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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`92048590
`Defendant
`Bauer Bros. LLC
`Alexander E. Papaefthimiou
`Law Offices of Darren J. Quinn
`12702 Via Cortina, Suite 105
`Del Mar, CA 92014
`UNITED STATES
`dq@dqlaw.com, alex@dqlaw.com
`Motion to Suspend for Civil Action
`Alexander E. Papaefthimiou
`alex@dqlaw.com
`/s/ Alexander E. Papaefthimiou
`03/13/2009
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`Darren J. Quinn (149679)
`Alexander E. Papaefthimiou (236930)
`LAW OFFICES OF DARREN J. QUINN
`12702 Via Cortina, Suite 105
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`Tel: 858-509-9401
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`Attorneysfor Registrant BAUER BROS. LLC.
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`NIKE, INC.,
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`In the matter ofRegistration No. 2,959,755
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`Registrant and respondent BAUER BROTHERS LLC (“Registrant”) respectfully requests,
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`pursuant to T.M.E.P. 510.02 and 37 C.F.R. §2.l 17(a), that these proceedings be suspended in light
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`of an action pending between the parties in the Southern District of California, Bauer Bros. LLC
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`v. Nike, Inc., 09cv0500 W (JMA) (the “Action”), which Action may have a bearing on these
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`A file stamped copy of the Complaint in the Action is attached hereto.
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`The Action involves issues in common with these proceedings because it is an action by
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`Registrant against petitioner NIKE, INC. (“Petitioner”) for, inter alia, infringement ofthe trademark
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`that is the subject of these proceedings. The validity of the mark at issue in these proceedings will
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`Court’s decision in the Action will likely be binding upon the Board, while the decision of the
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`Board is not binding upon the District Court. See T.M.E.P. 510.02(a).
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`Dated: March 13, 2009
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`Respectfully submitted by:
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`LAW OFFICES OF DARREN J. QUINN
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`CERTIFICATE OF FILING
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`I hereby certify that the foregoing MOTION TO SUSPEND FQR.QIVIL ACTION was
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`PROOF OF SERVICE
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`I am employed in the County of San Diego, State of California. I am over the age of 18 and
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`am not a party to the within action; my business address is: 12702 Via Cortina Suite 105 Del Mar
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`I served the foregoing documents described as:
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`MOTION TO SUSPEND FOR CIVIL ACTION
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`upon the interested parties in this action by placing
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`[x] copies enclosed in sealed envelopes to:
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`Kevin C. Parks, Esq.
`Michelle L. Calkins, Esq.
`LEYDIG, VOIT & MAYER, LTD.
`Two Prudential Plaza, 180 N. Stetson Ave., Suite 4900
`Chicago, Illinois 60601-6731
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`VIA REGULAR MAIL by depositing such envelope with United States Postal Service
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`I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California and the laws of
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`Dated: March 13, 2009 at Del Mar, California.
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`Alexander B. Papaefthimiou (236930)
`LAW OFFICES OF DARREN J. QUINN
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`Plaintiff makes the following allegations on information and belief.
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`JURISDICTION AND VENUE
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`This action arises under the trademark and unfair competition laws of the United
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`States (i 5 U.S.C. §l05 l , el seq), the unfair competition laws ofthe state ofCalifomia (Cal. Bus. &
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`Prof. Code §l7200, et seq), and the common law of the state of California.
