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`Angela Lykos, interlocutory Atty
`United States Patent & Trademark Office
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`Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
`Post Office Box 1451
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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`7éfl;//) [534
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`Re: Opposition No. 91176310
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`Hotel-Guides. us, Inc.
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`Pet Friendly Travels
`Vs
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`Pet Friendly Hotels and Travel
`Pet Friendly, Inc.
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`Dear Ms. Lykos,
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`We are in receipt of your letter dated: August 6, 2008, Pet Friendly
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`Travel, LLC vs Pet Friendly Hotels and Travel. We sent you a letter
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`dated January 19, 2008/should be July 19, 2008 and stated our position
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`regarding this case.
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`We personally have nothing against you, we do however find the DOC a
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`fraudulent entity with the games they play...Iike registering a
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`trademark and their response is NO!...it is too descriptive...what
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`buIlshit...just a way to run up legal fees...Iike I said fraudulent.
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`However, either you did not understand my letter, or just want to
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`continue playing your games...alI the time destroying the U.S.
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`commerce and making it tougher for small businesses succeed in
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`protecting their investment in their company name...that is what
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`trademarks are all about, in case you have not forgotten.
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`Page Two
`TTAB
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`August 19, 2008
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`Again:
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`The opposer of said mark cannot be given a judgment against
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`Pet FriendIy...a registered federal trademark....especiaIIy since
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`no discovery or court hearing has been done.
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`The FACTS speak for themselves in yourIDOC own fact sheet on
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`applying for a trademark. The first to apply gets the mark,
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`regardless of opposition. The opposers door of opportunity to
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`register has come and gone.
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`We, Pet Friendly will not be sending you or anyone else any
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`information regarding our REAL first use as to Pet Friendly
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`Hotels and Travel for the application of PET FRIENDLY, 1995
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`first use speaks for itself...and we registered not only Pet
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`Friendly, but Pet Friendly Hotels and Travel three times..and all
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`three times you took our monies...too descriptive.
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`Once again, by advise of counsel, Ms. Ava Doppelt (see
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`enclosed) did not see a need for Pet Friendly, Inc., to register Pet
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`Friendly Hotels and Travel due to our holding Pet Friendly
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`trademark and having the largest data base of Hotels in the
`world on the web.
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`Mrs. Doppelt, who is an excellent lawyer with an excellent
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`reputation would not send a cease and desist to any of those
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`parties outlined in the attachment if she thought in anyway that
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`Pet Friendly, Inc. was not protected in class 43 and 44
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`In closing, I would appear physically with any and all evidence of first
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`use, if you deem necessary, but I will not disclose at this time any
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`information supporting our claim. The reason is as I stated in my
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`earlier letter, this case will be taken to court eventually, and probably
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`by Pet Friendly Travels, for we have no intentions of taking down our
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`site, Pet Friendly or Pet Friendly Hotels and TraveI...so when someone
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`sues me, my insurance will pick the best lawyer in the country and
`THEN we will disclose first use.
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`Page Three
`TTAB
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`August 19, 2008
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`Appreciate your time, but at 60 and 30 years of business and a highly
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`decorated Vietnam Veteran, I obviousl was not born yesterday and my
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`0...we won, but after the facts, we
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`last opposition cost me $8 ,00
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`did not need to pay a d
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`wye hat kind of money in the first place.
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`Vice President
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`Pet Friendly, Inc.
`President
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`Pet Friendly Hotels and Travel, Inc.
`President
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`Pet Friendly Franchise, Inc.
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`Cc: Robert Shapiro, esq
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`Ava Doppelt, esq
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`Greg Jones, esq
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`Ray Harris, esq
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`What is a Trademark?
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`A TRADEMARK is either a word, phrase, symbol or design, or combination ofwords, phrases,
`symbols or designs, which identifies and distinguishes the sggce ofthe goods or services of one party
`from those of others. A service mark is the same as a trademark except that it identifies and
`distinguishes the source of a service rather than a product. Throughout this booklet the terms
`"trademark" and "mark" are used to refer to both trademarks and service marks whether they are word
`marks or other types of marks. Normally, a mark for ‘goods appears on the product or on its
`packaging, while a service mark appears in advertising for the services.
