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Filing date: 11/17/2020
IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
Proceeding 91244907
Party DefendantDobbs Equity Partners, LLC
CorrespondenceAddress
MARY ELLEN ROYPHELPS DUNBAR LLP365 CANAL STREET 20TH FLOORNEW ORLEANS, LA 70130UNITED STATESPrimary Email: [email protected]
Submission Other Motions/Submissions
Filer's Name Mary Ellen Roy
Filer's email [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Signature /s/ Mary Ellen Roy
Date 11/17/2020
Attachments 2020-11-17 Opposition to Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment.pdf(4364970bytes )
PD.30129190.4
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
In the Matter of U.S. Trademark Application Serial No.: 87/958,975 Mark: DOBBS HOUSE
Application Filing Date: June 12, 2018
DOBBS HOUSE, LLC,
Opposer
Opposition No. 91244907
v. Serial No. 87/958,975
DOBBS EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC,
Applicant
______________________________________________________________________________
OPPOSITION TO RENEWED MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Dobbs Equity Partners, LLC (“Applicant”) opposes the renewed motion for summary
judgment filed by Dobbs House, LLC (“Opposer”).
ARGUMENT
1. “Dobbs House” is a distinctive trademark.
Opposer argues that consumers allegedly recognize that “Dobbs” is primarily a surname.
But Opposer presents no evidence that consumers primarily recognize “Dobbs” as a surname.
Indeed, the examining attorney obviously did not believe that “Dobbs” was primarily a surname,
or the examiner would have rejected Applicant’s registration as being “descriptive,” and the
examiner did not do so. Likewise, Opposer has not presented any evidence that “Dobbs” has the
structure and pronunciation of a surname.
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In fact, “Dobbs” is also a first name.1 As a baby name, “Dobbs” is as popular as many
male names, such as, e.g., Hunter, Lane, Austin, Mason, Franklin, Wade, or Fletcher.2 The first
name “Dobbs” means “bright fame” or “famous.”3 The first name “Dobbs” also means
“painting” or “daubing.”4 Thus, Opposer’s assertion that the word or name “Dobbs” has no
meaning other than as a surname is simply incorrect.
“Dobbs” also is a variation of the name Robert.5 The first name “Robert” began as a
Germanic (Teutonic) name, a combination of the words for “bright” and “fame,” “bright fame,”
or “famous.”6 It later became a Norman (or French) name.7
There were two Norman kings who bore the name “Robert”: Robert I (D. 1035), duke of
Normandy and father of William the Conqueror, and his son, Robert II.8 The name Robert
spread to Great Britain with the Norman Conquest. Indeed, three kings of Scotland were named
Robert, including Robert the Bruce.9
Thus, the name “Dobbs” is a variation of a famous name, indeed a royal name in
medieval Europe. The “Dobbs House” trademark, then, evokes a royal house of medieval
Europe. As such, the trademark “Dobbs House” when applied to restaurant services (or pies) is
distinctive, or at least suggestive.
1 Exh. 1; Exh. 2. 2 Exh. 1. 3 Exh. 2. 4 Exh. 10; Exh. 11. 5 Exh. 3. 6 Exh. 2; Exh. 4; Exh. 5; Exh. 6. 7 Exh. 4; Exh. 5. 8 Exh. 4; Exh. 5. 9 Exh. 4; Exh. 5; Exh. 6.
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Opposer argues that “Dobbs” is a common surname.10 But by Opposer’s own admission,
there are almost 2,000 surnames that are more common than Dobbs in the United States.11
Opposer also admits that there are only 18,476 individuals with the surname of Dobbs in the
United States in 2010.12 The United States had a population of about 308,700,000 persons in
201013, meaning that the percentage of individuals with the surname “Dobbs” was less than six
in 100,000 or less than .006 percent.
Opposer also argues that the term “House” does not add to the distinctiveness of
Applicant’s mark, but Opposer presents no evidence that “House” is descriptive of restaurant
services.
2. Opposer does not have standing.
A plaintiff opposing a trademark registration application must allege facts sufficient to
show a “real interest” in the proceeding and a “reasonable basis” for its belief that it would suffer
some kind of damage if the mark is registered.14 To plead a “real interest,” a plaintiff must
allege a “direct and personal stake” in the outcome of the proceeding.15 The allegations in
support of a plaintiff’s belief of damage must have a reasonable basis “in fact.”16 Allegations in
support of standing must be affirmatively proved by the plaintiff on summary judgment.17
10 Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment at p. 7. 11 Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment at p. 7. 12 Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment at p. 7. 13 Exh. 9 at p. 15. 14 Empresa Cubana del Tabaco v. General Cigar Co., 753 F.3d 1270, 1275 (Fed. Cir. 2014); Ritchie v. Simpson, 170
F.3d 1092, 1094 (Fed. Cir. 1999); Lipton Industries, Inc. v. Ralston Purina Co., 670 F.2d 1024, 1028 (CCPA
1982). 15 Empresa Cubana, 753 F.3d at 1275; Ritchie, 170 F.3d at 1095. 16 Ritchie, 170 F.3d at 1092, (the belief of damage alleged by plaintiff must be more than a subjective belief) (citing
Universal Oil Products v. Rexall Drug & Chemical Co., 463 F.2d 1122, 1123 (CCPA 1972)). See also Doyle v.
Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant & Butik Inc., 101 USPQ2d 1780, 1783 (TTAB 2010) (petitioner’s alleged
belief that he would be damaged by respondent’s registrations is not reasonable). 17 See Ritchie, 170 F.3d at 1099 (citing Lipton Industries, Inc. v. Ralston Purina Co., 670 F.2d 1024 (CCPA 1982)).
