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`ESTTA Tracking number:
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`ESTTA887971
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`Filing date:
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`04/05/2018
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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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`92067969
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`Party
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`Correspondence
`Address
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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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`Date
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`Attachments
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`Defendant
`Rooke, LLC DBA Riot Hospitality Group
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`ROOKE LLC
`7525 E CAMELBACK RD #100
`SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85251
`UNITED STATES
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`Motion to Dismiss - Rule 12(b)
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`Timothy M. McCarthy
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`tmccarthy@clarkhill.com, dmarr@clarkhill.com, ipdocket@clarkhill.com,
`dlau@clarkhill.com, psalmi@clarkhill.com
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`/Timothy M. McCarthy/
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`04/05/2018
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`Motion to Dismiss Cancelation.pdf(114711 bytes )
`Exhibit B.pdf(87611 bytes )
`Exhibit C.pdf(233231 bytes )
`Exhibit D.pdf(89820 bytes )
`Exhibit Ar.pdf(5981095 bytes )
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`Cancellation No. 92067969
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`In re Trademark Registration No. 4,680,433
`Mark: WHISKEY ROW
`Registered: February 3, 2015
`Registrant: Rooke, LLC
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`THE ROW, INC.,
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`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ROOKE, LLC,
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`Registrant.
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`MOTION TO DISMISS
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`Registrant, ROOKE, LLC, by its attorneys, moves this Court pursuant to Federal Rule of
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`Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) to dismiss this matter on the basis of issue preclusion (also known as
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`collateral estoppel), and in support therefore states:
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`1.
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`Petitioner seeks cancellation of Registrant’s above-identified trademark
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`registration. Petitioner alleges that it “has been damaged and will continue to be damaged by
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`continued registration of Registrant’s Mark for use in association with Registrant’s services in
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`that continued registration of Registrant’s mark will give Registrant priority and the presumptive
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`right to use the mark with its services throughout the United States, all to the detriment of
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`Petitioner.” See Petition for Cancellation at ¶ 18 (Docket Entry 1).
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`2.
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`Petitioner, in the prayer for relief in this cancellation proceeding, “requests that
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`U.S. Trademark Registration No. 4,680,433 be cancelled from the Register.” Id. at sixth
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`unnumbered page (Docket Entry 1).
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`3.
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`Petitioner is barred by the principle of issue preclusion from seeking cancellation.
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`Petitioner filed Civil Action No. 3:16-cv-00687, The Row, Inc. v. Rooke, LLC, in the United
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`States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, seeking damages for trademark
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`infringement and cancellation of the above-identified trademark registration. See Complaint,
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`attached to this Motion as Exhibit A.
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`4.
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`Petitioner alleged in the ‘687 lawsuit “that it is being damaged and will continue
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`to be damaged by the registration of the Whiskey Row Mark.” See Exhibit A at ¶ 38 (page 9 of
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`the Complaint). Petitioner asked the district court in the ‘687 lawsuit, among other claims for
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`relief, “That the Court enter an order cancelling the Defendant's trademark registration number
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`4,680,433 . . . .”
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`5.
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`This claim for relief is identical to the claim for relief in the present cancellation
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`matter.
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`6.
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`The district court in the ‘687 lawsuit entered summary judgment against
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`Petitioner. See Order of December 19, 2017, stating that Petitioner’s “claim for trademark
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`infringement and request for cancellation are hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
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`(Copy attached as Exhibit B, emphasis in original. See also Memorandum Opinion, copy
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`attached as Exhibit C.)
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`7.
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`The issue of whether Petitioner is entitled to cancellation of the subject
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`registration in this matter is identical to the issue involved in the district court litigation. The
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`same issue was raised, litigated, and actually adjudged in the prior litigation. The determination
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`of the issue was necessary and essential to the resulting judgment by the district court. Petitioner
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`was fully represented in the prior action and had an opportunity to make whatever arguments it
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`wanted to make and to submit evidence in opposition to the district court’s ruling.
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`8.
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`Accordingly, the issue of whether Petitioner is entitled to judgment cancelling
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`Motion to Dismiss
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`Registrant’s registration has been actually litigated. That issue was decided adversely to
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`Petitioner by a valid and final judgment. Accordingly, the determination by the Middle District
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`of Tennessee is conclusive in this subsequent action between the same parties.
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`9.
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`Petitioner has appealed the adverse judgment of the district court to the United
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`States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. (The Notice of Appeal is attached as Exhibit D.)
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`That appeal is pending as Appeal No. No. 18-5068. Petitioner, as Appellant, filed its Opening
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`Brief on March 30, 2018. Petitioner is not entitled to go around the Sixth Circuit by attempting
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`to present the exact same issues to this Board.
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`10.
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`Petitioner presents a Brief in support of this Motion.
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`WHEREFORE, Registrant, ROOKE, LLC, moves the Board to dismiss the Cancellation
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`Respectfully submitted,
`ROOKE, LLC
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`By: s/Timothy M. McCarthy
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`proceeding with prejudice.
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`Dated April 5, 2018
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`Timothy M. McCarthy
`David J. Marr
`CLARK HILL PLC
`130 E. Randolph St., Suite 3900.
`Chicago, Illinois 60601
`tel (312) 985-5900
`fax (312) 985-5999
`Attorneys for Rooke, LLC
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`Motion to Dismiss
`Cancellation No. 92067969
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`Index of Exhibits
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`A.
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`B.
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`C.
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`Complaint in Civil Action No. 3:16-cv-00687, The Row, Inc. v. Rooke, LLC, in the
`United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
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`Order of United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, dated
`December 19, 2017.
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`Memorandum Opinion of United States District Court for the Middle District of
`Tennessee.
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`D.
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`Notice of Appeal in Civil Action No. 3:16-cv-00687.
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`Motion to Dismiss
`Cancellation No. 92067969
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`Proof of Service
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`I hereby certify that a true and complete copy of the foregoing Motion to Dismiss has
`been served on SEAN P RITCHIE & MELISSA HUNTER SMITH, STITES & HARBISON
`PLLC, by forwarding said copy on April 5, 2018, via email
`to: sritchie@stites.com,
`melissa.smith@stites.com, tmlou@stites.com, and mpaul@stites.com.