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`This Court has jurisdiction ofthis action under I5 U.S.C. §l l2l (actions arising
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`under Lanham Act), 28 U.S.C. §l 33l(federal question), and 28 U.S.C. §l 338(a) (original
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`This Court has jurisdiction over the supplemental claims arising under state law
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`Venue is proper in this district under 28 U.S.C. §§l39l(b) and (c). This Court has
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`personal jurisdiction over defendant and venue is proper in this district because, imer cilia, (a)
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`defendant or its agents are doing business in this district, (b) a substantial part of defendant’s
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`wrongful acts or omissions giving rise to plaintiff's claim occurred in this district, and (c) the harm
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`Plaintiff BAUER BROS. LLC is a California limited liability company with its
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`principal place ofbusiness in the Southern District of California. Plaintiffcreates and sells apparel
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`including, but not limited to, t-shirts under the brand “DON’T TREAD ON ME.” Plaintiffs
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`‘‘DON’T TREAD ON ME” brand includes the “DON’T TREAD ON ME,” “DTOM” and snake
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`image trademarks. Plaintiffowns Federal Trademark Registration No. 2,959,755 for the word mark
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`“D'ON’T TREAD ON ME” in International Class 25.
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`International Class 25 includes clothing,
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`footwear, and headgear. See Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure, §l40i .0l(a). Plaintiff
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`began making use ofits “DON’T TREAD ON ME” brand and trademarks on goods in lntemational
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`Defendant NIKE, INC. is an Oregon corporation doing business in the Southern
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`apparel under plaintiff’s “DON’T TREAD ON ME” brand and trademarks without plaintiffs
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`Defendant’s infringing conduct persists despite having actual knowledge of
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`FACTUAL BACKGROUND
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`Plaintiffs “Don’t Tread On Me" Brand And TRADEMARKS
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`Starting in early 2004, plaintiff began screen printing and selling shirts and_other
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`“TRADEMARKS”). Since that time, plaintiffhas continually used its “DON’T TREAD ONME”
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`brand and TRADEMARKS in interstate commerce on its products and advertisements. Plaintiff
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`owns all right, title and interest in and to the “DON’T TREAD ON ME” brand and TRADEMARKS.
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`Plaintiffuses its TRADEMARKS as source identifiers of its goods.
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`On March 15,2005, plaintiffobtained Federal Trademark Registration No. 2,959,755
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`Plaintiff publishes and maintains a website on the world wide web for its "'DON’T
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`TREAD ON ME” brand at www.dtom.com (the “DTOM Website”). The DTOM Website identifies
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`Plaintiff has extensively advertised and marketed its “DON’T TREAD ON ME”
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`As a result of the continuous advertisement, promotion, distribution and sale of
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`TRADEMARKS have acquired a secondary meaning in the mind of the public to identify a single
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`As a result of the continuous advertisement, promotion, distribution and sale of
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`plaintiffs “DON’T TREAD ON ME” brand products, the “‘DON’T TREAD ON ME” brand and
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`Due to the continuous advertisement, promotion, distribution and sale of plaintiffs
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`brand and TRADEMARKS have accumulated significant goodwill and wide public recognition,
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`including but not limited to recognition by which plaintiffis known to the public. As a result, the
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`“DON’T TREAD ON ME” brand and TRADEMARKS have become, and are, valuable and
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`Defendant Attempts To Purchase Plaintiffs Brand And TRADEMARKS
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`On information and belief," prior to committing the wrongful acts complained of
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`TRADEMARKS. As the success and popularity ofplaintiff’s “DON’T TREAD ON ME” brand and
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`Defendant Unsuccessfully Attempts To Register A Trademark Similar To Plaintiffs
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`On March 16, 2006, though fully aware ofplaintiff"s rights in its “DON’T TREAD
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`ON ME” brand and TRADEMARKS, and plaintiffs use ‘thereof, defendant filed a trademark
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`“DON’T TREAD ON THIS” for use on, inter cilia, t-shirts, sweatshirts, headwear and footwear.
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`Defendant’s trademark application for “DON’T TREAD ON THIS” was an intent to
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`On September 15, 2006, the USPTO rejected defendant’s trademark application for
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`Defendant failed to respond the USPTO’s rejection of its word mark “DON’T
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`TREAD ON THIS.”’ Accordingly, defendant’s trademark application was deemed abandoned on
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`March 19, 2007.