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`A trademark is diiferent from a copyright or a patent. A copyright protects an original artistic or
`literary work; a patent protects an invention. For copyright information call the Library of Congress at
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`. (202) 707-3000.
`Establishing Trademark Rights
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`Tradem Qa@um use ofthe mark, or (2) the filing of a proper application
`“to register a mark in the Patent and Trade O'Y§§fig pficmtham~bonafie
`intention to use the mark in commerce regulated by the U.S. Congress. (See below, under "Types of
`Applications," for a discussion ofwhat is meant by the terms commerce and use in commerce.)
`Federal registration is not required to establish rights in a mark, nor is it required to begin use of a
`mark However, federal registration can secure benefits beyond the rights acquired by merely using a
`mark. For example, the owner of a federal registration is presumed to be the owner of the mark for the
`goods and services specified in the registration, and to be entitled to use the mark nationwide.
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`I ¢t_v_v_9_,p_arties have
`use ofthe same or similar marks without knowledge of one another and
`hasha federal registration.‘ Only a court can render a decision about the right" totuse, such as
`issuing an injunction or awarding damages for infringement. It should be noted that a federal
`registration can provide significant advantages to a party involved in a court proceeding. The PTO
`cannot provide advice concerning rights in a mark. Only a private attorney can provide such advice.
`. Unlike copyrights or patents, trademark rights can last indefinitely ifthe owner continues to use the
`mark to identify its goods or services. The term of a federal trademark registration is 10 years, with
`10-year renewal terms. However, between the firth and sixth year after the date of registration,
`the registrant must file an afiidavit setting forth certain information to keep the registration alive. Ifno
`affidavit is filed, the registration is canceled.
`http://www.uspto.gov/web/oflices/tac/doc/basic/basic_tacts.html
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`NilIBRATH &.
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`Herbert L. Allen
`Robert Dyer
`Ava K. Doppelt
`Stephen D. Milbrath
`Brian R. Gilchrist
`Christopher F. Regan
`David L. Sigalow
`Richard K. Warther
`Enrique G. Estévez, Ph.D.
`David W. Henry
`Michael W. Taylor
`John F. Woodson ll
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`Paul J. Ditmyer
`Stephen H. Luther
`Jeffrey S. Boyles
`Ryan T. Santurri
`Bridget C. Heffeman Labutta
`Gregory B. Allen
`Jack G. Abid
`David S. Carus
`David W. Magana
`Allison R. lmber
`Jeremy B. Berman
`Herb Smith 11
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`Of Counsel:
`David L. Stewart
`Neal J. Blaher
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`Patent Agents:
`Jacqueline B. l-Iartt, Ph.D.
`Carl M. Napolitano, Ph.D.
`Justin R. Sauer
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`adopgeltgaladdmg.com
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`INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ATTORNEYS
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`May 12,2008 .
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`Fairhope, Alabama 36532
`Attn: Ms. Karen Maddox
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`Dear Ms. Maddox:
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`I ainienclosiiig our files on various matters we handled for Pet Friendly, Inc. as you
`requested. We are sending the following files:
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`Matter No.
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`Matter No.
`Matter No.
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`Matter No.
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`Matter No.
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`Matter No.
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`Matter No.
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`Matter No.
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`Matter No.
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`Matter No.
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`37529 — Trademark opposition against Accord, Inc.
