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AMSTER,ROTHSTEIN &EBENSTEIN LLPANTHONY . LOCICERO,NY BN1084698a l o c i c e r [email protected] ROTHSTEIN.NY SBN2382984c r o t h s t e i n @arelaw.comMARC . JASON,[email protected] CAPASSO, NY [email protected] ark AvenueNework, NY 001 6Telephone: (212) 3 3 6-8000F a c s i m i l e : (21 2)3 3 6-8001(Admitted Pro Hac i c e )HANSON BRIDGETT LLPGARNER . WENG, [email protected] . WALTERS, BN267262c w a l t e r s@h ansonbridgett .com425Market S t r e e t , 26thF l o o rSan F r a n c i s c o , C a l i f o r n i a 94105Telephone: (415)777-3200F a c s i m i l e : (41 5)541 -9366A t t o r n e y s f o r P l a i n t i f f s MACY'S, NC. andMACYS.COM, NC. UNITED STATES ISTRIC T COURT

NORTHERNDISTRICT OF ALIFORNIASAN FRANCISCODIVISION

MACY'S,NC. and MACYS.COM, N C . ,P l a i n t i f f s ,

v .STRATEGIC MARKS, LC ,

Defendant.

STRATEGIC MARKS,LC,Counter-Claimant,

v .MACY'S, NC. and MACYS.COM, NC.

Counter-Defendants.

Case No. CV 1 -6198 SCPLAIN T IFFS MACY'S, NC. ANDMACYS.COM, NC.'S MOTION FORPARTIALSUMMARYJUDGMENTDate:March15, 201 3T i me: 10: 00 a.m.Crt m: 1Judae: Honorable Samuel Conti

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I . BACKGROUNDANDSTATEMENTOFFACTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

A. Defendant'sR e g i s t r a t i o n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4B. Defendant's Statements o f Us e a n d Spe cim e n s o f Us e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

I I . ARGUMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A. LegalSt an dardForSummaryJud g m e n t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7B. TheCourt Has u t h o r i t y ToCan ce l R e g i s t r a t i o n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8C . Us e n CommerceRe quire me nt ForR e g i s t r a t i o n o f Marks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8D . De fe n d a n tHas Not Us e d theMa rks n Commerce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

1 . " B r i c k a n d M o r t a r " Stores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102. On- L i n e R e t a i l Stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

E. D e f e n d a n tC a n n o t Withd rawSt at e men t so f Us e a n d Return t o I n t e n t -t o-Us e Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

I I I . CONCLUSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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~ t h e r e a f t e r asthe p a r t i e s maybeheard, l a i n t i f f s Macy 's, n c . and Macy s.com, n c .( i n d i v i d u a l l y and c o l l e c t i v e l y , " P l a i n t i f f s " or "Macy's" ) i l l move h i s Court pursuant o Rule56f the Federal Rules o f C i v i l Procedure, t the U n i t e d StatesCourthousel o c a t e d a t450old enGat e Ave nue , San Francisco, a l i f o r n i a , 94102, Courtroom #1 ,o r p a r t i a lsummaryud gme nt g a i n s t d ef endant t r a t e g i c Marks, LLC(De f endant" ) as o l l o w s :

1 )o dismiss Defend ant 's i r s t counterclai m F i r s t Claim f o r R e l i e f :Infringeme nt o f F e d e r a l l y Regist ere dTrad emark: 15 U.S.C . 114);

2)o dismiss Defendant 's i f t h countercl aim F i f t h Claim f o r R e l i e f :Infringe ment o f F e d e r a l l y Registered Trad e mark: 1 5 U.S .C.114);

3)o cancel Defendant's r e g i s t r a t i o n f o r the markTHEBROADWAY, .S.R e g.No. 4, 099 ,878, n accordance w i t h P l a i n t i f f s ' Fourth A f f i r m a t i v e Def ense,p a r s . 4nd 8;

4)o cancel Defendant 's r e g i s t r a t i o n f o r the markTHEBON MARCHE,.SR e g.No. 4,136,284, n accordancew i t h P l a i n t i f f s ' Fourth A f f i r m a t i v e De fense ,p a r s . 5 nd 9;

5 )o cancel Defendant'sr e g i s t r a t i o n f o r the markROBINSON'S,.S .R e g.No.4, 165,969, n accordancew i t h P l a i n t i f f s ' Fourth A f f i r m a t i v e De f ense, a r s .6and 10;and6)o h o l d t h a t Defendant'sS tatement o f Use wase f e c t i v e i n i t s pend ing

a p p l i c a t i o n t o r e g i s t e r the markABRAHAM ANDSTRAUS, .S . p p l i c a t i o n S e r i a l

No.85/137,191, n accordance w i t h P l a i n t i f f s ' Fourt hA f f i r m a t i v e De f ense, a r s . 7and 11; h u s , Def endant d oe snot havethe r i g h t t o r e g i s t e r the mark ABRAHAMANDSTRAUS.Defendan t's i r s t and i f t h countercl aims o r trademarki n f r i n g e m e n t shou ldbe

~ dismi sse dand the corresponding s e r v i c e markr e g i s t r a t i o n s c a n c e l l e d be causetheDe f endanthad notuse d the marks n commerce n connectionw i t h the s e r v i c e s i d e n t i f i e

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~ i n the r e g i s t r a t i o n s a t the time t f i l e d Statements o f Us e w i t h the U n i t e d S t a t e s Patenta nd Trade markO f f i c e ("USPTO" ) . S p e c i f i c a l l y , De fendant n e i t h e r ( i ) used THE

~ BROADWAY, HE BON MARCHE, OBINSON'Sr ABRAHAMANDSTRAUS n a~ m a n n e r s u f f i c i e n t t o support a v a l i d State m e nt o f Use;nor i i ) made ny s a l e s under t h e~ a l l e g e d i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f s e r v i c e s s u f f i c i e n t t o c o n s t i t u t e bona f i d e use i n co m m e rce under~ the l a w . Consequently, Defendant'st h r e e (3) e r v i c e m arkr e g i s t r a t i o n s a r e i n c u r a b l y~ flawed a ndare v o i d ab n i t i o a s a m a t t e r o f l a w . F u r t h e r , the pending r e j e c t i o n by t h e~ USPTO f theABRAHAMANDSTRAUSp p l i c a t i o n i s s i m i l a r l y w e l l -fo unded and s h o u l dbe confirmedbythe Court t o prevent De fendant from l a t e r a r g u i n g an i n c o n s i s t e n tp o s i t i o n b e f o r e the USPTO.

