Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Electronic Filing System. https://estta.uspto.gov
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`ESTTA Tracking number:
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`ESTTA1269422
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`Filing date:
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`03/02/2023
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`Petition for Cancellation
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`Notice is hereby given that the following party has filed a petition to cancel the registration indicated below.
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`Petitioner information
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`Name
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`Entity
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`Address
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`VPR Brands, LP
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`Limited Partnership
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`Citizenship
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`DE
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`1141 SAWGRASS CORPORATE PARKWAY
`SUNRISE, FL 33323
`UNITED STATES
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`Attorney informa-
`tion
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`JOEL BENJAMIN ROTHMAN
`SRIPLAW PA
`21301 POWERLINE ROAD
`STE 100
`BOCA RATON, FL 33433
`UNITED STATES
`Primary email: joel.rothman@sriplaw.com
`Secondary email(s): docket@sriplaw.com
`5614044335
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`Docket no.
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`00581-0078
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`Registration subject to cancellation
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`Registration no.
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`6555255
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`Registration date
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`11/09/2021
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`Register
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`Registrant
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`Principal
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`IMIRACLE (HK) LIMITED
`NO.3 TAI YAU ST SAN PO KONG KLN
`19H MAXGRAND PLAZA
`HONG KONG, 0
`HONG KONG
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`Goods/services subject to cancellation
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`Class 034. First Use: Jul 8, 2020 First Use In Commerce: Jul 8, 2020
`All goods and services in the class are subject to cancellation, namely: Cigarettes; Cigarette holders;
`Devices for heating tobacco for the purpose of inhalation; Electronic cigarette cases; Electronic cigar-
`ette liquid (e-liquid) comprised of flavorings in liquid form, other than essential oils, used to refill elec-
`tronic cigarette cartridges; Electronic cigarettes; Electronic cigarettes for use as an alternative to tra-
`ditional cigarettes; Flavourings, other than essential oils, for use in electronic cigarettes; Liquid nicot-
`ine solutions for use in electronic cigarettes; Oral vaporizers for smokers; Electronic cigarette refill
`cartridges sold empty
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`Grounds for cancellation
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`No use of mark in commerce before application,
`amendment to allege use, or statement of use
`was due
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`Trademark Act Sections 14(1) and 1(a), (c), and
`(d)
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`Fraud on the USPTO
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`Trademark Act Section 14(3); In re Bose Corp.,
`580 F.3d 1240, 91 USPQ2d 1938 (Fed. Cir.
`2009)
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`Other
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`illegality
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`Related proceed-
`ings
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`VPR Brands, LP v. iMiracle (HK) Limited, et al, Case No. 9:22-cv-81576-AMC,
`Southern District of Florida
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`Attachments
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`2023-3-2 Counter-Petition against Logo - Rev.pdf(145908 bytes )
`Exhibit 1 List of iMiracle cases.pdf(70146 bytes )
`Exhibit 2 - 22-CV-02849.pdf(240222 bytes )
`Exhibit 3 - DE 0083. ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR PRELIM-
`INARY INJUNCTION [ECF No. 5] AND DENYING DEFENDANTS MOT
`(2023.02.23).pdf(370717 bytes )
`Exhibit 4 DE 0001. COMPLAINT against Heaven Gifts International Limit ed
`iMiracle HK Limited. Filing fees 402.00 rece (2022.12.27).pdf(440263 bytes )
`Exhibit 5 DE 0020. Plaintiffs MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by VP R Brands
`LP. (2023.03.01).pdf(1105565 bytes )
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`Signature
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`/Joel Rothman/
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`Name
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`Date
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`Joel Benjamin Rothman
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`03/02/2023
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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
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`Registration No: 6,555,255
`Registrant:
`IMIRACLE (HK) LIMITED
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`Mark:
`Registration Date: Nov. 9, 2021
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`VPR BRANDS, LP
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`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`IMIRACLE (HK) LIMITED
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`Registrant.
