IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD IN THE MATTER OF TRADEMARK APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 78/109,613 PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE ON August 19, 2003 MARK: MISS NUDE SOUTHERN USA 12-18-2003 US. Patent 8: Mail Rep! 0t. 1166 MISS UNIVERSE L.P., Opposer, OPPOSITION N0. v. ?NExpress Maul-mailman IN .0 (30 . umber Date of Deposit Big/?42725: . I hereby certify that this paper or fee is being de- Applicant. posrted with the United States Postai Service ?Express Mali Post Office to Addressee" service under 37 CFR 1.10 on the date indicated above and is addressed to the Assistant Commissioner of Trade marks. 2900 0/ 9, Arlington, Virginia 22202-3513. 1 Hon. Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks . Washington, D.C. 20231 - NOTICE OF OPPOSITION Miss Universe LP, (?Opposer?) is a limited liability partnership organized under the laws of Delaware with a principal place of business at 1370 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019. The general partners of the partnership are Trump Pageants, Inc. and NBC Pageants, Inc. Opposer believes it will be damaged by registration of the mark MISS NUDE SOUTHERN USA as shown in the above?identi?ed application and hereby opposes the same. The grounds for opposition are as follows: 1. Since at least as early as 1966, Opposer has used the mark MISS USA and 01/03/3005. Sinai.? Oi 1713:6402 303.00 is: -1- since at least as early as 1983 it has used the mark MISS TEEN USA in connection with its world-famous beauty pageants and related goods and services. 2. Opposer?s MISS USA and MISS TEEN USA Marks are the subject of incontestable federal trademark registrations for MISS USA (Reg. No. 1,601,484) and for MISS TEEN USA (Reg. No. 1,660,124) in Class 41, among many others. Copies of these registrations of Opposer are attached hereto as Exhibit A. 3. In addition to the MISS USA and MISS TEEN USA Marks, Opposer also owns other variants of the MISS USA mark including the MISS USA and MISS TEEN USA Marks for all 50 states and the District of Columbia collectively, USA Marks?). Opposer has licensed its MISS USA Marks, such as MISS NEW YORK USA, MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA and other MISS USA and MISS TEEN USA Marks in all 50 states and the District of Columbia for organizing and conducting preliminary pageants to select delegates for the MISS USA and MISS TEEN USA national pageants. A list of sample registrations for the MISS USA Marks is attached hereto as Exhibit B. 4. Opposer is an internationally prominent organizer and promoter of beauty pageants throughout the world. Opposer widely advertises its pageants to the public throughout the United States by all means and types of advertising media, including newspapers, magazines, television, trade publications and the like, as well as through the personal appearances of its titleholders. Opposer?s pageants are televised throughout the world and it receives millions of dollars in revenue from telecast rights fees, site fees and personal appearance fees. 5. Pageants organized and promoted by Opposer, by reason of their quality and professionalism, have come to be known to the public in the United States and throughout the world as being expertly presented under the best production conditions. As a result, the -2- trademarks?and goodwill associated with Opposer?s pageants are of inestimable value to Opposer. 