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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTDISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA

FLORENCE DIVISION

Firehouse Restaurant Group, Inc., a Florida )corporation, Three Alarm Subs, Inc., a South )Carolina corporation, and Fireside Restaurant )Company, Inc., a South Carolina corporation, )) Civil Action No. 4:09-cv-00618-RBHPlaintiffs, ))vs. ) VERDICT FORM)Scurmont LLC, d/b/a Calli Baker's Firehouse )Bar & Grill, and Heath Scurfield, an individual,))Defendants. )

Defendants' Claim of Cancellation of Trademark Based on Fraud on the U.S. Patent& Trademark OfficeQuestion 1. Do you find that the Defendants have proved by clear and convincing

evidence that Plaintiff Firehouse Restaurant Group, Inc. obtained theregistration for the trademark FIREHOUSE, Registration Number 3,173,030,through fraud on the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office?(Mark the appropriate space below)Ls, Firehouse Restaurant Group, Inc. DID COMMIT FRAUD

____ NO, Firehouse Restaurant Group, Inc. DID NOT COMMIT FRAUD

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* lfyou have checked "YES" above, then when you answer "Question 2" below you mustfind thatthere was no infringement with regard to trademark FIREHOUSE, Registration Number 3, 173,030.However, you must still decide whether or not there was irifi"ingement regarding all ofthe remainingmarks.

II. Plaintiffs' Claims of Trademark I n f r i n ~ e m e n t , False D e s i ~ n a t i o n of O r i ~ i n , & UnfairCompetitionQuestion 2. The Plaintiffs accuse the Defendants of infringing Plaint iff Firehouse

Restaurant Group, Inc.'s registered trademarks shown below. For eachtrademark, you must determine if the Defendants doing business as CalliBaker's Firehouse Bar & Grill infringed that particular trademark. ThePlaintiffs must prove the infringement by a preponderance of the evidence.After you have deliberated and reach an unanimous verdict as to eachtrademark, you should check the appropriate box and indicate whether or notyou found infringement as to the particular trademark.(Mark "YES" or "NO" for each mark below)

S THE MARK INFRINGED? ARK LASS/uSEES 1,903,135 estaurant Services

"J:ll r e h ou s e

ES 1,983,934 estaurant Services,- roviding of Food anES ,606,263 estaurant ServicesFIREHOUSE SUBS

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IS THE MARK INFRINGED? MARK REG. NO. CLASS/USE/YES N O ~ 2,756,249 ~ o n d u c t i n g employe'ncentive award prog, .& promote ownership o~ m p l o y e e - o w n e d franestaurants/YES_ N O ~ 2,795,059 Charitable Fund Rais.. ,I.....

YES NoL FIREHOUSE SUBS 2,795,060 ~ h a r i t a b l e Fund Rais--YES NO \ / ' l E l ~ . J E J 2,866,824 ~ l o t h i n g , namely t-sh~ o l f shirts and polo sYES NO L FIREHOUSE :3,000,715 ~ l o t h i n g , namely shiYES N O ~ 3,006,000 ~ h a r i t a b l e fundraisin

FIREHOUSE SUBS ~ h a r i t a b l e fundraisingFIRST RESPONDER ~ e r v i c e s for victims o

RELIEF FUND ~ a t u r a l disasters and patastrophesYES NO L 3,006,002 ~ h a r i t a b l e fundraisinL ~ ~ ~ a m e l y , a fund for vi

pf natural disasters anee d the f i fe . ~ a t a s t r o p h e s ES NO L ~ j E J 3,012,834 Restaurant Franchisin

/'YES NoL ( E t ~ ~ J E J ~ , 0 1 2 , 8 3 5 Restaurant ServicesYES No / FIREHOUSE SUBS 3,014,796 Restaurant Franchisin~ E S NO . ,/ FIREHOUSE STEAK 3,017,189 sandwichesSUB~ E S NO V :FIREHOUSE "HERO" ~ , 0 1 7 , 1 9 0 :sandwichesSUB/~ E S NO V FIREHOUSE SUBS ~ , 0 2 7 , 2 2 5 Cereal based snack fo

I oods, namely cookie.brownies

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IS THE MARK INFRINGED? MARK LASS/uSE

~ E S NO ./ 3,027,226 Cereal based snack fooods, namely cookiebrownies

~ E S NO v 3,031,377 Pastries and desert iteFIREHOUSE SUBS ~ a m e l y cookies andIbrowniesIYES NO / 3,031,378 Pastries and desert itenamely cookies andbrownies

/YES No '\./ FIREHOUSE PARTY 3,034,141 Catering services andPLATTERS estaurant services/YES ./ FIREHOUSE SUBS 3,063,736 Stickers/YES No J $,063,737 Stickers

YES V FIREHOUSE SUBS 3,065,955 Bags, namely paper b/YES NO if FIREHOUSE SUBS 3,070,837 Hats; toy vehicles/YES. No V ( ~ J E J 3,070,838 Hats; toy vehiclesOI!/ 'YES NO, ../ ~ J E J 3,070,844 Bags, namely paper bc ./YES No / [ E t ~ J E J 3,082,197 Paper for wrapping apackaging of food

/ 'YES No V' FIREHOUSE SUBS 3,082,196 Paper for wrapping a/

packaging of food~ E S , NO \ / FIREHOUSE 3,173,030 Restaurant Services~ E S , NO / [ E \ ~ J E J 3,136,447 lRestaurant Services

F."d th e f \ le

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IS THE MARK INFRINGED? MARK REG. NO. tLASS/uSE/

~ E S NO vi' [ 3,136,446 !Restaurant FranchisinFlied th e fife.

;YES NO \/ FIREHOUSE SUBS 3,261,752 Gift cards; Magneticaencoded credit cardsYES NO 1Y FIREHOUSE FUNDS 3,330,363 Magnetically encodedcardsIYES NO V / 3,382,694 Financial services in

FIREHOUSE SUBS field of money lendinConsumer lending sei

Florence, South CarolinaA u g u s t ~ , 2011

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