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`Cancellation No.
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`VPR Brands, LP (“Petitioner”), a Delaware limited partnership, believes it is being
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`damaged by Registration No. 6,555,255 for the logo mark shown below
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`An illustration drawing without any words(s)/ letter(s)/number(s)that consists of three circles
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`above five leaves (the “Registration” or the “‘255 Registration”), owned by IMIRACLE (HK)
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`LIMITED (“Registrant”), and hereby petitions to cancel said registration pursuant to Section
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`14 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. § 1064). As grounds for cancellation, it is alleged
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`that:
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`1.
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`Petitioner VPR is a national and international distributor of electronic cigarettes,
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`THE PARTIES
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`vaping supplies, and accessories therefor.
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`2.
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`VPR is a market leader and pioneer engaged in product development for the
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`vaping market, including e-liquids, vaporizers, and electronic cigarettes (also known as e-
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`cigarettes) which are devices that deliver nicotine, cannabis or other substances through
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`atomization or vaping, and without smoke and other chemical constituents typically found in
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`traditional products.
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`3.
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`VPR is in the business of creating, designing, and distributing innovative
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`electronic cigarette technologies and other related technologies. VPR is also in the business of
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`creating valuable e-cigarette brands.
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`4.
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`VPR has been successful in building valuable intellectual property due, at least in
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`part, to the extensive experience of CEO Kevin Frija’s extensive experience in the e-cigarette
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`industry. Frija began working in the e-cigarette business in 2008. In 2009, Frija became the
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`President and Chief Executive Officer of Vapor Corp., one of the first U.S. importers and first
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`publicly traded electronic cigarette companies. Frija helped grow Vapor Corp. into one of the
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`largest and most recognized electronic cigarette companies at the time.
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`5.
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`Beginning on November 24, 2017, VPR began marketing a line of electronic
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`cigarettes and electronic cigarette accessories under the ELF brand name and logo. On
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`November 24, 2017, VPR first used the ELF mark in commerce in connection with VPR’s sale
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`of electronic cigarettes and accessories.
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`6.
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`On June 5, 2018, VPR obtained the United States Trademark Registration No.
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`5,486,616 for ELF in International Class 34 for use in connection with “Electronic cigarette
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`lighters; Electronic cigarettes; Smokeless cigarette vaporizer pipe.” (the “ELF Mark” or “’616
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`Registration”).
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`7.
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`VPR’s ELF Mark is entitled to a presumption of validity. 15 U.S.C. § 1057(b); 15
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`U.S.C. § 1115(a); see also Welding Servs., Inc. v. Forman, 509 F.3d 1351, 1357 n.3 (11th Cir.
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`2007) (“Registration establishes a rebuttable presumption that the marks are protectable or
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`‘distinctive.’”).
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`8.
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`ELF is an arbitrary mark that had no significance in the electronic cigarette
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`business prior to VPR’s usage of the mark. Because the ELF Mark is an arbitrary mark it
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`deserves greater trademark protection.
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`9.
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`VPR currently markets two product lines under the ELF brand. One product line
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`consists of the ELF Original Auto Draw Conceal Kit products. The ELF Original Auto Draw
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`Conceal Kit is a reusable (non-disposable) bar-shaped e-cigarette featuring a buttonless design,
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`high-capacity battery, and a high-end aluminum body in a variety of colors. The ELF Original
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`Auto Draw Conceal Kit is compatible with all industry standard refillable 510 mouthpieces.
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`10.
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`Registrant IMIRACLE (HK) LIMITED (“iMiracle”) is a Hong Kong Limited
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`Liability Company that has its principal place of business in Hong Kong.
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`11.
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`iMiracle is an affiliated entity to Shenzhen Weiboli Technology Co. Ltd.
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`(“Weiboli”) which is a Chinese Limited Company with its principal place of business at CHINA
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`RM 312, Tianshuzuo, No. 6099 Bao'an Avenue, Bao'an District, Shenzhen, CHINA 518000.
