Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Electronic Filing System. http://estta.uspto.gov
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`ESTTA Tracking number:
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`ESTTA964856
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`Filing date:
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`04/04/2019
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`Proceeding
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`91211878
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`Party
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`Correspondence
`Address
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`Defendant
`Zahourek Systems, Inc.
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`LUKE SANTANGELO
`SANTANGELO LAW OFFICES
`125 SOUTH HOWES STREET, THIRD FLOOR
`FORT COLLINS, CO 80521-2794
`UNITED STATES
`lukes@idea-asset.com, nressue@idea-asset.com, cswanson@idea-asset.com,
`lsantangelo@idea-asset.com, ldemrow@idea-asset.com
`970-224-3100
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`Submission
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`Filer's Name
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`Filer's email
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`Signature
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`Luke Santangelo
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`lukes@idea-asset.com, nressue@idea-asset.com
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`/Luke Santangelo/
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`04/04/2019
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`2019-04-04 Status Update.pdf(128235 bytes )
`2019-04-04 Status Update Exhibit A.pdf(1151548 bytes )
`2019-04-04 Status Update Exhibit B.pdf(758200 bytes )
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`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
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`Opposition No. 91211878
`Application No. 85636050
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`Balanced Body University LLC,
`Plaintiff/Opposer,
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`REGISTRANT/RESPONDENT’S NOTICE OF STATUS
`AND ACTIVITY IN CIVIL ACTION
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`Defendant/Applicant, by and through the undersigned, hereby states that in the civil action
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`between the parties, Case Nos. 18-1300 and 18-1312 in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, briefs
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`have been filed. Registrant/Respondent filed its first cross-appeal brief on January 16, 2019
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`(Exhibit A). Plaintiff/Opposer, filed their second brief on cross-appeal on March 18, 2019 (Exhibit
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`B). The deadline for Defendant/Applicant’s third brief on cross-appeal is April 17, 2019. The third
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`brief can be obtained via PACER after its filing.
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`Exhibits A and B identify the issues moving forward in the civil action. No final
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`disposition has been rendered.
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`Respectfully submitted this 4th day of April, 2019.
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`Respectfully submitted:
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`/s/ Luke Santangelo
`Luke Santangelo
`lukes@idea-asset.com
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`/s/ Nicole Ressue
`Nicole Ressue
`nressue@idea-asset.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant/Applicant
`Santangelo Law Offices, P.C.
`125 South Howes Third Floor
`Fort Collins, Colorado 80521-2794
`Telephone: (970) 224-3100
`Facsimile: (970) 224-3175
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing REGISTRANT/RESPONDENT’S
`NOTICE OF STATUS UPDATE AND ACTIVITY IN THE CIVIL ACTION along with
`Exhibits A and B has been filed with the ESTTA and served on counsel for Plaintiff/Opposer on
`April 4th, 2019, at the authorized e-mail listed below:
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`GORDON ER TROY
`GORDON ER TROY PC
`PO BOX 1180
`SHELBURNE, VT 05482
`UNITED STATES
`uspto@webtm.com
`Phone: 802-881-0640
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`Respectfully submitted:
`SANTANGELO LAW OFFICES, P.C.
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`By: /s/ Luke Santangelo
`Luke Santangelo
`Attorney for Defendant/Applicant
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`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
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`Opposition No. 91211878
`Application No. 85636050
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`Balanced Body University LLC,
`Plaintiff/Opposer,
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`REGISTRANT/RESPONDENT’S NOTICE OF STATUS
`AND ACTIVITY IN CIVIL ACTION
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`EXHIBIT A
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`United States Court of Appeals
`(cid:41)(cid:50)(cid:53) (cid:55)(cid:43)(cid:40) (cid:55)(cid:40)(cid:49)(cid:55)(cid:43) (cid:38)(cid:44)(cid:53)(cid:38)(cid:56)(cid:44)(cid:55)
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`CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`Pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 26.1, corporate Plaintiff-Appellant Zahourek
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`Systems, Inc. states that it has no parent corporation and that no publicly held
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`corporation owns 10% or more of its stock.
