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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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