This Opposition was filed at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) on February 10, 2021 and assigned serial number 91267552 by the TTAB.
Plaintiff:
Bridgestone Corporation, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC represented by DOUGLAS A. RETTEW of FINNEGAN HENDERSON FARABOW GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP.
Trademark Information: POTENZA RE960AS POLE POSITION – US Trademark Serial Number 77936686
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Defendant:
Apollo Tyres (NL) B.V. (by name change from Apollo Vredestein B.V.) represented by CRAIG S. MENDE of FROSS ZELNICK LEHRMAN & ZISSU, P.C..
Trademark Information: VREDESTEIN PINZA – US Trademark Serial Number 88705278
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Prosecution History:
February 10, 2021 – FILED AND FEE
February 10, 2021 – NOTICE AND TRIAL DATES SENT; ANSWER DUE:
February 10, 2021 – INSTITUTED
March 22, 2021 – D CHANGE OF CORRESP ADDRESS
March 22, 2021 – ANSWER
May 13, 2021 – D MOT FOR EXT W/ CONSENT
May 13, 2021 – EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED
June 11, 2021 – D MOT FOR EXT W/ CONSENT
June 11, 2021 – EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED
July 12, 2021 – D MOT FOR EXT W/ CONSENT
July 12, 2021 – EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED
August 13, 2021 – D MOT FOR EXT W/ CONSENT
August 13, 2021 – EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED
September 13, 2021 – D MOT FOR EXT W/ CONSENT
September 13, 2021 – EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED
October 14, 2021 – D MOT FOR EXT W/ CONSENT
October 14, 2021 – EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED
November 09, 2021 – D MOT FOR EXT W/ CONSENT
November 09, 2021 – EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED
December 10, 2021 – D MOT FOR EXT W/ CONSENT
December 10, 2021 – EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED
January 14, 2022 – D MOT FOR EXT W/ CONSENT
January 14, 2022 – EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED
February 07, 2022 – P MOT FOR EXT W/ CONSENT
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