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`ESTTA1249349
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`Filing date:
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`11/21/2022
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`Proceeding no.
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`91266242
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`Party
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`Correspondence
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`Submission
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`Filer's name
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`Filer's email
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`Defendant
`School Zone Publishing Company
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`JAMES L SCOTT
`WARNER NORCROSS + JUDD LLP
`150 OTTAWA AVE NW
`1500 WARNER BUILDING
`GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503
`UNITED STATES
`Primary email: trademarks@wnj.com
`616-752-2469
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`Stipulated/Consent Motion to Extend
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`James Scott
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`trademarks@wnj.com
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`/JS/
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`11/21/2022
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`November 2022 Request for Extension and Status Report ANY-
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE
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`Opposer
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`Apple Inc.
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`School Zone Publishing Company
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`Applicant
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`Opposition No.: 91266242
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`Mark:
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`Serial No.: 88530797
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`CONSENT MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF ANSWER DEADLINE AND STATUS
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`Applicant School Zone Publishing Company, with the consent of Opposer Apple Inc.
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`hereby submits the following status report and motion for a 30-day extension of the Answer
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`deadline. Each party consents to this request and requests this further extension in good faith.
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`As ordered by the Board, the parties provide the following report of ongoing settlement
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`discussions.
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`1. The parties have reached an arrangement that would resolve the Opposition.
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`2. In connection with that arrangement, Applicant moved, with Opposer’s consent, to
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`amend the drawing of the mark that is the subject of the Opposition.
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`3. The parties are discussing ways to address deficiencies identified by the Board in the
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`motion to amend.
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`4. The current motion for extension is not being made for purposes of delay but, instead,
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`is made to finalize settlement and resolve the Opposition.
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`5. In consideration of the information provided herein, Applicant respectfully submits that
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`there is good cause for an extension and respectfully requests that this matter be extended 30 days,
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`with answer, conference, disclosure, discovery and trial dates reset as follows:
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`Time to Answer
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`Deadline for Discovery Conference
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`Discovery Opens
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`Initial Disclosures Due
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`Expert Disclosures Due
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`Discovery Closes
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`Plaintiff's Pretrial Disclosures Due
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`Plaintiff's 30-day Trial Period Ends
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`Defendant's Pretrial Disclosures Due
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`Current
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`Proposed
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`11/21/2022
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`12/21/2022
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`12/21/2022
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`01/20/2023
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`12/21/2022
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`01/20/2023
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`1/20/2023
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`02/19/2023
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`5/20/2023
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`07/19/2023
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`8/3/2023
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`09/02/2023
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`9/17/2023
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`10/17/2023
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`10/2/2023
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`11/01/2023
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`Defendant's 30-day Trial Period Ends
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`11/16/2023
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`12/16/2023
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`Plaintiff's Rebuttal Disclosures Due
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`12/1/2023
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`12/31/2023
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`Plaintiff's 15-day Rebuttal Period Ends
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`12/31/2023
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`01/30/2024
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`Plaintiff's Opening Brief Due
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`Defendant's Brief Due
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`Plaintiff's Reply Brief Due
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`2/29/2024
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`03/30/2024
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`3/30/2024
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`04/29/2024
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`4/14/2024
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`05/14/2024
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`Request for Oral Hearing (optional) Due
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`4/24/2024
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`05/24/2024
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`Opposer through its counsel consents to this Motion and revised schedule.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By:
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`James Scott
`Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
`150 Ottawa Ave. NW Suite 1500
`Grand Rapids, MI 49503
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`Attorneys for Applicant.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing has been duly served on the
`Opposer by email to jpetersen@kilpatricktownsend.com, BBRYNER@kilpatricktownsend.com,
`ndrake@kilpatricktownsend.com, Agarcia@kilpatricktownsend.com, and
`tmadmin@kilpatricktownsend.com on November 21, 2022:
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