.S.C. § 1052(d) and such registration should be cancelled pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §
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`EIE9.
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`WHEREFORE, Cummins demands judgment:
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`On each of the ciairns for reiief, permanently restraining and enjoining Defendant
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`and ail persons acting in concert with Defendant, from infringingttie Curnznins Marks identified
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`herein, from falsely designating the origin, sponsorship, or affiliation of Defendant’s products
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`and services, and from unfairly competing with Cuminins in any manner;
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`An order directing the US. Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to cancei
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`U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,514,072 for the mark CUMMINS INDUSTREAL TOOLS &
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`Design registered on December 4, 2001;
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`An order directing the U.S. Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to refuse to
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`register UIS. Trademark Application Serial No. 78/031,419 for the mark CUMMEIS PRO
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`INDUSTRIAL TOOLS & Design filed on October 19, 2000, and U.S. Trademark Application
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`Serial No. 78/031,424 for the mark CUMMINS INDUSTRIAL TOOLS & Design filed on
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`October 19, 2000;
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`Awarding compensatory damages in an amount to be determined at tria};
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`Awarding Defendanfs profits as a consequence of the acts of infringement and an
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`accounting of such profits;
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`Awarding the costs and attorneys fees associated with the action;
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`Awarding pnnitive and exemplary damages;
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`Awarding treble damages;
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`Awarding such other and further relief as the Court deems just.
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`JURY DEMAND
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`Cummins demands a trial by jury on all issues so triable.
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`DATED: January 20, 2006
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`Susan M. Freedman
`NIXON PEABOLDY LLP
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`401 9th Street, N.W., Suite 900
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`Washington, DC. 20004
`TEL: (202) S85—8G00
`FAX: (202) 585-8080
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`{For Diversity Cases Only)
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`l5 i.J.S.C. § lll-4,15 U.S.C. § 1 l25{dl
`Brief description of cause:
`Federal trademark infiingernent under 15 U.S.C. ll E4; Federal unfair competition under I5 U.$.C. i125‘, trademark irnfzingemena and unf
`competition under Indiana common law.
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`Cl 625 Drug Related Seizure
`C] 430 Banks and Banking
`ol'Pronerty 21 USC
`l___l 450 Conzmerce
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`El 630 Liquor Laws
`G 470 Racketeer Influence
`E] 640 RR. & 'l‘rur:i<
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`E] 690 Other
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`Med. Malpractice
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`B 535 Death Penalty
`[3 540 Mandamus & Other
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`i3 442 Ernpluymem
`D 230 Rem Lease & Ejeetmem
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`I3 444 Welfare
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`CUMMINS ENC.
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`ONAN CORPORATION,
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`Piaintiffs,
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`TAP ENTERPRISES,
`Defendant.
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`PLAINTIFFS’ CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`Plaintiffs Cummins Inc. and Oman Corporation submit the foilowing corporate disclosure
`pursuant to Local Ruio Ma) and Rule 7.1 of the Federal Rules ofCivil Procedure.
`No publicly heid company or investment fund holds a 10% or more ownership interest in
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`Cumniins Inc.
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`Onan Corporation is a wholly—owned subsidiary of Cumniins Inc.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Mary Jane Fri by (221349)
`BARNES & THORNBURG LLP
`11 South Mcfidian Street
`Indianapolis,
`46204
`TEL: (317) 231-1313
`FAX: (317) 231-7433
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`Attorneys for Plaintiffs
`Cummins Inc. and Onan Corporation