This motion i s based o n the acco m p a nying d e c l a r a t i o n o f Antho ny F . Lo C i c e r o~ w i t h e x h i b i t s(Lo CiceroD e c l ." ) , o nthe below Memorandum o f P o i n t s andA u t h o r i t i e s , o n

a l l o f the p l e a d i n g s and papers i l e d i n t h i s a c t i o n , and o n any ev idenceand arg u m e ntt h a t maybe presented a t a h e a r i n g o n t h i s m o t i o n .

MEMORANDUMOF POINTSANDAUTHORITIESI N SUPPORTOF MOTIONFOR PARTIAL SUMMARYJUDGMENT

BACKGROUND ANDSTATEMENTOFFACTSMacy' s s aw o r l d f a m o u s e t a i l departments t o r e wh ich h as be e n a c t i v e f o r over

~ o n e hundred (100) e a r s . Ov e r they e a r s , Macy's,by i t s e l f and through predecessors- i n~ i n t e r e s t and r e l a t e d e n t i t i e s , h as o w n e d and operatedo t h e r famo us, e g i o n a l r e t a i l~ dep artment s t o r e s , many f which h ada l s o been a c t i v e f o r many decade s (and, n some~ cases, a l s o ov ero n e hundred(100)years c o l l e c t i v e l y and i n d i v i d u a l l y , the" H e r i t a g eBrands" ) ) . ~ Ati s s u e i n t h i s l a w s u i t are e i g h t (8) f t h e H e r i t a g e Brands, o r which

~ Bo t h theMacy' sdepart m e nt s t o r e s a nd some r l l o f theHeritage Brands w e re a t o n e timeo ranot her owned by the Macy' s r e l a t e d pre decessor- i n - i n t e r e s t k n o w n c o l l e c t i v e l y as FederatedDe p art m e nt S t o r e s . A f t e r various assi gnm e nt s and chan g e s of n a m e s , l l o f theH e r i t a g e Brandare nowownedby Macy's.

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Defendant i l e d " i n t e n t - t o-use" e r v i c e marka p p l i c a t i o n s i n 2010. Ati s s u e i n t h i s m o t i o n~ ~ are o u r (4) f theH e r i t a g e Brands, namelyTHEBROADWAY; HEBONMARCHE;~ ~ ROBINSON'S; ndABRAHAM ANDSTRAUS,o r which Defendanth as i l e d l e g a l l y~ ~ i n v a l i d Statementso f Us e n i t s USPTO roceedings.

Macy'scommenced h i s l i t i g a t i o n so undingi n trademark i n f r i n g e m e n t i n De c embe~ ~ 2011( D k t . No . - 2 , Complaint)as ar e s u l t o f Defendant'si n f r i n g i n g a c t i v i t i e s w i t h r e s p e c t~ ~ t o s e v e r a l o f theseH e r i t a g e Brands.

TheDefendant, n t u r n , has a s s e r t e d c o u n t e r c l a i m s a g a i n s t Macy's D k t . No . 50)~ f o r , i n t e r a l i a , i n f r i n g e m e n t o f t h r e e marks o r whichDefendant h as i m p r o p e r l y o b t a i n e df e d e r a l r e g i s t r a t i o n s (THEBROADWAY; HEBON MARCHE; nd ROBINSON'S ).T h i smo tions eeks c a n c e l l a t i o n o f theser e g i s t r a t i o n s and d i s m i s s a l o f the correspondingcounterc laims becau s ethea s s e r t e d r e g i s t r a t i o n s arev o i d .

I n a d d i t i o n , Macy'ss eeks a d e c l a r a t i o n by the Co urtc o n f i r m i n g the i n d i n g s o f the~ trademarkexaminer o r the ABRAHAM ANDSTRAUSp p l i c a t i o n t h a t theu sea s s e r t e di n Defendant'sStatement o f Us e o r ABRAHAMANDSTRAUSas n s u f f i c i e n t , t opreventDefendantfrom l a t e r a r g u i n g an i n c o n s i s t e n t p o s i t i o n b e f o r e the USPTO.

A. Defendant's R e g i s t r a t i o n sAt i s s u e i n t h i s motion aret h r e e s e r v i c e mark2r e g i s t r a t i o n s o b t a i n e d by

~ Defendant,as w e l l as o n e pending a p p l i c a t i o n t o r e g i s t e r , as o l l o w s :1)THEBROADWAY,.S.Reg .No . 4,099,878, o r r e t a i l dep artment t o r e andon

l i n e r e t a i l department t o r e s e r v i c e s ; r e t a i l and o n - l i n e r e t a i l c l o t h i n g b o u t i q u e s ; r e t a i l and

2 Undertrademarkl a w , tra demarksand s e r v i c e marks are t r e a t e d v i r t u a l l y t h e s ame. S e c t i o n 45o f theLan h a m Act 1 5U.S.C.127 ) e f i n e s as e r v i c e mark as any"word, name, ymbo lo rd e v i c e , o r any combinationt h e r e o f us edby a pers on, r whichapers on h as abo na i d e i n t e n t i ot o u s e n commerce .. o i d e n t i f y andd i s t i n g u i s h t h e s e r v i c e s o f o neperson...fromt h es e r v i c e s o f o t h e r s ...."15U.S.C. 127. Th e d e f i n i t i o n o f " s e r v i c e mark" s v i r t u a l l y i d e n t i c a l t othed e f i n i t i o n o f " t r a d e m a r k . " Butw h i l e s e r v i c e marks a p p l y t o i n t a n g i b l e s e r v i c e s , trademarks aru sed t o d i s t i n g u i s h t a n g i b l e g o o ds .Seed . ; s e e a l s o , C h a nc e . Pac- T e l T e l e t r a c I n c . , 242 F . 3 d1151 ,1 156 9 t h C i r . 20 01);L l o y d ' s Food r o d s . , I n c . v . E l i ' s , I n c . , 987 . 2 d 7 66, 7 68 Fed. i r .1993).

