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`ESTTA Tracking number:
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`ESTTA1032828
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`Filing date:
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`01/31/2020
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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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`92072806
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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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`Plaintiff
`Sparks Law, LLC
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`ROBERT SALTER
`SALTER & MICHAELSON
`21 PARK ST, SUITE 402
`ATTLEBORO, MA 02703
`UNITED STATES
`rsalter@saltermichaelson.com
`401-421-3141
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`Other Motions/Papers
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`Ryan S. Luft
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`ryan@luftlaw.com
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`/Ryan S. Luft/
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`01/31/2020
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`2020.01.31_Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings_final.pdf(190635 bytes )
`2020.01.31_Luft Declaration_final.pdf(1120722 bytes )
`2020.01.31_Thomas Declaration_final.pdf(2013867 bytes )
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`In the matter of United States Reg. Nos. 5668170 & 5672233
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`For the mark SPARKS LAW
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` Opposition No. 92072806
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`Respondent.
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`PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS
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`Petitioner, Sparks Law, LLC (“Petitioner” or “New England Sparks Law”), hereby moves,
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`pursuant to Rule 12(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Trademark Trial and Appeal
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`Board Manual of Procedure (“TBMP”) § 504, for a judgment on the pleadings with respect to the
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`claims set forth in Petitioner’s Petition For Cancellation. Petitioner moves for judgment on the
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`pleadings because Respondent, Sparks Law, LLC (“Respondent” or “Georgia Sparks Law”), is
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`unable to show that it has priority of rights in the SPARKS LAW mark, and also has not used the
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`mark in interstate commerce, as it only provides services within the state of Georgia.
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`STATEMENT OF UNDISPUTED FACTS
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`Respondent is the owner of two federal registrations, Registration No. 5672233 (“SPARKS
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`LAW” standard characters) and Registration No. 5668170 (“SPARKS LAW” design plus words,
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`Petitioner,
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`Sparks Law, LLC,
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`Sparks Law, LLC,
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`letters, and/or numbers) (collectively, the “Respondent’s Registrations”). See Declaration of Ryan
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`S. Luft (“Luft Decl.”), dated January 31, 2020, ¶ 2. Both of Respondent’s Registrations claim a
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`date of First Use in Commerce of March 29, 2016. See id.
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`The principal of New England Sparks Law, Thomas E. Sparks, has been a licensed attorney
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`in Rhode Island since May 21, 1993, and in Massachusetts since December 17, 1993. See
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`Declaration of Thomas E. Sparks (“Sparks Decl.”), dated January 31, 2020, ¶ 1. His firm, Sparks
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`Law, LLC, the Petitioner in this matter, has been registered with the Rhode Island Secretary of
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`State since June 19, 2012. Sparks Decl., ¶ 2. New England Sparks Law provides legal services in
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`at least two states – Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Sparks Decl., ¶ 3. Since at least September
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`1, 2012, New England Sparks Law has advertised its legal services and continuously used the
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`“SPARKS LAW” mark in interstate commerce. Sparks Decl., ¶ 4. The URL, 1800sparkslaw.com,
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`was registered in 2009, and has been used in firm advertising since at least 2012. Sparks Decl., ¶
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`5. It has not abandoned its use of the mark. Id.
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`On December 6, 2017, New England Sparks Law filed an application for SPARKS LAW
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`(standard character mark). Luft Decl., ¶ 3. New England Sparks Law claims a date of first use of
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`September 1, 2012, see id., as that marked its first use of the “SPARKS LAW” mark in Interstate
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`commerce. See id.; see also Sparks Decl., ¶ 4.
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`Respondent, Georgia Sparks Law, claims a first use of its marks that are subsequent to New
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`England Sparks Law’s first use in commerce. Georgia Sparks Law was formed in Georgia on
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`January 11, 2016. Luft Decl., ¶ 4. As evidenced on its website, none of the attorneys in the Georgia
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`Sparks Law firm are licensed in jurisdictions outside of Georgia, and the legal services provided
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`by that firm are confined to Georgia. Luft Decl., ¶ 6.
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`Nonetheless, despite the above undisputed facts, the Examining Attorney responsible for
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`Petitioner’s application cited Respondent’s marks as a bar to registration. Petitioner filed the
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`present Petition for Cancellation against Respondent on November 11, 2019.1 Respondent filed an
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`Answer on December 31, 2019.