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`Signature: s/Daon Lau
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`Date: April 5, 2018
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`Motion to Dismiss
`Cancellation No. 92067969
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`EXHIBIT B
`EXHIBIT B
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`¸(cid:210)(cid:215)(cid:204)(cid:219)(cid:220) ˝(cid:204)(cid:223)(cid:204)(cid:219)˝ (cid:220)(cid:215)˝(cid:204)˛(cid:215)(cid:221)(cid:204) (cid:221)(cid:209)¸˛(cid:204)
`MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
`(cid:211)(cid:215)(cid:220)(cid:220)(cid:212)(cid:219) (cid:220)(cid:215)˝(cid:204)˛(cid:215)(cid:221)(cid:204) (cid:209)(cid:218) (cid:204)(cid:219)(cid:210)(cid:210)(cid:219)˝˝(cid:219)(cid:219)
`NASHVILLE DIVISION
`(cid:210)(cid:223)˝(cid:216)˚(cid:215)(cid:212)(cid:212)(cid:219) (cid:220)(cid:215)˚(cid:215)˝(cid:215)(cid:209)(cid:210)
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`(cid:210)–(cid:242) (cid:237)(cid:230)(cid:239)Œ(cid:243)‰“(cid:243)(cid:240)(cid:240)ŒŁØ
`No. 3:16-eV-00687
`(cid:221)‚•»” (cid:214)«…„» (cid:221)fi»†›‚¿'
`Chief Judge Crenshaw
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`(cid:247) (cid:247)
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`(cid:247) (cid:247)
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`(cid:247)
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`(cid:247)
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`(cid:247) (cid:247)
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`(cid:247) (cid:209)
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`˛(cid:220)(cid:219)˛
`M
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`(cid:204)(cid:216)(cid:219) ˛(cid:209)(cid:201)(cid:244) (cid:215)(cid:210)(cid:221)(cid:242)
`THE ROW, INC.
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`—·¿•†‹•””(cid:244)
`Plaintiff,
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`“(cid:242)
`v.
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`˛(cid:209)(cid:209)(cid:213)(cid:219)(cid:244) (cid:212)(cid:212)(cid:221)(cid:244)
`ROOKE, LLC,
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`(cid:220)»”»†…¿†‹(cid:242)
`Defendant.
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`Ú±® ¬¸» ®»¿­±²­ ­»¬ º±®¬¸ ·² ¬¸» ¿½½±³°¿²§·²¹ Ó»³±®¿²¼«³ Ñ°·²·±²ô α±µ»ô ÔÔݎ­ Ó±¬·±²
`For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, Rooke, LLC’s Motion
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`”–fi ˝«‡‡¿fi§ (cid:214)«…„‡»†‹ ł(cid:220)–‰(cid:242) (cid:210)–(cid:242) (cid:237)(cid:231)(cid:247) •› ‚»fi»(cid:190)§ (cid:217)˛(cid:223)(cid:210)(cid:204)(cid:219)(cid:220)ô ¿²¼ ̸» α©ô ײ½òŽ­ ½´¿·³ º±®
`for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 39) is hereby GRANTED, and The Row, Inc. ’s claim for
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`‹fi¿…»‡¿fi(cid:181) •†”fi•†„»‡»†‹ ¿†… fi»fl«»›‹ ”–fi ‰¿†‰»··¿‹•–† ¿fi» ‚»fi»(cid:190)§ (cid:220)(cid:215)˝(cid:211)(cid:215)˝˝(cid:219)(cid:220) (cid:201)(cid:215)(cid:204)(cid:216) —˛(cid:219)(cid:214)¸(cid:220)(cid:215)(cid:221)(cid:219)(cid:242)
`trademark infringement and request for cancellation are herebyDISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
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`(cid:204)‚» (cid:221)·»fi(cid:181) –” ‹‚» (cid:221)–«fi‹ ›‚¿·· »†‹»fi ¿ ”•†¿· ¶«…„‡»†‹ •† ¿‰‰–fi…¿†‰» '•‹‚ ˛«·» ºŁ –” ‹‚» (cid:218)»…»fi¿·
`The Clerk ofthe Court shall enter a final judgment in accordance with Rule 58 ofthe Federal
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`Rules of Civil Procedure.
`˛«·»› –” (cid:221)•“•· —fi–‰»…«fi»(cid:242)
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`IT IS SO ORDERED.
`(cid:215)(cid:204) (cid:215)˝ ˝(cid:209) (cid:209)˛(cid:220)(cid:219)˛(cid:219)(cid:220)(cid:242)
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`We £643?
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`(cid:201)(cid:223)˚(cid:219)˛(cid:212)˙ (cid:220)(cid:242) (cid:221)˛(cid:219)(cid:210)˝(cid:216)(cid:223)(cid:201)(cid:244) (cid:214)˛(cid:242)
`CRENSHAW’, JR
`CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
`(cid:221)(cid:216)(cid:215)(cid:219)(cid:218) ¸(cid:210)(cid:215)(cid:204)(cid:219)(cid:220) ˝(cid:204)(cid:223)(cid:204)(cid:219)˝ (cid:220)(cid:215)˝(cid:204)˛(cid:215)(cid:221)(cid:204) (cid:214)¸(cid:220)(cid:217)(cid:219)
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`(cid:221)¿›» (cid:237)(cid:230)(cid:239)Œ(cid:243)‰“(cid:243)(cid:240)(cid:240)ŒŁØ (cid:220)–‰«‡»†‹ Œ(cid:237) (cid:218)•·»… (cid:239)(cid:238)æ(cid:239)(cid:231)æ(cid:239)Ø —¿„» (cid:239) –” (cid:239) —¿„»(cid:215)(cid:220) (cid:253)(cid:230) ºŒº
`Case 3:16-cv-00687 Document 63 Filed 12/19/17 Page 1 of 1 PageID #: 565
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`EXHIBIT C
`EXHIBIT C
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`¸(cid:210)(cid:215)(cid:204)(cid:219)(cid:220) ˝(cid:204)(cid:223)(cid:204)(cid:219)˝ (cid:220)(cid:215)˝(cid:204)˛(cid:215)(cid:221)(cid:204) (cid:221)(cid:209)¸˛(cid:204)
`MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
`(cid:211)(cid:215)(cid:220)(cid:220)(cid:212)(cid:219) (cid:220)(cid:215)˝(cid:204)˛(cid:215)(cid:221)(cid:204) (cid:209)(cid:218) (cid:204)(cid:219)(cid:210)(cid:210)(cid:219)˝˝(cid:219)(cid:219)
`NASHVILLE DIVISION
`(cid:210)(cid:223)˝(cid:216)˚(cid:215)(cid:212)(cid:212)(cid:219) (cid:220)(cid:215)˚(cid:215)˝(cid:215)(cid:209)(cid:210)
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`(cid:210)–(cid:242) (cid:237)(cid:230)(cid:239)Œ(cid:243)‰“(cid:243)(cid:240)(cid:240)ŒŁØ
`No. 3:16-ev—00687
`(cid:221)‚•»” (cid:214)«…„» (cid:221)fi»†›‚¿'
`Chief Judge Crenshaw
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`(cid:247) (cid:247)
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`(cid:247) (cid:247)
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`(cid:247)
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`(cid:247)
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`(cid:247) (cid:247)
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`(cid:247)
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`(cid:204)(cid:216)(cid:219) ˛(cid:209)(cid:201)(cid:244) (cid:215)(cid:210)(cid:221)(cid:242)
`THE ROW, INC.