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on- l i n e r e t a i l c l o t h i n g s t o r e s ; r e t a i l andon - l i n e r e t a i l ap par el s t o r e s ; r e t a i l andon - l i n e r e t a i~ s t o r e s e r v i c e s f e a t u r i n g c l o t h i n g and f a s h i o n a c c e s s o r i e s , n I n t e r n a t i o n a l Clas s 35("THE~ BROADWAYe g i s t r a t i o n " ) . (LoCiceroD e c l . Ex. ) .

2)THEBONMARCHE, .S. Re g. No. ,136,28 4, o r r e t a i l department t o r e and~ on - l i n e r e t a i l dep artment t o r e s e r v i c e s ; r e t a i l and on - l i n e r e t a i l c l o t h i n g b o u t i q u e s ; r e t a i l~ and on- l i n e r e t a i l c l o t h i n g s t o r e s ; r e t a i l and on- l i n e r e t a i l ap parels t o r e s ; r e t a i l and on- l i n e

r e t a i l s t o r e s e r v i c e s f e a t u r i n g c l o t h i n g andf a s h i o n a c c e s s o r i e s , i n I n t e r n a t i o n a l Clas s35("THEBONMARCHEe g i s t r a t i o n " ) . (Lo Cicero D e c l . Ex. ) .

3 ) ROBINSON'S, .S.Re g. No. ,165,969,o r r e t a i l de p ar tment t o r e and on - l i n e~ r e t a i l dep ar tment t o r e s e r v i c e s ; r e t a i l andon- l i n e r e t a i l c l o t h i n g b o u t i q u e s ; r e t a i l andon-l i n e r e t a i l c l o t h i n g s t o r e s ; r e t a i l andon - l i n e r e t a i l ap par el s t o r e s ; r e t a i l and on- l i n e r e t a i ls t o r e s e r v i c e s f e a t u r i n g c l o t h i n g andf a s h i o n a c c e s s o r i e s , n I n t e r n a t i o n a l Clas s35(ROBINSON'SR e g i s t r a t i o n " ) . (LoCiceroD e c l . Ex. ) .

4)ABRAHAM ANDSTRAUS,.S. p p l i c a t i o n S e r i a l No. 85/137,191, o r r e t a i l~ dep artment t o r e and on - l i n e r e t a i l de par tment t o r e s e r v i c e s ; r e t a i l and on - l i n e r e t a i lc l o t h i n g b o u t i q u e s ; r e t a i l andon - l i n e r e t a i l c l o t h i n g s t o r e s ; r e t a i l andon- l i n e r e t a i l a p p a r e ls t o r e s ; r e t a i l and on- l i n e r e t a i l s t o r e s e r v i c e s f e a t u r i n g c l o t h i n g andf a s h i o n a c c e s s o r i e s ,i n I n t e r n a t i o n a l Class35("ABRAHAMANDSTRAUSp p l i c a t i o n " ) . (Lo C i c e r o D e c l . Ex.D ) .

B. De fendant's Statementso f U s e andS p e c i m e ns o f U s eThe a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r a l l f o u r (4 ) f the mar ks we r e i l e d on S e p te mbe r 24 , 201 0 as

" i n t e n t- t o-use" p p l i c a t i o n s pursuant o 1 5U.S.C.0 5 1 ( b ) . 3 D e f e ndant subsequently

3 As iscussedbelow, n or der o r atrademark t o r e c e i v e a e d e r a l r e g i s t r a t i o n , i t mu s ti r s t beuse d n c om m e r c e . Current U.S.law p r o v i d e s f o r t h e i l i n g o f trademark a p p l i c a t i o n s t o p r o t e c t( o r r e s e r v e ) trademarks which are n o t y e t i n u se whe r e the a p p l i c a n t ha s a bona i d e i n t e n t i o n t ou s e the mark. 15 U.S.C. 1051(b). Howe ve r , b e f o r e ar e g i s t r a t i o n may s s u e from ani n t e n t- t o -u se a p p l i c a t i o n , the a p p l i c a n t m u stp r o v i d e andUSPTOu s tac c e p t al e g a l l y s u f f i c i e n t"statement o f u s e , " alongw i t h an ac ceptable" sp e c i me no f u s e , " w i t h i n t h e s t a t u t o r y p e r i o d . See1 5 U.S.C.051c)(an i n t e n t- t o-use] p p l i c a n t whoha smade se o f t h e mar k n c om m e r c e( f o o t n o t e continued)

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~ ~ f i l e d a Statement f UseandSpecimeno f Use n theUSPTO,ursuant o 15U. S.C.~ ~ 1 0 5 1 ( d ) , o r eac h a p p l i c a t i o n . Eac h Statement f Use f f i r m s t h a t " [ t ] h e mar k s i n use n~ ~ commerceono r i n connect ionw i t h a l l goods r s e r v i c e s l i s t e d i n thea p p l i c a t i o n . . ." , and

~ c o n t a i n s a e r i f i e d d e c l a r a t i o n t h a t thea p p l i c a n t " i s u s i n g themar k n com m e r ceono r i n~ con nectionw i t h thegoods/ s e r v i c e s i d e n t i f i e d ...."(Lo Cicero D e c l . Exs.E hroughH ) .

