Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Electronic Filing System. http://estta.uspto.gov
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`ESTTA Tracking number:
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`ESTTA1045983
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`Filing date:
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`03/31/2020
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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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`92073500
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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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`Defendant
`HNI Technologies Inc.
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`HNI TECHNOLOGIES INC
`408 EAST 2ND STREET
`MUSCATINE, IA 52761
`UNITED STATES
`no email provided
`no phone number provided
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`Answer
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`Peter M. Routhier
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`peter.routhier@faegredrinker.com, tmmpls@faegrebd.com
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`/s Peter M. Routhier/
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`03/31/2020
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`Attachments
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`HNI Answer 3.31.20.pdf(75957 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 Reg. No. 5822642
`For the Mark: EVO
`Filed: Mar. 5, 2019
`Registered: Jul. 30, 2019
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`Next Technologies, Inc.,
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`Petitioner,
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`HNI Technologies, Inc.,
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`Respondent.
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`Cancellation No. 92073500
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`Respondent’s Answer
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`For its Answer to the February 20, 2020 Petition for Cancellation of U.S.
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`Registration No. 5822642 (the “Petition”) filed by Next Technologies, Inc. (“Petitioner”),
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`Respondent HNI Technologies, Inc. (“Respondent”) states as follows. Except as
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`hereinafter expressly admitted, qualified, or otherwise answered, Respondent denies
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`each and every allegation, matter, statement, and thing asserted in the Petition.
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`Respondent admits that Respondent owns U.S. Registration No. 5822642,
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`which registration speaks for itself.
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`Denied.
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`Respondent lacks knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as
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`to the truth of the allegations of Paragraph 3 of the Petition.
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`4.
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`Respondent lacks knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as
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`to the truth of the allegations of Paragraph 4 of the Petition.
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`5.
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`Respondent lacks knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as
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`to the truth of the allegations of Paragraph 5 of the Petition.
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`6.
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`Respondent lacks knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as
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`to the truth of the allegations of Paragraph 6 of the Petition.
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`Denied.
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`Denied.
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`Denied.
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`10. Denied.
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`11. Denied.
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`The Petition is barred, in whole or in part, by the doctrine of laches, waiver,
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`Affirmative Defenses
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`acquiescence, and/or estoppel.
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`WHEREFORE, Applicant prays that this Cancellation be dismissed with prejudice
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`and on the merits.
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`Consistent with Trademark Rule 2.18, please address all correspondence relating
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`to the above-captioned cancellation proceeding to:
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`Peter M. Routhier
`Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
`2200 Wells Fargo Center
`90 South Seventh Street
`Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
`Telephone: (612) 766-7000
`Facsimile: (612) 766-1600
`Email: peter.routhier@faegredrinker.com; tmmpls@faegrebd.com
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`No fees are seen to be due in connection with the filing of this Answer; however,
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`if it is determined that any such fees are due, the Commissioner may charge them to
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
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`By: /s/ Peter M. Routhier
`Peter M. Routhier
`2200 Wells Fargo Center
`90 South Seventh Street
`Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
`Telephone: (612) 766-7000
`Facsimile: (612) 766-1600
`peter.routhier@faegredrinker.com
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`Attorney for the Respondent
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`Deposit Account No. 06-0029.
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`Dated: March 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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`In the Matter of Reg. No. 5822642
`For the Mark: EVO
`Filed: Mar. 5, 2019
`Registered: Jul. 30, 2019
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`Next Technologies, Inc.,
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`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`HNI Technologies, Inc.,
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`Cancellation No. 92073500
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`Certificate of Service of
`Respondent’s Answer
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`Respondent.
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`I, Peter M. Routhier, do hereby certify that on March 31, 2020, a true and
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`complete copy of the foregoing Respondent’s Answer has been served on Next
`Technologies, Inc. by forwarding said copy via electronic mail to its counsel at the email
`address as listed below:
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`JEFFREY M FURR
`2622 DEBOLT RD
`UTICA, OH 43080
`UNITED STATES
`jeffmfurr@furrlawfirm.com
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`/s/ Peter M. Routhier
`Peter M. Routhier
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