See also, e.g., Stephen Slesinger Inc. v. Disney Enterprises Inc., 98 USPQ2d 1890, 1895 n. 15 (TTAB 2011) (no
standing in Board proceeding where district court decided plaintiff lacked ownership interest in marks), aff’d,
702 F.3d 640 (Fed. Cir. 2012), cert denied, 571 U.S. 824 (2013); Demon International LC v. Lynch, 86
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A real interest in the proceeding and a reasonable belief of damage may be found where
the plaintiff proves a claim of likelihood of confusion based upon current ownership of a valid
and subsisting registration,18 prior use of a confusingly similar mark,19 or a registration on the
Supplemental Register.20 Opposer does not even remotely allege that it fits into any of these
standing categories. Opposer does not currently own a valid and subsisting registration, Opposer
has not shown a prior use of a confusingly similar mark, and Opposer does not have a
registration for the mark on the Supplemental Register. As the TTAB ruled in its June 11, 2020
USPQ2d 1058, 1060 (TTAB 2008) (failure to prove standing); Boswell v. Mavety Media Group Ltd., 52
USPQ2d 1600, 1605 (TTAB 1999) (at final decision, inquiry is not whether pleading of standing is sufficient
but whether allegations have been proven). 18 See Cunningham v. Laser Golf Corp., 222 F.3d 943, 944 (Fed. Cir. 2000); Lipton Industries, Inc. v. Ralston
Purina Co., 670 F.2d 1024 (CCPA 1982); Primrose Retirement Communities, LLC v. Edward Rose Senior
Living, LLC, 122 USPQ2d 1030, 1032 (TTAB 2016) (pleaded registration made of record); Research in Motion
Limited v. Defining Presence Marketing Group Inc., 102 USPQ2d 1187, 1190 (TTAB 2012) (same);
Trademarks Pty. Ltd. v. Phard S.p.A., 98 USPQ2d 1066, 1072 (TTAB 2011) (pleaded registrations of record);
SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. Omnisource DDS LLS, 97 USPQ2d 1300, 1301 (TTAB 2010) (same); Brown
Shoe Co. v. Robbins, 90 USPQ2d 1752, 1754 (TTAB 2009) (same); Bass Pro Trademarks LLC v. Sportsman’s
Warehouse Inc., 89 USPQ2d 1844, 1849 (TTAB 2008) (same); Corporacion Habanos S.A. v. Anncas Inc., 88
USPQ2d 1785, 1790 (TTAB 2008) (same); Boston Red Sox Baseball Club LP v. Sherman, 88 USPQ2d 1581,
1586 (TTAB 2008) (standing established by making of record copies of its pleaded registrations showing the
current status of the registrations and their ownership in opposer); Apple Computer v. TVNET.net Inc., 90
USPQ2d 1393, 1396 (TTAB 2007) (pleaded registrations made of record); Sinclair Oil Corp. v. Kendrick, 85
USPQ2d 1032, 1037 n. 10 (TTAB 2007) (opposer’s allegations of ownership of pleaded registrations
insufficient to prove standing); Black & Decker Corp. v. Emerson Electric Co., 84 USPQ2d 1482, 1490 (TTAB
2007) (pleaded registrations made of record; cancelled registration has no probative value); Christian
Broadcasting Network Inc. v. ABS-CBN International, 84 USPQ2d 1560, 1565 (TTAB 2007) (pleaded
registrations made of record); Otto International Inc. v. Otto Kern GmbH, 83 USPQ2d 1861, 1863 (TTAB
2007) (pleaded registrations made of record); B.V.D. Licensing Corp. v. Rodriguez, 83 USPQ2d 1500, 1505
(TTAB 2007) (pleaded registrations made of record); Knight Textile Corp. v. Jones Investment Co., 75 USPQ2d
1313, 1315 (TTAB 2005) (status and title copies of pleaded registrations made of record). 19 See First Niagara Insurance Brokers Inc. v. First Niagara Financial Group Inc., 476 F.3d 867 (Fed. Cir. 2007)
(intrastate use by foreign opposer); Ayoub, Inc. v. ACS Ayoub Carpet Service, 118 USPQ2d 1392, 1395 (TTAB
2016) (opposer’s trade name use); Hunt Control Systems Inc. v. Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., 98
USPQ2d 1558, 1565 (TTAB 2011) (prior use established by testimony); Giersch v. Scripps Networks Inc., 90
USPQ2d 1020, 1022 (TTAB 2009) (standing established by showing of common law rights); Green Spot
(Thailand) Ltd. v. Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd., 86 USPQ2d 1283, 1285 (TTAB 2008) (prior use);
General Motors Corp. v. Aristide & Co., Antiquaire de Marques, 87 USPQ2d 1179, 1181 (TTAB 2008) (past
use and present licensing); Kohler Co. v. Baldwin Hardware Corp., 82 USPQ2d 1100, 1106 (TTAB 2007)
(prior use). 20 See Otter Products LLC v. BaseOneLabs LLC, 105 USPQ2d 1252, 1254 (TTAB 2012) (opposer’s Supplemental
Registration sufficient to establish opposer’s real interest in proceeding)
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Opinion denying Opposer’s prior Motion for Summary Judgment, Opposer’s abandoned
trademark application cannot serve as a basis for standing.
Opposer alleges that it has standing based on its alleged “bona fide intent to use the
mark.”21 Opposer’s reliance on Poly-America, L.P. v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc. in support of its
argument, however, is misplaced. In Poly-America, the party seeking cancellation of the
registrations had significant evidence of its bona fide intent to use the marks in question.22 In
addition to discussions with current and prospective customers regarding the new products, the
petitioner had taken concrete steps to add the product line, including purchasing manufacturing
equipment, creating product specifications, producing internal test products, and meeting with
representatives for various retail business in preparation for its entry into the market.23 The
petitioner’s customers also requested that the petitioner supply the products.24
Here, Opposer does not have standing to bring this opposition because Opposer cannot
make such a showing of a “bona fide intent” to use the mark. Opposer does not use the
trademark Dobbs House, has no concrete plans to use it, and, by its own admission, has been
denied a registration for it.25 Opposer alleges that he has a bona fide intent to use the trademark,
but there is no evidence that he does.
Opposer offers in support of its bona fide intent to use the trademark its 2011 Application
and the self-serving, unsubstantiated statements of James Carr. In his declaration, Mr. Carr
admits,
21 Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment at p. 5. 22 Poly-America, L.P. v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc., 124 U.S.P.Q.2d 1508, 1513. 23 Id. 24 Id. 25 See Interrogatory Answers Nos. 3 and 4, Exh. 8. Opposer’s only “evidence” that it has discussed its alleged intent
to use the mark is an email from 2011 asking a cake baker for a meeting. See Exh. 7. There is no evidence that
Opposer even met with the baker, much less that he commissioned any pies on which to use the “Dobbs House”
trademark.
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Opposer has not used and does not currently use but intends in the
future to use the phrase ‘Dobbs House’ in connection with the sale
or offering for sale of pies and related goods or services. Other
than initially filing a trademark application to register the mark
DOBBS HOUSE [11 years ago] in connection with such offerings,
Opposer has discussed its intended use of the phrase internally and
externally, including with one catering business in Georgia.
Carr Decl. ¶ 4 (emphasis added).
Neither Opposer, nor Mr. Carr offer, any evidence to substantiate the bare allegation that
at some unspecified point in time, Opposer discussed its intended use of the phrase, “Dobbs
House.” Subjective testimony and mere statements about a subjective intention, without more, is
insufficient to establish Opposer’s bona fide intent to use the mark.26 Opposer has not offered
any documentary evidence whatsoever, such as written plans related to the products, to
demonstrate its alleged intent to use the mark. Thus, Opposer has failed to demonstrate standing
based on its alleged bona fide intent to use the mark.27
While Opposer complains that its intent-to-use application was denied ten years ago,
nothing has prevented Opposer from using the trademark “Dobbs Hose” since that time. If
Opposer had used the mark since 2011, Opposer could have applied for placement on the
Supplemental Register and, by now, its mark could be on the Principal Register. Opposer failed
to take these basic steps to gain standing to oppose another company’s trademark registration for
“Dobbs House.”
The purported evidence offered does not demonstrate that Opposer would be damaged by
Applicant’s registration of the trademark. Indeed, Opposer has not presented any evidence that it
believes it would suffer damage if Applicant’s registration is granted or that any such belief
would have a reasonable basis “in fact.”