6. Applicant seeks to register the trademark MISS NUDE SOUTHERN USA for use in connection with ?entertainment services in the nature of a beauty pageants.? Publication of Applicant?s mark was in the August 19, 2003 issue of the Of?cial Gazette. 7. Applicant?s MISS NUDE SOUTHERN USA mark is confusingly similar, in appearance, sound and meaning, to Opposer?s MISS USA and MISS TEEN USA marks in that Applicant?s mark merely inserts additional modifying words between the words and The majority of Applicant?s mark is identical in sound and appearance to Opposer?s incontestable MISS USA Mark and are identical to the most dominant components of Opposer?s incontestable MISS TEEN USA and other variant marks, In fact, Applicant?s mark uses the same construction as Opposer?s large family of MISS USA Marks which include the words MISS as the ?rst primary word and USA as the last primary word with an additional word or two in between -- MISS USA, MISS TEEN USA. Applicant?s mark therefore makes a nearly identical visual and aural impression as Opposer?s family of MISS USA Marks. 8. Applicant?s mark is also used on substantially similar services and, upon information and belief, will be marketed through the same and/or similar channels of trade. The close resemblance of Applicant?s mark to the MISS USA Marks will cause confusion or cause consumers to believe that Opposer has authorized or endorsed the quality of Applicant?s services. 9. Applicant?s registration and use of MISS NUDE SOUTHERN USA is likely to create confusion and deceive purchasers into believing that Applicant?s services originate with or are in some way sponsored, endorsed, licensed, associated or otherwise authorized or connected -3- with' Opposer. Such confusion would irreparably harm and damage Opposer because Opposer has no control over the nature or quality of the services provided or produced by Applicant under the M188 NUDE SOUTHERN USA mark. 10. Applicant?s registration and use of the mark MISS NUDE SOUTHERN USA is also likely to dilute the distinctiveness of Opposer?s famous MISS USA Marks as source designations for Opposer?s world-famous pageants and pageant services. 1 1. By reason of the foregoing, Opposer will be damaged by Applicant?s registration of the mark MISS NUDE SOUTHERN USA. WHEREFORE, Opposer respectfully requests that this Opposition be sustained and that the registration by Applicant of the mark MISS NUDE SOUTHERN USA be refused. Two copies of this Notice of Opposition and the fee required in 37 CFR 2.6 are enclosed herewith. Respectfully submitted, Donova ee LLP Dated: New York, New York December 17, 2003 By: And?ea L. Calvaruso, Esq. Attorneys for Opposer 110 Greene St, Suite 700 New York, NY 10012 (212) 226?4271 t. CL: 41 . . Reg. No. 1,601,484 [Prior U.s. CL: 107 Ignited States Patent and Trademark Of?ce .Reeistaed June 12, 1939 SERVICE MARK PRINCIPAL REGISTER MISS USA FIRST USE 0-0-l9?2; IN CDMMERCE (CALIFORNIA convo- 0-0-1951 .. . OF US. NOS. 610,965. 1.439.161 UNIVERSE. me RATION) . 5150 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD LOS ANGELES. CA AND 011IERS. .. TAINMENT SERVICES. say. NO. FILED 10-13-1939. 01? mom - SUSAN LEE. EXAMINING ATTORNEY FOR: RESENTATIQN NAMELY. AND CONFESTS, IN CLASS 41 (0.5. CL. 107). 3.3! an. Int. Cl.: 41 - Prior' U.S. CL: 107 United States Patent and Trademark Office Registered Oct. 3,1391 Reg. No. 1,660,124 IntReg. N9. I.660,l14 United States Patent and Trademark omce Registered Oct. 3. I991 Amendel 06 Date June 23. 