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`TABLE OF AUTHORITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`STATEMENT OF PRIOR OR RELATED APPEALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`JURISDICTIONAL STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`STATEMENT OF THE ISSUE PRESENTED FOR REVIEW . . . . . . . . . . .
`STATEMENT OF THE CASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`A. Factual Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`B. Pertinent Procedural Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`STANDARD OF REVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`ARGUMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`I. The District Court Erred In Holding That The Maniken Was
`A “Useful Article” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`A. The Category Of “Useful Articles” Is Much Narrower Than
`All Works With Utilitarian Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`B. If The Maniken Has An “Intrinsic Utilitarian Functio n,” It Is
`Only To Portray Its Own Appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`C. The District Court’s Own Analysis Establishes That
`The Maniken Is Not A Useful Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`D. The District Court Relied Upon Inapposite Case Law And
`An Incorrect Test For When A Work Is A “Useful Article” . . . .
`II. The District Court Erred In Holding That If The Maniken Were
`A Useful Article, It Would Be Unprotected By Copyright . . . . . . . . . .
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`A. The District Court’s Separability Analysis Was Contrary
`To Star Athletica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`B. The District Court Erroneously Resolved Genuine Issues
`Of Material Fact Regarding Separability In Favor Of
`Movant BBU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`STATEMENT REGARDING ORAL ARGUMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`CERTIFICATE OF DIGITAL SUBMISSION – PRIVACY . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`CERTIFICATE OF DIGITAL SUBMISSION – EXACT COPIES . . . . . .
`CERTIFICATE OF DIGITAL SUBMISSION – VIRUS SCAN . . . . . . . . .
`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`ADDENDUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`Order of the Honorable Raymond P. Moore on Motion Granting in
`Part and Denying in Part Motion for Partial Summary Judgment
`Appealed From, filed April 7, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
`Order of the Honorable Raymond P. Moore Denying Plaintiff ’s
`Motion for Reconsideration Appealed From,
`filed April 3, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-44
`Opinion and Order of the Honorable Raymond P. Moore Granting
`Renewed Second Motion for Summary Judgment,
`filed August 15, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-49
`Order of the Honorable Mark L. Carman Granting in Part and Denying
`in Part Motion to Modify Portions of the Final Pretrial Order,
`filed April 23, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-68
`Order of the Honorable Raymond P. Moore Dismissing Remaining
`Claims, filed June 28, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-78
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`Final Judgment Appealed From, filed June 28, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-85(cid:3)
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`TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
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`Cases
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`Bostwick v. Brinkerhoff,
`106 U.S. 3, 1 S. Ct. 15 (1882) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`Brandir Int’l, Inc. v. Cascade Pac. Lumber Co.,
`834 F.2d 1142 (2d Cir. 1987) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`Brown Shoe Co. v. United States,
`370 U.S. 294 (1962) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`Carol Barnhart Inc. v. Economy Cover Corp.,
`773 F.2d 411 (2d Cir. 1985) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 31
`Ets-Hokin v. Skyy Spirits, Inc.,
`225 F.3d 1068 (9th Cir. 2000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Tel. Serv. Co.,
`499 U.S. 340 (1991) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`Galiano v. Harrah’s Operating Co.,
`416 F.3d 411 (5th Cir. 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`Gay Toys, Inc. v. Buddy L Corp.,
`703 F.2d 970 (6th Cir. 1983) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 31
`Gemel Precision Tool Co. v. Pharma Tool Corp.,
`No. CIV.A. 94-5305, 1995 WL 71243