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`—·¿•†‹•””(cid:244)
`Plaintiff,
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`“(cid:242)
`v.
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`˛(cid:209)(cid:209)(cid:213)(cid:219)(cid:244) (cid:212)(cid:212)(cid:221)(cid:244)
`ROOKE, LLC,
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`(cid:220)»”»†…¿†‹(cid:242)
`Defendant.
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`MEMORANDUM OPINION
`(cid:211)(cid:219)(cid:211)(cid:209)˛(cid:223)(cid:210)(cid:220)¸(cid:211) (cid:209)—(cid:215)(cid:210)(cid:215)(cid:209)(cid:210)
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`Pending before the Court in this trademark infringement action is Rooke, LLC’s (“Rooke”)
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`Ó±¬·±² º±® Í«³³¿®§ Ö«¼¹³»²¬ øܱ½ò Ò±ò íç÷ô ¬± ©¸·½¸ ̸» α©ô ײ½ò øÌ¸» ᩌ÷ ¸¿­ ®»­°±²¼»¼
`Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 39), to which The Row, Inc. (“The Row”) has responded
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`•† –(cid:176)(cid:176)–›•‹•–† ł(cid:220)–‰(cid:242) (cid:210)–(cid:242) (cid:236)Œ(cid:247)(cid:244) ¿†… ˛––(cid:181)» ‚¿› fi»(cid:176)·•»… ł(cid:220)–‰(cid:242) (cid:210)–(cid:242) º(cid:237)(cid:247)(cid:242) (cid:218)–fi ‹‚» fi»¿›–†› ‹‚¿‹ ”–··–'(cid:244) ‹‚»
`in opposition (Doc. No. 46), and Rooke has replied (Doc. No. 53). For the reasons that follow, the
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`(cid:211)–‹•–† '•·· (cid:190)» „fi¿†‹»… ¿†… ¶«…„‡»†‹ '•·· »†‹»fi»… •† ”¿“–fi –” ˛––(cid:181)»(cid:242)
`Motion will be granted and judgment will entered in favor of Rooke.
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`(cid:215)(cid:242) (cid:218)¿‰‹«¿· (cid:222)¿‰(cid:181)„fi–«†…
`I. Factual Background
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`(cid:204)‚» ˝‹¿‹»‡»†‹ –” ¸†…•›(cid:176)«‹»… (cid:211)¿‹»fi•¿· (cid:218)¿‰‹›(cid:244) (cid:223)……•‹•–†¿· ˝‹¿‹»‡»†‹ –” (cid:218)¿‰‹›(cid:244) ¿†… ˛»›(cid:176)–†›»›
`The Statement ofUndisputed Material Facts, Additional Statement ofFacts, and Responses
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`‹‚»fi»‹– ł(cid:220)–‰(cid:242) (cid:210)–›(cid:242) (cid:236)(cid:239)(cid:244) (cid:236)Ł œ º(cid:236)(cid:247) fi»“»¿· ‹‚» ”–··–'•†„ ”¿‰‹›(cid:230)
`thereto (Doc. Nos. 41, 48 & 54) reveal the following facts:
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`α±µ» ±©²­ ¿²¼ ±°»®¿¬»­ ¿ ½¸¿·² ±º ®»­¬¿«®¿²¬­ ½¿´´»¼ Ü·»®µ­ Þ»²¬´»§Ž­ ɸ·­µ»§ ᩌ
`Rooke owns and operates a chain of restaurants called “Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row”
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`øÉ¸·­µ»§ ᩌ÷ò Ю·±® ¬± ¬¸» ¼¿¬» ±² ©¸·½¸ ¬¸» º·®­¬ É¸·­µ»§ ᩌ ®»­¬¿«®¿²¬ ±°»²»¼ º±® º±®³¿´
`(“Whiskey Row”). Prior to the date on which the first “Whiskey Row” restaurant opened for formal
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`(cid:190)«›•†»››(cid:244) ˛––(cid:181)» ¿…“»fi‹•›»… ¿†… (cid:176)fi–‡–‹»… ‹‚» fi»›‹¿«fi¿†‹ †¿‡» •† ‰–‡‡»fi‰» •† ‰–††»‰‹•–† '•‹‚ ‹‚»
`business, Rooke advertised and promoted the restaurant name in commerce in connection with the
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`–””»fi•†„ –” (cid:190)¿fi ¿†… fi»›‹¿«fi¿†‹ ›»fi“•‰»›(cid:242) ł(cid:220)–‰(cid:242) (cid:210)–(cid:242) (cid:236)(cid:239) ¿‹ (cid:239)(cid:247)(cid:242)
`offering of bar and restaurant services. (Doc. No. 41 at 1).
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`˛––(cid:181)» ”•·»… •‹› ¿(cid:176)(cid:176)·•‰¿‹•–† ”–fi ”»…»fi¿· ‹fi¿…»‡¿fi(cid:181) fi»„•›‹fi¿‹•–† –” ‹‚» '–fi… ‡¿fi(cid:181) (cid:141)(cid:201)‚•›(cid:181)»§
`Rooke filed its application for federal trademark registration of the word mark “Whiskey
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`Row” on September 21, 2011, and submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`(“USPTO”) a specimen identifying Rooke’s use of the mark in commerce through advertisement
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`¿²¼ °®±³±¬·±² ±º α±µ»Ž­ ®»­¬¿«®¿²¬ ¿²¼ ¾¿® ­»®ª·½»­ò Í«¾­»¯«»²¬´§ô ¬¸» ËÍÐÌÑ ·­­«»¼ ¿ ½»®¬·º·½¿¬»
`and promotion ofRooke’s restaurant and bar services. Subsequently, the USPTO issued a certificate
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`(cid:221)¿›» (cid:237)(cid:230)(cid:239)Œ(cid:243)‰“(cid:243)(cid:240)(cid:240)ŒŁØ (cid:220)–‰«‡»†‹ Œ(cid:238) (cid:218)•·»… (cid:239)(cid:238)æ(cid:239)(cid:231)æ(cid:239)Ø —¿„» (cid:239) –” (cid:238)(cid:240) —¿„»(cid:215)(cid:220) (cid:253)(cid:230) º(cid:236)º
`Case 3:16-cv-00687 Document 62 Filed 12/19/17 Page 1 of 20 PageID #: 545
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`of registration. (Id. at 2). The trademark registration is for the words “Whiskey Row” in standard
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`font. Typically, Rooke displays the mark and advertises its restaurant as “Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey
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`α©òŒ ø×¼ò÷ò
`Row.” (Li).