26 W. Brand Bobosky v. Adidas AG, 843 F. Supp. 2d 1134 (D. Oregon 2011). 27 See id.
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Opposer also argues that it has standing on the grounds that the mark includes Opposer’s
corporate name and surname of its principal.28 This argument fails because “Dobbs House” is in
fact a distinctive trademark and not primarily a surname. Moreover, Opposer’s reliance on the
Azeka case in support of its standing argument is misplaced.29 In that case, not only was the
Opposer and its owner named “Azeka,” but Opposer was the successor-in-interest to two prior
registrations and a 30-year-old business using the mark. In contrast, here, Opposer has never
used the mark and has never owned a registration for the mark.
Simply put, Opposer has not demonstrated a “real interest” in the proceeding and a
“reasonable basis” for its belief that it would suffer damage if the mark is registered. Opposer
has not shown a “direct and personal stake” in the outcome of this proceeding. Opposer’s belief
of damage does not have a reasonable basis in fact. Accordingly, Opposer’s Renewed Motion
for Summary Judgment should be denied.
Dated: November 17, 2020
PHELPS DUNBAR LLP
By: Mary Ellen Roy
Mary Ellen Roy
Dan Zimmerman
Ashley J. Heilprin
365 Canal Street, Suite 2000
New Orleans, LA 70130
Telephone: (504) 566-9311
Email: [email protected]
Attorneys for Applicant,
Dobbs Equity Partners, LLC
28 Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment at p. 5. 29 Azeka Building Corp. v. Bryan Kenji Azeka, 122 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1477 (T.T.A.B. 2017).
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 17th day of November, 2020, a copy of the foregoing was
served upon counsel for the Opposer via email.
Mary Ellen Roy
PD.30253294.1
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
In the Matter of U.S. Trademark Application Serial No.: 87/958,975 Mark: DOBBS HOUSE
Application Filing Date: June 12, 2018
DOBBS HOUSE, LLC,
Opposer
Opposition No. 91244907
v. Serial No. 87/958,975
DOBBS EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC,
Applicant
______________________________________________________________________________
DECLARATION OF MARY ELLEN ROY IN SUPPORT OF
OPPOSITION TO RENEWED MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
I, Mary Ellen Roy, declare:
1. I am counsel for Dobbs Equity Partners, LLC in this matter. I am a Partner at Phelps
Dunbar, LLP in New Orleans, Louisiana and licensed to practice law in the State of
Louisiana. I have personal knowledge of the facts stated herein, and if called as a witness
would be able to testify competently to such facts.
2. Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a true and correct copy of the search results and
description of the meaning of “Dobbs” from the website gpeters.com.
3. Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true and correct copy of the search results for the first
name “Dobbs” on the website BabyNamesCube.com.
4. Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 is a true and correct copy of the search results for the first
name “Robert” on the website FamilyEducation.com.
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5. Attached hereto as Exhibit 4 is a true and correct copy of the search results for the first
name “Robert” on the website BehindTheName.com.
6. Attached hereto as Exhibit 5 is a true and correct copy of the search results for the first
name “Robert” on the website BabyNameWizard.com.
7. Attached hereto as Exhibit 6 is a true and correct copy of the definition of the first name
“Robert” found on the website YourDictionary.com.
8. Attached hereto as Exhibit 7 is a true and correct copy of an email produced by Opposer
in response to Applicant’s Requests for Production of Documents.
9. Attached hereto as Exhibit 8 is a true and correct copy of Opposer’s Responses and
Objections to Interrogatories 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Applicant’s First Set of Interrogatories.
10. Attached hereto as Exhibit 9 is a true and correct copy of the January 5, 2017 Cabinet
Exit Memo prepared by Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzer, listing on
page 15 of 20, the U.S. population, as 308,700,000 people, as determined by the
Department of Commerce’s 2010 census.
11. Attached hereto as Exhibit 10 is a true and correct copy of the search results for the first
name “Dobbs” on the website TheBump.com.
12. Attached hereto as Exhibit 11 is a true and correct copy of the search results for the first
name “Dobbs” on the website Boy-Names.net.
This signatory being warned that willful false statements and the like are punishable by
fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. 1001, and that such willful false statements and
the like may jeopardize the validity of the application or submission or any registration resulting
therefrom, declares that all statements made of her own knowledge are true and all statements
made on information and belief are believed to be true.
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Dated: November 17, 2020
PHELPS DUNBAR LLP
By: Mary Ellen Roy
Mary Ellen Roy
365 Canal Street, Suite 2000
New Orleans, LA 70130
Telephone: (504) 566-9311
Email: [email protected]
Attorneys for Applicant,
Dobbs Equity Partners, LLC
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 17th day of November, 2020, a copy of the foregoing was
served upon counsel for the Opposer via email.
Mary Ellen Roy
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English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian (Robert), etc : From a Germanic
personal name composed of the elements hrOdirenowni berht 'bright',
'Famous'. This is Found occasionally in England before the Conquest, but in
the main it was introduced into England by the Normans and quickly
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occasionally borne by Jews, as an Americanized Form of one or more like-
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1681, with the secondary surname <xreF>Deslauriers</xreF>. Other
secondary surnames include Saint-Amand, <xreF>Breton</xreF> and
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From the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and
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Origin of the name Robert:
Introduced to England by the Normans, Robert is derived from the Old High German Hruodperht, a compound
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Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 10:12 AMSubject: Fwd: Michigan
Jimmy,
I am at Mullett Lake until July 6, when I move over to HS for
a week or so. New ideas always interest me. It would be great
to hear yours.
My cell number is 410-991-9373.
How long are you up?
Caroline
Forwarded message
From: Caroline's Cakes <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 9:32 AM
Subject: Fwd: Michigan
To: Caroline Reutter <caroline302Rgmail.com>
Forwarded message
From: Jimmy Dobbs <[email protected]>
Date: Tue,' Jun 28, 2011 at 9:30 AM
Subject: Michigan
To: "carolineAcarolinescakes.com" <earoline carolineseakes.corn>
Dear Caroline
I met you a couple of years ago here in Harbor Springs at Laura's monogram shop. I ordered
three cake from your company today. The young lady who took the order was very sharp and like
you had a wonderful personality.
It is my understanding that you might possibly be near or at Walton Lake. If you could find
time I would like to meet with you about an idea which you might find interesting. My family was
and still is the food service business. We sold the Dobbs House and Toddle House business
several years ago but we do currently own 50 Wendys in Arkansas.
If any of this works for you;please email me at dobbsii i yahoo.com or my Harbor home
number is 231 526 1080,cell 405 210 7039 Summer home in Harbor is 1901 Pennsylvania Ave.
Harbor Springs, Michigan. You can call Laura and check me out. Laura Laura knows my wife Lisa
and I very well.
Thank you,
Jimmy Dobbs
EXHIBITCaroline Ragsdale Reutter
Caroline's Cakes
2
b3
13.o
OPP_000198
410.349.2212
410.349.2213 FAX
1.888.801.CAKE (2253)
www.Carol inesCakes.corn
Caroline Ragsdale Reutter
Caroline's, Inc.
