This Opposition was filed at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) on June 22, 2020 and assigned serial number 91256521 by the TTAB.

Defendant:
DNA Check LLC and MyTrueAncestry AG represented by NATASHA REED of FOLEY HOAG LLP.
Trademark Information: MY TRUE ANCESTRY – US Trademark Serial Number 88572358
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Plaintiff:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc. represented by RICHARD J GROOS of KING & SPALDING LLP.
Trademark Information: ANCESTRYLIBRARY – US Trademark Serial Number 87222683
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Prosecution History:
June 22, 2020 – FILED AND FEE
June 22, 2020 – NOTICE AND TRIAL DATES SENT; ANSWER DUE:
June 22, 2020 – INSTITUTED
June 25, 2020 – D CHANGE OF CORRESP ADDRESS
June 25, 2020 – D APPEARANCE / POWER OF ATTORNEY
July 17, 2020 – D MOT TO SUSP W/ CONSENT PEND SETTL NEGOTIATIONS
July 23, 2020 – SUSPENDED
September 24, 2020 – D MOT TO SUSP W/ CONSENT PEND SETTL NEGOTIATIONS
October 01, 2020 – SUSPENDED
October 27, 2020 – D MOT TO SUSP W/ CONSENT PEND SETTL NEGOTIATIONS
November 04, 2020 – SUSPENDED
December 17, 2020 – D MOT FOR EXT W/ CONSENT
December 17, 2020 – EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED
January 15, 2021 – D MOT TO SUSP W/ CONSENT PEND SETTL NEGOTIATIONS
January 15, 2021 – SUSPENDED
March 16, 2021 – D MOT TO SUSP W/ CONSENT PEND SETTL NEGOTIATIONS
March 16, 2021 – SUSPENDED
May 11, 2021 – D MOT TO SUSP W/ CONSENT PEND SETTL NEGOTIATIONS
May 11, 2021 – SUSPENDED
July 08, 2021 – D CHANGE OF CORRESP ADDRESS
July 26, 2021 – ANSWER
September 23, 2021 – D MOT TO JOIN/SUBSTITUTE PARTY
November 02, 2021 – MOTION TO JOIN GRANTED; TRIAL DATES REMAIN AS SET
January 19, 2022 – P MOT FOR EXT W/ CONSENT
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