Each o f Defendant'sSpecimens f Usec o n s i s t e d o f ani d e n t i c a l p r i n t- o u t o f the' ~ homepage o r Defendant's RetroD epartmentStores w e b s i t e ,www.retrodepar tmentstores.com, alon gw i t h the p e c i f i c webpage romt h e s i t e f o r eachp a r t i c u l a r mark.Copies o f the Specimens f Use o r each o f the o u r (4) mar ksar esubmit tedh e r e w i t h a t LoCiceroD e c l . Ex s. throu gh L . 4

U l t i m a t e l y , t h r e e o f the a p p l i c a t i o n s w er eapproved andr e g i s t e r e d : THE~ BROADWAYe g i s t r a t i o n i s s u e d onFebruary 14, 2012;THEBON MARCHER e g i s t r a t i o n i s s u e d on May , 2012; andtheROBINSON'S e g i s t r a t i o n i s s u e d onJu ne26,2012. TheABRAHAM ANDSTRAUSp p l i c a t i o n remains p e n d i n g . 5

N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g theissuance o f thet h r e e R e g i s t r a t i o n s , t h i s Court s a u t h o r i z e d t~ cance l th em(see e c t i o n I I ( B ) b e l o w ) .

mayl a i m t h e b e n e f i t s o f su ch use . . b y amending h i s o r her p p l i c a t i o n t o b r i n g i t i n t oc o n f o r m i t y . . . "4 n t e r e s t i n g l y , a l t h o u g h Defendan t p p l i e d f o r t h e mar kABRAHAMANDSTRAUS,h e specimesu bmitted shows e v e r a l " A &" o g o s , i n c l u d i n g the l o g o ona - s h i r t , as e l l as i s t o r i c a li n f o r m a t i o n r e f e r r i n g t o P l a i n t i f f s ' Ab r ah am&Strau s a l s o i n c o r r e c t l y s p e l l e d Ab r ah am&StraussandA&S t o r e s . Now h e r edoes thea p p l i e d - f o r mar k ABRAHAM ANDSTRAUSc t u a l l y appeai n the specimen.5Th eABRAHAMANDSTRAUSp p l i c a t i o n has n o t b eenapproved o r r e g i s t r a t i o n i n p a r tb ecause h e examiner recognizedt h a t D e f e n d a n t ' s p u r p o r t e d use o f themar k on t h ewww.retrodepartmentstores.comwebsit e i d n o t c o n s t i t u t e use n com m e r ce o r on - l i n e r e t a i ls t o r e s e r v i c e s (discussed u r t h e r b e l o w ) . I t i s P l a i n t i f f s ' c o n t e n t i o n t h a t t h e l e g a l b a s i s f o r t h er e j e c t i o n bytheexaminer n the ABRAHAMANDSTRAUSp p l i c a t i o n i s c o r r e c t , and t h e o t h e rexaminers' approv also f theStat ementso f Use o r theo t h e r mar ksw e r e mistakens i n c e thosea p p l i c a t i o n s had thesamee f i c i e n c y .

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f a c t s a n d the movingp a r t y i s e n t i t l e d t o judgme nt a sa m a t t e r o f l a w . Fe d. R.C i v . P. 56;S h i r l e y v . Wa ch ovia M o r t g . FSB,No.10-3870- SC, 2012U.S. i s t . L EXIS 440 49, t *9(N.D. a l . Mar.29,2012). M a t e r i a l f a c t s arethose t h a t mi ghta f f e c t theo ut co me o f thecase. And ersonv . L i b e r t y Lobby, n c . , 477 U.S . 242,2481986). A i s p u t e a s o am a t e r i a l f a c t i s o n l y "genuine"f t h e r e i s s u f f i c i e n t evidence o r a reaso nable u r y t o r e t u r na v e r d i c t f o r the no nmoving p a r t y . I d .

Th e p a r t y seekingsummary udgmen t bears the n i t i a l burden o f i n f o r m i n g thec o u r t o f the b a s i s o f the m o t i o n , a n do f i d e n t i f y i n g those p o r t i o n s o f ther e c o r d t h a tdemo nstrate thea bse nce o f a genui nei s s u e o f m a t e r i a l f a c t . C e l o t e x Co rp. . C a t r e t t ,477U.S. 317,3231986).Wherethe mo vingp a r t y w i l l h a ve theburden o f p r o o f a t r i a l ,

must f f i r m a t i v e l y demo nstrate t h a t n oreaso nable r i e r o f f a c t c o u l d f i n d o t h e r than f o rthemo vingp a r t y . Juarez v . Ja ni-Kingof a l . , I n c . , No. 09-3495- SC,20 1 2 U.S.D i s t .L EXIS 74 0 6, t *1 0 N.D. a l . Jan.23, 20 12).Onn i s s u e wh e r e t h e non moving p a r t yw i l l bearthe bur deno f p r o o f a t t r i a l , themoving p a r t y canp r e v a i l me rely by p o i n t i n g outt o the i s t r i c t c o u r t t h a t t h e r e i s a na bse nce o f evidence t o support h e non moving p a r t y 'ca se.C e l o t e x , 477 .S.a t 323. I f themoving p a r t y me e t s t s i n i t i a l bur den, the opposinp a r t y mustthen se t o r t h s p e c i f i c f a c t s showing t h a t t h e r e i s some enui ne i s s u e f o r t r i a li n ordert o defeatthe m o t i o n . Anderson,477U.S. t 250 .

Whenhemoving p a r t y h a sc a r r i e d i t s bur den under FederalRule o f C i v i l~ Proce dure5 6 ( c ) , theopposingp a r t y "mustdomo r e than s i m p l y show h a t t h e r e i s someme taphysical doubta s o them a t e r i a l f a c t s ...Where the r e c o r d takena sa wh ole c o u l d

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~ ~ n o t l e a d ar a t i o n a l t r i e r o f f a c t t o f i n d f o r the nonmovingp a r t y , t h e r e i s no g e n u i n e i s s u ef o r t r i a l . " ' MatsushitaE l e c . I n d u s . Co. . Z e n i t h RadioC o r p . , 475U.S. 574,586-87(1986). I n s h o r t , once themovingp a r t y h as me t t s burden, h i l e i n f e r e n c e s dr awn fromtheevidencemu s t b eviewedi n the i g h t mos t a v o r a b l e t o the non- moving p a r t y , t h a tp a r t y can defeat the motion o n l y byp r o v i d i n g evidenceonwhichthe i n d e r o f f a c t c o u l dreas onably i n d f o r the opposing p a r t y . Ander son,477U.S. t 252; h i r l e y , 2012U.S.D i s t . LEXIS 44049 , t *9- 1 0 .