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`On November 29, 2012, The Row filed an application on an “intent-to-use” basis for a design
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`mark consisting of the words “Genuine Food and Drink The Row Kitchen and Pub.” The USPTO
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`granted Plaintiffs trademark application and registered its mark on the principal register. That
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`fi»„•›‹fi¿‹•–† •› ”–fi ¿ ‰–·–fi»… …»›•„† ·–„–(cid:242) (cid:204)‚» ˛–' '¿› †–‹ ¿'¿fi…»… ¿ ‹fi¿…»‡¿fi(cid:181) fi»„•›‹fi¿‹•–† ”–fi ‹‚»
`registration is for a colored design logo. The Row was not awarded a trademark registration for the
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`­·²¹«´¿® ©±®¼ ®±©òŒ ø×¼ò ¿¬ í÷ò
`singular word “row.” (d at 3).
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`Ë° «²¬·´ ¬¸» ´¿­¬ °¿®¿¹®¿°¸ô ̸» α© ¿¹®»»­ ©·¬¸ α±µ»Ž­ ®»½·¬¿¬·±² ±º ¬¸» º¿½¬­ò ׬ ¿¼¼­ô
`Up until the last paragraph, The Row agrees with Rooke’s recitation of the facts. It adds,
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`‚–'»“»fi(cid:244) ‹‚¿‹ '‚•·» ˛––(cid:181)» fi»(cid:176)fi»›»†‹»… ‹– ‹‚» ¸˝—(cid:204)(cid:209) ‹‚¿‹ •‹› (cid:201)‚•›(cid:181)»§ ˛–' ‡¿fi(cid:181) '¿› ”•fi›‹ «›»… •†
`however, that while Rooke represented to the USPTO that its Whiskey Row mark was first used in
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`‰–‡‡»fi‰» –† ˝»(cid:176)‹»‡(cid:190)»fi (cid:239)º(cid:244) (cid:238)(cid:240)(cid:239)(cid:239)(cid:244) ‹‚» ”•fi›‹ (cid:201)‚•›(cid:181)»§ ˛–' fi»›‹¿«fi¿†‹ …•… †–‹ –(cid:176)»† «†‹•· (cid:214)«·§ (cid:236)(cid:244) (cid:238)(cid:240)(cid:239)(cid:237)
`commerce on September 15, 201 1, the first Whiskey Row restaurant did not open until July 4, 2013
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`•† ˝‰–‹‹›…¿·»(cid:244) (cid:223)fi•ƒ–†¿(cid:242) ł(cid:220)–‰(cid:242) (cid:210)–(cid:242) (cid:236)Ł ¿‹ º(cid:247)(cid:242) (cid:215)† ”¿‰‹(cid:244) •† ¿ (cid:220)»‰»‡(cid:190)»fi (cid:239)(cid:231)(cid:244) (cid:238)(cid:240)(cid:239)(cid:239) fi»›(cid:176)–†›» ‹– ¿† (cid:209)””•‰»
`in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Doc. No. 48 at 5). In fact, in a December 19, 2011 response to an Office
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`(cid:223)‰‹•–† (cid:190)§ ‹‚» ¸˝—(cid:204)(cid:209)(cid:244) ˛––(cid:181)» ›«(cid:190)‡•‹‹»… ¿ ›(cid:176)»‰•‡»† …»›‰fi•(cid:190)»… ¿› ¿ (cid:141)'»(cid:190)›•‹» •‡¿„» –” ‡¿fi(cid:181) ”–fi
`Action by the USPTO, Rooke submitted a specimen described as a “website image of mark for
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`­»®ª·½»­Œ ¿²¼ ª»®·º·»¼ ¬¸¿¬ Å¬Ã¸» ß°°´·½¿²¬ ·­ «­·²¹ ¬¸» ³¿®µ ·² ½±³³»®½»ô ò ò ò ·² ½±²²»½¬·±² ©·¬¸
`services” and verified that “[t]he Applicant is using the mark in commerce, .
`.
`. in connection with
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`¬¸» ·¼»²¬·º·»¼ ò ò ò ­»®ª·½»­Œ ¿²¼ ¬¸¿¬ ¬¸» ­°»½·³»² ©¿­ ò ò ò ·² «­» ·² ½±³³»®½» ¿¬ ´»¿­¬ ¿­ »¿®´§ ¿­
`the identified .
`.
`. services” and that the specimen “was .
`.
`.
`in use in commerce at least as early as
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`¬¸» º·´·²¹ ¼¿¬» ±º ¬¸» ¿°°´·½¿¬·±²òŒ ø×¼ò ¿¬ ê÷ò ̸¿¬ ­°»½·³»² ¿´­± ½±²¬¿·²»¼ ¿² ¿¼¼®»­­ ¿²¼ ¬¸»
`the filing date of the application.” (Id. at 6). That specimen also contained an address and the
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`²±¬¿¬·±² ÝÑÓ×ÒÙ ÍÑÑÒòŒ ø×¼ò ¿¬ è÷ò ײ ¿ ­»½±²¼ ®»­°±²­» ¼¿¬»¼ Ü»½»³¾»® îçô îðïïô ¬± ¬¸» ­¿³»
`notation “COMING SOON.” (d at 8). In a second response dated December 29, 201 1, to the same
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`(cid:209)””•‰» (cid:223)‰‹•–†(cid:244) ˛––(cid:181)» ¿„¿•† ›‹¿‹»… ‹‚¿‹ ‹‚» ‡¿fi(cid:181) '¿› (cid:190)»•†„ «›»… •† ‰–‡‡»fi‰»(cid:244) (cid:190)«‹ ‹‚» †–‹¿‹•–†
`Office Action, Rooke again stated that the mark was being used in commerce, but the notation
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`ÝÑÓ×ÒÙ ÍÑÑҌ ©¿­ ¼»´»¬»¼ò ø×¼ò÷ò
`“COMING SOON” was deleted. @.