`(E.D. Pa. Feb. 13, 1995) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 25
`Gen. Time Corp. v. Padua Alarm Sys.,
`199 F.2d 351 (2d Cir. 1952), cert. denied,
`345 U.S. 917, 73 S.Ct. 728, 97 L.Ed. 1351 (1953) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`Genesis Health Clubs, Inc. v. LED Solar & Light Co.,
`639 F. App’x 550 (10th Cir. 2016) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`Hart v. Dan Chase Taxidermy Supply Co.,
`86 F.3d 320 (2d Cir. 1996) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 26, 31
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`Hernandez v. Alexander,
`671 F.2d 402 (10th Cir. 1982) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`Inhale, Inc. v. Starbuzz Tobacco, Inc.,
`755 F.3d 1038 (9th Cir.), cert. denied,
`135 S. Ct. 758 (2014) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`Jovani Fashion, Ltd. v. Cinderella Divine, Inc.,
`808 F. Supp. 2d 542 (S.D.N.Y. 2011),
`aff’d mem., 500 Fed. Appx. 42 (2d Cir. 2012) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`Kay Berry, Inc. v. Taylor Gifts, Inc.,
`421 F.3d 199 (3d Cir. 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`Keeler Brass Co. v. Cont’l Brass Co.,
`812 F.2d 1401 (4th Cir. 1987) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`Lovell v. Chandler,
`303 F.3d 1039 (9th Cir. 2002) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`Masquerade Novelty, Inc. v. Unique Indus., Inc.,
`912 F.2d 663 (3d Cir. 1990) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`Mazer v. Stein,
`347 U.S. 201 (1954) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`Pivot Point Int’l, Inc. v. Charlene Prod., Inc.,
`372 F.3d 913 (7th Cir. 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 33
`Severin Montres Ltd. v. Yidah Watch Co.,
`997 F. Supp. 1262 (C.D. Cal. 1997),
`aff’d per curiam, 165 F.3d 917 (9th Cir. 1998) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`Spitz v. Tepfer,
`171 F.3d 443 (7th Cir. 1999) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`Star Athletica, L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc.,
`137 S. Ct. 1002 (2017) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 32, 33, 35
`Superior Form Builders, Inc. v. Dan Chase Taxidermy Supply Co.,
`74 F.3d 488 (4th Cir. 1996) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 26, 29, 30, 31
`United States v. 16328 S. 43rd E. Ave.,
`275 F.3d 1281 (10th Cir. 2002) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 30
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`Universal Furniture Int’l, Inc. v. Collezione Europa USA, Inc.,
`618 F.3d 417 (4th Cir. 2010) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`Wilson v. Muckala,
`303 F.3d 1207 (10th Cir. 2002) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`Youren v. Tintic Sch. Dist.,
`343 F.3d 1296 (10th Cir. 2003) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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`Statutes
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`17 U.S.C. § 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 19, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 35
`17 U.S.C. § 102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`35
`28 U.S.C. § 1291 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 12
`28 U.S.C. § 1331 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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`28 U.S.C. § 1367(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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`Copyright Act of May 31, 1790, ch. 15, 1 Stat. 124, Sec. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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`Rules
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`10th Cir. R. 28.2(C)(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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`Fed. R. App. P. 26.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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`Fed. R. App. P. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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`Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11
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`STATEMENT OF PRIOR OR RELATED APPEALS
`This case presents cross appeals of nos. 18-1300 and 18-1312. Pursuant to
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`10th Cir. R. 28.2(C)(3), Plaintiffs-Appellants, Jon Zahourek and Zahourek Systems,
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`Inc. (collectively, “Zahoureks”) state that there are no other prior or related appeals.