B. The CourtHas u t h o r i t y To Can celR e g i s t r a t i o n s

S e c t i o n 37 f the LanhamAct u t h o r i z e s the c o u r t , " i n any c t i o n i n v o l v i n g ar e g i s t e r e d mark," o "determine the r i g h t t o r e g i s t r a t i o n , orderthec a n c e l l a t i o n o f

r e g i s t r a t i o n s , ...restore canceled r e g i s t r a t i o n s , ando t h e r w i s e r e c t i f y the r e g i s t e r w i t hr e s p e c t t o ther e g i s t r a t i o n s o f anyp a r t y t o the c t i o n . " LeviStrauss& o. . GTFM,n c . ,19 6 F . S u p p. 2d9 71, 975 N.D. a l . 2002) q u o t i n g 15U.S.C.119 ). " Th e e f f e c t o f 1119 s t o g i v e thec o u r t s andthe Pat ent and Trademark O f f i c e c o n c u r r e n t u r i s d i c t i o n t ocance lr e g i s t r a t i o n s . " Levi t r a u s s , 19 6F . S u p p . 2da t 975 . 1 ( c i t i n g I n f o r m i x S o f t w a r e ,l n c . v . OracleC o r p . , 927 . S u pp .1283, 1285-86 N.D.C a l . 1 9 9 6 ) ) ; s e e l s o 5 . ThomaMcCarthy, M cCart hyonTrademar k s andU n f a i r Competition0:1094 t h ed.2002) .

C. U s e n CommerceRequ irement For R e g i s t r a t i o n o f M ar k sAsi t h atrad emark,acorerequirement o r r e g i s t r a t i o n o f a s e r v i c e mark s t h a t

themar k s i n " u s e n comme rce ." S ee , . g . , Aycock Eng 'g, n c . v . A i r f l i t e , I n c . , 560 . 3 d1350,1357 Fed. i r . 2009).For e r v i c e marks, he "u s e n comme r ce " requir ement sme t when 1)amar k s "u s edo r d i s p l a y e d i n thes a l e o r a d v e r t i s i n g o f s e r v i c e s " and (2)e i t h e r i ) the s e r v i c e s are "renderedi n comme r ce " r i i ) the s e r v i c e s ar e "rendered i nmor e thanone S t a t e or n t h e U n i t e d Stat es anda o r e i g n c o u n t r y andtheperson

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r e n d e r i n g thoses e r v i c e s i s e ngage di n commerce n connectionw i t h t h e s e r v i c e s . " 15U.S.C.127.The e g i s t r a t i o n ofa markthat does notmeet heus e requirementvoidab n i t i o . Ayc o c kEng' g, n c . , 560 F.3da t 1357 emphas i s adde d).

U s e o f a m ark i n c o mm e r c e mustc o n s t i t u t e bona f i d e use,and n o t merely tokenuse t o r e s e r v e a r i g h t i n a mark. See , . g . , Ayc o c kEng'g, n c . , 560F . 3 d a t 1357.Thus,

~ use o r d i s p l a y o f amarki n t h e s a l e o r a d v e r t i s i n g o f s e r v i c e s b e f o r e a c t u a l l y r e n d e r i n gthes e r v i c e s i s n o t use n c o mme rc e . SeeAyc o c k Eng' g, n c . , 560F . 3 d a t 1358 h o l d i n gt h a t a p p l i c a n t ' s p r e p a r a t i o n s t o usea marki n c o m me r c e , bye s t a b l i s h i n g a c o r p o r a t ee n t i t y t o do business,o b t a i n i n g t o l l - f r e e telephone numbers and c o n t r a c t i n g w i t hs u p p l i e r s , we re n o t s u f f i c i e n t t o s h o wuse n c ommerc e ); n r e PortA u t h . ofN. . , 3U.S.P.Q. 2d1453, 1454 T . T . A . B . 1 987) h o l d i n g t h a t a d v e r t i s i n g andpromotingtelecommunicationss e r v i c e s b e f o r e the s e r v i c e s werea v a i l a b l e wasn o t s u f f i c i e n t t oshowusei n c ommerc e) ; n r e C e dar o i n t , I n c . , 220U.S.P.Q.533,535-36 T . T . A . B .1983 ) h o l d i n g t h a t a d v e r t i s i n g amarine e n t e r t a i n m e n t p a r k t h a t wasn o t y e t openf o rbusinessd i d n o t showuse n c ommerc e) .

The crux o f t h i s mo tioni s t h a t Defendant's marks - THEBROADWAY;THEBON~ MARCHE;OBINSON'S;andABRAHAMANDSTRAUS- have n o t be enus ed i ncommercebythe Defendant,andt h a t , t h e r e f o r e , the r e s p e c t i v e r e g i s t r a t i o n s are v o i d abi n i t i o , andthe b a s i s o f the USPTO x ami ner o r r e j e c t i n g thepending ABRAHAMANDSTRAUSp p l i c a t i o n should be confirmedbytheC o u r t .

D . DefendantHasNotU s ed the Marks n CommerceE ac h o f ther e g i s t r a t i o n s anda p p l i c a t i o n i d e n t i f y thesamee r v i c e s i n c l a s s 35:

r e t a i l departments t o r e and on - l i n e r e t a i l de par tment s t o r es e r v i c e s ;r e t a i l and on - l i n e r e t a i l c l o t h i n g b o u t i q u e s ;

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r e t a i l andon- l i n e r e t a i l c l o t h i n g s t o r e s ;r e t a i l andon - l i n e r e t a i l apparel s t o r e s ;r e t a i l andon - l i n e r e t a i l s t o r e s e r v i c e s f e a t u r i n g c l o t h i n g andf a s h i o n a c c e s s o r i e s . (Emp hasis added.)

