**NOTICE CONCERNING ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)**

**The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board encourages you to consider
alternative dispute resolution as a means of settling the issues raised
in this opposition or cancellation proceeding. Although more than 95% of
Board proceedings are decided prior to trial (by settlement or by entry
of pre-trial judgment), alternative dispute resolution techniques might
produce an earlier, mutually agreeable resolution of your dispute or
might, at least, narrow the scope of discovery or the issues for trial.
In either case, alternative dispute resolution might save you time and
money.**

**Many non-profit organizations, both inside and outside the
intellectual property field, offer alternative dispute resolution
services. Listed below are the names and addresses of organizations that
have indicated that they can make arrangements for alternative dispute
resolution. The listings are given for your convenience; the Board does
not sponsor nor endorse any particular organization's alternative
dispute resolution services.**

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| **International Trademark         | **CPR Institute for Dispute       |
| Association**                     | Resolution**                      |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Telephone: (212) 642-1726**     | **Telephone: (212) 949-6490**     |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Fax: (212) 768-7796**           | **Fax: (212) 949-8859**           |
|                                   |                                   |
| www.inta.org/adr/index.shtml      | www.cpradr.org                    |
|                                   |                                   |
| **e-mail:** <lstigliano@inta.org> | **e-mail:** <info@cpradr.org>     |
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| **American Intellectual Property  |                                   |
| Law Association (AIPLA)**         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **2001 Jefferson Davis Highway**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Suite 203**                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Arlington, Virginia 22202**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Telephone: (703) 415-0780**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Fax: (703) 415-0786**           |                                   |
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| **American Arbitration            |                                   |
| Association (AAA)**               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Headquarters**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **140 West 51^st^ Street**        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **New York, New York 10020-1203** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Telephone: (212) 484-3266**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Fax: (212) 307-4387**           |                                   |
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**Finally, if the parties consider using alternative dispute resolution
in this proceeding, the Board would like to know; and if the parties
actually engage in alternative dispute resolution, the Board would be
interested to learn what mechanism (e.g., arbitration, mediation, etc.)
was used and with what general result. Such a statement from the parties
is not required but would be helpful to the Board in assessing the value
of alternative dispute resolution in Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
proceedings.**