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`(cid:223)› ”–fi •‹› –'† ‡¿fi(cid:181)(cid:244) (cid:204)‚» ˛–' ‰–†‹»†…› ‹‚¿‹ (cid:141)¯‹ˆ‚» ·•‹»fi¿· »·»‡»†‹ –” ‹‚» ‡¿fi(cid:181) (cid:204)‚» ˛–'
`As for its own mark, The Row contends that “[t]he literal element of the mark The Row
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`¿°°´·»¼ ¬± ®»¹·­¬»® ½±²­·­¬»¼ ±º Ù»²«·²» Ú±±¼ ¿²¼ Ü®·²µ ̸» α© Õ·¬½¸»² ú Ы¾Ž ¿²¼ ¬¸» ©±®¼
`applied to register consisted of ‘Genuine Food and Drink The Row Kitchen & Pub’ and the word
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`(cid:204)(cid:216)(cid:219) •† ›‹§·•ƒ»… ‰«fi›•“» fi»… ·»‹‹»fi› '•‹‚ „–·… (cid:190)–fi…»fi› ¿†… ‹‚» '–fi… ˛(cid:209)(cid:201) •† ‰¿(cid:176)•‹¿· (cid:190)·–‰(cid:181) fi»… ·»‹‹»fi›
`THE in stylized cursive red letters with gold borders and the word ROW in capital block red letters
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`(cid:238)
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`(cid:221)¿›» (cid:237)(cid:230)(cid:239)Œ(cid:243)‰“(cid:243)(cid:240)(cid:240)ŒŁØ (cid:220)–‰«‡»†‹ Œ(cid:238) (cid:218)•·»… (cid:239)(cid:238)æ(cid:239)(cid:231)æ(cid:239)Ø —¿„» (cid:238) –” (cid:238)(cid:240) —¿„»(cid:215)(cid:220) (cid:253)(cid:230) º(cid:236)Œ
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`'•‹‚ „–·… (cid:190)–fi…»fi› ¿†… fi»… ›‚¿…•†„(cid:244) (cid:190)–fi…»fi»… –† ‹‚» ‹–(cid:176) '•‹‚ ‹‚» '–fi…› (cid:217)(cid:219)(cid:210)¸(cid:215)(cid:210)(cid:219) (cid:218)(cid:209)(cid:209)(cid:220) (cid:223)(cid:210)(cid:220)
`with gold borders and red shading, bordered on the top with the words GENUH\IE FOOD AND
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`(cid:220)˛(cid:215)(cid:210)(cid:213) •† …¿fi(cid:181) fi»… (cid:190)·–‰(cid:181) ‰¿(cid:176)•‹¿· ·»‹‹»fi› '•‹‚ „–·… (cid:190)–fi…»fi› ¿†… –† ‹‚» (cid:190)–‹‹–‡ '•‹‚ ‹‚» '–fi…›
`DRINK in dark red block capital letters with gold borders and on the bottom with the words
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`Õ×ÌÝØÛÒ ú ÐËÞ ·² ®»¼ ¾´±½µ ½¿°·¬¿´ ´»¬¬»®­ ©·¬¸ ¹±´¼ ¾±®¼»®­ò ©·¬¸ ¹±´¼ ¾±®¼»®­òŒ ø×¼ò ¿¬ í÷ò ׬
`KITCHEN & PUB in red block capital letters with gold borders. with gold borders.” (Li. at 3). It
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`¿·›– (cid:176)–•†‹› ‹– fi»„•›‹fi¿‹•–† †«‡(cid:190)»fi (cid:236)(cid:244)º(cid:239)(cid:239)(cid:244)Ł(cid:237)Œ •››«»… ‹– (cid:204)‚» ˛–' (cid:190)§ ‹‚» ¸˝—(cid:204)(cid:209) ”–fi ‹‚» ”–··–'•†„(cid:230)
`also points to registration number 4,511,836 issued to The Row by the USPTO for the following:
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`(cid:204)(cid:216)(cid:219) (cid:221)(cid:209)(cid:212)(cid:209)˛ł˝(cid:247) ˛(cid:219)(cid:220) (cid:223)(cid:210)(cid:220) (cid:217)(cid:209)(cid:212)(cid:220) (cid:215)˝æ(cid:223)˛(cid:219) (cid:221)(cid:212)(cid:223)(cid:215)(cid:211)(cid:219)(cid:220) (cid:223)˝ (cid:223) (cid:218)(cid:219)(cid:223)(cid:204)¸˛(cid:219) (cid:209)(cid:218) (cid:204)(cid:216)(cid:219)
`THE COLOR(S) RED AND GOLD IS/ARE CLAIlVIED AS A FEATURE OF THE
`MARK. THE MARK CONSISTS OF THE WORD “THE” IN STYLIZED
`ÓßÎÕò ÌØÛ ÓßÎÕ ÝÑÒÍ×ÍÌÍ ÑÚ ÌØÛ ÉÑÎÜ ÌØی ×Ò ÍÌÇÔ×ÆÛÜ
`CURSIVE RED LETTERS WITH GOLD BORDERS AND THE WORD “ROW”
`ÝËÎÍ×ÊÛ ÎÛÜ ÔÛÌÌÛÎÍ É×ÌØ ÙÑÔÜ ÞÑÎÜÛÎÍ ßÒÜ ÌØÛ ÉÑÎÜ ÎÑɌ
`IN CAPITAL BLOCK RED LETTERS WITH GOLD BORDERS AND RED
`(cid:215)(cid:210) (cid:221)(cid:223)—(cid:215)(cid:204)(cid:223)(cid:212) (cid:222)(cid:212)(cid:209)(cid:221)(cid:213) ˛(cid:219)(cid:220) (cid:212)(cid:219)(cid:204)(cid:204)(cid:219)˛˝ (cid:201)(cid:215)(cid:204)(cid:216) (cid:217)(cid:209)(cid:212)(cid:220) (cid:222)(cid:209)˛(cid:220)(cid:219)˛˝ (cid:223)(cid:210)(cid:220) ˛(cid:219)(cid:220)
`˝(cid:216)(cid:223)(cid:220)(cid:215)(cid:210)(cid:217)(cid:244) (cid:222)(cid:209)˛(cid:220)(cid:219)˛(cid:219)(cid:220) (cid:209)(cid:210) (cid:204)(cid:216)(cid:219) (cid:204)(cid:209)— (cid:201)(cid:215)(cid:204)(cid:216) (cid:204)(cid:216)(cid:219) (cid:201)(cid:209)˛(cid:220)˝ (cid:141)(cid:217)(cid:219)(cid:210)¸(cid:215)(cid:210)(cid:219) (cid:218)(cid:209)(cid:209)(cid:220)
`SHADING, BORDERED ON THE TOP WITH THE WORDS “GENUINE FOOD
`AND DRINK” IN DARK RED BLOCK CAPITAL LETTERS WITH GOLD
`ßÒÜ ÜÎ×ÒՌ ×Ò ÜßÎÕ ÎÛÜ ÞÔÑÝÕ ÝßÐ×ÌßÔ ÔÛÌÌÛÎÍ É×ÌØ ÙÑÔÜ
`BORDERS AND ON THE BOTTOM WITH THE WORDS “KITCHEN & PUB”
`ÞÑÎÜÛÎÍ ßÒÜ ÑÒ ÌØÛ ÞÑÌÌÑÓ É×ÌØ ÌØÛ ÉÑÎÜÍ Õ×ÌÝØÛÒ ú ÐËތ
`IN RED BLOCK CAPITAL LETTERS WITH GOLD BORDERS.