Thus, e ach r e g i s t r a t i o n e s s e n t i a l l y has two comp one nts - a p h y s i c a l r e t a i l , o r" b r i c k and m o r t a r , " s t o r e comp onent;anda i r t u a l on - l i n e r e t a i l s t o r e , o r I n t e r n e t w e b s i t e ,comp onent. As iscussed below, h e r e i s no ge nuine d i s p u t e t h a t the De fe ndanthasn o tusedthemar ks n commerce o r e i t h e r b r i c k andmortar s t o r e s o r f o r on- l i n e r e t a i l s t o r e s .

1 . " B r i c k andM o r t a r " StoresDefe ndant r e e l y admits h a t t hasn o t usedanyo f the mar ks n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h

b r i c k andmor tar t o r e s .During h i s d e p o s i t i o n conductedon Nove m b e r 7, 2012, Defendant'sp r i n c i p a l , E l l i a

K a s s o f f , u n e q u i v o c a l l y a d m i t t e d t h a t nob r i c k andmortar t o r e s have eve r b e e noperate dunde r the mar ksbythe Defendant.

Q. Okay. Ar e you c u r r e n t l y o p e r a t i n g anyb r i c k and mortars t o r e s underanyo f thetrademarksl i s t e d i n E x h i b i t 76?A. No.Q. And have you ever ?A. No.Q. C o n t i n u i n g w i t h E x h i b i t 7, yousay h a t"these s t o r e s w i l l b e seeing s i c ] i r s t asp a r t o f t h i sn o s t a l g i c v i r t u a l m a l l . " I s t h a t the Retr oDe p ar tme ntStores y o u ' r e r e f e r r i n g to?A. C o r r e c t .

6 E x h i b i t 7s a p age from Defendant' s w e b s i t e , www.retrode partmentstores.com. (Lo C i c e r oD e c l . Ex. M).

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Q. "Thenwel a n t o branch out w i t h uniquea c c e s s o r i e s . " I s t h a t the p l a n o f S t r a t e g i c Marks?A. You i d n ' t f i n i s h thesentence. I t says"uniqueaccessoriesa t sm allb o u t i q u e s . "Q. I s t h a t the plan?A. Yes.Q. Yes.R i g h t .And are anysuchunique accesso riesb e i n g s o l d a t s m a l l boutiques a t t h i s time?A. Theboutiques h a t w e ' r e r e f e r r i n g t o oneac hs i d e i s s m a l l v e r s i o n s o f eac hdepart ment t o r el o c a t e d i n m a l l s around the c o u n t r y .Q. Are a nysuchs m a l l v e r s i o n s o f eachdep art m ent t o r e u p and r u n n i n g a t t h i s time?A. No t u r r e n t l y .Q. Ha vethey everbeen?A. No.

Kassoff Dep . t 52:11-5 3 : 1 3 . ' D u r i n g subseq uent u e s t i o n i n g , Mr.Kassoff u r t h e rconfirmed t h a t t h e r e haven o t been a ny b r i c k andmortar s t o r e s .

Q. Doyo u haveanyb r i c k a ndmortars t o r e s ?/_~[~

Q. Doyou have a nys t o r e s t h a t aren o to n l i n e stores?A. No , not u r r e n t l y .Q. Ha ve youever?A. No.

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the head ing"Th eP l a n , " Defen d a n t s t a t e s a s o l l o w s :Y o u ' l l s eetheses t o r e s f i r s t a s p a r t o f t h i s " n o s t a l g i c " v i r t u a lm a l l . Th en we plantobr a n ch o ut w i t h un iqueaccessoriesa t s m a l l b o u t i q u e s , f o l l o w e d by e x c l u s i v e appa rel by up a n dco m i n g d e s i g n e r s , a n d t h en u l t i m a t e l y withactua l"Br i cka n d M o r t ar" s t o res throughout the U n i t e d States w i t h a u l ll i n e-upo f p r o d u c t s . We're h r i l l e d t o beable t o b r i n g back al i t t l e p a r t o f Am er i ca n a home s o w at ch t h i s s pa ce f o r m o r eupd ates ! Em ph a s i s a dd ed .)

(Lo Cicer oD e c l . Ex.M).The a c t t h a t Defen da n t d o es n o t h ave a n y b r i c k a n d mortar s t o r e s i s a l s o

confirmed i n Defen dant'sp l e a d i n g s . For exa m ple, n i t s F i r s t Amended Coun terclaims,Defen d an t s t a t e s the f o l l o w i n g : "Th enames f t s On- l i n e Ret ro Depa rt m en t Stores (a n dt h e i r res pect ive "brick andm o r t a r "locationsw h i ch StrategicM a r k s i s w o r ki n gt o w a r d o pen i n g ( t h e " B r i c k a n d M o r t a r RetroDepar t men t Stores" ) ) evo ke n o s t a l g i a i nthem i n d s o f Amer ican co n s um er s ...."( D k t . No.50 3,Defendant'sF i r s t AmendedAn s w er a n d Coun ter claims a n d Supplemen t al Coun ter claim, Nov. 2,2012)em ph a s i sadded).

Thus, t i s c l e a r a n d bey o n d d i s p u t e t h a t , n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g Defen dant's a f f i r m a t i o n si n the stat ementso f uset h a t t h a s used the m a r ki n commerce o r " r e t a i l " s e r v i c e s , n o n e

o f them ar ks h ave been used f o r a n y e t a i l s t o r e s e r v i c e s . A c c o r d i n g l y , the r e t a i l s t o r e "p o r t i o n s o f ther e g i s t r a t i o n s a n d a p p l i c a t i o n arev o i d .