1392 SERVICE MARK PRINCIPAL REGISTER 808,944. ?0,421. MISS TEEN USA EXCLUSIVE FROM THE 44-1933. MISS UNIVERSE. INC. (CALIFORNIA sec. 2m s?m??m?om FOR: IG ATTORNEY 5750 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD DUCTING BEAUTY PAGEANTS. IN L05 CA ?00? cuss (0.5. CL. Ion . OWNER OF us REG. NOS. 303.944. use 3-204933; IN COMMERCE IIOJII AND ?mm. 3-30.1933. NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE excw. SIVE RIGHT TO USE APART SER. 13.151320, FILED "44?193). FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN. 3L: In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the sea! of The Parent and Trademark O?ice to be a?ixed on June 23. I992. EXHIBIT FEDERAL TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS Trademark MISS TEEN USA MISS U.S.A. MISS U.S.A. PAGEANT MISS U.S.A. PAGEANT MISS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MISS USA MISS USA MISS USA MISS USA Registration No. 1,660,124 810,421 808,974 847,877 808,975 1,710,147 1,601,484 1,439,167 1,372,745 Registration Date Oct. 8, 1991 May 24, 1966 May 24, 1966 Apr. 23, 1968 May 24, 1966 Aug. 25, 1992 Jun. 12, 1990 May 12, 1987 Nov. 26, 1985 Class STATE TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS Tradcmaf?k MISS ALABAMA TEEN USA MISS ALABAMA USA MISS ALASKA TEEN USA MISS ALASKA USA MISS ARIZONA TEEN USA MISS ARIZONA USA MISS ARKANSAS TEEN USA MISS ARKANSAS USA MISS CALIFORNIA TEEN USA MISS CALIFORNIA USA MISS COLORADO TEEN USA MISS COLORADO U.S.A. MISS CONNECTICUT TEEN USA MISS CONNECTICUT USA MISS DELAWARE TEEN U.S.A. MISS DELAWARE U.S.A. MISS GEORGIA TEEN USA MISS GEORGIA U.S.A. MISS HAWAII USA MISS ILLINOIS TEEN U.S.A. MISS ILLINOIS-USA MISS INDIANA TEEN U.S.A. MISS INDIANA U.S.A. MISS IOWA TEEN USA Registration No. 101834 101833 File No. 3487 File No. 3486 22220 31353 TM00001630 TM00001631 17104 17103 21531 21532 166-89 166-88 819908 35486 258095 53433 53434 5009-5768 5009?5769 Registration Date Class Jul. 27, 1983 41 Jul. 27, 1983 41 May 7, 2002 41 May 7, 2002 41 Nov.21,1983 41 Nov. 12, 1992 16 May 26, 2000 Loc. 107 May 26, 2000 Loc. 107 Jul. 27, 1983 Loc. 107 Jul. 27, 1983 LOO. 107 Dec. 13, 1984 Lee. 107 Nov. 13, 1984 Loc. 107 Jun. 3, 2002 16 Jun. 3, 2002 16 Jul. 21, 1983 41 Jul. 21, 1983 41 May 6, 2002 16 Dec. 4, 1984 41 16 Jul. 26, 1983 Loc. 107 Jul. 26, 1983 Loc. 107 Jan. 23, 1984 Loc. 60 Jan. 23, 1984 Loc. 60 41 May 6, 2002 Trademark MISS IOWA USA MISS KANSAS TEEN USA MISS KANSAS USA MISS KENTUCKY TEEN U.S.A. MISS KENTUCKY USA MISS LOUISIANA TEEN USA MISS LOUISIANA USA MISS MAINE TEEN USA MISS MAINE USA MISS MARYLAND TEEN USA MISS MISS MASSACHUSETTS TEEN U.S.A. MISS MASSACHUSETTS USA MISS MICHIGAN TEEN U.S.A. MISS MICHIGAN U.S.A. MISS MINNESOTA TEEN U.S.A. MISS MINNESOTA U.S.A. MISS MISSISSIPPI USA MISS MISSOURI TEEN USA MISS MISSOURI USA MISS MONTANA TEEN-USA MISS NEBRASKA TEEN USA MISS NEBRASKA USA MISS NEVADA TEEN USA. Re istration N0. 