`(cid:215)(cid:210) ˛(cid:219)(cid:220) (cid:222)(cid:212)(cid:209)(cid:221)(cid:213) (cid:221)(cid:223)—(cid:215)(cid:204)(cid:223)(cid:212) (cid:212)(cid:219)(cid:204)(cid:204)(cid:219)˛˝ (cid:201)(cid:215)(cid:204)(cid:216) (cid:217)(cid:209)(cid:212)(cid:220) (cid:222)(cid:209)˛(cid:220)(cid:219)˛˝(cid:242)
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`ł(cid:215)…(cid:242) ¿‹ (cid:239)(cid:237)(cid:247)(cid:242)
`(Li. at 13).
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`̸» α© ±°»²»¼ ·¬­ ®»­¬¿«®¿²¬ «²¼»® ¬¸» ²¿³»¼ Ù»²«·²» Ú±±¼ ¿²¼ Ü®·²µ Š ̸» α© Š
`The Row opened its restaurant under the named Genuine Food and Drink — The Row —
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`(cid:213)•‹‰‚»† ¿†… —«(cid:190) –† (cid:212)§·» (cid:223)“»†«» •† (cid:210)¿›‚“•··»(cid:244) (cid:204)»††»››»» –† (cid:211)¿fi‰‚ (cid:231)(cid:244) (cid:238)(cid:240)(cid:239)(cid:237)(cid:242) ˝•†‰» ‹‚»†(cid:244) (cid:204)‚» ˛–'(cid:244)
`Kitchen and Pub on Lyle Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee on March 9, 2013. Since then, The Row,
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`(cid:215)†‰(cid:242) ‚¿› »¿fi†»… ‡–fi» ‹‚¿† (cid:252)(cid:239)Œ(cid:244)(cid:240)(cid:240)(cid:240)(cid:244)(cid:240)(cid:240)(cid:240) ”fi–‡ ‹‚» ›¿·» –” –“»fi Łº(cid:240)(cid:244)(cid:240)(cid:240)(cid:240) ‡»¿·›(cid:242) (cid:215)† ¿……•‹•–† ‹– ·–‰¿·›
`Inc. has earned more than $16,000,000 from the sale of over 850,000 meals. In addition to locals
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`¿†… ‹–«fi•›‹›(cid:244) ‰«›‹–‡»fi› ‚¿“» ‰–‡» ”fi–‡ ¿·· º(cid:240) ›‹¿‹»› ¿†… (cid:239)º ”–fi»•„† ‰–«†‹fi•»›(cid:242) ł(cid:215)…(cid:242) ¿‹ (cid:239)(cid:238)(cid:247)(cid:242) (cid:204)‚» ˛–'
`and tourists, customers have come from all 50 states and 15 foreign countries. (Li. at 12). The Row
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`¿·›– ‰·¿•‡› ‹‚¿‹ •‹› fi»›‹¿«fi¿†‹ ‚¿› (cid:190)»»† fi»“•»'»… –† ‹‚» (cid:204)fi•(cid:176) (cid:223)…“•›–fi '»(cid:190)›•‹» (cid:190)§ ‡–fi» ‹‚¿† (cid:238)(cid:244)(cid:237)(cid:240)(cid:240)
`also claims that its restaurant has been reviewed on the Trip Advisor website by more than 2,300
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`(cid:176)¿‹fi–†›(cid:244) ¿†… •‹ •› fi¿†(cid:181)»… '•‹‚•† ‹‚» ‹–(cid:176) ‹'– (cid:176)»fi‰»†‹ –” (cid:210)¿›‚“•··» fi»›‹¿«fi¿†‹›(cid:239) fi¿‹»… –† ‹‚¿‹ ›•‹»(cid:242) (cid:204)‚»
`patrons, and it is ranked within the top two percent of Nashville restaurants1 rated on that site. The
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`˛–' ‰·¿•‡› ‹– ‚¿“» ¿ (cid:176)fi»›»†‰» †–‹ –†·§ –† (cid:204)fi•(cid:176) (cid:223)…“•›–fi(cid:244) (cid:190)«‹ ¿·›– –† •†‹»fi†»‹ ›•‹»› ›«‰‚ ¿› (cid:209)(cid:176)»†
`Row claims to have a presence not only on Trip Advisor, but also on intemet sites such as Open
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`(cid:204)¿(cid:190)·»(cid:244) ˙»·(cid:176)(cid:244) (cid:218)¿‰»(cid:190)––(cid:181)(cid:244) (cid:218)–«fi ˝fl«¿fi»(cid:244) ¸fi(cid:190)¿† ˝(cid:176)––† ¿†… (cid:204)'•‹‹»fi(cid:242) ł(cid:215)…(cid:242) ¿‹ (cid:239)(cid:239)(cid:247)(cid:242)
`Table, Yelp, Facebook, Four Square, Urban Spoon and Twitter. (Id. at 11).
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`(cid:215)† ¿……•‹•–† ‹– •‹› fi»›‹¿«fi¿†‹ ¿†… ‰¿‹»fi•†„ (cid:190)«›•†»››(cid:244) (cid:204)‚» ˛–' ›»··› ¿ '•…» fi¿†„» –”
`In addition to its restaurant and catering business, The Row sells a wide range of
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`‡»fi‰‚¿†…•›» ‰–†‹¿•†•†„ •‹› ‡¿fi(cid:181)(cid:244) fi¿†„•†„ ”fi–‡ ‹(cid:243)›‚•fi‹› ‹– (cid:181)––ƒ•»› ‹– (cid:190)»»fi „·¿›› ‹– 'fi•›‹(cid:190)¿†…›(cid:242) (cid:204)‚¿‹
`merchandise containing its mark, ranging from t—shirts to koozies to beer glass to wristbands. That
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`(cid:239) (cid:215)† •‹› (cid:223)……•‹•–†¿· ˝‹¿‹»‡»†‹ –” (cid:218)¿‰‹›(cid:244) (cid:204)‚» ˛–' ›‹¿‹»… ‹‚¿‹ •‹› fi»›‹¿«fi¿†‹ '¿› fi¿‹»… –† (cid:204)fi•(cid:176) (cid:223)…“•›–fi
`1 In its Additional Statement of Facts, The Row stated that its restaurant was rated on Trip Advisor
`•† ‹‚» ‹–(cid:176) ‹'– (cid:176)»fi‰»†‹ –” fi»›‹¿«fi¿†‹› †¿‹•–†'•…»(cid:242) ł(cid:215)…(cid:242) ¿‹ (cid:239)(cid:239)(cid:247)(cid:242) (cid:215)† ¿ ›«(cid:190)›»fl«»†‹ …»‰·¿fi¿‹•–†(cid:244) ‚–'»“»fi(cid:244) (cid:213)»··»§
`in the top two percent of restaurants nationwide. (Q at 11). In a subsequent declaration, however, Kelley
`(cid:222)·¿‰(cid:181)(cid:244) •‹› —fi»›•…»†‹(cid:244) •†…•‰¿‹»… ‹‚•› '¿› •† »fifi–fi(cid:244) ¿†… ‹‚¿‹ ‹‚» fi¿‹•†„ fi»·¿‹»… ‹– fi»›‹¿«fi¿†‹› •† (cid:210)¿›‚“•··»(cid:242) ł(cid:220)–‰(cid:242)
`Black, its President, indicated this was in error, and that the rating related to restaurants in Nashville. (Doc.