Caroline's Cakes
1580 Whitehall Road
Annapolis, MD 21409
410-349-2212
410-991-9373 cell
www.carolinescakes.corn
IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
DOBBS HOUSE, LLC,
Opposer,
v.
DOBBS EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC,
Applicant.
Opposition No. 91244907
In the matter of Trademark Application
Serial No. 87/958,975
For the Mark DOBBS HOUSE
OPPOSER'S RESPONSES AND
OBJECTIONS TO APPLICANT'S
FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES
Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 2.120, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure
§ 406, and Rules 26 and 33 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Opposer Dobbs House,
LLC ("Dobbs House" or "Opposer"), through its attorneys Perkins Coie LLP, responds to
Applicant Dobbs Equity Partners, LLC's ("Dobbs Equity" or "Applicant") First Set of
Interrogatories as follows:
GENERAL OBJECTIONS
The following objections apply to each and every Interrogatory propounded by
Applicant and are incorporated into each of the following specific responses by reference as if
set forth in full in response to each individual Interrogatory. Any repetition is for emphasis
only and not to the exclusion of any other General Objection.
1. Opposer objects to the Interrogatories to the extent they call for information that
is protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege, the attorney work product
doctrine, or any other privilege, protection, or immunity provided by law ("Privileged
Information"). Any response should be construed to exclude Privileged Information.
Inadvertent disclosure of Privileged Information shall not constitute a waiver of, nor signify
intent to waive, the applicable privilege, either as to the information inadvertently disclosed or
EXHIBIT
1 45700748.5
INTERROGATORY NO. 3:
(A) State whether you have used, currently use, and/or intend to use the phrase "Dobbs
House" in connection with the sale or offering for sale of pies, restaurant services, and/or any
other goods or services.
(B) If you have used but do not currently use the phrase "Dobbs House" in connection
with the sale or offering for sale of any goods and/or services, identify the goods and/or
services for which you used the phrase "Dobbs House," along with the dates of first use and
last use, and the geographic scope, for each of the goods and/or services.
(C) If you currently use the phrase "Dobbs House" in connection with the sale or
offering for sale of any goods and/or services, identify the goods and/or services for which you
currently use the phrase "Dobbs House," along with the dates of first use, and the geographic
scope, for each of the goods and/or services.
(D) If you do not currently use, but intend to use, the phrase "Dobbs House" in
connection with the sale or offering for sale of any goods and/or services, describe the goods
and/or services for which you intend to use the phrase "Dobbs House," along with a description
of all steps taken toward the intended use, the anticipated geographic scope (if known), and
the dates (if known) of the anticipated first use for each of the goods and/or services.
RESPONSE:
Subject to and without waiving its General Objections, Opposer responds as follows:
Opposer has not used and does not currently use but intends in the future to use the phrase
"Dobbs House" in connection with the sale or offering for sale of pies and related goods or
services. Other than initially filing a trademark application to register the mark
DOBBS HOUSE in connection with such offerings, Opposer has discussed its intended use of
the phrase internally and externally including with one catering business in Georgia. Opposer
does not currently know when or where it will first use the phrase with such offerings.
.4..145700748.5
INTERROGATORY NO. 4:
Identify all persons involved with the creation and/or production (including but not
limited to designing, drafting, revising, and editing) of any advertising, marketing, sales, and/or
promotional material (including but not limited to print, television, billboards, signage, social
media, email, online, digital, point-of-sale, menus, flyers, literature, and/or websites) related
to Opposer's Products and Services.
RESPONSE:
Subject to and without waiving its General Objections, Opposer responds that it has
not created or produced any advertising, marketing, sales, and/or promotional material related
to Opposer's Products and Services.
INTERROGATORY NO. 5:
Identify all persons who have marketed, advertised, promoted, sold, and/or offered for
sale Opposer's Products and Services.
RESPONSE:
None.
INTERROGATORY NO. 6:
Identify all persons who are anticipated to market, advertise, promote, sell, and/or offer
for sale Opposer's Products and Services.
RESPONSE:
Opposer.
INTERROGATORY NO. 7:
Identify all trade channels through which you have in the past, currently, or intend to
market, advertise, promote, sell, and/or offer for sale Opposer's Products and Services.
-5-145700748.5
DATED: October 15, 2019 PERKINS COTE LLP
By:
William C. Rava
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 49100
Seattle, WA 98101-3099Telephone: 206.359.8000
Facsimile: 206.359.9000
E-mail: [email protected]
Attorney for Opposer
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Exit Memo: Department of Commerce
A Record of Past Progress and a Roadmap for the Future
Secretary Penny Pritzker I January 5, 2017
Introduction
The Department of Commerce (the Department) sits at the intersection of all
business and economic issues, both domestically and abroad. A single mission
unites our 12 bureaus and 46,000 employees: to help create the conditions for
economic growth, job creation, and opportunity across the United States.
The Department helps American companies prosper in the global economy. We issue
patents and trademarks, as well as licenses to sell sensitive technologies abroad, We
collect and provide data on demographics, the economy, and the weather, as well as a
common language businesses can use to manage cybersecurity risk. We invest in
advanced manufacturing clusters and facilitate foreign investment in the United States.
We link minority-owned businesses with the capital, contracts, and markets they need
to grow, and we connect communities across America through expanded broadband
access,
Throughout President Obama's Administration, we took strides to make our team
more outcome-driven and responsive and provide important commercial perspectives
in policy discussions. Critical to our success has been our work to build a stronger
bridge to the business community, include the private sector in our policymaking
process, and serve as a key member of the President's economic cabinet.
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Record of Progress
The Department of Commerce has played an integral role in America's economic
recovery. While government alone cannot create companies or jobs, it can help create
the conditions for the private sector to grow and prosper. Our record of progress is
focused on five areas: trade and investment, innovation, data, environment, and
operational excellence.
TRADE & INVESTMENT: OPENING GLOBAL MARKETS AND ENCOURAGING
INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
Our Department has supported the President's economic growth agenda by
aggressively enforcing trade laws, increasing foreign direct investment, negotiating
trade deals that create a level playing field for American workers, and using the power
of America's business leaders to help shape policy in markets around the world. Our
team has worked to steadily open new markets to U.S. goods and services, reduce
trade barriers facing U.S. firms, and help our companies navigate challenging markets
abroad.
Commercial Diplomacy
Commercial diplomacy is based on a simple premise: America's commercial power
and influence is unmatched. In an increasingly complex world, that power must be
more effectively harnessed as a force alongside our more traditional foreign policy
tools. Our allies and trading partners want American investment and the promise of
private sector-led growth. And they know American companies can bring capital that
creates jobs and economic opportunities. This provides our business leaders with an
influential voice in foreign capitals, which can be used to promote policies consistent
with our common strategic goals. This in turn helps level the playing field for
American companies to sell more American products abroad while creating well-
paying jobs here at home. As such, when our objectives have aligned, we have worked
with the private sector as our policy partner. The Commerce Department has invested
heavily in building a commercial diplomacy agenda, and the next Administration
should continue developing more effective and focused commercial diplomacy
strategies to support the President's foreign policy priorities.