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`ARGUMENT
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`I.
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`Standing
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`In order for Petitioner to establish standing, Petitioner must show that it possesses a real
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`interest in the proceeding beyond that of a mere intermeddler, and that it has a reasonable basis for
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`its belief of damage resulting from the registration, or continued registration, or the subject mark.
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`Marco Industries, Inc. v. Mark White, Cancellation No. 92065963 (T.T.A.B. 2019) [not
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`precedential] (citing Ritchie v. Simpson, 170 F.3d. 1092, 50 U.S.P.Q.2d 1023, 1025-26 (Fed. Cir.
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`Trademark Rule 2.122(d) specifies that a party may make a pleaded registration of record
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`in an inter partes proceeding by submitting a copy of the registration, or a printout of information
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`from the USPTO database records, showing current status and title of the registration. The Board
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`does not take judicial notice of applications or registrations residing in the USPTO records. See
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`UMG Recordings Inc. v. O’Rourke, 92 U.S.P.Q.2d 1042, 1046 (T.T.A.B. 2009).
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`Petitioner has alleged in its Petition for Cancellation that its use in commerce of SPARKS
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`LAW predates the purported use in commerce by Respondent. In connection therewith, Petitioner
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`Although unusual in form, Petitioner cited both of Respondent’s Registrations in Petitioners
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`Petition for Cancellation. Petitioner separated its Petition into two parts, each of which addressed one of
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`has submitted the Declarations of Ryan S. Luft and Thomas E. Sparks, and also has submitted a
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`copy of Respondent’s registrations and a printout of Petitioner’s trademark application from the
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`USPTO database records.
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`The United States Patent and Trademark Office refused registration of Petitioner’s
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`application on the basis of Respondent’s marks. Petitioner has standing in this matter pursuant to
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`the citation of Respondent’s registration against Petitioner’s application. See, e.g., WeaponX
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`Performance Prods. v. Weapon X Motorsports, Inc., 126 U.S.P.Q.2d 1034, 1040 (T.T.A.B. 2018).
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`II. Legal Standard
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`A motion for judgment on the pleadings is a test solely of the undisputed facts on the
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`pleadings, supplemented by any facts of which the Board will take judicial notice. TBMP § 504.02.
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`A judgment on the pleadings should be granted where, as here, the facts admitted establish that the
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`moving party is entitled to judgment on the claim as a matter of law. Id. “A judgment on the
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`pleadings may be granted where, on the facts as deemed admitted, there is no genuine issue of
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`material fact to be resolved, and the moving party is entitled to judgment, on the substantive merits
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`of the controversy, as a matter of law.” Id. Judgment on the pleadings is appropriate where the
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`nonmoving party’s pleading does not raise issues of fact, which if proved, would establish its
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`entitled to judgment. See id. Judgment on the pleadings is particularly appropriate where, as in this
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`case, judgment on the merits can be achieved by focusing on the pleadings.
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`There is no dispute in this instance that the marks are confusingly similar – identical – and
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`that the services provided by the parties are related (even though only Petitioner provides such
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`services in interstate commerce). Therefore, the sole issues in this case involve priority and
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`whether Respondent is an actual user of its mark in interstate commerce as required by the Lanham
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`Act.
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`I.
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`The Petitioner Has Established Priority
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`A petitioner is only required to show “proprietary rights in its pleaded common law mark
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`that precede [Respondent’s] actual or constructive use of its involved mark.” Executive Coach
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`Builders, Inc. v. SPV Coach Co., 123 U.S.P.Q.2d 1175, 1180 (T.T.A.B. 2017)). The respondent
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`thereafter bears the burden of proof that the petitioner’s mark has been abandoned. See West Fla.
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`Seafood v. Jet Restaurants, Inc., 31 U.S.P.Q.2d 1660, 1666 (Fed. Cir. 1994).
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`To establish priority, the petitioner must show proprietary rights in
`the mark that produce a likelihood of confusion. These proprietary
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`mark use, prior use as a trade name, prior use analogous to
`trademark or service mark use, or any other use sufficient to
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`Herbko International Inc. v. Kappa Books Inc., 308 F.3d 1156, 64 U.S.P.Q.2d 1375, 1378 (Fed.
