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`WILLIAM G. SYKES
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`ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
`4605 Pembroke Lake Circle, Suite 103
`Virginia Beach, Virginia 23455
`Office: (757) 490-8586
`Fax:
`(757) 363-3405
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`wil1iam@williamsykeslaw.com
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`TTAB
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`September 23, 2005
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`Cheryl Butler
`Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
`P. O. Box 1451
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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`Re: Mattel, Inc. v. Patricia G. Briden
`Opposition No. 91-16008?
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`Dear Ms. Butler:
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`Please file the following motions with this matter:
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`Applicant's Motion of Opposition to Opposer’s Late Filing of
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`Discovery Documents.
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`Applicant's Motion of Opposition to Entry of Documents Filed with
`Opposer’s Notice of Reliance.
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`Applicant's Motion of Opposition to Entry of Documents Filed with
`Monica Danner's Trial Testimony.
`4.
`Applicant's Motion of Opposition to Opposer’s Motion to Reset the
`Testimony Periods.
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`Please give me a call if you have any questions or if you need additional
`information. Thank you!
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`Jill M. Pietrini, Esquire
`Patricia G. Briden
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`Docket No. 12838-163
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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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`In re Matter of Application No.
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`78/223,428 for the mark: SOC K-UM
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`Opposition No. 91-160087
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`APPLICANT’S
`MOTION OF
`OPPOSITION TO OPPOSER’S
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`Pursuant to Federal Civil Procedure Rules 26, 33 and 34 and the Trademark
`‘Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”), Applicant, Patricia G. Briden ("Briden"), hereby
`moves the Board for an order denying the Opposer, Mattel, Inc. (“Mattel”), the right
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`to file discovery documents and video tapes after the Discovery period closed.
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`This motion is made on the grounds that the TTAB set the Discovery period to
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`close on October 29, 2004. Briden received 2,555 discovery documents and five (5)
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`video tapes from Mattel on September 6, 2005. A copy of the cover letters attached
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`to the documents and video tapes are attached as Exhibit “B” and
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`The notice from Cheryl Butler, Attorney, TTAB, dated December 21, 2004
`states the Discovery period closed on October 29, 2004. See attached Exhibit
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`For the above-stated reasons, Briden requests that the Board deny Mattel
`from filing and using the 2,555 documents and five (5) video tapes in this case.
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`Dated:
`September 23, 2005
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` William G. Syk
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`USPTO Registration No. 50704
`3669 Seagull Bluff Drive
`Virginia Beach, VA 23455-1721
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`Attorney for Patricia G. Briden
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`CERTIFICATE OF MAILING
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`I hereby certify that this Motion of Opposition to Opposer’s late filing of
`Discovery Documents is being deposited with the United States Postal Service,
`postage prepaid, first class mail,
`in an envelope addressed to Commissioner for
`Trademarks, Attn: Cheryl Butler, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, Box 1451,
`Alexander, Virginia 22313-1451 and Jill M. Pietrini, Esquire at MANATT, PHELPS &
`PHILLIPS, LLP, 11355 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90064 on this 23rd
`day of September, 2005
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`Manatt, Phelps 8. Phillips, LLP
`Direct Dial:
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`Email:
`jpietrini@manatt.com
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`September 1, 2005
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`Client-Matter: 12838-x63
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`VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS
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`William G. Sykes, Esq.
`4605 Pembroke Lake Circle, Suite 103
`Virginia Beach, Virginia 23455
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`Re:
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`J1/Iattel, Inc. v. Patricia G. Briden
`Opposition No. 91-16oo87
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`Dear Mr. Sykes:
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`Enclosed are video tapes produced by Mattel bearing document numbers M2556 to
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`August 31, 2005
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`Client-Matter: 12838-163
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`VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS
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`William. G. Sykes, Esq.
`4605 Pembroke: Lake Circle, Suite 103
`Virginia Beach, Virginia 23455
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`Re:
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`Ilfattel, Inc. v. Patricia G. Bridcn
`Opposition No. 91-160087
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`Dear Mr. Sykes:
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`Enclosecl are Mattel’s documents bearing document production numbers M00001 to
`M2555, which includes Mattel’s confidential documents.
`The documents marked as
`Attorneys’ Eyes Only fall under the designation “Trade Secret/Commercially Sensitive” in
`the protective order entered in this case.
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`I have not received a response to my letter of August 22, 2005, in which I enclosed a
`revised draft protective order for you review.
`I would appreciate a response as soon as
`possible as I am taking Mattel’s testimony deposition on September 8th.
`If the revised
`protective: order is acceptable, let me know as soon as possible and I will send you an
`execution copy. Otherwise, we will rely upon the protective order entered by the Board on
`May 10, 2005.
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`Please let me know if you are going to attend the testimony deposition.
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK
`OFFICE
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`Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
`P.O. Box 1451
`Alexandria. VA 22313-1451
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`Mail date: December 21, 2004
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`Opposition No. 91/160087
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`Mattel, Inc.
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`v.
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`Briden, Patricia, G.
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`Cheryl Butler, Attorney, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board:
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`This case now comes up on opposer’s motion, filed September
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`16, 2004 (by certificate of mailing dated September 13, 2004),
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`to
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`extend its time by twenty—one days (until October S, 2004)
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`to
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`respond to applicant's discovery requests, served August 10,
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`2004. Applicant has not filed a response to opposer’s motion.
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`In view thereof, and for good cause shown, opposer’s motion
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`to extend its time to respond to applicant's discovery requests
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`is granted.’
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`See Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b)(1); and Trademark Rule
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`2.l27(a). Moreover,
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`in the event that opposer did not respond in
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`the time requested because it was awaiting a ruling on its
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`motion, opposer is allowed until thirty days from the mailing
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`date of this order in which to serve responses.2
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`Those requests served August 10, 2004 are identified as:
`applicant's
`first set of interrogatories, document requests,
`and requests for
`admission.
`2 Where a moving party is unable to obtain the consent of the adverse
`party to a scheduling motion,
`the Board ordinarily dockets the motion
`for a response,
`to ascertain whether the motion is conceded or
`contested, before issuing a ruling thereon.
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