Enforcing Our Trade Laws in Record Numbers
The viability of U.S. manufacturers and the livelihoods of American workers has been
threatened by ill-advised policies of certain foreign governments that subsidize the
costs of production and artificially decrease the price of their exports at the expense of
their trading partners. This Administration has taken substantial steps to confront this
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problem, and the Department has played a leading role. Antidumping duty (AD) and
countervailing duty (CVD) investigations have reached historic highs. Specifically, the
Department of Commerce and U.S. Customs and Border Protection are currently
enforcing 350 AD/CVD orders that address dumped and/or unfairly subsidized
imports. To meet this challenge of increased dumping, we expanded our capacities by
adding more than three dozen positions in an effort to more quickly and effectively use
our trade remedies. We also secured legislative changes that strengthen the
effectiveness of the AD/CVD remedy, including provisions that improve Commerce's
ability to deal with foreign producers that do not cooperate in AD/CV D proceedings
and enhance the ability of Customs and Border Protection to combat evasion of anti-
dumping and countervailing duties.
China
The scope and nature of our interactions with the Chinese government has evolved
dramatically. We have worked to make the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade
(JCCT) a continuous process in tandem with the Strategic and Economic Dialogue,
and have made it a more dynamic and productive dialogue. While we have continued
to use the JCCT to push the Chinese to address core commercial policy challenges —
including excess capacity in steel and other sectors, the persistent theft of intellectual
property and trade secrets, and an increasingly hostile and protectionist approach to
digital policy challenges — we also have attempted to use it and our other engagements
with senior officials to focus energy on deepening our understanding of their strategic
economic priorities and looking for opportunities for greater collaboration. In addition,
we are working to end China's dangerous and market-distorting approach to
developing an indigenous semiconductor industry and have continued to prioritize and
invest heavily in trade enforcement.
Mexico
Recognizing that the U.S. government had underinvested in the U.S.-Mexico
economic relationship, the Department prioritized building stronger bilateral
commercial ties with one of our most important economic partners, and we have
achieved enormous success. Working closely with Vice President Biden, the
Department has led the High Level Economic Dialogue since its 2013 launch. This
mechanism has enabled our governments to more effectively collaborate on
commercial priorities like developing modern border infrastructure that promote
growth and job creation. We have made considerable progress on border
i nfrastructure, energy, economic and workforce development, travel and tourism,
and innovation and entrepreneurship.
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India
The Department has taken the lead on elevating our commercial ties with India
through the creation of the U.S,-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue. This
mechanism will endure as a platform for commercial and strategic engagement on a
wide range of issues. We have made great progress in key areas affecting our
economic relationship, including ease of doing business, smart cities and
i nfrastructure development, innovation and entrepreneurship, and standards
harmonization.
Africa
One major goal of the Administration has been to transform the U.S.-Africa
relationship from one based on aid to one based on trade. Consistent with these goals,
the Department created and launched the President's Doing Business in Africa
initiative, which has allowed us to double our presence in African countries by
opening new offices throughout the continent facilitating greater investment and
supporting jobs here at home.
In partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Department also created the
U,S,-Africa Business Forums, which took place in 2014 and 2016. The Forums
brought together hundreds of American and African CEOs, and nearly every African
head of state to facilitate U.S. private sector engagement in Africa, which helped
generate $23.1 billion in investment. The first U.S.-Africa Business Forum also led to
the formation of the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-
DBIA), which I chair.
Cuba
The Department has taken a lead role to fundamentally change U.S. policy toward
Cuba. We launched the U.S.-Cuba Regulatory Dialogue and, in coordination with the
Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Department has
published six sets of regulatory changes aimed at empowering the Cuban people
through increased economic engagement. From .January 2015 through September
2016, we issued 738 licenses for proposed exports and re-exports to Cuba valued at
$9.4 billion. In addition, we worked with the private sector to identify the most
effective ways to increase economic engagement and ultimately benefit the Cuban
people.
SelectUSA
I n 2011, the Department launched SelectUSA, the first federal initiative focused on
creating world-class investment promotions to attract foreign direct investment to
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the United States. To date, this successful effort has facilitated $23 billion in foreign
direct investment creating and/or retaining tens of thousands of jobs across the
country. The 2016 SelectUSA Investment Summit alone brought together 2,500
participants representing 70 international markets. SelectUSA has also established
a presence at the U.S, embassies in each of the 30 largest markets for U.S.
investment globally.
Export Control Reform
The Department has led a comprehensive reform of the export control system. Prior to
this effort, the government's controls on defense items essentially were one-size-fits-
all regardless of technological sensitivity, end use, or end user. Now, tens of thousands
of less-sensitive defense items are subject to more nuanced and flexible regulations.
The end result has been stronger military interoperability with our allies; reduced
incentives for those allies' products to avoid U.S, content; government's resources
focused on transactions of greatest concern; and improved regulatory reliability and
predictability.
National Travel and Tourism Strategy
In partnership with the Department of the Interior, the Department of Commerce co-
authored the National Travel and Tourism Strategy, which sets an ambitious goal to
welcome 100 million annual international visitors by 2021. In 2015, 76 million people
visited the United States, up from 67 million before the strategy's implementation.
These visitors spent a record $217 billion on goods and services, supporting 1.1
million U.S. jobs and making travel and tourism our country's number one services
export.
LOOKING AHEAD
Complete the Trans-Pacific Partnership
The completion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership is essential to America's economic
strength, to our leadership in the Asia-Pacific region, and to our national security. But
trade remains a complicated and highly charged topic for many citizens. To address
these challenges, our government needs to reconsider our approach to delivering the
benefits of completed trade agreements to our citizens. In addition, the inability of
Congress to pass the agreement has left a vacuum that China is already attempting to
fill with its own multilateral agreement that will exclude the U.S. and disadvantage our
businesses and workers.
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Growing Our Footprint at Home and Abroad
The Department's traditional trade responsibilities include helping American
companies resolve specific issues abroad, working with foreign governments to
address systemic trade policy challenges, enforcing trade laws, and building stronger
ties to cultivate economic opportunities for companies to compete for new customers
around the world. Globalization is creating a huge and growing demand by American
companies for the Department's trade services and expertise. To meet this challenge
and accomplish these goals, I believe there exists a need to increase the Department's
Foreign Commercial Service and Export Assistance Center footprint as well as our
enforcement resource's, so that we can keep pace with growing caseloads.
Increase Exports
In addition, we need to open new markets and help U.S. companies grow exports.
Rebalancing our economy to sell more globally is necessary because 95 percent of the
world's consumers live outside the United States. This will represent an important
shift in how our economy does business. We need to open new markets and maintain a
level playing field, simultaneous with expanded export counseling and trade finance
capabilities. To meet this opportunity, the Department's Commercial Service should
expand to ensure that all American firms in tradeable sectors fully capitalize on the
opportunities created by our trade agreements.