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`12.
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`iMiracle and Weiboli are manufacturers or distributors of e-cigarettes.
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`13.
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`iMiracle is the listed owner of the ‘255 Registration, for use in connection with
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`“Cigarettes; Cigarette holders; Devices for heating tobacco for the purpose of inhalation;
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`Electronic cigarette cases; Electronic cigarette liquid (e-liquid) comprised of flavorings in liquid
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`form, other than essential oils, used to refill electronic cigarette cartridges; Electronic cigarettes;
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`Electronic cigarettes for use as an alternative to traditional cigarettes; Flavourings, other than
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`essential oils, for use in electronic cigarettes; Liquid nicotine solutions for use in electronic
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`cigarettes; Oral vaporizers for smokers; Electronic cigarette refill cartridges sold empty” in
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`International Class 34.
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`14.
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`iMiracle sold ELFBAR disposable electronic cigarettes to its distributor and retail
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`customers nationwide.
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`15.
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`iMiracle has asserted the ‘255 Registration in numerous trademark infringement
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`actions against sellers and distributors of ELFBAR products in cases in the Southern and Middle
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`Districts of Florida. (See Exhibit 1).
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`16.
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`In all the trademark infringement cases that iMiracle filed listed in Exhibit 1,
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`iMiracle claimed that the logo mark shown above that is the subject of the ‘255 Registration was
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`being infringed alongside and with an unregistered name ELFBAR. The complaints filed by
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`iMiracle in all of its cases refer to the ‘255 Registration above as the ELFBAR mark. iMiracle
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`uses the logo mark that is the subject of the ‘255 Registration alongside and concurrently with
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`the unregistered name ELFBAR and DESIGNED BY ELFBAR. (See Exhibit 2).
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`17.
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`The judicial admissions made by iMiracle in all the complaints for trademark
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`infringement filed in the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida demonstrate that iMiracle
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`knows and expects that consumers use the electronic cigarettes sold with the logo mark that is
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`the subject of the ‘255 Registration above for the consumption of nicotine. For example, iMiracle
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`asserts that it “has worked to distinguish the ELFBAR brand as the premier manufacturer of
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`disposable E-cigarette Vapes by emphasizing the brand’s unwavering use of quality materials
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`and focusing on scientific principles which facilitate a superior smoking experience. It is
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`precisely because of the unyielding quest for quality and unsurpassed innovation that ELFBAR
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`branded products have a significant following and appreciation among consumers in the United
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`States and internationally. As a result of the continuous and extensive use of the trademark
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`“ELFBAR,” IMIRACLE was granted both valid and subsisting federal statutory and common
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`law rights to the ELFBAR trademark.” ELFBAR products are extremely popular and, according
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`to iMiracle and Weiboli, they account for a substantial portion of those companies’ overall
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`profits. (See Exhibit 2).
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`18.
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`On October 13, 2022, VPR filed a complaint in the Southern District of Florida,
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`Case No. 9:22-cv-81576-AMC, for trademark infringement, unfair competition, and patent
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`infringement against eight defendants (the “Litigation”). The defendants include the
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`manufacturer of ELFBAR products, and seven distributors of ELFBAR products. Petitioner
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`claimed, among other claims, that defendants infringe Petitioner’s Registration No. 5,486,616 for
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`ELF for “Electronic cigarette lighters; Electronic cigarettes; Smokeless cigarette vaporizer pipe”
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`in International Class 34.
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`19.
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`October 14, 2022, VPR filed a motion for preliminary injunction in the Litigation.
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`On February 23, 2023, District Judge Aileen Cannon issued an order granting Registrant’s
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`motion for preliminary injunction. (See Exhibit 3).
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`20.
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`iMiracle is currently a defendant in a related trademark infringement case in the
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`Southern District of Florida for infringement of VPR’s ELF ‘616 Mark. (See Exhibit 4).