2. On- L i n e R e t a i l StoresAs i t h " b r i c k a n d m o r t a r " r e t a i l s t o r e s e r v i c e s , De fen d an t h a s a l s o n o t used t h e

m a r ks i n commerce o r o n - l i n e r e t a i l s t o r e s e r v i c e s . Therea son s o r t h i s aret h r e e f o l d :

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~ ~ (1) he Retro De par tm en t Stores website i s a d v e r t i s i n g p o t e n t i a l f u t u r e s e r v i c e s t h a t a r eno t y e t b e i n g rendered i n comm e r ce ; 2) o the e x t e n t any mark s us e do n t h e w e b s i t e i ti s "Retro Department t o r e s , " and n o t thei n d i v i d u a l department t o r e brands; and (3) noo n - l i n e r e t a i l s e r v i c e s h ave b e e n rendered b y theDefendant under the marks.

a . The website a d v e r t i s e s o n l y p o t e n t i a l f u t u r e s e r v i c e s

I n a no n - f i n a l o f f i c e a c t i o n r e j e c t i n g the ABRAHAMANDSTRAUS p p l i c a t i o n s , t htrademark examiner determined t h a t the p u r p o r t e d us eo f the mark o n thewww.retrodepartmentstores.com website d o e s n o t c o n s t i t u t e " u s e n co mme rce . "P l a i n t i f f s submit h a t t h i s d e t e r m i n a t i o n was o r r e c t and i s a l s o a p p l i c a b l e t o the o t h e rmarks h a t r e c e i v e d r e g i s t r a t i o n s .

I n p a r t i c u l a r , as recognizedb y the ABRAHAM ANDSTRAUS rademark examiner~ the "Retro Department Stores" website i s merely a d v e r t i s i n g p o t e n t i a l f u t u r e s e r v i c e s t h aare n o t y e t b e i n g rendered i n comm e r ce . I t i s w e l l -e s t a b l i s h e d t h a t a d v e r t i s i n g o rp u b l i c i z i n g a s e r v i c e t h a t t h e a p p l i c a n t i n t e n d s t o p e r F o r m i n the u t u r e d o e s n o t supportr e g i s t r a t i o n . S e e , . g . , I n r e Ce d ar o i n t , I n c . , 220 U.S.P.Q. t 536; u o t i n g IntermedCo mmc'ns , n c . v . Ch aney, 1 97U.S.P.Q. 501, 507-508 T . T . A . B . 1977).

The a c t t h a t f u t u r e s e r v i c e s w e r e contemplated b y the Defendant s r e f l e c t e d i n" Th e Plan" e t f o r t h o n the Retro Department Stores h o m e p a g e :Y o u ' l l s e e these s t o r e sf i r s t as p a r t o f t h i s ` n o s t a l g i c ' v i r t u a l m a l l . " Thus , he Defendant r e f e r s t o the website as a" v i r t u a l m a l l " i n thef u t u r e t e n s e . (Lo Cicero D e c l . Ex. M).

Thetrademark e xaminer a l s o p o i n t e d t o a d d i t i o n a l t e x t a t t h e b ottom o f the

$ The e l e v a n t USPTOf f i c e A c t i o n , dated De c e m b e r 28,2011, s submitted h e r e w i t h a t LoCicero D e c l . Ex. O.

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~ homepage h a t says l o o k f o r ar e a l l y c o o l shoppi ngex perience c omi n g soon h a t w i l lb r i n g bac kc h o i c e , s e l e c t i o n , an ds e r v i c e t o s h o p p i n g . " O f f i c e A c t i o n d a t e d Dec . 28,2011, Lo C i c e r o D e c l . Ex.Ot 2) emphasis ad dedbye x a m i n e r ) . Fr om h i s language,t h e ex aminer o r r e c t l y con cludedt h a t t h e w e b s i t e a d v e r t i s e s s e r v i c e s t h a t a r e n o t y e tb e i n g renderedi n c ommer c e. T h i s i s c o n t r a r y t o t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r u s e , . e . , t h a t anya d v e r t i s i n g o r p u b l i c i z i n g don e o r s e r v i c e s mu st e l a t e t o "an e x i s t i n g s e r v i c e whi ch hasa l r e a d y been o f f e r e d t o t h e p u b l i c . " Ayc oc k n g ' g , I n c . , 560F . 3 d a t 1358; u o t i n gGr eyhou nd Corp. . Ar mou r i f e I n s . C o . , 21 4 U.S.P.Q. 473, 474 T . T . A . B . 1 9 8 2 ) .

b . Depar tmen t t o r e marks aren o t usedMoreover, h e R e t r o Depar tmen t Storesw e b s i t e a l s o does o t show h e p u r p o r t e d

mar ks n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e s e r v i c e s o r i d e n t i f y t h e sou rce o f an yon - l i n e r e t a i l s e r v i c e s .They appear as h e names f o l d department t o r e s i n P l a i n t i f f s ' f o n t s an da r e s i m p l yu sed n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h h i s t o r i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n ab out h e v a r i o u s s t o r e s . As e c o g n i z e d byt h e trademar k ex aminer ,asused n t h i s man ner ,h e proposedmar k does n o t i d e n t i f yt h e sour ceo f an y n l i n e r e t a i l s e r v i c e s . R a t h e r , t appear smerely as h e name f ano l ddepartment t o r e . " ( O f f i c e A c t i o n d a t e d Dec . 28, 2011, Lo C i c e r o D e c l . Ex.Ot 3 ) .