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`JURISDICTIONAL STATEMENT
`The district court had jurisdiction under at least 28 U.S.C. § 1331 and
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`§ 1367(a) for claims under the Copyright Act and Lanham Act. The district court
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`entered a final judgment on June 28, 2018, and Appellants filed a timely notice of
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`appeal on July 26, 2018. A1353-13541, A1631-1634; Fed. R. App. P. 4. As
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`explained in further detail below, this appeal is from a final judgment entered on
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`June 28, 2018, that disposed of all parties’ claims, making jurisdiction in this appeal
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`proper under at least 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
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`This Court’s Order dated August 15, 2018, has requested the parties to address
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`the finality of the district court’s judgment in this brief. Doc. No. 010110038016 at
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`2. Appellate Courts have jurisdiction over “final decisions” of district courts. 28
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`U.S.C. § 1291. A decision is final when it “terminate[s] the litigation between the
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`parties on the merits of the case, so that if there should be an affirmance here, the
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`1 Cites to Appellant’s Appendix are included as “A” followed by the
`appropriate page number(s) of the appendix, e.g. A1-3, indicates a cite to pages 1
`to 3 of the Appellant’s Appendix.
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`court below would have nothing to do but to execute the judgment or decree it had
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`already rendered.” Bostwick v. Brinkerhoff, 106 U.S. 3, 3-4, 1 S. Ct. 15, 16 (1882).
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`“A pragmatic approach to the question of finality has been considered essential to
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`the achievement of the ‘just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every
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`action.’” Brown Shoe Co. v. United States, 370 U.S. 294, 306 (1962).
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`To understand the disposition of the claims, in this context, Zahoureks provide
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`the following Claim Chart showing every claim and counterclaim asserted in the
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`underlying action by the Zahoureks and Defendant-Appellee Balanced Body
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`University, LLC (“BBU”), the date and nature of the disposition of each, and
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`citations to the docket.
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`CLAIM CHART
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`Zahoureks’ Claims2
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`Date and Nature of Disposition
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`1. Breach of Contract
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`08/15/2017 – Summary Judgment
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`2. Trademark Infringement
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`(A931-936)
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`2a. Trademark Infringement of U.S.
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`04/23/2018 – Claim ruled not to have
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`Reg. No. 4279015 (Anatomy in Three
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`been originally posed and therefore
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`Dimensions an Introduction to
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`2 Zahoureks’ claims are based on Counts 1-6 of the Complaint. A66-91.
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`Anatomy in Clay, herein referred to
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`stricken from the first Final Pretrial Order
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`as “Intro Mark”) by BBU’s use of
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`(A1235-A1237)
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`Anatomy in Three Dimensions
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`2b. Trademark Infringement of U.S.
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`Disposed via:
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`Reg. No. 4279015 (Intro Mark)
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`i. 05/18/2018 – Claim abandoned and not
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`asserted in revised Final Pretrial Order
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`(A1284-A1307)
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`ii. 06/28/2018 – Order accepting parties’
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`request that claims are no longer before
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`the court (A1346-1352)
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`iii. 06/28/2018 – Final Judgment entered
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`(A1353-1354)
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`2c. Trademark Infringement of U.S.
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`04/23/2018 – Claim ruled not to have
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`Reg. No. 3443399 (Anatomy in Clay
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`been originally posed and therefore
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`mark) by BBU’s use of Anatomy in
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`stricken from the first Final Pretrial Order
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`Three Dimensions
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`(A1235-1237)
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`2d. Trademark Infringement of U.S.
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`Disposed via:
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`Reg. No. 3443399 (Anatomy in Clay
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`i. 05/18/2018 – Claim abandoned and not
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`mark)
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`asserted in revised Final Pretrial Order
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`(A1284-1307)
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`ii. 06/28/2018 – Order accepting parties’
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`request that claims are no longer before
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`the court (A1346-1352)
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`iii. 06/28/2018 – Final Judgment entered
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`(A1353-1354)
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`2e. Trademark Infringement of U.S.
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`04/07/2016 – Summary Judgment
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`Reg. No. 4309270 and U.S. App. No.