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`21.
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`In the trademark infringement case pending in the Southern District of Florida,
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`VPR filed a motion for preliminary injunction. (See Exhibit 5).
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`22.
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`The actions of iMiracle are causing significant harm to VPR.
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`23.
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`iMiracle’s use of the logo mark that is the subject of the ‘255 Registration
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`alongside and in connection with the unregistered and infringing ELFBAR name and on the
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`ELFBAR and related products has caused VPR harm because iMiracle should not be permitted
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`to use the ‘255 Registration in connection with unlawful uses in commerce.
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`24.
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`Thus, Petitioner is being damaged by Registrant’s ‘255 Registration, thereby
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`establishing standing to bring this proceeding.
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`25.
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`On March 7, 2021, Registrant filed U.S. Application Serial No. 90564668 under
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`Section 1(a) of the Lanham Act, seeking to register the logo mark shown above (“Registrant’s
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`Mark”) for “Cigarettes; Cigarette holders; Devices for heating tobacco for the purpose of
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`inhalation; Electronic cigarette cases; Electronic cigarette liquid (e-liquid) comprised of
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`flavorings in liquid form, other than essential oils, used to refill electronic cigarette cartridges;
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`Electronic cigarettes; Electronic cigarettes for use as an alternative to traditional cigarettes;
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`Flavourings, other than essential oils, for use in electronic cigarettes; Liquid nicotine solutions
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`for use in electronic cigarettes; Oral vaporizers for smokers; Electronic cigarette refill cartridges
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`sold empty” in International Class 34, alleging a date of first use of July 8, 2020 (the “‘668
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`Application”).
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`26.
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`In the ‘668 Application, Registrant’s President provided a sworn declaration that
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`“[t]he mark is in use in commerce in connection with all of the goods/services” listed in the ‘668
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`Application, that willful false statements “may jeopardize the validity of the application or
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`submission or any registrations resulting therefrom,” and “that all statements made of his/her
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`own knowledge are true and that all statements made on information and belief are believed to be
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`true.”
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`27.
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`The ‘668 Application matured into the ‘255 Registration on November 9, 2021.
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`28.
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`iMiracle has marketed numerous products using the logo mark and the ELFBAR
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`name concurrently.
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`29.
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`All of iMiracle’s products using the logo mark and ELFBAR name are vaporizers
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`sold with nicotine containing e-liquid.
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`30.
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`The United States Patent and Trademark Office requires that trademark owners
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`comply with other laws when selling goods under trademarks for which a party seeks federal
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`registration, i.e., the sale must be “lawful.”
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`31.
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`Under this rule, the USPTO, and in turn the TTAB, is empowered to refuse
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`registration, or to cancel registrations, based on other laws that fall outside of the purview of the
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`Lanham Act.
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`32.
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`Electronic cigarettes, also known as “e-cigarettes,” “vapor products,” and
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`“electronic nicotine delivery systems” or “ENDS,” are regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug
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`Administration (“FDA”) under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (“FDCA”). See
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`Nicopure Labs, LLC v. FDA, 944 F.3d 267, 273 n.1 (D.C. Cir. 2019).
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`33.
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` In 2009, Congress modified the FDCA to grant FDA authority over tobacco
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`products for the first time by enacting the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
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`of 2009 (“TCA”), Pub. L. No 111-31, 123 Stat. 1776 (2009).
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`34.
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`The TCA, as originally enacted, defined a “tobacco product” in relevant part as
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`“any product made or derived from tobacco that is intended for human consumption, including
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`any component, part, or accessory of a tobacco product.” 21 U.S.C. § 321(rr) (2009).
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`35.
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`Under Section 901 of the FDCA, the TCA’s requirements applied only to
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`cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, roll-your-own tobacco, and smokeless tobacco. 21 U.S.C. §
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`387a(b).
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`36.