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`Cir. 2002) [citations omitted]. As discussed above, Petitioner has alleged in its Petition for
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`Cancellation, and has corroborated through declarations and admissible Internet evidence, that its
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`use in commerce of SPARKS LAW predates the purported use in commerce by Respondent. In
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`connection therewith, Petitioner has submitted the Declarations of Ryan S. Luft and Thomas E.
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`Sparks, and also has submitted a copy of Respondent’s registrations and a printout of Petitioner’s
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`trademark application from the USPTO database records. Petitioner has not abandoned its use of
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`the mark in commerce.
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`Petitioner also has alleged and shown that its URL, 1800sparkslaw.com, was created in
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`2009. Sparks Decl., ¶ 5, and that the SPARKS LAW mark has been used in online advertising for
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`Petitioner since at least 2012. See id. Petitioner has also submitted evidence from archive.org. The
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`advertising – aside from using the name in the URL itself – is from December 16, 2014. See Luft
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`Decl., ¶ 6. While this archive post-dates Petitioner’s first use, it still shows priority over
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`Respondent’s use of the mark. The Board has stated that archived webpages satisfy the
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`requirements for admissibility of Internet evidence under Safer because they show the pertinent
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`URLs, as well as the date that they were harvested by archive.org and the date on which they were
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`downloaded from that website. See Marco Indus., Inc. v. White, Cancellation No. 92065963 [not
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`precedential] (T.T.A.B. 2019).
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`Nothing in Respondent’s Answer controverts Petitioner’s claims herein or in its Petition
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`for Cancellation and, as such, there is no dispute of the material facts established by Petitioner.
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`First, Respondent argues that “the Petition fails to allege Respondent’s prior notice of Petitioner’s
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`alleged use of Sparks law.” However, notice is not an issue in this dispute. Second, Respondent
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`argues that “if Petitioner can prove prior use of the mark in commerce, this proceeding should be
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`converted into a concurrent use proceeding.” However, such a conversion would not be proper
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`pursuant to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board precedent. See Cf. Chichi’s, Inc. v. Chi-Chi’s, Inc.,
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`222 U.S.P.Q. 831, 832 (Comm’r 1984) (cancellation proceeding not terminated in favor of a
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`concurrent use proceeding, but a decision in the cancellation proceeding adverse to respondent
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`would not preclude respondent from filing a new application seeking concurrent registration with
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`petitioner). See also Boi Na Braza, LLC v. Terra Sul Corp., 110 U.S.P.Q.2d 1386, 1388 (T.T.A.B.
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`2014) (after its registration was cancelled, respondent filed a new application seeking a concurrent
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`use registration with petitioner). Third, Respondent alleges that the Petition only references
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`Respondent’s design mark reg. no. 5668170. This is not true. As stated above, although the format
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`cancelled.
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`II.
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`Failure of Respondent To Use its Mark In Interstate Commerce is an
`Independent Basis for Cancellation
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`Respondent is also unable to prove that it is using its mark in interstate commerce and, as
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`a matter of law, should not be entitled to maintain its registration on that basis alone. The scope of
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`federal trademark jurisdiction is commerce that may be regulated by the U.S. Congress 15 U.S.C.
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`§1127; see Christian Faith Fellowship Church v. Adidas AG, 841 F.3d 986, 120 U.S.P.Q.2d 1640,
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`1642 (Fed Cir. 2016). “The types of commerce encompassed in this definition are interstate,
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`territorial, and between the United State and a foreign country.” See Trademark Manual of
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`Examining Procedure §901.03 (2018).
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`Georgia Sparks Law was formed in Georgia on January 11, 2016. Luft Decl., ¶ 5. As
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`evidenced on its website, none of the attorneys in the Georgia Sparks Law firm are licensed in
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`jurisdictions outside of Georgia, and the legal services provided by that firm are confined to
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`Georgia. Luft Decl., ¶ 5.
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`The Lanham Act requires that a mark be used in commerce before it may be registered,
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`unless the application to register the mark is based on a foreign registration. 15 U.S.C. §§1051(a),
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`1053. “Use in commerce” occurs when the goods or services are sold or transported in interstate
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`commerce. See 15 U.S.C. § 1127.
