CANC (T.T.A.B. Aug. 31, 2016)

Galperti, Inc.v.Galperti S.r.l.

Trademark Trial and Appeal BoardAug 31, 2016

CANC (T.T.A.B. Aug. 31, 2016)

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Electronic Filing System. http://estta.uspto.gov ESTTA Tracking number: ESTTA767846 Filing date: 08/31/2016 IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD Proceeding 92057016 Party Plaintiff Galperti, Inc. Correspondence Address WADE A JOHNSON THOMPSON & KNIGHT LLP 333 CLAY STREET, SUITE 3300 HOUSTON, TX 77002 UNITED STATES wade.johnson@tklaw.com, Jennifer.Sickler@tklaw.com Submission Other Motions/Papers Filer's Name Jennifer S. Sickler Filer's e-mail jennifer.sickler@tklaw.com, wade.johnson@tklaw.com, anita.gray@tklaw.com Signature /s/ Jennifer S. Sickler Date 08/31/2016 Attachments Galperti9000ResponsetoRespondentsNoticeofTestimony Deposition- Taken.pdf(92573 bytes ) 406519 009000 18470502.1 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD GALPERTI, INC., § § Petitioner, § Cancellation No. 92057016 § vs. § § In the matter of: § U.S. Trademark Reg. No. 3,411,812 GALPERTI S.R.L., § for GALPERTI § Respondent. § PETITIONER’S RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF TESTIMONY DEPOSITION TAKEN Petitioner, Galperti, Inc. (“Petitioner”), files this Response to Notice of Testimony Deposition Taken (Dkt. # 66), and would respectfully show the Board the following: This cancellation proceeding was filed on April 4, 2013, and was delayed again recently due to suspension of the case on June 17, 2016 for Respondent’s deposition by written questions of Dina Galperti. In the suspension order (Dkt. #60), the Board stated in footnote 1: “In an order dated January 22, 2016, the Board previously prohibited Respondent from seeking unconsented extensions of time or unconsented suspensions of any deadlines. See 58 TTABVUE 11. Nevertheless, it is Board policy to suspend proceedings to allow time for the taking of a deposition on written questions. See Trademark Rule 2.124(d)(2); TBMP § 703.02(c). Notwithstanding this suspension, the Board’s January 22, 2016, order remains unaltered and Respondent is otherwise barred from seeking unconsented extensions of time or unconsented suspensions or any deadlines.” Nonetheless, in Respondent’s Notice of Testimony Deposition Taken (Dkt. #65), Respondent suggests further delay of this proceeding due to the pending Motion to Strike Foreign Language Documents dated June 24, 2016. Petition respectfully objects to any further suspension of the case schedule. Further, Respondent has suggested this delay without Petitioner’s consent. 2 406519 009000 18470502.1 B. CONCLUSION For the reasons set forth above, Petitioner respectfully requests that this Board enter a scheduling order that expedites the remaining deadlines for this cancellation proceeding. Date: August 31, 2016. Respectfully submitted, THOMPSON & KNIGHT LLP By: /s/ Jennifer S. Sickler Jennifer S. Sickler State Bar No. 18339600 Reg. No. 36,500 Wade A. Johnson State Bar No. 24062197 Reg. No. 62,525 Megan H. Schmid State Bar No. 24074383 333 Clay Street, Suite 3300 Houston, Texas 77002 Phone: (713) 654-8111 Fax: (713) 654-1871 E-mail: Jennifer.Sickler@tklaw.com Wade.Johnson@tklaw.com Megan.schmid@tklaw.com ATTORNEYS FOR PETITIONER GALPERTI, INC. 3 406519 009000 18470502.1 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that on this 31st day of August, 2016, a true and correct copy of the Petitioner’s Response to Notice of Testimony Deposition Taken has been served on the following counsel for Respondent by e-mail, per the parties agreement to service by e-mail: Mr. Paul A. Strino Gibbons P.C. One Pennsylvania Plaza 37th Floor New York, NY 10119 Email: pstrino@gibbonslaw.com /s/ Jennifer S. Sickler Jennifer S. Sickler

Galperti, Inc. v. Galperti S.r.l.