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William E. Eder Named Vice President of Marketing at Nordic Amer... http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS64770+01-Mar-20... Case 1:08-cv-00028-SLR Document 9 Filed 05/02/2008 Page 5 of 8

William E. Eder Named Vice President of Marketing at Nordic American Smokeless Inc.
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William E. Eder Named Vice President of Marketing at Nordic American Smokeless Inc. DANBURY, Conn., March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Nordic American Smokeless Inc., a smokeless tobacco company whose quality products are based on a unique Swedish smokeless manufacturing process (snus), announced today the appointment of William E. "Bill" Eder as Vice President of Marketing. Eder is a 40-year veteran in marketing, the last 24 years of which were with U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, where he was integral in successfully developing and implementing marketing programs focused on the introduction of new brands and developing communication media aimed at educating adult consumers about the unique attributes of smokeless tobacco products. "Bill Eder is clearly a leader within the smokeless tobacco community. His extensive smokeless tobacco marketing experience will be instrumental in bringing the Nordic American product portfolio to the next level," said Darren Quinn, President and CEO. Executive Vice President, Richard Cutler added, "Bill's exceptional marketing and advertising background will assure Nordic American's flagship snus brands, Nordic Ice and Klondike, achieve success as we execute our go-to-market strategies." During his recent 24-year tenure at U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, Eder served as director, marketing services and publisher of the adult consumer magazine Heartland USA. Eder currently resides in Connecticut. About Nordic American Smokeless Inc. Nordic American Smokeless Inc. is a marketer and manufacturer of Swedish styled smokeless tobacco products (snus). Nordic American's flagship brands, Nordic Ice and Klondike, are scheduled for shipment in the first half of 2008. Nordic American is headquartered in Danbury, CT. The Company is an affiliate of the Norwegian snus company Taboca A/S, headquartered in Oslo, Norway. This press release was issued through 24-7PressRelease.com. For further information, visit here. SOURCE Nordic American Smokeless Inc. William Eder of Nordic American Smokeless Inc., +1-203-247-3079, [email protected]

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Document Description: Notice of Allowance

Mail / Create Date: 22-Apr-2008

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE
NOTE: If any data on this notice is incorrect, please fax a request for correction to the Intent to Use Unit at 571-273-9550. Please include the serial number of your application on ALL correspondence with the USPTO.

ISSUE DATE: Apr 22, 2008

Christopher P. Foley Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett et 901 New York Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001-4413

ATTORNEY REFERENCE NUMBER TABOKA 2729A

** IMPORTANT INFORMATION: 6 MONTH DEADLINE **
You filed the trademark application identified below based upon a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce. You must use the mark in commerce and file a Statement of Use (a.k.a. Allegation of Use) before the USPTO will register the mark. You have six (6) MONTHS from the ISSUE DATE of this Notice of Allowance (NOA) to file either a Statement of Use, or if you are not yet using the mark in commerce, a Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of use ("Extension Request"). If you file an extension request, you must continue to file a new request every six months until the Statement of Use is filed. Applicant may file a total of five (5) extension requests. FAILURE TO FILE A REQUIRED DOCUMENT DURING THE APPROPRIATE TIME PERIOD WILL RESULT IN THE ABANDONMENT OF YOUR APPLICATION. Please note that both the "Statement of Use " and "Extension Request" have many legal requirements including fees. Therefore, we encourage use of the USPTO forms, available online at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html (under "File a PRE-registration form"), to avoid the possible omission of important information. Please note that the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) provides line-by-line help instructions for completing the Extension Request or Statement of Use forms online. If you do not have access to the Internet, you may call 1-800-786-9199 to request the printed form(s).

The following information should be reviewed for accuracy: SERIAL NUMBER: MARK: OWNER: 78/623680 TABOKA (STANDARD CHARACTER MARK) Philip Morris USA Inc. 6601 West Broad Street Richmond , VIRGINIA 23230

This application has the following bases, but not necessarily for all listed goods/services: Section 1(a): NO Section 1(b): YES Section 44(e): NO

GOODS/SERVICES BY INTERNATIONAL CLASS

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Tobacco, raw or manufactured, including cigars, cigarettes, cigarillos, tobacco for roll your own cigarettes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff tobacco, tobacco substitutes not for medical purposes; smokers' articles, namely cigarette paper and tubes, cigarette filters, tobacco tins, cigarette cases and ashtrays not of precious metals, their alloys or coated therewith; smoking pipes, pocket apparatus for rolling cigarettes, lighters not of precious metals, matches -- FIRST USE DATE: NONE; -- USE IN COMMERCE DATE: NONE
ALL OF THE GOODS/SERVICES IN EACH CLASS ARE LISTED

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE PRESENT IN THE USPTO RECORDS

TDR Home This document may be displayed as a PDF file containing images without text. You may view online or save the entire document by clicking on the file download icon in the upper right corner of this page. [required PDF viewer] FAQ: Are you seeing only the first page of this PDF document? If you need help: General trademark information: Please e-mail [email protected], or telephone either 571-272-9250 or 1-800-786-9199. Technical help: For instructions on how to use TDR, or help in resolving technical glitches, please e-mail [email protected]. If outside of the normal business hours of the USPTO, please email Electronic Business Support, or call 1-800-786-9199. Questions about USPTO programs: Please e-mail USPTO Contact Center (UCC). NOTE: Within any e-mail, please include your telephone number so we can talk to you directly, if necessary. Also, include the relevant serial number or registration number, if existing.

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