`37962 — Trademark design of bird, cat and dog, Class 16, 25
`37968 — Licensing Agreement
`38069 - Pet Friendly, Inc. — Canadian trademark
`38070 - General File
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`38136 - Patent infringement by Aspen Pet Products
`38235 — Pet Friendly trademark, Class 22
`38236 — Pet Friendly trademark, Class 21
`3 8237 — Pet Friendly trademark, Class 27
`38238 — Pet Friendly trademark, Class 42
`38410 ,— 1.-.8Q0:H.a,ve—P,ettt§d§mar_1gQ1as,s.3i__
`38411 — Pet Friendly Hotels & Travels trademark, Class43:i“‘
`38’4I2":S"p61Ts'BOrre“tradefiiaiK‘C1ass 28 ‘
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`38413 — Pet Friendly trademark, Class 25, 28, 31
`38414 — Trademark design of bird, cat and dog, Class 28
`38415 — Trademark design of bird, cat and dog, Class 25, 31
`38421 — Trademark infiingement by Pet Friendly Fertilizer
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`38526 - P-Ant trademark, Class 28
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`Matter No.
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`Matter No.
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`Matter No.
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`Matter No.
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`Matter No.
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`Orlando Office (Main)
`255 South Orange Ave.
`Suite 1401
`Orlando, FL 32801
`Mail To: P.O. Box 3791
`Orlando, FL 32802-3791
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`Jacksonville Office
`4720 Salisbury Rd.
`Jacksonville, FL 32256
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`tel: 904-470-0002
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`fax: 904-493-6166
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`Wlellmume Office
`1901 S. Harbor City Blvd.
`Suite 507
`Melbourne, FL 32901
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`Pet Friendly, Inc.
`May 12, 2008
`Page 2 of?.
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`Matter No. 38527 — Mobila trademark, Class 28
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`Matter No. 38528 — Tenn Tom trademark, Class 28
`Matter No. 38569 — Animal rope chew patent
`Matter No. 38570 — Animal rope chew patent
`Matter No. 38571 -— Knotted donut bone patent
`MatterNo. 38572—Dog toypatent
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`Matter No. 38573 — Knotted donut ring animal chew patent
`Matter No. 38574 — Figure eight donut ring animal chew patent
`Matter No. 38575 — Chew toy foridoigs gate1g_tH,
`Matter No. 38576 — D6g"te5';>'p‘ate1if’ffffj;f ,
`Matter No. 38577"—— Portablennslioawerhead}gater1_t_’ _ M W
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`'* Matter No. 7 3858‘0’—"icé'ais‘e‘2;_:_§r£§1_Eiii«§E31315? Q,21y_Pets ii ' T 7 ‘
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`8 l§faT_efT\T3.‘?>—864O — Cease and desist to Sky Ma‘gEir.1e“““ ‘s-
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`Matter No. 38652 — Pet
`Matter No. 38653 — P3F‘i5¥i’é~3§lE1ly ‘éféiss 5 ~ < -M
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`Matter No. 3865‘
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`Matter No. 38660 —"Cease and’desi"stto Sp6rtsBohe'.co'n1
`MatterN°- 41515-Patentinfrinsementby
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`Enclosure
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`Allen,Dyer,Doppelt,Milbrath & Gilchrist
`Run: November 23, 2004
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`Matter History Report
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`U.S. Trademark
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`Mark:
`country;
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`Matter Number:
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`PET FRIENDLY HOTELS & TRAVELS
`Us
`Registration No.
`Reg. Date:
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`0038411
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`Matter Tifle;
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`PET FRIENDLY HOTELS & TRAVELS Cl 43
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`2;grc///
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`lntl Class: 43
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`status;
`Client:
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`Client ID:
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`owner;
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`Division:
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`Examination
`Pet Friendly, Inc.
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`PETFRIEND
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`Pet Friendly Hotels and Travels
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`Action:
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`0
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`TTAB No.
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`0
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`Appl. Serial No:
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`76/511536
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`Filing Date: 4/28/2003
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`Appl. Type:
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`Client Case No(s).
`Alt. Attorney:
`Resp. Attorney: AKD
`AKD
`lnit.IBi|Iing Atty:
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`Party Relations:
`Correspondence Address
`Correspondence Address
`Client
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`WEINACKER, CHARLES
`WEINACKER, TERESA D.
