`Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
`P.O. Box 1451
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
`General Contact Number: 571-272-8500
`General Email: TTABInfo@uspto.gov
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`December 10, 2018
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`Proceeding No. 91239995
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`Apple Inc.
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`v.
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`The Cartoon Network, Inc.
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`MOTION TO SUSPEND GRANTED
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`By the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board:
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`Apple Inc.’s motion, filed Dec 10, 2018, to suspend this proceeding for 90 days is
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`granted.
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`Accordingly, proceedings are suspended, subject to the right of either party to
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`request resumption at any time.1 Trademark Rule 2.117(c).
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`In the event that there is no word from either party, proceedings shall resume on
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`3/11/2019 without further notice or order from the Board, upon the schedule set
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`forth in the motion.
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`1 The parties should note that if proceedings are suspended for a lengthy period of time
`pursuant to the filing of several motions to suspend for settlement, the Board retains
`discretion to condition the approval of any future consented or stipulated motion to suspend
`on a party or the parties providing necessary information about the status of settlement
`talks, discovery activities, or trial activities, as may be appropriate. See Trademark Rule
`2.117(c).
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`During the suspension period, the parties shall notify the Board of any change of
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`address or email address for either the parties or their counsel. See Trademark Rule
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`2.18(b)(1). In addition, the parties are to promptly inform the Board of any other
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`related cases, even if they become aware of such cases during the suspension period.
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`Upon resumption, if appropriate, the Board may consolidate related Board cases.
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`Generally, the Federal Rules of Evidence apply to Board trials. Trial testimony
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`is taken and introduced out of the presence of the Board during the assigned
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`testimony periods. The parties may stipulate to a wide variety of matters, and many
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`requirements relevant to the trial phase of Board proceedings are set forth in
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`Trademark Rules 2.121 through 2.125. These include pretrial disclosures, the
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`manner and timing of taking testimony, matters in evidence, and the procedures for
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`submitting and serving testimony and other evidence, including affidavits,
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`declarations, deposition transcripts, and stipulated evidence. Trial briefs shall be
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`submitted in accordance with Trademark Rules 2.128(a) and (b). Oral argument at
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`final hearing will be scheduled only upon the timely submission of a separate notice
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`as allowed by Trademark Rule 2.129(a).
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