`(cid:210)–(cid:242) º(cid:238)(cid:243)(cid:239) ¿‹ (cid:239)(cid:247)(cid:242)
`No. 52-1 at 1).
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`(cid:237)
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`(cid:221)¿›» (cid:237)(cid:230)(cid:239)Œ(cid:243)‰“(cid:243)(cid:240)(cid:240)ŒŁØ (cid:220)–‰«‡»†‹ Œ(cid:238) (cid:218)•·»… (cid:239)(cid:238)æ(cid:239)(cid:231)æ(cid:239)Ø —¿„» (cid:237) –” (cid:238)(cid:240) —¿„»(cid:215)(cid:220) (cid:253)(cid:230) º(cid:236)Ø
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`³»®½¸¿²¼·­» ·­ ­±´¼ ¾±¬¸ ¿¬ ¬¸» ®»­¬¿«®¿²¬ ¿²¼ ±²´·²» ¬¸®±«¹¸ ̸» ᩎ­ ©»¾­·¬»ò
`merchandise is sold both at the restaurant and online through The Row’s website.
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`̸» ᩎ­ ³¿®µ ¸¿­ ¿´­± ¾»»² «­»¼ ·² ³¿¹¿¦·²» ¿¼ª»®¬·­»³»²¬­ ¿²¼ ¼·²·²¹ ¹«·¼»­ô ¿­ ©»´´
`The Row’s mark has also been used in magazine advertisements and dining guides, as well
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`¿› –† „•”‹ ‰¿fi…›(cid:244) ‰–†‰•»fi„» ‰¿fi…›(cid:244) ¿†… ‹‚» ·•(cid:181)»(cid:242) (cid:204)‚» ‡¿fi(cid:181) ‚¿› ¿·›– (cid:190)»»† «›»… •† ‡¿fi(cid:181)»‹•†„ …•fi»‰‹»…
`as on gift cards, concierge cards, and the like. The mark has also been used in marketing directed
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`¿‹ ·–‰¿· ¿†… fi»„•–†¿· fi»›•…»†‹›(cid:244) ¿› '»·· ¿› ‹–«fi•›‹›(cid:242)
`at local and regional residents, as well as tourists.
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`(cid:215)‹ ‚¿› ¿·›– (cid:190)»»† «›»… •† ¿…“»fi‹•›»‡»†‹› ¿†…
`It has also been used in advertisements and
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`(cid:176)fi–‡–‹•–†› –† ‰¿(cid:190)·» ‹»·»“•›•–† ¿†… fi¿…•– ›‹¿‹•–†›(cid:242)
`promotions on cable television and radio stations.
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`(cid:223)·‹‚–«„‚ (cid:204)‚» ˛–' (cid:176)fi»›»†‹·§ ‚¿› –†·§ ‹‚» fi»›‹¿«fi¿†‹ •† (cid:210)¿›‚“•··»(cid:244) •‹ ‰·¿•‡› ‹– (cid:190)» (cid:141)›‹«…§•†„
`Although The Row presently has only the restaurant in Nashville, it claims to be “studying
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`(cid:176)·¿†› ‹– ¿…“»fi‹•›»(cid:244) (cid:176)fi–‡–‹»(cid:244) ‡¿fi(cid:181)»‹(cid:244) …•›(cid:176)·¿§(cid:244) …•›‹fi•(cid:190)«‹»(cid:244) –””»fi ”–fi ›¿·» ¿†… ›»·· •‹› ›»fi“•‰»› •†
`plans to advertise, promote, market, display, distribute, offer for sale and sell its services in
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`Huntsville, Alabama; Atlanta, Georgia; Austin, Texas and Gatlinburg, Tennessee.” (Q at 7). It is
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`¿·›– ›‹«…§•†„ ‹‚» (cid:176)–››•(cid:190)•·•‹§ –” ¿…“»fi‹•›•†„ •† ¿ fi»„•–†¿··§ …•›‹fi•(cid:190)«‹»… ‡¿„¿ƒ•†» ¿“¿•·¿(cid:190)·» –†
`also studying the possibility of advertising in a regionally distributed magazine available on
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`˝–«‹‚'»›‹ (cid:223)•fi fi–«‹»› ‹– ¿†… ”fi–‡ (cid:210)¿›‚“•··»(cid:244) (cid:222)–›‹–†(cid:244) (cid:210)»' ˙–fi(cid:181) ¿†… (cid:221)‚•‰¿„–(cid:242)
`Southwest Air routes to and from Nashville, Boston, New York and Chicago.
