This Opposition was filed at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) on March 28, 2022 and assigned serial number 91275281 by the TTAB.

Defendant:
ZIJIE LAI represented by ZHUOYI MA .
Trademark Information: TOTORO – US Trademark Serial Number 88302574
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Plaintiff:
Kabushiki Kaisha Studio Ghibli represented by MARK SOMMERS of FINNEGAN HENDERSON FARABOW GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP.
Trademark Information: MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO – US Trademark Serial Number 97145701
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Prosecution History:
March 28, 2022 – FILED AND FEE
March 28, 2022 – NOTICE AND TRIAL DATES SENT; ANSWER DUE:
March 28, 2022 – INSTITUTED
May 18, 2022 – NOTICE OF DEFAULT
July 08, 2022 – BD DECISION: OPP SUSTAINED
July 08, 2022 – TERMINATED
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