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`Defendant Willfully lnfringes Upon Plaintiff" s Rights
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`Despite having unsuccessfully attempted to purchase plaintiff’ s “DON’T TREAD ON
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`ME” brand and TRADEMARKS and having failed to register its own trademark due to a likelihood
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`ofconfusion with plaintiff‘ 5 registered trademark, defendant has used the “DON’T TREAD ON ME”
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`brand and TRADEMARKS on and in connection with defendanfs goods, including clothing apparel
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`and footwear. On infomiation and belief, defendant has also used the “DON’T TREAD ON ME”
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`brand and TRADEMARKS in connection with defendant’s advertisements.
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`By way ofa letter sent via overnight delivery on May 7, 2008, plaintiff contacted
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`defendant and informed defendant that it was infringing upon plaintiffs rights in plaintiffs “DON’T
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`TREAD ON ME” brand and TRADEMARKS and misappropriating plaintiffs valuable goodwill
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`On infonnation and belief, defendant is continuing to use plaintiffs “DON’T TREAD
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`On infonnation and belief, defendant is willfully and in bad faith attempting to exploit
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`Defendant’s unauthorized use of plaintiff‘ s “DON’T TREAD ON ME” brand and
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`TRADEMARKS on or in connection with its products is likely to cause confusion or mistake as to
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`the sponsorship, affiliation and origin of products. Defendant’s use ofplaintiffs “DON’T TREAD
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`As a result of defendant’s unauthorized use ofplaintifl” s“DON’T TREAD ON ME”
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`As a result of plaintiffs Federal Trademark Registration for “DON’T TREAD ON
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`The TRADEMARKS are inherently distinctive when used on the goods included in
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`The “DON’T TREAD ON ME” brand and TRADEMARKS have acquired a
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`Defendant’s use in commerce of plaintiffs “DON’T TREAD ON ME” brand and
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`TRADEMARKS as described above, constitutes a false or misleading description of fact, or false
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`or misleading representation of fact.
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`Defendant’s use in commercial advertising and/or promotion ofplaintiffs “DON’T
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`TREAD ON ME” brand and TRADEMARKS misrepresents the nature, characteristics, qualities,
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`or geographic originiof defendant’s and/or plaintiffs goods, services, or commercial activities.
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`Defendant, in connection with its goods or services, has used and continues to use
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`Defendant, by its acts complained of herein, has infringed and is continuing to
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`infringe plaintiffs rights in plaintiffs “DON’T TREAD ON ME” brand and TRADEMARKS and
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`On information and belief, defendant’s conduct, as described above, has been, and
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`is, being committed willfully with the intention of deceiving the public and misappropriating and
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`diverting to defendant the valuable goodwill and reputation associated with plaintiffs “DON’T
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`TREAD ON ME” brand and TRADEMARKS. Defendant knew that it was not entitled to use
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`plaintiffs “DON’T TREAD ON ME” brand and TRADEMARKS in connection with the
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`advertising, promotion, offering for sale, or sale of its products, and that to do so would confuse,
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`mislead and deceive the public, but did so anyway.
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`On information and belief, defendanfs conduct, as described above, has been, and
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`lrreparable injury to plaintiff from defendant’s infringing conduct is actual and/or
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`presumed, and will continue unless defendant is enjoined and restrained by the Court.
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`On infomtation and belief, defendant’s unlawful and infringing conduct has resulted
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`Plaintiff has no adequate remedy at law because injury to the reputation and goodwill
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`I Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §l 1 l6, plaintiff requests an injunction against defendant to
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`prevent the further violation of] 5 U.S.C. §l l25(a) and directing defendant to file with the Court and
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`serve on plaintiffa report in writing under oath setting forth in detail the manner and form in which
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`‘ Pursuant to 15 U.S.C §l l 17, plaintiffis entitled and seeks to recover:
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`SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION
`(Statutory Unfair Competition)
`(Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §l7200, et seq.)
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`Plaintiff hereby incorporates by reference the allegations contained in paragraphs 1
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`This cause of action is brought pursuant to Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §l 7200, el seq.
