This Opposition was filed at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) on April 06, 2022 and assigned serial number 91275472 by the TTAB.

Defendant:
Kirk Barnes represented by KIRK BARNES .
Trademark Information: RUMGNAC – US Trademark Serial Number 90795747
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Plaintiff:
Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualite and Bureau National Interprofessionel du Cognac represented by PETER M. BRODY of ROPES & GRAY LLP.
Trademark Information: The AOC designation of COGNAC for certain distilled spirits
produced in the Cognac region of France, in accordance with methods
and limitations set forth in French law. – US Trademark Serial Number
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Prosecution History:
April 06, 2022 – FILED AND FEE
April 06, 2022 – NOTICE AND TRIAL DATES SENT; ANSWER DUE:
April 06, 2022 – INSTITUTED
May 27, 2022 – NOTICE OF DEFAULT
July 06, 2022 – BD DECISION: OPP SUSTAINED
July 06, 2022 – TERMINATED
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