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`The TCA’s requirements would only apply to other products satisfying the
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`statutory definition of a “tobacco product” if the Secretary of Health and Human Services “by
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`regulation deem[ed]” such products to be “tobacco products.” 21 U.S.C. § 387a(b).
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`37.
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`Seven years later, FDA finalized its so-called “Deeming Rule” that, for the first
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`time, deemed electronic cigarette products containing or intended to be used with nicotine
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`derived from tobacco plants to be “tobacco products.” See FDA, Deeming Tobacco Products To
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`Be Subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as Amended by the Family Smoking
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`Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; Regulations on the Sale and Distribution of Tobacco
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`Products and Required Warning Statements for Tobacco Products, 81 Fed. Reg. 28973 (May 10,
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`2016) (codified at 21 C.F.R. § 1143.1).
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`38.
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`The Deeming Rule took effect on August 8, 2016, and since that date, all
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`electronic cigarettes, including devices that are sold without any nicotine-containing solution, or
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`“e-liquid,” are subject to the requirements of the FDCA. See 21 C.F.R. § 1140.3.
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`39.
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` Among these requirements, Section 910 of the FDCA requires that any tobacco
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`product that was not commercially marketed as of February 15, 2007, receive a marketing
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`authorization order from FDA prior to being commercially marketed in the United States. 21
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`U.S.C. § 387j.
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`40.
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`To obtain a marketing authorization order, manufacturers of electronic cigarette
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`products are required to submit a premarket tobacco product application (“PMTA”). See 81 Fed.
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`Reg. 28990-97.
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`41.
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`However, because thousands, if not millions, of electronic cigarette products were
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`already commercially marketed in the United States as of the Deeming Rule’s effective date, in
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`the Deeming Rule’s preamble, FDA introduced a discretionary enforcement policy that allowed
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`for delayed compliance periods for electronic cigarettes. See id. at 29009-15.
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`42.
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`Under this discretionary enforcement policy, PMTA submissions were originally
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`required to be filed in 24 months, or by August 8, 2018. Id. at 28977-78, 29011.
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`43.
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`Although they were technically “adulterated” under the FDCA upon the effective
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`date of the Deeming Rule because they lacked marketing authorization, 21 U.S.C. § 387b(6)(A),
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`electronic cigarettes already on the U.S. market would not be subject to FDA enforcement action
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`in the meantime or while a timely submitted PMTA was pending FDA review. Id.
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`44.
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`FDA’s deadline for the submission of PMTAs under its discretionary enforcement
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`policy changed multiple times over the succeeding years, but ultimately FDA specified that
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`electronic cigarette products for which a PMTA was submitted by September 9, 2020, could
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`continue to be commercially marketed for a period of up to one year after September 9, 2020,
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`provided that the PMTA remained pending. See Vapor Technology Ass’n v. FDA, 977 F.3d 496,
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`497-502 (6th Cir. 2020).
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`45.
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`FDA requires a marketing authorization order for electronic cigarettes.
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`46.
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`If an electronic cigarette, subject to the Deeming Rule came on the market after
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`August 8, 2016, it was required to obtain marketing authorization from FDA prior to being sold.
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`21 U.S.C. § 387j.
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`Count 1 - ILLEGALITY
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`47.
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`Petitioner incorporates by reference the allegations of Paragraphs 1 - 46 as if fully
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`set forth herein.
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`48.
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`Under the “lawful use in commerce” doctrine, the sale of goods in violation of a
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`federal statute or regulation renders a federally registered trademark unenforceable.
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`49.
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`Ownership of a legally protectable trademark requires lawful use of the
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`trademark; only lawful use of a trademark can establish trademark priority and enforceable
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`trademark rights.
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`50.
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`A per se violation of a statute regulating the sale of a party’s goods constitutes
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`sufficient grounds for finding unlawful use.
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`51.
