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`Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Electronic Filing System. http://estta.uspto.gov
`ESTTA463804
`ESTTA Tracking number:
`03/26/2012
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`Filing date:
`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`91202162
`Defendant
`ChromaDex Inc.
`JOSEPH T NABOR
`FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY
`120 S LASALLE ST , STE 1600
`CHICAGO, IL 60603-3590
`UNITED STATES
`trademark@fitcheven.com
`Other Motions/Papers
`Alisa C. Simmons
`asimmons@fitcheven.com, trademark@fitcheven.com
`/Alisa C. Simmons/
`03/26/2012
`Motion to Suspend.PDF ( 3 pages )(41990 bytes )
`Exhibit A - Motion to Suspend - First Amended Complaint.pdf ( 38 pages
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`Exhibit B - Motion to Suspend - Answer in Civil Case.pdf ( 24 pages )(1971585
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`Party
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`Correspondence
`Address
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`Submission
`Filer's Name
`Filer's e-mail
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`Date
`Attachments
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`Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Electronic Filing System. http://estta.uspto.gov
`ESTTA463804
`ESTTA Tracking number:
`03/26/2012
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`Filing date:
`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`91202162
`Defendant
`ChromaDex Inc.
`JOSEPH T NABOR
`FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY
`120 S LASALLE ST , STE 1600
`CHICAGO, IL 60603-3590
`UNITED STATES
`trademark@fitcheven.com
`Other Motions/Papers
`Alisa C. Simmons
`asimmons@fitcheven.com, trademark@fitcheven.com
`/Alisa C. Simmons/
`03/26/2012
`Motion to Suspend.PDF ( 3 pages )(41990 bytes )
`Exhibit A - Motion to Suspend - First Amended Complaint.pdf ( 38 pages
`)(1708886 bytes )
`Exhibit B - Motion to Suspend - Answer in Civil Case.pdf ( 24 pages )(1971585
`bytes )
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`8788/100902
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OEEICE
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`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`Biotivia, LLC
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`Opposer,
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`v.
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`ChromaDex, Inc.
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`Applicant.
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`Serial No: 85/193,003
`Filed: December 8, 2010
`Mark: THE NEXT GENERATION
`RESVERATROL
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`Published: August 23, 2011
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`OPPOSITION No. 91/202,162
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`APPLICANT’S MOTION TO SUSPEND PENDING OUTCOME OF CIVIL LITIGATION
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`Pursuant to 37 C.E.R. § 2.117(a), Applicant, ChromaDeX, Inc. respectfully requests that
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`the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) suspend this Opposition Proceeding pending
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`the resolution of the lawsuit filed by Applicant against Opposer, Biotivia, LLC, on August, 24,
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`2011, in the United States District Court for the Central District of California (the “District
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`Court Litigation”). A copy of the First Amended Complaint filed by Applicant in the District
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`Court Litigation (asserting claims that Opposer has infringed Applicant’s trademark) is
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`attached as Exhibit A. A copy of the Answer filed by Opposer in the District Court Litigation
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`(asserting affirmative defenses of the descriptiveness of the Applicant’s trademark, among
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`others) is attached as Exhibit B.
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`The Trademark Rules grant the Board the discretion to suspend proceedings when the
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`parties are engaged in a civil action which may have a bearing on the case. TMBP § 510.02(a), 37
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`C.E.R. § 2.117(a) (1997). The Board often stays administrative proceedings pending the outcome
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`of court litigation between the same parties including related issues. Whopper/Burger, Inc. v. Burger
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`King Corporation, 171 USPQ 805 (TTAB 1971). Applicant seeks the requested suspension in the
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`interests of judicial economy and to reduce duplication of effort and expense to the parties,
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`because resolution of the matters at
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`issue in the District Court Litigation will likely be
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`dispositive of matters at issue in this Opposition Proceeding.
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`The issues to be litigated in the District Court Litigation include trademark
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`infringement, unfair competition, and the Opposer’s affirmative defense of unenforceability of
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`the Applicant’s mark, among others. The issue of descriptiveness of the Applicant’s mark that is
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`central to this Opposition Proceeding is also at issue in the District Court Litigation. With its
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`allegations in the Notice of Opposition, Opposer even acknowledges that the issues to be
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`considered in the District Court Litigation will have a bearing on the issues to be decided in this
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`Opposition Proceeding.
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`In Paragraph 16 of the Notice of Opposition, the Opposer specifically
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`alleges the descriptiveness of the Applicant’s mark and relies upon the District Court Litigation
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`as part of the basis for its having brought this Opposition Proceeding.
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`For the above reasons, Applicant respectfully requests that the Board grant its motion to
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`suspend.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Dated: March 26, 2012
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`isa C. Simmons
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`FITCH, EVEN, TABIN &7: FLANNERY, LLP
`120 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1600
`Chicago, Illinois 60603/3406
`Telephone: 312.577.7000
`Facsimile: 312.577.7007
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`Attorneys for Applicant ChromaDcx, Inc.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the foregoing APPLICANT’S
`MOTION TO SUSPEND PENDING OUTCOME OF CIVIL LITIGATION was served by
`first class mail, postage prepaid, upon:
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`Mr. Aaron Shechet
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`Chandler 69: Shechet LLP
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`1844 Bagley Avenue
`Los Angeles, CA 90035
`Counsel@SolutionsLLP.com
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`Attorney for Opposer Biotivia, LLC.
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`On this 26th day of March, 2012
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`Alisa C. Simmons
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`FITCH, EVEN, TABIN G9: ELANNERY
`120 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1600
`Chicago, Illinois 606036406
`Telephone: 312.577.7000
`Facsimile: 312.577.7007
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`Attorneysfor Applicant ChromaDex, Inc.
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