SUMMARY OF FINAL DECISIONS ISSUED BY THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
November 11-15, 1996
| Date Issued | Type of Case(1) | Proceeding or Appn. No. | Party or Parties | TTAB Panel(2) | Issue | TTAB Decision | Opposer's or Petitioner's Mark and Goods or Services | Applicant's or Respondent's Mark and Goods or Services | Mark and Goods Cited by Examining Attorney | Examining Attorney | Citable as Precedent of TTAB |
| 11-12 | EX | 74/173,959 | Nanco, Inc. | Hohein Hairston Walters* |
whether applicant has used the mark shown in its drawing [mutilation] | Refusal Affirmed | "SWEETWATER" [bottled drinking water] | Mason | No | ||
| 11-13 | EX | 74/368,375 | Good News Communica-tions, Inc. | Seeherman Quinn* Hohein |
whether the matter asserted for registration is generic; if not, whether the mark is registrable under Section 2(f) | Refusal Affirmed (on both grounds) | "MOVIEGUIDE" [books, magazines and teaching materials on the subject of rating movies and videos in accordance with a Biblical world view] | Hershkowitz | No | ||
| 11-14 | OPP | 87,869 | Matthew Gloag & Sons Ltd. v. Nickerson | Rice Cissel Hanak* |
2(d) | Opposition Dismissed | "THE FAMOUS GROUSE" (and bird design) [Scotch whisky] | "PARTRIDGE SCOTCH WHISKY" (and bird design) [wine, Scotch and whiskey] | No | ||
| 11-14 | EX | 74/500,776 | Rayzist Photomask, Inc. | Seeherman Quinn* Hairston |
2(e)(1) | Refusal Affirmed | "CRYSTAL CARVER ASSOCIATION" [mail order catalog services featuring glass and stone products with customized sandblast decorations] | Bishop | No | ||
| 11-14 | EX | 74/587,088 | Bentex Kiddie Corp. | Seeherman* Hanak Hairston |
2(d) | Refusal Affirmed | "IMAGINE" [wholesale goods sold exclusively to clothing retailers, namely, outerwear, including jackets, sweatshirts, etc.] | "IMAGINE" (and design) [jackets, sweatshirts, etc.] | Kruse | No |
(1) EX=Ex Parte Appeal; OPP=Opposition; CANC=Cancellation; CU=Concurrent Use; (SJ)=Summary Judgment; (R)=Request for Reconsideration
(2) *=Opinion Writer; (D)=Dissenting Panel Member
SUMMARY OF FINAL DECISIONS ISSUED BY THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
November 11-15, 1996 (continued)
| Date Issued | Type of Case(1) | Proceeding or Appn. No. | Party or Parties | TTAB Panel(2) | Issue | TTAB Decision | Opposer's or Petitioner's Mark and Goods or Services | Applicant's or Respondent's Mark and Goods or Services | Mark and Goods Cited by Examining Attorney | Examining Attorney | Citable as Precedent of TTAB |
| 11-14 | EX | 74/503,246 | Stewart Electronics Corp. | Cissel Hanak Quinn* |
2(d) | Refusal Affirmed | "STEWART ELECTRONICS" [consumer electronic audio products, namely, amplifiers, stereos, audio cassette recorders and players, CD players, and audio speakers for home and automobile use; and electrical connector cables for use in consumer and professional audio and video products, etc.] | "STEWART" [radios, tape recorders and tape players] | Billings | No | |
| 11-15 | EX | 74/481,308 | American Oncologic Associates of Michigan | Rice Cissel Quinn* |
2(e)(2) | Refusal Affirmed | "MICHIGAN INSTITUTE FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY" [medical treatment services] | Santo-martino | No |
(1) EX=Ex Parte Appeal; OPP=Opposition; CANC=Cancellation; CU=Concurrent Use; (SJ)=Summary Judgment; (R)=Request for Reconsideration
(2) *=Opinion Writer; (D)=Dissenting Panel Member

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