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`Pursuant to iMiracle’s own judicial admissions in connection with its filings for
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`trademark infringement in the Southern and Middle District of Florida, iMiracle knows and
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`expects that consumers have used and will use ELFBAR products sold with the logo shown
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`above that is the subject of the ‘255 Registration for the consumption of nicotine.
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`52.
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`Accordingly, iMiracle’s electronic cigarettes sold with the logo shown above that
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`is the subject of the ‘255 Registration fall within the definition of “tobacco product” and are
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`subject to the FDCA and FDA regulation.
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`53.
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`Because iMiracle’s electronic cigarettes sold with the logo shown above that is
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`the subject of the ‘255 Registration were not sold in the United States until well after the
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`effective date of the Deeming Rule, they required a marketing authorization order from FDA
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`before they could be sold and are not subject to the FDA’s deferred enforcement policy.
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`54.
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`iMiracle’s electronic cigarettes sold with the logo shown above that is the subject
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`of the ‘255 Registration have not been the subject of an application for marketing authorization
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`and have not obtained a marketing authorization order.
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`55.
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`iMiracle’s electronic cigarettes sold with the logo shown above that is the subject
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`of the ‘255 Registration are adulterated and unlawfully marketed in violation of the FDCA
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`because they are not subject to FDA’s deferred enforcement policy and iMiracle did not obtain
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`marketing authorization before their sale in the United States, nor has iMiracle applied for
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`marketing authorization for the products from FDA.
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`56.
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`Because iMiracle introduced its electronic cigarette products bearing the logo
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`shown above that is the subject of the ‘255 Registration well after August 8, 2016, and they have
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`no FDA marketing authorization order, the goods sold by Registrant under the logo shown above
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`that is the subject of the ‘255 Registration are “adulterated” under the FDCA, 21 U.S.C. §
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`387b(6)(A), and their introduction or delivery into commerce is prohibited, 21 U.S.C. § 331(a).
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`57.
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`iMiracle’s electronic cigarettes sold with the logo shown above that is the subject
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`of the ‘255 Registration is a per se violation of the FDCA.
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`58.
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`Because iMiracle’s sale of electronic cigarettes with the logo shown above that is
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`the subject of the ‘255 Registration a per se violation of the FDCA, iMiracle has no lawful and
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`enforcement trademark rights in the logo shown above that is the subject of the ‘255
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`Registration, and consequently the ‘255 Registration should be cancelled.
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`Count 2 - FRAUD ON THE USPTO
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`59.
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`Petitioner incorporates by reference the allegations of Paragraphs 1-58 as if fully
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`set forth herein.
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`60.
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`Registrant attested in Sworn Declarations in connection with the ‘668 Application
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`that Registrant’s Mark was in used in connection with all of the goods identified in the ‘668
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`Application, and that it was the lawful owner of that mark.
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`61.
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`Registrant did not disclose to the USPTO that at the time it made those
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`declarations it was not using the logo shown above that is the subject of the ‘255 Registration in
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`a lawful manner, and thus was not entitled to a trademark registration therefor.
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`62.
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`Registrant knew at the time it submitted these sworn declarations that Registrant’s
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`Mark had not been used in United States commerce in connection with lawfully marketed goods.
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`63.
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`Registrant knew the materiality of this omitted fact.
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`64.
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`Upon information and belief, Registrant’s false statements and omissions were
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`made knowingly, with the intent to procure and maintain a registration to which Registrant was
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`not entitled, and Registrant was successful in procuring and maintaining such registration, and
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`the USPTO relied on these misstatements by omission.
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`65.
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`Petitioner has been damaged as a consequence of the foregoing.
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`66.
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`Consequently, the Registrant’s Registration for the logo shown above that is the
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`subject of the ‘255 Registration should be cancelled pursuant to Section 14(3) of the Lanham
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`Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1064(3).
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`Count 3 - LACK OF BONA FIDE USE
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`67.
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`Petitioner hereby incorporates by reference the allegations of Paragraphs 1-66 as
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`if fully set forth herein.