The n l y mar k show n n t h e Spec i mens f U se, f an y,s t h e mar k R e t r o~ Depar tment t o r e s . "

c . No e r v i c e s w er e rendered

N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e p r e c e d i n g ar gu men ts n s e c t i o n s (a) an d(b) above, Defen danmade nou se n c ommer c e f t h e mar ks o r on - l i n e r e t a i l s e r v i c e s becau seno on - l i n er e t a i l s e r v i c e s w er e c t u a l l y rendered by t h e Defendant. Whi le - s h i r t s a r e n o m i n a l l y

~ o f f e r e d f o r s a l e on eacho f t h e i n d i v i d u a l department t o r e webpages,no - s h i r t s a l e shave ever beenmade, an dt h e Defendan t does n o t c a r r y an y n v e n t o r y o f t h e s h i r t s . T h i

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Q. Do yo u ha ve und e r a n y o f the d e pa r t m e n ts t o r e bra n d s a n i n v e n t o r y o f s h i r t s f o r sale?A. No , notc u r r e n t l y .Q. Have yo u ev e r ?s

Kassoff De p . t 177:18- 2 1 a n d 178:12-16 (Lo Cicero D e c l . Ex . N ) .Anon-p r e c e d e n t i a l o p i n i o n by the Tr a d e m a r k T r i a l a n d Appe a l Boar d(TTAB" ) s

i n s t r u c t i v e o n t h i s p o i n t . I n d e c i d i n g the o p p o s i t i o n proceeding Parametric Tech. Corp. vP LM IC ,LLC, 201 0 TTAB LEXIS 64 T . T . A . B . Feb. 12, 2010), h e TTABonsidered thei s s u e o f whether I n t e r n e t a d v e r t i s i n g a n d promotion o f v a r i o u s c o m pu t e r s e r v i c e sc o n s t i t u t e d us e n commerce n the a b s e n c e o f a n a c t u a l s a l e o f the s e r v i c e s . The TTAB

. r u l e d t h a t t d i d n o t :Wei n d t h a t P LMIC's p o s t i n g o f i t s FLEXPLM m a r k o n theI n t e r n e t a s a d v e r t i s i n g o f i t s b e i n g "ready, i l l i n g a n d a b l e " t op r o v i d e i t s i d e n t i f i e d s e r v i c e s a n d i t s unsuccess ful attempt t os e l l i t s s e r v i c e s t o a s i n g l e p o t e n t i a l purchas er, simply d o n o tc o n s t i t u t e " u se i n c o m m e r c e " a s d e f i n e d und er the A c t .( C i t a t i o n o m i t t e d . ) While su ch a c t i v i t i e s may c o n s t i t u t ea d v e r t i s i n g a n d promotion o f PLMIC's s e r v i c e s , they d o n o te n c o m p a s s the r e n d e r i n g o f those s e r v i c e s .

ParametricT e c h . , 201 0 TTAB LEXIS 64, t * 3 0 . Thus , n the a bs e n c e o f a n y s a l e swhatsoever,the TTAB e l d t h a t s e r v i c e s w e r e n o t rendered,a n d t h e r e was n o use i ncommerce f the m ark. S i m i l a r l y , i n the p r e s e n t c a s e , De f e n d a n t d i d n o t s e l l a s i n g l e t -s h i r t f o r a n y o f the f o u r m arks, a n d d o e s n o t ev e n m a i n t a i n a n i n v e n t o r y a n t i c i p a t i n g su ch

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s a l e s . Consequently,theDefendant h as n o t rendered a n y o n - l i n e r e t a i l s e r v i c e s , and thep u r p o r t e d mar ks we r e notusedi n co mme r ce .

Th e bottoml i n e i s t h a t theDefendant's p u r p o r t e d mar ks appear o n a websiteunder ther u b r i c "Retro Depar tment S t o r e s , " wh e r e the Defendant s e t s f o r t h a v i s i o n o fp o t e n t i a l f u t u r e a c t i v i t y . Themar ks THE BROADWAY,HE BON MARCHE,ROBINSON'S n d ABRAHAMANDSTRAUSr en o t used i n a n y t h i n g b u t ani n f o r m a t i o n a l o r token ma n n e r n connect ion w i t h o n - l i n e r e t a i l s t o r e s e r v i c e s . Nos e r v i c e s we r e rendered,n o saleswe r e mad e . Consequently, h e r e was l s o n o use o fthe mar ks o r o n - l i n e r e t a i l s e r v i c e s andt h a t compo n e n t o f Defendant'sr e g i s t r a t i o n s i sa l s o v o i d .

E. DefendantC a n n o t Wi th dr awStatemen ts o f Us e and Return t o I n t e n t - t o-UsStatus

Defendant cannots e ekt o r e me d y t s f a l s e statementso f use by w i t h d r a w i n g t h e m~ hopingt o r e t u r n t o an i n t e n t- t o - use-s t a t u s . TheUSPTO u l e s s p e c i f i c a l l y s t a t e t h a t" [ a ] f t e r the i l i n g o f astateme nto f u se d u r i n g a p e r m i t t e d time p e r i o d f o r such i l i n g , theapplica ntmay o t wi t hdr awt he st at eme n t o r e t u r n t o thep r e v i o u s s t a t u s o f a w a i t i n gsubmissiono f a statemento f use ..." 37 C.F.R..88(g)emph asi s added).I I I . CONCLUSION

I n accor dance w i t h theab ove, l a i n t i f f s r e s p e c t f u l l y request t h a t t h e i r motion f o rp a r t i a l summary judg me n t b e g r a n t e d , t h a t theCourt dismiss Defendant's i r s t and i f t hco unterclaims w i t h p r e j u d i c e , andt h a t theCour torder c a n c e l l a t i o n o f THEBROADWAYR e g i s t r a t i o n , THEBONMARCHEe g i s t r a t i o n , andthe ROBINSON'Se g i s t r a t i o n . I na d d i t i o n , P l a i n t i f f s r e s p e c t f u l l y requestt h a t t h e Court i n d t h a t Defendant i d n o t make/ / // / /

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DATED: ebruary1 , 2013 HANSONBRIDGETTLLP

By: /s/Christopher S.W a l t e r sGARNER.WENGCHRISTOPHER. WALTERSA t t o r n e y s f o r P l a i n t i f f s MAC Y'S , INC. andMACYS.COM,NC.


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