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`(A834-835)
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`85/636,050 (both for “Anatomy in
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`Three Dimensions”)
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`3. Copyright Infringement
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`04/07/2016 – Summary Judgment
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`(A841-846)
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`04/03/2017 – Denied Motion to
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`Reconsider (A922-926)
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`4. Unfair Competition
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`08/15/2017 – Summary Judgment
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`(A936-A942)
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`5. Misappropriation
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`08/15/2017 – Summary Judgment
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`(A942-944)
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`6. Order Directing the U.S. Patent
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`04/07/2016 – Summary Judgment
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`and Trademark Office to deny
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`(A834-835)
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`Trademark Opposition No.
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`91211878 and to grant Trademark
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`Registration of Anatomy in Three
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`Dimensions
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`BBU’s Counterclaims3
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`Date and Nature of Disposition
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`1. Misappropriation of Trademark Disposed via:
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`i. 06/26/2018 – BBU notes an
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`“oversight” and it “does not need to be
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`addressed in the Final Judgment”
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`(A1343)
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`ii. 06/28/2018 – Order accepting parties’
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`request that claims are no longer before
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`the court (A1346-1352)
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`iii. 06/28/2018 – Final Judgment entered
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`(A1353-1354)
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`2. Cancellation of U.S. Reg. No.
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`Disposed via:
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`4279015 (Intro Mark) for Fraud on
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`i. 05/18/2018 – Claim not asserted in
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`the PTO
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`revised Final Pretrial Order
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`(A1284-1332)
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`3 BBU’s counterclaims are based on the First to Twelfth Causes of Action of
`the Counterclaims. A124-155.
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`ii. 06/28/2018 – Order accepting parties’
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`request that claims are no longer before
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`the court (A1346-1352)
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`iii. 06/28/2018 – Final Judgment entered
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`(A1353-1354)
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`3. Cancellation of U.S. Reg. No.
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`Disposed via:
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`4279015 (Intro Mark) for Lack of
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`i. 05/18/2018 – Claim not asserted in
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`Use and Lack of Any Bona Fide
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`revised Final Pretrial Order
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`Intent to Use the Mark
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`(A1284-1307)
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`ii. 06/28/2018 – Order accepting parties’
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`request that claims are no longer before
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`the court (A1346-1352)
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`iii. 06/28/2018 – Final Judgment entered
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`(A1353-1354)
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`4. Cancellation of U.S. Reg. No.
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`4309270 (Anatomy in Three
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`Disposed via:
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`i. 05/18/2018 – Claim not asserted in
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`Dimensions) for Fraud on the PTO
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`revised Final Pretrial Order
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`(A1284-1307)
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`ii. 06/28/2018 – Order accepting parties’
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`request that claims are no longer before
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`the court (A1346-1352)
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`iii. 06/28/2018 – Final Judgment entered
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`(A1353-1354)
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`5. Cancellation of U.S. Reg. No.
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`06/28/2018 – Judgment entered in favor
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`4309270 (Anatomy in Three
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`of BBU (A1350-1352; A1353-1354)
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`Dimensions) for Lack of Use and
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`Lack of Any Bona Fide Intent to
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`Use the Mark
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`6. Cancellation of U.S. Reg. No.
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`Disposed via:
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`4279015 (Intro Mark) Based on
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`i. 05/18/2018 – Claim not asserted in
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`Priority of Use
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`revised Final Pretrial Order
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`(A1284-1307)
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`ii. 06/28/2018 – Order accepting parties’
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`request that claims are no longer before
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`the court (A1346-1352)
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`iii. 06/28/2018 – Final Judgment entered
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`(A1353-1354)
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`7. Cancellation of U.S. Reg. No.
