This Opposition was filed at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) on August 23, 2022 and assigned serial number 91278134 by the TTAB.

Plaintiff:
Merck KGaA represented by WILLIAM C. WRIGHT of EPSTEIN DRANGEL, LLP.
Trademark Information: SOLARPUR – US Trademark Serial Number
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Defendant:
Hallstar Beauty and Personal Care Innovations Company represented by JOSEPH T. KUCALA, JR. of KUCALA LAW LLC.
Trademark Information: SOLAPURE – US Trademark Serial Number 90486065
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Prosecution History:
August 23, 2022 – FILED AND FEE
August 23, 2022 – NOTICE AND TRIAL DATES SENT; ANSWER DUE:
August 23, 2022 – INSTITUTED
September 29, 2022 – ANSWER
October 27, 2022 – D CHANGE OF CORRESP ADDRESS
November 07, 2022 – D MOT FOR EXT W/ CONSENT
November 07, 2022 – EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED
December 19, 2022 – P MOT FOR EXT W/ CONSENT
December 19, 2022 – EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED
February 21, 2023 – D MOT FOR EXT W/ CONSENT
February 21, 2023 – EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED
April 19, 2023 – D MOT FOR EXT W/ CONSENT
April 19, 2023 – EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED
May 22, 2023 – P MOT FOR EXT W/ CONSENT
May 22, 2023 – EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED
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