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`Defendant has committed and continues to commit an unlawful, unfair or fraudulent
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`Defendant engaged and continues to engage in unfair, deceptive, untrue or misleading
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`Restitution to plaintiffof any money or property, real or personal, which may
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`THIRD CAUSE OF ACTION
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`(Common Law Trademark Infringement)
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`Plaintiff hereby incorporates by reference the allegations contained in paragraphs 1
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`through 48 ofthis Complaint as though fully set forth herein.’
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`In addition to plaintiff's rights under federal law, plaintiffhas valid and existing state
`law rights with respect to plaintiff's “DON’T TREAD ON ME” brand and TRADEMARKS.
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`Plaintiff has built up valuable goodwill in plaintiffs “DON’T TREAD ON ME”
`brand and TRADEMARKS_.
`52.
`Plaintifi"s “DON’T TREAD ON‘ ME” brand and TRADEMARKS have acquired
`secondary meaning such that consumers associate them with plaintiff.
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`Defendant’s commercial use of plaintiff‘s “DON"_l' TREAD ON ME” brand and
`V TRADEMARKS is likely to cause confusion, mistake and deception in the public as to the source
`origin, sponsorship endorsement or affiliation ofdefendant’s goods.
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`Defendant continues to engage in its wrongful conduct, described above, with
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`Defendant’s use ofplaintiffs “DON’T TREAD ONJME” brand and TRADEMARKS
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`has been in violation of plaintiff’ s common law trademark rights and has caused damage to plaintiff
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`by, misappropriating, diluting and tarnishing the valuable reputation and image associated with
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`plaintiff and its products.
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`Members of the consuming public are likely to and do believe that defendant’s
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`products emanate from or are associated or affiliated with plaintiff and plaintiffs products.
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`57.
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`As a direct and proximate result of defendant’s wrongful conduct, defendant has
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`caused plaintiffirreparable harm and injury.
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`Defendant acted with oppression, fraud or malice as a result of the above conduct
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`allowing plaintiff to recover punitive damages for the sake of example and by way of punishing
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`defendant.
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`WHEREFORE, plaintiff prays for judgment and relief on all causes "of action against
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`PRAYER FOR R_ELIEF
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`defendant as follows:
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`Plaintiff recover damages in an amount tobe proven at trial;
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`Plaintiff recover defendant’s profits in an amount to be proven at trial;
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`A Plaintiff recover up to treble damages and/or profits as allowed by statute in an
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`amount to be proven at trial;
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`Plaintiff recover punitive damages against defendant in an amount appropriate to
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`punish or make an example of defendant;
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`A constructive trust be placed over all monies paid to defendant (which monies are
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`traceable to the defendant who is the current possessors and trustees of such funds) as a result of
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`defendant’s wrongful conduct to prevent unjust enrichment by defendant and ‘to avoid dissipation
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`An injunction against defendant to prevent the violation of plaintiffs registered
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`trademark rights;
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`' An injunction against defendant to prevent the violation of l 5 U.S.C. §l l25(a);
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`An order enjoining defendant from continuing to engage, use, or employ any
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`unlawful, unfair or fraudulent business act or practice and unfair, deceptive, untrue or misleading
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`advertising and any act prohibited by Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17500) of Part 3 of
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`Restitution to plaintiff of any money or property, real or personal, which may have
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`Attorney fees to the extent authorized by statute, agreement or law, including, inter
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`Pre-j udgment and post-judgment interest, as permitted by the Court or under statutegi
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`Dated: March 1 1, 2009
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`LAW OFFICES OF DARREN .l. QUINN
`DARREN J . QUl
`ALEXANDE
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`12702 Via Cortina, Suite 105
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`Telephone: (858) 509-9401
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`Plaintiff demands a trial by jury on all causes of action so triable.
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`Dated: March 1 l, 2009
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`Respectfully submitted,
`LAW OFFICES OF DARREN J. QUINN
`DARREN J. QUINN
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`875 Customer Challenge
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`894 Energy Allocation Act
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