This Ex Parte Appeal was filed at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) on May 16, 2017 and assigned serial number 86857587 by the TTAB.

Plaintiff:
Apple Inc. represented by GLEN GUNDERSEN of DECHERT LLP.
Trademark Information: SMART KEYBOARD – US Trademark Serial Number 86857587
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View Trademark Documents at USPTO

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Prosecution History:
May 16, 2017 – APPEAL TO BOARD
May 16, 2017 – APPEAL ACKNOWLEDGED; CASE REMANDED
May 16, 2017 – INSTITUTED
May 16, 2017 – REQ FOR RECON
May 09, 2019 – RECON DENIED
October 02, 2019 – PROCEEDINGS RESUMED
November 19, 2019 – APPLICANT REQ FOR REMAND
November 20, 2019 – JURISDICTION RESTORED/REMANDED TO EXAMINER
January 07, 2020 – RECON DENIED
January 07, 2020 – RECON DENIED
January 07, 2020 – RECON DENIED
January 07, 2020 – RECON DENIED
January 07, 2020 – RECON DENIED
January 07, 2020 – RECON DENIED
January 07, 2020 – RECON DENIED
January 07, 2020 – RECON DENIED
January 07, 2020 – RECON DENIED
January 07, 2020 – RECON DENIED
January 09, 2020 – PROCEEDINGS RESUMED
March 09, 2020 – APPEAL BRIEF
March 12, 2020 – APPLICANT REQ FOR ORAL HEARING
March 13, 2020 – APPEAL FORWARDED TO EXAMINER FOR BRIEF
May 11, 2020 – EXAMINERS STATEMENT
June 01, 2020 – REPLY BRIEF
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