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`February 1, 2024
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`Proceeding No. 91287300
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`AstroNova, Inc.
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`v.
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`Panasonic Avionics Corporation
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`MOTION TO SUSPEND GRANTED
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`By the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board:
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`Panasonic Avionics Corporation’s motion, filed February 01, 2024, to suspend
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`this proceeding for 90 days is granted.
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`Accordingly, proceedings are suspended, subject to the right of either party to
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`request resumption at any time.1 Trademark Rule 2.117(c).
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`In the event that there is no word from either party, proceedings shall resume on
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`May 02, 2024 without further notice or order from the Board, upon the schedule set
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`forth in the motion.
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`1 The parties should note that if proceedings are suspended for a lengthy period of time
`pursuant to the filing of several motions to suspend for settlement, the Board retains
`discretion to condition the approval of any future consented or stipulated motion to suspend
`on a party or the parties providing necessary information about the status of settlement
`talks, discovery activities, or trial activities, as may be appropriate. See Trademark Rule
`2.117(c).
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`During the suspension period, the parties shall notify the Board of any change of
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`address or email address for either the parties or their counsel. See Trademark Rule
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`2.18(b)(1). In addition, the parties are to promptly inform the Board of any other
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`related cases, even if they become aware of such cases during the suspension period.
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`Upon resumption, if appropriate, the Board may consolidate related Board cases.
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`Generally, the Federal Rules of Evidence apply to Board trials. Trial testimony
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`is taken and introduced out of the presence of the Board during the assigned
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`testimony periods. The parties may stipulate to a wide variety of matters, and many
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`requirements relevant to the trial phase of Board proceedings are set forth in
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`Trademark Rules 2.121 through 2.125. These include pretrial disclosures, the
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`manner and timing of taking testimony, matters in evidence, and the procedures for
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`submitting and serving testimony and other evidence, including affidavits,
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`declarations, deposition transcripts, and stipulated evidence. Trial briefs shall be
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`submitted in accordance with Trademark Rules 2.128(a) and (b). Oral argument at
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`final hearing will be scheduled only upon the timely submission of a separate notice
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`as allowed by Trademark Rule 2.129(a).
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`TIPS FOR FILING EVIDENCE, TESTIMONY, OR LARGE DOCUMENTS
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`The Board requires each submission to meet the following criteria before it will
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`be considered: 1) pages must be legible and easily read on a computer screen; 2)
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`page orientation should be determined by its ease of viewing relevant text or
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`evidence, for example, there should be no sideways or upside-down pages; 3) pages
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`must appear in their proper order; 4) depositions and exhibits must be clearly
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`labeled and numbered – use separator pages between exhibits and clearly label each
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`exhibit using sequential letters or numbers; and 5) the entire submission should be
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`text-searchable. Additionally, submissions must be compliant with Trademark
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`Rules 2.119 and 2.126. Submissions failing to meet all of the criteria above may
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`require re-filing. Note: Parties are strongly encouraged to check the entire
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`document before filing.2 The Board will not extend or reset proceeding schedule
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`dates or other deadlines to allow time to re-file documents. For more tips and
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`helpful filing information, please visit the ESTTA help webpage.
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`2 To facilitate accuracy, ESTTA provides thumbnails to view each page before submitting.
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