Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
October 2-6, 2000
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
10-2 EX 75/267,810 H. Lee Browne
10-4 EX 75/529,703 Bruce D. Watts
(R)
10-4 EX 75/161,148 24 Hour Fitness,
(R) Inc.
10-4 EX 75/347,743 V Communications,
Inc.
10-4 EX 75/216,236 Special Products
Corp. SPECO
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(e)(1) Refusal SIGNATURE-MAIL
Reversed [computer software
which enables the
user to insert
images in
electronic mail
messages
genericness Request for BIRTHDAY
[registrability Reconsideration BALLOONS
on the Supp. Denied [mail order gift
Register] (Refusal balloon services]
Affirmed)
2(e)(1); Request for 24 HOUR
whether Reconsideration (and background
applicant's Denied design)
mark is (Refusal [health club
registrable Affirmed) services]
under Section
2(f)
2(e)(1); Refusal OS WIZARD
whether Affirmed [compuer software
applicant's (on 2(e)(1) for managing hard
specimens show ground only) drives]
trademark use
of the matter
applicant seeks
to register
2(d) Refusal BIO-ST JOSEPH
Affirmed [food supplements;
and dietary
supplements of
vegetal origin]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
No
No
No
No
ST. JOSEPH No
(in stylized lettering)
[aspirin]
(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT
USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION; (MD)=MOTION
TO DISMISS; (MR)=MOTION TO REOPEN