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`06/28/2018 – Judgment entered in favor
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`4309270 (Anatomy in Three
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`of BBU (A1350-1352; A1353-1354)
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`Dimensions) Based on Priority of
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`Use
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`8. For an Order Directing the PTO
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`06/28/2018 – Judgment entered in favor
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`to Grant Opposition No. 91211878
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`of BBU (A1350-1352; A1353-1354)
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`and Dismiss the 85636050
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`Application (both for “Anatomy in
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`Three Dimensions”)
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`9. Unfair Competition
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`Disposed via:
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`i. 05/18/2018 – Claim not asserted in
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`revised Final Pretrial Order
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`(A1284-1307)
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`ii. 06/28/2018 – Order accepting parties’
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`request that claims are no longer before
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`the court (A1346-1352)
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`iii. 06/28/2018 – Final Judgment entered
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`(A1353-1354)
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`10. Declaratory Judgment of
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`04/07/2016 –Summary Judgment
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`Invalidity of Copyright
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`(A841-846)
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`11. Declaratory Judgment of Non-
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`04/07/2016 –Summary Judgment
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`Infringement on Copyright
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`(A841-846)
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`12. Declaratory Judgment of
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`04/07/2016 –Summary Judgment
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`Unenforceability of Copyright
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`(A841-846)
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`under the Doctrine of Misuse of
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`Copyright
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`As shown in the above Claim Chart, in the proceedings below, Zahoureks
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`initially presented six separately identifiable claims (including five subclaims for
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`trademark infringement)4 and BBU initially presented twelve counterclaims. Five
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`of Zahoureks’ claims and one subclaim (2e) were dismissed by summary judgment,
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`two of Zahoureks’ subclaims (2a and 2c) were finally disposed of when the district
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`court ruled them not to have been originally posed and therefore stricken from the
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`Final Pretrial Order, and the remaining trademark claims (2b and 2d) were
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`abandoned by not being included in the Final Pretrial Order. (See A1287 stating “…
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`Plaintiffs have affirmatively abandoned or withdrawn their two5 remaining claims
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`4 Zahoureks’ second category of claims, trademark infringement, includes
`five sub-claims as detailed in the Claim Chart as 2a-2e.
`5 The district court refers to two remaining claims, namely (1) Zahoureks’
`trademark infringement claim as it pertains to the Introduction Mark and (2)
`Zahoureks’ trademark infringement claims as it pertains to the Clay Mark. These
`two claims are covered by the subclaims as detailed in the Claim Chart as 2b and 2d.
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`…”). Similarly, some of BBU’s counterclaims were finally disposed of by summary
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`judgment or stipulated judgment, and BBU similarly did not include six of its
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`initially asserted counterclaims in the Final Pretrial Order. Abandoned claims do
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`not compromise the finality of a judgment, if it is clear that a trial judge intended to
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`dispose of all of the claims before it. See, e.g., Spitz v. Tepfer, 171 F.3d 443, 448
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`(7th Cir. 1999); see also Lovell v. Chandler, 303 F.3d 1039, 1049 (9th Cir. 2002).
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`This is plainly the case here, as the district court made an explicit finding that all
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`claims not included in the Revised Final Pretrial Order were “no longer before the
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`Court.” A1346-1352.
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`This finding has support in the Pretrial Order Rule as embodied in Rule 16(d)
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`and (e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure:
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`(d) Pretrial Orders. After any conference under this rule, the court
`should issue an order reciting the action taken. This order controls the
`course of the action unless the court modifies it.
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`(e) Final Pretrial Conference and Orders. The court may hold a final
`pretrial conference to formulate a trial plan, including a plan to facilitate
`the admission of evidence. The conference must be held as close to the
`start of trial as is reasonable, and must be attended by at least one
`attorney who will conduct the trial for each party and by any
`unrepresented party. The court may modify the order issued after a final
`pretrial conference only to prevent manifest injustice.
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`This Court has ruled on multiple occasions that a Rule 16(e) pretrial order
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`supersedes the pleadings and essentially re-casts the litigation. “An order entered
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`pursuant to Rule 16(e) supersedes the pleadings and controls the subsequent course
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`of litigation.” Youren v. Tintic Sch. Dist., 343 F.3d 1296, 1304 (10th Cir. 2003). The
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`resulting “pretrial order measures the dimensions of the lawsuit, both in the trial
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`court and on appeal.” Genesis Health Clubs, Inc. v. LED Solar & Light Co., 639 F.
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`Ap