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`Only the owner of a trademark used in interstate commerce may request registration of its
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`trademark. In this instance, the facts are undisputed that Respondent, Georgia Sparks Law,
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`provides only intrastate services in the State of Georgia, and, as such, is not entitled to maintain
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`CONCLUSION
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`For the foregoing reasons, Petitioner requests that the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
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`for SPARKS LAW on the grounds that (1) Petitioner has priority and therefore its proprietary
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`rights to the SPARK LAW mark trump the rights of Respondent; and (2) Respondent is not and
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`has not used the Mark in interstate commerce, and thus it is not entitled to maintain its registration.
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`RYAN S. LUFT, PLLC
`3125 Kathleen Ave. #116
`Greensboro, North Carolina 27408
`Telephone: (336) 638-1789
`Facsimile: (336) 464-2599
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`I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the attached Motion for Judgment on the
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`Pleadings was served upon Sparks Law, LLC, through its counsel of record, by U.S. mail on
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`KRISTOPHER M. CAMPBELL, ESQ.
`11539 PARK WOODS CIRCLE
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`In the matter of United States Reg. Nos. 5668170 & 5672233
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`For the mark SPARKS LAW
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`Petitioner,
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`Sparks Law, LLC,
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` Opposition No. 92072806
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`DECLARATION OF RYAN S. LUFT, ESQ.
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`RYAN S. LUFT, ESQ., pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746 and Trademark Rule 2.20, does
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`I am an active member in good standing of the bars of New York and North
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`Carolina, and I am currently practicing law in the State of North Carolina, where I reside.
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`2.
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`Respondent, Sparks Law, LLC, is the owner of two federal registrations,
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`Registration No. 5672233 (“SPARKS LAW” standard characters) and Registration No. 5668170
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`(“SPARKS LAW” design plus words, letters, and/or numbers) (collectively, the “Respondent’s
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`Registrations”). True and correct copies of Respondent’s Registrations are attached herewith as
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`On December 6, 2017, New England Sparks Law filed an application for SPARKS
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`Georgia Sparks Law was formed in Georgia on January 11, 2016. A true and correct
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`The earliest archived website showing Petitioner’s use of the SPARKS LAW name
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`A true and correct copy of the screenshot from archive.org is attached herewith as Exhibit E.
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`The undersigned, being duly warned that willful false statement and the like so made are punishable by fine
`or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. § 1001, and that such willful false statements may jeopardize
`the validity of the declaration to which it pertains, declares that he is properly authorized to execute this
`declaration on behalf of the Petitioner, Sparks Law, LLC; that all statement made of his own knowledge
`are true; and all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true.
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`EXHIBIT A
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`Reg. No. 5,672,233
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`Registered Feb. 12, 2019
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`Sparks Law, LLC  (GEORGIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY)
`11877 Douglas Road, Suite 102-210
`Johns Creek, GEORGIA 30097
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`Int. Cl.: 45
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`Service Mark
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`Principal Register
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`CLASS 45: Legal services
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`FIRST USE 11-5-2015; IN COMMERCE 11-5-2015
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`THE MARK CONSISTS OF STANDARD CHARACTERS WITHOUT CLAIM TO ANY
`PARTICULAR FONT STYLE, SIZE OR COLOR
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`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use the following apart from the mark as shown:
`"LAW"
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`SER. NO. 87-501,698, FILED 06-22-2017
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`REQUIREMENTS TO MAINTAIN YOUR FEDERAL TRADEMARK REGISTRATION
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`WARNING: YOUR REGISTRATION WILL BE CANCELLED IF YOU DO NOT FILE THE
`DOCUMENTS BELOW DURING THE SPECIFIED TIME PERIODS.
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`Requirements in the First Ten  Years*
`What and When to File:
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`First Filing Deadline:  You must file a Declaration of Use (or Excusable Nonuse) between the 5th and 6th
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`years after the registration date.
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`registration will continue in force for the remainder of the ten-year period, calculated from the registration
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`date, unless cancelled by an order of the Commissioner for Trademarks or a federal court.
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`Second Filing Deadline:  You must file a Declaration of Use (or Excusable Nonuse) and an Application
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`for Renewal between the 9th and 10th years after the registration date.* See 15 U.S.C. §1059.
