United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 06 December 2005
Date Type of Proceeding Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties 11-1 EX 78171205 The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Opposer's/ Applicant's/ Petitioner's Respondent's TTAB Mark and Mark and Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services 2(d) Refusal "ACCA" Affirmed (in stylized form) as to all four [in Class 9: a classes, on number of goods, the basis of including both cited information stored registrations in or on [Note: electronic, Registration magnetic and/or was not optical means, refused as to namely, electronic the services databases recorded in a fifth on computer media class featuring (Class 36)] instructional and educational information in the fields of accounting, finance and business studies; in Class 16: printed matter (of various sorts), all featuring information in the fields of accounting, finance and business studies]; in Class 35: accounting services; cooperative advertising and marketing services; employment hiring and recruiting services; and other services; in Class 41: training and teaching services in the fields of accounting, finance and business studies; conducting conferences in the fields of accounting, finance, and business studies; and other services] Mark and Citable as Goods Cited by Precedent Examining Atty. of TTAB 2 cited registrations, No both owned by the same entity: "ACCA" and "ACCA AMERICAN CORPORATE COUNSEL ASSOCIATION" (and design) [both marks for: in Class 9: downloadable electronic publications (of several kinds) in the field law; in Class 16: trade journals for corporate counsel; and other goods; in Class 35: providing on-line information clearing house services in the field of law; and other services; in Class 41: educational services provided via Internet (and otherwise) in the field of law; and other services; in Class 42: association services (of various sorts) for corporate counsel; providing an on-line database in the field of law; and other services] (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