5480TM-000268809 16239 1 6240 10801 10802 57?3967 57-3983 8500608 85006] 2002-0096 34261 34260 M25-022 8701 8702 $015770 8015769 14043 10003 02490 1000302494 599 Registration Date Class May 6, 2002 41 May 30, 2002 16 May 30, 2002 16 Jul. 22, 1983 Loc. 107 Jul. 22, 1983 Lee. 107 May 6, 2002 41 May 6, 2002 41 Sep. 27, 1984 41 Sep. 27, 1984 41 May 30, 2002 Loc. 60 Feb. 15, 1985 Loc. 60 Aug. 19, 1983 41 Aug.19, 1983 41 Jul. 22, 1983 Loc. 107 Jul. 22, 1983 Loc. 107 Aug. 29, 1983 41 Aug. 29, 1983 41 Nov. 29, 1984 Loc 107 May 30, 2002 41 May 30, 2002 41 Aug. 13, 1984 41 May 16, 2002 41 May 16, 2002 41 Jul. 22, 1983 LOO 107 Trademark MISS NEVADA U.S.A. MISS NEW HAMPSHIRE TEEN USA PAGEANT MISS NEW HAMPSHIRE USA PAGEANT MISS NEW JERSEY TEEN U.S.A. MISS NEW JERSEY U.S.A. MISS NEW MEXICO USA MISS NEW MEXICO USA MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA MISS NEW YORK USA MISS NORTH CAROLINA TEEN USA MISS NORTH CAROLINA USA MISS NORTH DAKOTA TEEN U.S.A. MISS NORTH DAKOTA-USA MISS OHIO TEEN U.S.A. MISS OHIO U.S.A. MISS OKLAHOMA TEEN U.S.A. MISS OKLAHOMA U.S.A MISS OREGON TEEN USA MISS OREGON USA MISS TEEN U.S.A. MISS MISS RHODE ISLAND TEEN USA MISS RHODE ISLAND USA Registration No. V. 1 4365 4364 18913 TK00072003 S-18035 8-7547 "15109 T5108 11,944 11,944 SM 5076 SM 5077 25 789 25 788 $85913 $49772 776608 767 969 84-9-3 84?9-2 Registration Date Class Jul. 22, 1983 Loc 107 May 23, 1983 Loc 107 May 23, 1983 Loc 107 Jul. 25, 1983 41 Jul. 25, 1983 41 Oct. 31, 1984 41 Jul. 20, 2000 41 Aug. 13, 2002 41 Aug. 12, 1983 LOO. 107 July 25, 1983 Loc. 107 July 25, 1983 Loc. 107 Sep. 7, 1984 38 Sep.7,1984 38 Ju1.21, 1983 41 Jul. 21, 1983 41 Jul. 27, 1983 Loc. 107 Jul. 27, 1983 Loc. 107 May 13, 2002 41 Aug. 9, 1984 41 Nov. 14, 1983 41 Jun. 18, 1982 41 Sep. 5, 1984 41 Sep.5, 1984 41 Trademaf?k MISS SOUTH CAROLINA TEEN USA MISS SOUTH CAROLINA USA MISS SOUTH DAKOTA TEEN USA MISS SOUTH DAKOTA USA MISS TENNESSEE TEEN USA MISS TENNESSEE USA MISS TEXAS TEEN USA MISS TEXAS USA MISS USA (in Mexico) MISS UTAH TEEN USA MISS UTAH USA MISS VIRGINIA TEEN USA MISS VIRGINIA USA MISS WASHINGTON TEEN USA MISS WASHINGTON USA MISS WEST VIRGINIA TEEN USA MISS WEST VIRGINIA USA MISS WYOMING TEEN U.S.A. MISS WYOMING USA Registration No. A 51179 51180 507379 5121313-0105 5181688-0105 5134 5133 30588 30587 1006751 1006750 207340 207341 Registration Date May 29, 2002 May 29, 2002 May 7, 2002 May 7, 2002 May 22, 2002 May 22, 2002 Aug. 6, 1991 Aug. 6, 1981 Oct. 23, 1995 July 12, 2002 July 12, 2002 Jul. 23, 2002 July 23, 2002 May 6, 2002 May 6, 2002 May 31, 2002 May 31, 2002 Jul. 25, 1983 Jul. 25, 1983 Class 41 41 41 41 Loc. 107 LeeLoc. 107 Loc. 107 DONOVAN e9 YEE A LLP The Soho Building 110 Greene Street, Suite 700 it New York, NY 10012 Telephone: 212-226?7700 1 Fax: 212-226-1995 E-mail: daygd@yeellp.com Writer?s Direct Dial: (212) 226-9796 ?Express Maii"mailin I bel c. Number @1152 4%(2 do as Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks Date IorieDebpmiit'fy 68? 3192;?) 3 re ce I a :5 paper or .ee i5 .1. - BOX TTAB - FEE pesited with the United States Postai Service ?Express 2900 Drive Mail Post Office to Addressee" service under 1.10 on the date indicated above and is addressed to Al lmgton, 22202-3513 the Assistant Commissioner of Trademarks. 2900 -.Nungton.\r 2220243513. . . 1 a 4 Re: Client/Matter No.1 Gen NOTICES 0F OPPOSITION Sig'atur- Applicant Promotions, Inc. Serial NO. 78/109,613 Mark I) MISS NUDE SOUTHERN USA 12.13.2003 US. Patent 8- Mail 01.966 Sir: Enclosed please ?nd a Notice of Opposition tO the above-referenced application for registration Of MISS NUDE SOUTHERN USA, in triplicate. Kindly ?le the enclosed papers and charge the fee, estimated tO be $300, and any de?ciency or overpayment Of the fee as estimated below to the undersigned attorney's Deposit Account No. 50- 03 57. Respectfully submitted, DONOVAN YEE LLP BY- 4Q Estimated Fee: $300.00 Andrea L. Calvaruso Dated: December 17, 2003 Attorneys for Opposer