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`Requirements in Successive Ten-Year Periods*
`What and When to File:
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`You must file a Declaration of Use (or Excusable Nonuse)
`between every 9th and 10th-year period, calculated from the registration date.*
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`Grace Period Filings*
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`The above documents will be accepted as timely if filed within six months after the deadlines listed above with
`the payment of an additional fee.
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`*ATTENTION MADRID PROTOCOL REGISTRANTS:  The holder of an international registration with an
`extension of protection to the United States under the Madrid Protocol must timely file the Declarations of Use
`(or Excusable Nonuse) referenced above directly with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
`The time periods for filing are based on the U.S. registration date (not the international registration date).  The
`deadlines and grace periods for the Declarations of Use (or Excusable Nonuse) are identical to those for
`nationally issued registrations.  See 15 U.S.C. §§1058, 1141k.  However, owners of international registrations
`do not file renewal applications at the USPTO. Instead, the holder must file a renewal of the underlying
`international registration at the International Bureau of the  World Intellectual Property Organization, under
`Article 7 of the Madrid Protocol, before the expiration of each ten-year term of protection, calculated from the
`date of the international registration.  See 15 U.S.C. §1141j.  For more information and renewal forms for the
`international registration, see http://www.wipo.int/madrid/en/.
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`NOTE:  Fees and requirements for maintaining registrations are subject to change.  Please check the
`USPTO website for further information.
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`extensions of protection, you can file the registration maintenance documents referenced above online at h
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`NOTE:  A courtesy e-mail reminder of USPTO maintenance filing deadlines will be sent to trademark
`owners/holders who authorize e-mail communication and maintain a current e-mail address with the
`USPTO. To ensure that e-mail is authorized and your address is current, please use the Trademark
`Electronic  Application System (TEAS) Correspondence  Address and Change of Owner  Address Forms
`available at http://www.uspto.gov.
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`Reg. No. 5,668,170
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`Registered Feb. 05, 2019
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`Sparks Law, LLC  (GEORGIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY)
`11877 Douglas Road, Suite 102-210
`Johns Creek, GEORGIA 30005
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`Int. Cl.: 45
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`Service Mark
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`Principal Register
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`CLASS 45: Legal services
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`FIRST USE 3-29-2016; IN COMMERCE 3-29-2016
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`The mark consists of the words "SPARKS LAW" with a star in the first "S".
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`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use the following apart from the mark as shown:
`"LAW"
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`SER. NO. 87-501,790, FILED 06-22-2017
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`REQUIREMENTS TO MAINTAIN YOUR FEDERAL TRADEMARK REGISTRATION
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`WARNING: YOUR REGISTRATION WILL BE CANCELLED IF YOU DO NOT FILE THE
`DOCUMENTS BELOW DURING THE SPECIFIED TIME PERIODS.
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`Requirements in the First Ten  Years*
`What and When to File:
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`First Filing Deadline:  You must file a Declaration of Use (or Excusable Nonuse) between the 5th and 6th
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`Second Filing Deadline:  You must file a Declaration of Use (or Excusable Nonuse) and an Application
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`for Renewal between the 9th and 10th years after the registration date.* See 15 U.S.C. §1059.
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`Requirements in Successive Ten-Year Periods*
`What and When to File:
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` and  an  Application for Renewal
`You must file a Declaration of Use (or Excusable Nonuse)
`between every 9th and 10th-year period, calculated from the registration date.*
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`Grace Period Filings*
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`The above documents will be accepted as timely if filed within six months after the deadlines listed above with
`the payment of an additional fee.
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`*ATTENTION MADRID PROTOCOL REGISTRANTS:  The holder of an international registration with an
`extension of protection to the United States under the Madrid Protocol must timely file the Declarations of Use
`(or Excusable Nonuse) referenced above directly with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
`The time periods for filing are based on the U.S. registration date (not the international registration date).  The
`deadlines and grace periods for the Declarations of Use (or Excusable Nonuse) are identical to those for
`nationally issued registrations.  See 15 U.S.C. §§1058, 1141k.  However, owners of international registrations
`do not file renewal applications at the USPTO. Instead, the holder must file a renewal of the underlying
`international registration at the International Bureau of the  World Intellectual Property Organization, under
`Article 7 of the Madrid Protocol, before the expiration of each ten-year term of protection, calculated from the
`date of the international registration.  See 15 U.S.C. §1141j.  For more information and renewal forms for the
`international registration, see http://www.wipo.int/madrid/en/.