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`(cid:215)(cid:215)(cid:242) ˝«‡‡¿fi§ (cid:214)«…„‡»†‹ ˝‹¿†…¿fi…›
`11. Summary Judgment Standards
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`(cid:204)‚» ›‹¿†…¿fi…› „–“»fi†•†„ ›«‡‡¿fi§ ¶«…„‡»†‹ ‚¿“» (cid:190)»»† ›»‹ ”–fi‹‚ •† ‰–«†‹·»›› –(cid:176)•†•–†› ¿†…
`The standards governing summary judgment have been set forth in countless opinions and
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`should be well understood. For present purposes, it suffices to note: (1) summary judgment is only
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`¿(cid:176)(cid:176)fi–(cid:176)fi•¿‹» '‚»fi» ‹‚»fi» •› †– „»†«•†» •››«» ¿› ‹– ¿†§ ‡¿‹»fi•¿· ”¿‰‹ ¿†… ‹‚» ‡–“¿†‹ •› »†‹•‹·»… ‹–
`appropriate where there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to
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`¶«…„‡»†‹ ¿› ¿ ‡¿‹‹»fi –” ·¿'(cid:244) (cid:218)»…(cid:242) ˛(cid:242) (cid:221)•“(cid:242) —(cid:242) ºŒł¿(cid:247)(cid:229) ł(cid:238)(cid:247) ‹‚» ”¿‰‹› ¿†… •†”»fi»†‰»› ‡«›‹ (cid:190)» ‰–†›‹fi«»…
`judgment as a matter of law, Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a); (2) the facts and inferences must be construed
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`•† ”¿“–fi –” ‹‚» †–†‡–“•†„ (cid:176)¿fi‹§(cid:244) ˚¿† (cid:217)–fi…»fi “(cid:242) (cid:217)fi¿†… (cid:204)fi«†(cid:181) (cid:201)(cid:242) ˛(cid:242)˛(cid:242)(cid:244) (cid:215)†‰(cid:242)(cid:244) º(cid:240)(cid:231) (cid:218)(cid:242)(cid:237)… (cid:238)Œº(cid:244) (cid:238)ŒŁ łŒ‹‚
`in favor of the nonmoving party, Van Gorder v. Grand Trunk W. R.R. Inc., 509 F.3d 265, 268 (6th
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`(cid:221)•fi(cid:242) (cid:238)(cid:240)(cid:240)Ø(cid:247)(cid:229) ł(cid:237)(cid:247) ‹‚» (cid:221)–«fi‹ …–»› †–‹ '»•„‚ ‹‚» »“•…»†‰»(cid:244) –fi ¶«…„» ‹‚» ‰fi»…•(cid:190)•·•‹§ –” '•‹†»››»› '‚»†
`Cir. 2007); (3) the Court does not weigh the evidence, or judge the credibility of witnesses when
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`fi«·•†„ –† ‹‚» ‡–‹•–†(cid:244) (cid:223)†…»fi›–† “(cid:242) (cid:212)•(cid:190)»fi‹§ (cid:212)–(cid:190)(cid:190)§(cid:244) (cid:215)†‰(cid:242)(cid:244) (cid:236)ØØ ¸(cid:242)˝(cid:242) (cid:238)(cid:236)(cid:238)(cid:244) (cid:238)(cid:236)(cid:231) ł(cid:239)(cid:231)ŁŒ(cid:247)(cid:229) ¿†… ł(cid:236)(cid:247) ‹‚» ‡»fi»
`ruling on the motion, Anderson v. Libegty Lobby2 Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 249 (1986); and (4) the mere
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`existence of a scintilla of evidence in support of the nonmoving party’s position is insufficient to
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`›«fi“•“» ›«‡‡¿fi§ ¶«…„‡»†‹(cid:244) ˛–…„»fi› “(cid:242) (cid:222)¿†(cid:181)›(cid:244) (cid:237)(cid:236)(cid:236) (cid:218)(cid:242)(cid:237)… ºŁØ(cid:244) º(cid:231)º łŒ‹‚ (cid:221)•fi(cid:242) (cid:238)(cid:240)(cid:240)(cid:237)(cid:247)(cid:242)
`survive summary judgment, Rodgers v. Banks, 344 F.3d 587, 595 (6th Cir. 2003).
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`(cid:215)(cid:215)(cid:215)(cid:242) (cid:223)(cid:176)(cid:176)·•‰¿‹•–† –” (cid:212)¿'
`111. Application of Law
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`(cid:204)‚» ˛–' ¿··»„»› ‹‚¿‹ ˛––(cid:181)» •†”fi•†„»… –† •‹› ‹fi¿…»‡¿fi(cid:181) •† “•–·¿‹•–† –” ‹‚» (cid:212)¿†‚¿‡ (cid:223)‰‹(cid:244) (cid:239)º
`The Row alleges that Rooke infringed on its trademark in violation of the Lanham Act, 15
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`(cid:236)
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`(cid:221)¿›» (cid:237)(cid:230)(cid:239)Œ(cid:243)‰“(cid:243)(cid:240)(cid:240)ŒŁØ (cid:220)–‰«‡»†‹ Œ(cid:238) (cid:218)•·»… (cid:239)(cid:238)æ(cid:239)(cid:231)æ(cid:239)Ø —¿„» (cid:236) –” (cid:238)(cid:240) —¿„»(cid:215)(cid:220) (cid:253)(cid:230) º(cid:236)Ł
`Case 3:16-cv-OO687 Document 62 Filed 12/19/17 Page 4 of 20 PageID #: 548
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`¸(cid:242)˝(cid:242)(cid:221)(cid:242) y (cid:239)(cid:239)(cid:239)(cid:236)ł(cid:190)(cid:247)(cid:242) (cid:215)‹ ¿·›– fi»fl«»›‹› ‹‚¿‹ ‹‚» (cid:201)‚•›(cid:181)»§ ˛–' ‡¿fi(cid:181) (cid:190)» ‰¿†‰»··»… ¿› (cid:176)fi–“•…»… ”–fi •† (cid:239)º
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`¸(cid:242)˝(cid:242)(cid:221)(cid:242) y (cid:239)(cid:239)(cid:239)(cid:231)(cid:242) —fi•–fi ‹– fi»¿‰‚•†„ ‹‚» ›«(cid:190)›‹¿†‰» –” ‹‚–›» ‰·¿•‡›(cid:244) ‹‚» (cid:221)–«fi‹ ¿……fi»››»› ¿ (cid:176)fi»·•‡•†¿fi§
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`‡¿‹‹»fi fi¿•›»… (cid:190)§ ‹‚» (cid:176)¿fi‹•»›(cid:242)
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`(cid:223)(cid:242) ˝»†•–fi –fi (cid:214)«†•–fi (cid:211)¿fi(cid:181)
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`(cid:204)‚» (cid:176)¿fi‹•»› …•›(cid:176)«‹» '‚•‰‚ ¿‡–†„ ‹‚»‡ ‚–·…› ‹‚» ›»†•–fi ‡¿fi(cid:181) ¿†… •› ‹‚»fi»”–fi» »†‹•‹·»… ‹– ¿
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`(cid:176)fi»›«‡(cid:176)‹•–† –” “¿·•…•‹§(cid:242) ¸†…»fi ‹‚» (cid:212)¿†‚¿‡ (cid:223)‰‹(cid:244) (cid:141)¯¿ˆ ‰»fi‹•”•‰¿‹» –” fi»„•›‹fi¿‹•–† –” ¿ ‡¿fi(cid:181) «(cid:176)–† ‹‚»
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`(cid:1