`PET FRIENDLY, INC.
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`251-929-1317
`251-929-1317
`251-929-1317
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`Item
`Due
`Completed
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`Filing date
`Office Action issued
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`Prepare substitute Power of Attorney for client signature
`File substitute Power of Attorney
`Response to Office Action due
`Publication for opposition
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`04/28/2003
`05/05/2004
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`10/15/2004
`11/02/2004
`11/05/2004
`11/07/2004
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`04/28/2003
`05/05/2004
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`10/15/2004
`11/02/2004
`11/05/2004
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`Check Status
`05/05/2005
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`(We provide written information on accomodations for people
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`00/00/1992
`who wish to travel with pets; We do internet searches on
`various cities and properties; We are contacted via internet
`and our toll-free number by people who wish our help with
`accomodations;) We then provide written documentation
`which is a product
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`Run: November 23, 2004
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`Matter History Report
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`U.S. Trademark
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`Mark;
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`PET FRIENDLY HOTELS & TRAVELS
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`lntl Class: 43
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`country;
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`Us.
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`Registration No.
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`Matter Number:
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`0038411
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`R°9- Date:
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`Matter Title:
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`PET FRIENDLY HOTELS & TRAVELS Cl 43
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`Status;
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`Client:
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`Examination
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`Pet Friendly, Inc.
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`Client ID:
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`PETFRIEND
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`Action:
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`0
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`TTAB No.
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`0
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`Pet Friendly Hotels and Travels
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`Division:
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`Appl. Serial No:
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`76/511536
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`Filing Date: 4/28/2003
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`Appl. Type:
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`Client Case No(s).
`lnit.IBil|ing Atty:
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`AKD
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`Resp. AttQ;r_r1ey_:_Al§D
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`Allen, Dyer, Doppelt,
`Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.
`—— INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
`ATTORNEYS ——
`
`255 South Orange Avenue - Suite 1401 - Orlando,
`FL 32801-3460
`Mail to: P.O. Box 3791 - Orlando, FL 32802-3791
`tel: 407-841-2330 - fax: 407-841-2343
`
`email: Ldolan@addmg.com
`
`October 26, 2004
`
`Herbert L. Allen
`Robert Dyer
`Ava K. Doppelt
`Stephen D. Milbrath
`Brian R. Gilchrist
`Christopher F. Regan
`David L. Sigalow
`Richard K. Warther
`Enrique G. Estévez, Ph.D.
`David W. Henry
`Michael W. Taylor
`Paul J. Ditmyer
`John F. Woodson II
`Barbara Rudolph Smith
`Chelse A. Ferrero
`Stephen H. Luther
`Robert H. Thornburg
`Linda C. Dolan
`Jeffrey S. Boyles
`Of Counsel:
`Charles E. Wands
`David L. Stewart
`Patent Agents:
`Jacqueline E. Hartt, Ph.D.
`Carl M. Napolitano, Ph.D.
`Douglas J. Visnius
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`Intellectual Property:
`Patents, Trademarks &
`Copyrights
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`Securities Arbitration &
`Litigation
`Antitrust & Trade
`Litigation
`Business Litigation
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`Jacksonville Office:
`EBC Office Center at
`One Deerwood
`10201 Centurion
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`Jacksonville, FL 32256
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`tel: 904-470-0002
`fax: 904-279-9337
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`Melbourne Office:
`1901 S. Harbor City
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`Melbourne, FL 32901
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`tel: 321-725-4760
`fax: 321-984-7078
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`HOTDEALSONHOTELS.COM
`Domains by Proxy, Inc.