INNOVATION: SUPPORTING ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, SKILLS
TRAINING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND A ROBUST DIGITAL ECONOMY
Between 1948 and 2012, over half the total increase in U.S. productivity growth, a key
driver of economic growth, came from innovation and technological advancement. As
"America's Innovation Agency," the Department of Commerce is responsible for
fostering an environment that supports the invention and commercialization of new
products and technologies. We are proud to have five Nobel Prize winning scientists
on our team who embody our Department's commitment to innovation.
Advanced Manufacturing
Manufacturing USA
The Department manages and coordinates the Manufacturing USA Network (formerly
the National Network of Manufacturing Innovation), an inter-agency initiative to
develop and deploy the technologies and workthree of the future in a collaborative
public-private. partnership. This effort will have launched a network of public-private
manufacturing institutes that will enhance America's competitive advantage in
advanced manufacturing by bringing cutting edge technologies from lab to market.
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Already, the more than $600 million in federal funding invested in the first nine
institutes has been matched by more than $1.3 billion in non-federal investment. And
more institutes are on the way.
Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership
Commerce is the lead agency for the Investing in Manufacturing Communities
Partnership, an initiative that encourages local leaders from the private sector, local
government, higher education, and economic development organizations to
collectively identify a sector of manufacturing where their community has a
comparative advantage and create a strategic plan that addresses every element of
competitiveness from workforce and supply chain to infrastructure and trade.
Twenty-four communities have been designated for preferred access to federal
funding totaling approximately $1.3 billion, and more than 65 other communities
received technical assistance and benefitted from the strategic planning undertaken
as part of the application process.
Skills Training
Skills for Business
The Department plays a critical role in federal workforce development policymaking
through our newly created Skills for Business initiative. While our Department does
not fund training, advancing 21st century skills is integral to strengthening American
competitiveness given the importance of talent development to our economy,
especially in key sectors like manufacturing, cybersecurity, and engineering. We
have led the effort to assure federal workforce expenditures are job driven,
sponsored research on the value of apprenticeships to employers, and strengthened
regional workforce development efforts.
Entrepreneurship
Promoting a Robust and Effective Intellectual Property System
The strength and vitality of the U.S. economy depends on effective mechanisms that
protect and encourage the development of new ideas, With the passage of the
America Invents Act, the Department continues to improve our service to American
i nnovators by improving patent quality, speeding the patent process, and curbing
abuse. In the last five years, we opened the first-ever permanent Patent and
Trademark regional offices in Detroit, Denver, Silicon Valley, and Dallas, bringing
our services closer to our customers, We also launched the Patents for Humanity
program to accelerate the use of patented technologies for humanitarian purposes.
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Regional Innovation
Through our Regional Innovation Strategies program and the i6 Challenge, the
Department awarded $59 million in capacity-building grants to help entrepreneurs
in diverse regions of the country move ideas to market, supporting the creation and
expansion of research-commercialization centers and early-stage seed-capital
funds.
Harnessing Private Sector Expertise to Support Entrepreneurship
The Department is committed to supporting startups at every phase of their business
cycle. In 2014, we created the Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship
Program, which I chair. Through this effort, 20 of the nation's most recognized and
successful entrepreneurs commit to mentoring the next generation of innovators both
domestically and abroad. The Department also created and leads the National
Advisory Council for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE). Comprised of
experts from the public and private sectors, NACIE is responsible for providing
executable recommendations on how our innovation and entrepreneurship policies and
programs can be most effective.
Moving Technologies from Lab to Market
The Department has played a leading role in the Lab-to-Market initiative, a whole-
of-government effort to increase the economic impact of Federally-funded research
and development by accelerating and improving the transfer of new technologies
from the laboratory to the commercial marketplace. The Department has worked
with partners across the federal government to create more open access to federal
opportunities and to empower more effective collaborations by streamlining policies
and tools that help connect entrepreneurs with federal agencies.
Strengthening our Digital Economy
Cybersecurity
I n an economy increasingly vulnerable to cybersecurity threats, the Department plays
a central role in the federal government's policymaking focused on securing
America's data networks and systems. In 2014, the Department released the
Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. Created through
unprecedented collaboration between private industry and government, the voluntary
Framework consists of standards, guidelines, and practices that promote the protection
of critical infrastructure networks. The Framework has become the gold standard for
cyber-risk management and has gained widespread acceptance.
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In addition, the Department worked closely to support the President's Commission on
Enhancing National Cybersecurity, and will be taking steps to ensure that the
Commission's recommendations are incorporated into our future actions. We also lead
efforts on state-of-the-art identity protection, cybersecurity workforce training, and
solving technological challenges by working cooperatively with the private sector.
Protecting a Free and Open Internet: IANA Transition, U.S,-E. U. Privacy Shield, and APEC
An open and free internet is the lifeblood of the global economy that powers
commerce and promotes economic opportunity and human rights around the world —
deeply-held American values that lead to global stability, security, and well-being.
This Administration — and President Obama himself— strongly supported the Federal
Communications Commission's "net neutrality" decision to adopt the strongest rules
possible to ensure Internet Service Providers cannot become gatekeepers to the
Internet's content or create paid fast lanes for access to the best services. And for our
part, the Department has a number of accomplishments that advance this goal:
• On October 1, 2016, the Department transferred its stewardship role over the
I nternet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions to the non-profit, non-
governmental entity, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
The internet stakeholder community is now in charge of overseeing the global
domain name system as originally intended. This makes for a stronger, more
open Internet, which helps ensure no authoritarian government can ever
control it,
• The Department's successful completion of the E.U.-U.S. Privacy Shield
framework provides U.S,-based companies with a reliable mechanism for data
transfers between the European Union and the United States while maintaining
rigorous privacy standards. This framework is essential to supporting the more
than $260 billion in cross-Atlantic digital services trade occurring annually.
• The United States is working to advance the Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation's (APEC) Cross Border Privacy Rules system, a voluntary but
enforceable scheme of mutually recognized data privacy practices for
companies doing business in participating APEC economies. By minimizing
unnecessary barriers to cross-border data flows resulting from inconsistent
privacy regulations in participating APEC economies, the system is intended to
facilitate trade while strengthening consumer trust across the Asia Pacific.
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Increasing Digital Access: Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (B TOP)
The Department built a $4,2 billion grant program from scratch and funded projects
that increase access to broadband in unserved and underserved areas, The projects
helped create jobs and narrowed the digital divide. So far, BTOP has constructed or
upgraded 117,000 miles of broadband network infrastructure, connected 25,787
community anchor institutions, enrolled 671,585 new broadband service
subscribers, and has disbursed $3.833 billion in grants.
Digital Economy Board of Advisors
We created the Digital Economy Board of Advisors in 2015. Composed of leading
technologists, business leaders, social sector executives, and expert policy makers, the
board's mission is to provide advice to increase domestic prosperity, improve
education, and facilitate participation in political and cultural life through the
application and expansion of digital technologies.
Digital Attaches
Responding to the changing nature of global trade, in March 2016, the Department
launched our Digital Attaches pilot program, placing commercial service officers in
six markets abroad to serve as dedicated resources for U.S. companies navigating
digital economy hurdles overseas. This past October, we announced an expansion
of the program. This initiative will continue to drive policy advocacy on technology
issues, ensure linkages between trade policy and trade promotion efforts, and
provide front-line assistance for U.S. small and medium enterprises.