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`68.
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` Registrant repeatedly attested in Sworn Declarations in connection with the ‘668
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`Application that the Registered Mark had been used in connection with all of the goods cited
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`therein as of November 21, 2017.
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`69.
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`Despite these sworn declarations, on information and belief, Registrant has not
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`used and was not using its mark in United States Commerce on or in connection with any or all
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`of the listed items as of any of the dates when Registrant made such declarations, under oath.
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`70.
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`Registrant knew at the time it submitted these sworn declarations that Registrant’s
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`Mark had not been used in United States commerce in connection with all of the items listed in
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`the identification, despite these representations to the Trademark Office.
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`71.
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`On information and belief, Registrant’s Registration is void ab initio under
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`Trademark Act § 1(a), 15 U.S.C. § 1051(a), because there was no bona fide use of Registrant’s
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`Mark in commerce on all of the goods identified in the Application prior to the filing date of the
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`‘668 Application when Registrant made declarations of such use, and thus Registrant’s
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`Registration should be cancelled.
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`72.
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`Petitioner is being damaged by the registration of Registrant’s mark because
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`Registrant used the logo shown above that is the subject of the ‘255 Registration alongside and
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`with the unregistered name ELFBAR that infringes upon VPR’s ELF Mark, and it has failed to
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`distinguish between the ‘255 Registration and the infringing use of VPR’s ELF mark.
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`WHEREFORE, Petitioner prays that Registrant's U.S. Trademark Registration No.
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`6,555,255 be cancelled.
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`The filing fee of $600 is being submitted herewith by a credit card of Petitioner’s counsel
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`noted below.
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`Please direct all correspondence to Joel B. Rothman, 21301 Powerline Road, Suite 100,
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`Boca Raton, FL 33433 and all calls to the same at (561) 404-4335.
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`DATED: March 2, 2023
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Joel B. Rothman
`JOEL B. ROTHMAN
`Florida Bar Number: 98220
`joel.rothman@sriplaw.com
`SRIPLAW, P.A.
`21301 Powerline Road
`Suite 100
`Boca Raton, FL 33433
`561.404.4350 – Telephone
`561.404.4353 – Facsimile
`Counsel for Plaintiff VPR Brands, LP
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`CERTIFICATE OF
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`I certify that this Petition for Cancellation is being submitted electronically to the
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`Trademark Trial and Appeal Board at the United States Patent and Trademark Office on this
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`March 2, 2023.
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`/s/ Joel B. Rothman
`JOEL B. ROTHMAN
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`Title
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). AJ S(cid:373)oke Shop of Ta(cid:373)pa, LLC et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). ANGRY PITBULL VAP & SMOKE SHOP, INC et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). ART OF SMOKE LLC et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). Azar Group II LLC et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). BALILA SMOKE SHOP, INC et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). BAYMEADOWS VAPE INC et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). Brothers Petroleu(cid:373) XI I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). Clear(cid:449)ater Petro LLC et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). Di(cid:374)a Vapor E(cid:374)terprise, I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). Dru House of Vape a(cid:374)d S(cid:373)oke, LLC et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). Du(cid:448)al S(cid:373)oke & I(cid:374)k I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). E(cid:374)g Mello(cid:449) Mood LLC