`15111 N. Hayden Road, Suite 160
`PMB353
`Scottsdale, AZ 85260
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`Via Electronic Mail
`and Certified Mail
`Return Receipt Reguested
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`Re:
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`Pet Friendly, lnc./ HotDea|sonHotels.Com/ PET FRIENDLY HOTELS
`Our File No. 38422
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`Dear Administrative Contact:
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`We are intellectual property counsel for Pet Friendly, Inc. Our client is the owner of
`U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,526,388 for the mark PET FRIENDLY for a variety of
`pet products and services. This registration issued on January 8, 2002, based upon an
`application filed on December 11, 1997. A copy of the USPTO’s database information
`concerning this registration is enclosed. Moreover, our client has an application for
`registration of the service mark PET FRIENDLY HOTELS & TRAVELS, Serial No.
`76/511536, filed on April 28, 2003, as applied for reservations services for hotels and
`lodgings that provide accommodations for persons traveling with their pets.
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`Our client has been utilizing the subject mark PET FRIENDLY in connection with
`such hotel reservations services since at least as early as April 2003. A copy of the web
`site for petfriendlyhotels&traveIs.com is provided as-an enclosure. Accordingly, the general
`public has come to recognize our client’s PET FRIENDLY mark as a symbol of the high-
`quality goods and reservation services that our client provides.
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`October 26, 2004
`Page 2
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`In September 2004, it came to our attention, that you were using the phrase PET
`FRIENDLY HOTELS as a tag line for your hotel reservation services in a way that is
`confusingly similar to our client's service mark. The continued use of this phrase is in
`violation of our client’s rights in its service mark as set forth in the enclosed registration.
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`Our client would prefer to resolve any issues concerning this matter without having
`to resort to litigation or arbitration; however, it is prepared to protect its valuable rights in
`its service mark. Therefore, we would like to have you adopt a different form of expressing
`the fact that your service is concerned with the welfare of your customers’ pets other than
`to call it “Pet Friendly" in a prominent location on your web page such that it might be
`confused with our client's mark. You have until Friday, November 12, 2004 to reply to this
`letter and let us know how you intend to remedy this situation.
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`We look forvvard_to hearing from you.
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`Very truly yours,
`
`
`Linda C. Dolan
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`Re: Pet Friendly, Inc./ Domain Name WWW.PETFRIENDLYLODGING.COM
`Our File No. 37968
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`Dear Mr. Strong:
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`We are intellectual property counsel for PetFriendly, Inc. Our client is the owner of U.S.
`Trademark Registration No. 2,526,388 for the mark PET FRIENDLY. This registration issued on
`January 8, 2002, based upon an application filed on December 1 1, 1997. A copy of the registration
`information is enclosed herewith. Furthermore, our client has an application for registration of the
`service mark PetFriendly Trademark Serial No. 76/511536 filed on April 28, 2003 as applied to
`hotels and lodgings.
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`Our client has been utilizing the subject mark PET FRIENDLY in connection with pet
`products and reservations services related to hotels that provide services for pets since at least as
`early as April 2003. Some representative samples of how the mark is used are enclosed herewith.
`Accordingly, the general public has come to recognize our client’ s PET FRIENDLY as a trademark
`of the high-quality products and services our client offers in connection with same.
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`In August 2004, it came to our attention, that you secured the domain name registration for
`the mark WWW.PETFRIENDLYLODGING.COM. At present, it appears that this domain name
`is not being utilized. However, we believe that the continued ownership of this domain name is in
`violation of our client’s trademark rights as set forth in the enclosed registration. This is particularly
`acute in that, under the relevant federal laws, our client’s trademark rights are vested as of its March
`2003 filing date, which was over one year prior to the date your company registered the domain
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`Mr. Adam Strong
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`Our client would prefer to resolve any issues concerning the domain name without having
`to resort to litigation or arbitration. Moreover, the client understands that your company may have
`incurred out—of-pocket costs in connection with the registration ofthis domain name. My client has
`therefore authorized me to offer you the sum of $500 in exchange for the transfer of title to this
`domain name. This offer will be held open for a period of twenty (20) days from the date of this
`letter. However, please understand that in event that this matter cannot be resolve amicably, our
`client will reserve its rights to pursue any remedies that it may have in order to obtain title to the
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`We look forward to hearing from you.
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