Infrastructure and Economic Development
FirstNet
FirstNet was created by Congress to design, build, and operate the first-ever self-
sustaining interoperable national public safety broadband network, We have worked
closely with FirstNet to help them evolve into a more mature organization, and will
maintain rigorous review and oversight processes to ensure FirstNet's success as it
builds out its network.
Strategic Investment in Economic Development
To implement the President's vision for modernizing support for communities, the
Department has taken a leadership role in the integration of federal economic
development assistance. This approach has increased the impact of federal support by
coordinating the funding streams from multiple agencies and targeting them to
communities that have adopted coherent strategies and comprehensive plans. The
results can be seen in communities supported by the Investing in Manufacturing
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Communities Partnership and the Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and
Economic Revitalization Initiative,
LOOKING AHEAD
Strengthening the Digital Economy
The federal government is currently not properly organized to face the challenges
posed by the 21st century digital economy. Looking forward, there needs to be a
government-wide focus to address five critical issues: access, trust and security online,
promoting a free and open Internet globally, addressing the challenges and
opportunities of emerging technologies, and preparing workers for jobs in the digital
economy. As the President's statutorily designated principal adviser on
telecommunications and information policy issues, the Department can and must
quickly transform to be the lead agency with respect to the digital economy, just as it
has led with other sectors.
• Access: Too many U.S. households still do not have broadband access. Filling
that need is not currently happening organically through the marketplace. We
must develop policies and incentives and integrate experienced technical
network talent to encourage investment in infrastructure to connect all
Americans.
• Trust and Security Online: The digital economy cannot flourish if consumers
and businesses do not trust their privacy and security online. The
Administration has made progress with our Consumer Privacy Bil l of Rights, the
U.S.-E.U. Privacy Shield, the Cybersecurity Framework, and the APEC's Cross
Border Privacy Rules. But we face a growing global cybersecurity crisis, with
consumers and companies suffering at the hands of criminals and nation-
states. The next Administration must work with the private sector to promote
strong and innovative cybersecurity policies, pursue baseline privacy rules that
protect consumers while supporting innovation, and continue the national
debate regarding government access to data and the use of encryption as a
security tool.
• Promoting a Free and Open Internet Globally: We must continue to pursue
trade agreements and other policies that protect cross-border data flows,
discourage digital protectionism, and ensure open digital markets.
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• Addressing the Challenges and Opportunities of Emerging Technologies: For
America to remain competitive, government must strive to encourage
emerging technologies ranging from the Internet of Things to autonomous
vehicles to biotechnology to artificial intelligence. The Department's role in this
effort is to be an evangelist, a promoter, and to break down barriers to
i nnovation. We must also help the private sector by identifying the tough policy
issues raised by new technologies and address them early in the product
development life cycle.
• Preparing Workers for Jobs in the Digital Economy: Recognizing that
600,000 information technology jobs in America are currently unfilled, the
Department must remain engaged as a voice for the business community to
encourage policy that helps ensure we have a workforce ready for the
challenges presented by the digital economy.
Advanced Manufacturing
This Administration has built a strong foundation for continued growth in American
manufacturing. To build on that, the Department and Congress should look to grow
and better connect the institutes in the Manufacturing USA Network, strengthen the
competitiveness of America's small- and medium-sized manufacturing companies
through the enhancement of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program, and
invest in training workers with the skills that will be valued by employers.
Further Integration of Economic Development
Both the federal government and communities have benefited from our more
strategic approach to supporting economic development. The next Administration
could have an even greater impact through closer coordination between our
Department and the Department of Agriculture to promote rural development, the
Department of Transportation to maximize the impact of transportation
investments, and the Environmental Protection Agency to promote brownfields
redevelopment and water infrastructure.
UNLEASHING THE POWER OF GOVERNMENT DATA
The Department of Commerce, known as "America's Data Agency," is one of the
largest publishers of government data, generating more than 20 terabytes daily, Our
Department has made it easier for individuals and organizations to gain insights and
develop innovations based on our data. We continue to work with the private sector on
solutions that make data sets more accessible and usable. Our long-term vision is to
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enable the innovators, healthcare professionals, charities, non-profits, public servants,
and others to use our open data to enable and scale solutions for the public good.
Unleashing Our Data
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programming interfaces (APIs), created tutorials, and built our own front end
tools;
• Built scalable internal-facing products (such as visualization and client
identification tools) to solve problems and demonstrate what can be done with
data in our programs;
• Leveraged private-sector innovators who are willing to donate their
technology for free to solve public problems;
• Created the Opportunity Project, to drive government and tech community
collaboration to spur the development of digital tools that use federal open
data to increase access to opportunity in communities around the country.
• Established Joint Venture Program to partner with universities, nonprofits, and
industry professionals and explore innovative technical solutions that help
federal agencies responsibly leverage their data to make better decisions.
Improving the Quality, Scope, and Timeliness of Economic Statistics
We have prioritized the improvement of core economic indicators such as GDP, and
we have materially reduced the size of revisions from the initial release. We are also
working with the private sector to improve the timeliness and quality of our
statistics.
2010 Census
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determined that our nation's population stood at 308,700,000 people, a 9.7 percent
increase from the 2000 Census population of 281,400,000.
LOOKING AHEAD
To achieve the most out of our assets, Commerce must do more than simply make its
data available. Below are a number of concrete steps I recommend:
2020 Census
Building off the lessons learned from 2010, the 2020 Census is designed to be more
automated, modern, and dynamic. By using new technologies, innovative
techniques, and new data sources, there is the potential to save up to $5.2 billion
while maintaining the highest standards of accuracy. To achieve this overall cost
savings, adequate testing and implementation funds are needed in the coming fiscal
years.
A Deeper Talent Bench
The next Administration must be bold and creative in finding new ways to hire and
pay high-skilled employees. We currently struggle to fill these jobs — and the talent we
have too often leaves for the private sector where higher pay awaits them. This is just
as true for cybersecurity as it is for data. Whether it be creating a "Cyber Corps" or
providing student loan forgiveness, we as a government will find ourselves at a
disadvantage if we do not do more to entice and retain technical experts and give them
a role at policymaking and program-implementation tables.
Privacy and Equality
Policymakers and regulators must encourage the social and economic benefits from
the use of big data analytics, but must also be vigilant about issues like privacy
protection, the possibility of re-identification of individuals, and the unintended
consequences of algorithmic decision-making. In addition, we must make sure that
all parts of our society benefit from more open data. There will need to be
significant future investment in infrastructure and services to enable innovation
around our data.
A Better, Faster Procurement Process
We need to push for better, faster ways for the federal government to acquire
technologies like modernizing data storage and authorizing use of open source
tools. Doing so will enable innovation and make it easier for smaller companies to
work with the federal government.