et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). F & M To(cid:271)a(cid:272)(cid:272)o I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). Frie(cid:374)dly S(cid:373)oker Plus, LLC et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). Ho(cid:373)estead Superette I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). Hookah House Lou(cid:374)ge LLC et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). HR Vape & S(cid:373)oke Shop I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). HW Ce(cid:374)tral I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). Joes S(cid:373)oke Shop I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). Kallo(cid:374)i I(cid:374)(cid:448)est(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts, LLC et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). Ki(cid:272)k Butts Vapor LLC et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). Ki(cid:374)a(cid:374) Shouk, I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). Mello(cid:449)(cid:373)ood To(cid:271)a(cid:272)o Shop et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). Merli(cid:374)s Drea(cid:373) LLC et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). Mer(cid:373)aid Food Store, I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). Mi(cid:374)t Vape S(cid:373)oke Shop I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). MMK Jorda(cid:374) LLC et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). OKIE SMOKY LLC d/(cid:271)/a OKIE SMOKY et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). OM Marari LLC et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). OUTER LIMITS SALES LLC et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). PEACE OF MIND SMOKE SHOP, LLC d/(cid:271)/a PEACE OF MIND SOMKE SHOP et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). Pipe Drea(cid:373)s To(cid:271)a(cid:272)(cid:272)o Shop, LLC et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). Pla(cid:374)et S(cid:373)oke a(cid:374)d Vape LLC et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). PLGL I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). Puff Paradise, LLC et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). Roha(cid:374) Petro LLC et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). RS Co(cid:374)(cid:448)e(cid:374)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)e S(cid:373)oke & Vape I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). Shiree(cid:374) I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). S(cid:373)oke (cid:1005) To(cid:271)a(cid:272)(cid:272)o a(cid:374)d Vape LLC et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). S(cid:373)oke a(cid:374)d Vape Gallery I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). S(cid:373)oke a(cid:374)d Vape, I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). S(cid:373)oke N Blo(cid:449) House of Vape LLC et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). S(cid:373)oki(cid:374) E(cid:373)pire I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). S(cid:373)oktek LLC et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). Soho To(cid:271)a(cid:272)(cid:272)o I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). So(cid:373)ar Barakat I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). South Florida USA (cid:1006), I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). SPARK (cid:1012) SMOKE SHOP & LOUNGE, LLC d/(cid:271)/a SPARK (cid:1012) SMOKE SHOP & LOUNGE et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). Sreeja E(cid:374)terprise I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). STRAIGHT PIPES AND VAPES LLC d/(cid:271)/a STRAIGHT PIPES AND VAPES et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). Suzy Trade I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). Ta(cid:373)pa Pal(cid:373)s I(cid:374)(cid:448)est(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts, I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). The Hites Tradi(cid:374)g Group, LLC et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). The S(cid:373)oke Depot LLC et al
`IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED (cid:448). THE SMOKE SPOT FL, LLC d/(cid:271)/a THE SMOKE SPOT et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). USA Petroleu(cid:373) of Lake(cid:449)ood Ra(cid:374)(cid:272)h I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`I(cid:373)ira(cid:272)le (cid:894)HK(cid:895) Li(cid:373)ited (cid:448). UT I(cid:374)(cid:448)est(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts Group, I(cid:374)(cid:272) et al
`I(cid:374) Re: (cid:448). IMIRACLE (cid:894)HK(cid:895) LIMITED et al
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`Key Nature
`I(cid:374)telle(cid:272)tual Property, Trade(cid:373)ark/Trade Na(cid:373)e
`I(cid:374)telle(cid:272)tual Property, Trade(cid:373)ark/Trade Na(cid:373)e
`I(cid:374)telle(cid:272)tual Property, Trade(cid:373)ark/Trade Na(cid:373)e
`I(cid:374)telle(cid:272)tual Property, Trade(cid:373)ark/Trade Na(cid:373)e
`I(cid:374)telle(cid:272)tual Property, Trade(cid:373)ark/Trade Na(cid:373)e
`I(cid:374)telle(cid:272)tual Property, Trade(cid:373)ark/Trade Na(cid:373)e
`I(cid:374)telle(cid:272)tual Property, Trade(cid:373)ark/Trade Na(cid:373)e
`I(cid:374)telle(cid:272)tual Property, Trade(cid:373)ark/Trade Na(cid:373)e
`I(cid:374)telle(cid:272)tual Property, Trade(cid:373)ark/Trade Na(cid:373)e
`I(cid:374)telle(cid