This Cancellation was filed at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) on January 15, 1997 and assigned serial number 92025859 by the TTAB.

Plaintiff:
Empresa Cubana Del Tabaco d.b.a Cubatabaco represented by MICHAEL R. KRINSKY of RABINOWITZ BOUDIN STANDARD KRINSKY & LIEBERMAN PC.
Trademark Information: COHIBA – US Trademark Serial Number 75226002
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Defendant:
General Cigar Co., Inc. represented by ANDREW L DEUTSCH of DLA PIPER LLP US.
Trademark Information: COHIBA – US Trademark Serial Number 73161879
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Prosecution History:
January 15, 1997 – FILED AND FEE
February 03, 1997 – NOTICE SENT; ANSWER DUE (DUE DATE)
February 03, 1997 – PENDING, INSTITUTED
March 12, 1997 – D’S MOT FOR EXTEN. OF TIME W/ CONSENT
April 14, 1997 – D MOT TO DISMISS & SUSPEND
May 02, 1997 – P CONSENTED MOT FOR EXT TIME TO RESPOND TO MOT TO DISMISS/SUSPEND
May 08, 1997 – SUSP PENDING MOT TO DISMISS
June 16, 1997 – P OPP/RESP TO MOT TO DISMISS
July 03, 1997 – D REPLY IN SUP OF MOT TO DISMISS
November 25, 1997 – SUSP’D; 30 DAYS TO FILE C/ACT PLEADINGS
November 25, 1997 – P MOT TO SUSP PDG CIV ACTION
December 04, 1997 – P ADDIT’L COPY OF CIV ACT PLEADINGS
December 16, 1997 – D C/ACT PLEADING, & CONSENT TO SUSPEND
December 16, 1997 – D ANSWER & CC IN CIV ACTION
January 28, 1998 – SUSPENDED PENDING CIV ACTION
January 29, 2000 – RESPONSE DUE RE: CIVIL ACTION
February 28, 2000 – RESPONSE TO STATUS INQUIRY
March 29, 2000 – SUSPENDED PENDING DISP OF CIVIL ACTION
July 22, 2002 – STATUS LETTER RE: CIVIL ACTION
August 09, 2002 – P’S RESP TO #19
August 21, 2002 – D’S RESP. TO STATUS INQUIRY
October 08, 2002 – SUSPENDED PENDING DISP OF CIVIL ACTION
December 07, 2004 – PARTIES ALLOWED THIRTY DAYS FROM THE MAILING DATE
December 17, 2004 – RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR STATUS
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