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New Investments and Authorities
Specific authorizations and appropriations for data science, infrastructure, and
software development will be critical. Also, congressional action that would permit the
sharing of information among the federal government's statistical agencies could
materially advance our work and reduce costs.
ENVIRONMENT: ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL INTELLIGENCE
AND ENSURING PRODUCTIVE FISHERIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
The Department of Commerce is committed to advancing the scientific research and
environmental intelligence necessary to help communities and businesses prepare for a
changing climate. Moreover, because U.S. industry is uniquely positioned to devise
technological solutions and provide leadership in sustainability practices to confront
the challenge of climate change, we are helping facilitate the success of U.S. firms
operating in the clean energy sector both domestically and abroad.
Advancing Environmental Intelligence
I n 2014, the Department launched the U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit, which
combines government-wide resources into one easy-to-access location to better
support Americans in their efforts to understand and address the climate related
risks facing their communities. These resources also inform state, local, and
business decision-making to strengthen resilience, In addition, we are providing
unique market intelligence to help industry strategically deploy resources in
renewable energy, smart grid, and traditional environmental technologies. We are
also informing mitigation planning, and making businesses and communities more
hazard-resilient through efforts such as our Disaster Resilience Framework.
Improving Weather Predictions and Supporting Key Decision Makers
The Department is strengthening the National Weather Service to be more
responsive to stakeholder needs and more effective in supporting emergency
managers, first responders, government officials, businesses, and the public.
Through development of new weather models coupled with high-performance
computing upgrades, we have improved weather forecasts, increasing the lead time
for warnings of severe weather events and saving lives.
Deploying the Nation's Next Generation Weather Satellites
During this Administration, we have developed and deployed the nation's next
generation of geostationary and polar orbiting weather satellites, which serve as the
backbone of weather forecasts. We just launched the most advanced weather satellite
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ever built. Called GOES-R, it will revolutionize forecasting and save lives by
collecting three times more data and providing four times better resolution, enabling
more effective and targeted warnings of severe weather events. Given the current age
and capabilities of our polar orbiting satellites, we must prioritize and execute the
planned 2017 launch of JPSS-1 to ensure there will be no gaps in satellite coverage.
Opening the National Water Center
I n May 2015 the Department opened the National Water Center at the University of
Alabama, the first facility in the nation dedicated to water forecast operations and
research, As the country becomes more vulnerable to events like drought and
flooding, the National Water Center will serve as a hub of integrated water
prediction and forecasting for the federal government.
Rebuilding Fisheries and Combating Seafood Fraud
The United States has become the global leader in sustainable seafood. During this
Administration we have largely ended the practice of overfishing and successfully
rebuilt a record number of fishery stocks that have been depleted. Due to our effective
management, overfishing has hit an all-time low and 40 stocks have been returned to
productive levels. The U.S. fishing industry contributed nearly $200 billion to the
American economy in 2014 and supports 1.83 million jobs. Nevertheless, improper
fishing continues to undermine the economic and environmental sustainability of
global fisheries. The Department co-chaired the President's Task Force on Illegal
Unreported and Unregulated Fishing to level the economic playing field by
combatting international pirate fishing and seafood fraud.
Building a 21st Century Fleet
Over the last eight years, we have added three modern vessels to our world-class
oceanographic research fleet to support the nation's economic and environmental
needs. These vessels provide a wide range of services to the nation, from supporting
the science that underpins economic fishery management decisions to charting coastal
ports and seaways essential to the maritime industry. However, without new and
sustained investment in the future, the aging fleet will be reduced to half its size in just
over a decade.
Restoring Gulf Coast Ecosystems
Following the Deep Water Horizon oil spill and the subsequent the implementation
of the RESTORE Act in 2012, the Department has stood up the Gulf Coast
Ecosystem Restoration Council whose mission is to rebuild and revitalize the
ecosystems and economy of the Gulf Coast, The Council set the rules and
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regulations necessary to disburse the BP and TransOcean settlement dollars and is
now working to fund critical restoration projects.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Department of Commerce should continue to play a convening role to spur U.S.
innovators to seize the business opportunity presented by the rapid global energy
transformation currently underway. We must continue to build a clean energy
economy that both benefits the environment and creates American jobs, To help
communities and businesses prepare for a changing climate, while also facilitating the
success of American companies that are developing and deploying climate solutions,
the Department should look to:
Expand Access to Our Climate Data
We should utilize the full array of federal data and services to improve the
assessment and quantification of the risks associated with climate change.
Businesses and communities alike continue to clamor for better and more
actionable information to inform their decisions. Expanding upon these efforts
should be a priority.
lncentivize States and Businesses to Adopt Clean Energy Solutions
Policymakers can accelerate job growth by providing financial incentives for states
to exceed clean energy goals, and by facilitating the creation of new projects,
i nfrastructure, and industries to match regional energy needs and existing industrial
ecosystems. Federal and private industry research investments must be aligned,
establishing additional joint public-private research collaborations to bring clean
energy innovations to scale,
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
We have made operational excellence a foundation of our management approach,
examples of which are woven throughout this memo. We have prioritized: improving
customer service, increasing employee morale, and running the department
strategically and professionally.
1 am proud that our Department has won plaudits for improved customer service from
a variety of third parties. Specifically, the Department has been one of the Top Five in
the Partnership for Public Service's "Best Places to Work" ranking throughout my
tenure. Also, in early 2016, our Business USA Team was given the President's
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Customer Service Award for the ongoing service provided to America's military
veterans under their Veteran Entrepreneur Initiative,
LOOKING AHEAD
Enterprise Services Initiative
The federal systems for hiring and procurement remain a challenge to carrying out the
daily work of our employees and launching any new initiatives. Our enterprise
services initiative to transform mission enabling services — HR, information
technology, financial management, and acquisition — offers the promise of substantial
improvement over our current systems so that we can hire and buy more effectively
and efficiently in order to fulfill our mission, We have already made enormous
progress: we have awarded a contract for human resources services, bringing in a
group of experts to tackle our hiring backlog; and we have implemented strategic
sourcing to better leverage our buying power across the Department, all while saving
millions of dollars.
Conclusion
I am proud of the team at the Department of Commerce and all of our
accomplishments that have advanced the President's priorities. The Department's
success stems from the tone and objectives President Obama set to generate broad-
based prosperity in America. As part of his commitment to economic growth, he
recognized that the Administration needed a stronger relationship with the business
community and that our private sector leaders needed to be involved in the
policymaking process. Our team has taken that vision seriously and has worked to
implement those economic priorities over the last eight years.
1 have come to believe that American businesses and the American taxpayer would be
much better served by a streamlined "Department of Business," similar to the
President's 2012 government reorganization proposal. A reorganized Department with
a unified strategic plan for trade negotiations and enforcement, economic
development, export financing, production of economic statistics and data, technology,
and other business-focused services would provide stronger customer service to
American businesses competing in a global economy.
Serving as the 38th Secretary of Commerce, has truly been one of the great honors of
my life. I want to thank President Obama for the opportunity he has given me, the trust
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he has put in our leadership, and the faith he has put in the 46,000 professionals at the
Department to execute his vision.
It has been my privilege to serve.
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