11 April 2007
By Express Post
Mr Dmitri Rytsk
Po Box 4102
NORTH CURL CURL NSW 2099
Dear Madam
Melbourne | Sydney
Our reference
JAF.ABW.1781284
Australian Trade Mark Application No. 1118972 'WOGLEBAY" in class 35 in the name of Dmitri Rytsk andOpposition by Google Inc.
We enclose by way of service:
An Application for an Extension of Time to Serve Evidence in an Opposition Proceeding; and
2. A Statutory Declaration signed by Jonathan Ariel Feder dated 11 April 2007.
Could you please confirm receipt of the above documents.
Your faithfully
Tony Watson Partner
encl
Level 21 Soth Tower
525 CollinsStreet
GPO Box 4388 Melbourne VIC 3000 Partner Contact
Melbourne VIC 3001 Australia Tony Watson Jonathan Feder
DX 405 Melbourne telephone: +61 3 9205 2000 telephone: (03) 9640 4273 telephone: (03) 9640 4375
www.middletons.com.au facsimile: +61 3 9205 2055 tony.watson@middletons.com.au jonathan.feder@middletons.com.au
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Statutory Declaration
In the matter of Australian Trade Mark Application No 1118972 "GOOGLEBAY" in class 35 in the name of Dmitri Rytsk (the Applicant)
and
Opposition thereto by Google, Inc. (the Opponent)
1, JONATHAN ARIEL FEDER, of Level 25, 525 Collins Street, Melbourne in the State of Victoria do solemnly and sincerely declare as follows:
1 am a Solicitor of Middletons who carry on business from the above address and 1 have the care and conduct of this matter on behalf of the Opponent under the supervision of Anthony Brooke Watson, a Partner of Middletons, 1 am authorised to make this Declaration on behalf of the Opponent.
2. The Applicant has filed Australian Trade Mark Application No 1118972 "GOOGLEBAY" in
class 35 (the Trade Mark) as an Australian registered trade mark. The Opponent has filed
a Notice of Opposition with respect to the Trade Mark.
3. 1 make this declaration in support of the Opponent's application for an exten sion of time of
one month under Regulation 5.15 of the Trade Marks Regulations 1995 (Cth) (the
Regulations) in which to file its Evidence in Support in this opposition proceeding.
4.
In consultation with the Opponent, 1 have drafted a statutory declaration of Rose Hagan, Senior Trade Mark Counsel for the Opponent and this statutory declaration constitutes the Opponent's evidence in support in this opposition proceeding. On 5 April 2007, a final copy of the statutory declaration of Ms Hagan together with the exhibits referred to therein were sent to Ms Hagan by express international courier in order that the statutory declaration could be signed by Ms Hagan and witnessed appropriately. However, due to the Easter holiday period the Opponent has been unable to send back the signed and witnessed Statutory declaration to Middletons so that it could be filed and served in this opposition proceeding by 11 April 2007.
5. 1 expect to receive the signed and witnessed copy of the statutory declaration of Ms Hagan
later this week. Once it is receive then 1 will proceed to file and serve this statutory
declaration which will constitute pponent's evidence in this opposition proceeding.
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/6. In the circumstances, the Opponent requires an extension of one month in order to be able to file and serve its Evidence in Support and 1 anticipate the Opponent's evidence will be served and filed within this extension period sought.
1 acknowledge that this declaration is true and correct and 1 make it in the belief that a person making a false declaration is liable to the penalties of perjury.
Declared at Melbourne in the State of Victoria this 11 th day of April 2007
Before me: ........... A person authorised take Statutory Declarations
Name: ................................ .......................
UBA MAREE EGM
Address: .............
An,Audohn Lopi Practitioner
(Mthin " meening of the
Occupation: . .........
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