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`NOTE:  Fees and requirements for maintaining registrations are subject to change.  Please check the
`USPTO website for further information.
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`extensions of protection, you can file the registration maintenance documents referenced above online at h
`ttp://www.uspto.gov.
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`NOTE:  A courtesy e-mail reminder of USPTO maintenance filing deadlines will be sent to trademark
`owners/holders who authorize e-mail communication and maintain a current e-mail address with the
`USPTO. To ensure that e-mail is authorized and your address is current, please use the Trademark
`Electronic  Application System (TEAS) Correspondence  Address and Change of Owner  Address Forms
`available at http://www.uspto.gov.
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`BUSINESS INFORMATION
`Business Name: Sparks Law, LLC
`Business Type: Domestic Limited
`Liability Company
`NAICS Code: Any legal purpose
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`Circle, Unit (cid:738)(cid:735)(cid:739),
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`State of Formation: Georgia
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`GEORGIA SECRETARY OF STATE
`BRAD RAFFENSPERGER
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`Control Number: (cid:736)(cid:741)(cid:735)(cid:735)(cid:739)(cid:744)(cid:743)(cid:744)
`Business Status: Active/Owes Current
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`Date of Formation /
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`Last Annual Registration
`Year: (cid:737)(cid:735)(cid:736)(cid:744)
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`REGISTERED AGENT INFORMATION
`Registered Agent Name: Jonathan Sparks, Esq.
`Physical Address: (cid:736)(cid:736)(cid:740)(cid:738)(cid:744) Park Woods Circle, Unit (cid:738)(cid:735)(cid:739), Alpharetta, GA, (cid:738)(cid:735)(cid:735)(cid:735)(cid:740), USA
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`About Sparks Law - Atlanta's Business Lawyers
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`GIVE US A CALL! 470-268-5234
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`ABOUT SPARKS LAW
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`As a business owner, you have plenty of decisions to make – sometimes you take risks
`and sometimes you need to avoid them. How do you set yourself up for success? That’s
`where we come in. We are SPARKS Law.
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`We believe that business owners should be in control of their schedules and budgets
`when it comes to legal decisions – just as with other decisions surrounding the
`business. We offer FLAT, PREDICTABLE fees that you can budget around. You set the
`priorities, and you will always know where you stand because with SPARKS Law you
`know what your bill will look like before we start the work.
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`We are here to help, working with you to strike the perfect balance between your legal
`and business demands. We come from entrepreneurial and legal backgrounds —
`experienced in the highs and lows of ownership, and the importance of protecting
`against future risks, while also planning for success.
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`JONATHAN SPARKS
`Attorney at Law
`Founder
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`jsparks@sparkslawpractice.com
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`Jonathan Sparks is the Founder of Sparks Law. He works as an in-house counsel for
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`KRISTOPHER CAMPBELL
`Attorney at Law
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`KCampbell@SparksLawPractice.com
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`Kristopher Campbell was an adventure camping tour guide, guiding tours throughout the
`united states and Europe.  In 2009 Kristopher...
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`SIDNEY JOHNSON
`Attorney At Law
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`Sidney Johnson is a transactional attorney at Sparks Law. Prior to joining the firm,
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`Mission Statement
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`To provide small and medium-sized businesses with quality legal services at affordable
`rates.
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`CORE VALUES
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`We believe every business should be able to easily afford legal services.
`We believe in listening to our client’s needs, not forcing an outdated law firm model.
`We seek to lift up the whole, as a team, rather than move up individuals by stepping on
`others.
`Work is an important part of a well-balanced life.
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`MAILING ADDRESS:
`Sparks Law, LLC
`11877 Douglas Rd, Suite 102-210
`Johns Creek, GA, 30005
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`In the matter of United States Reg. Nos. 5668170 & 5672233
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`For the mark SPARKS LAW
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`Sparks Law, LLC,
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`Petitioner,
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`Cancellation No. 92072806
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`Sparks Law, LLC,
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`DECLARATION OF THOMAS E. SPARKS, ESQ.
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