SUMMARY OF FINAL DECISIONS ISSUED BY THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
December 16-20, 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 |
| 12-17 | EX | 74/206,894 | Franklin Miller, Inc. | Cissel Quinn* Hohein | whether the term sought to be registered is generic, and, if not, whether it has acquired distinctive-ness and hence is registrable under Sec. 2(f) | Refusal Affirmed (as to both issues) | "DELUMPER" [cutting and sizing units, comprising shredding, chopping and/or crushing devices particularly used for size reduction of agglomerates for use in fluid pipelines] | Lee | No | ||
| 12-17 | EX | 74/346,491 | The Lane Co., Inc. | Cissel Seeherman* Hanak | 2(e)(1) | Refusal Affirmed | "CEDAR BOUTIQUE" [retail furniture store services] | Zak | No | ||
| 12-17 | EX | 74/507,920 | Gary Klein and Darrell Voss, dba Spartan | Seeherman Hanak Walters* | 2(d) | Refusal Affirmed | "SPARTAN" [bicycles] | "SPARTAN" [vehicle tires] | Baxley | 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
December 16-20, 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 |
| 12-17 | EX | 74/553,555 | Jado Bathroom and Hardware Mfg. Corp. | Simms Cissel Hanak* | 2(e)(1) | Refusal Reversed | "PATINA COLLECTION" [toilet paper and paper towel dispensers, toilet brushes, towel rings, towel racks, towel bars, etc.] | Smith | No | ||
| 12-18 | EX | 74/307,611 | Universal Furniture Industries, Inc. | Simms* Quinn Walters | 2(d) | Refusal Affirmed | "FORM 45" [furniture, namely, modular sections of a sofa] | "FORM4" [office furniture, and furniture for enclosing electronic equipment] and "FORM 14" [furniture for enclosing electronic equipment] | Matthews | No | |
| 12-18 | EX | 74/468,369 | American Cereal Corp. | Simms* Quinn Hohein | 2(e)(1) | Refusal Affirmed | "GOOD N HEARTY" [breakfast cereals] | Delaney | No | ||
| 12-18 | EX | 74/498,406 | Norwest Financial, Inc. | Rice Seeherman Hohein* | 2(d) | Refusal Affirmed | "BUYLINE" [debit card services in association with revolving lines of credit] | "BUYLINE" [personal banking services consisting of a revolving line of credit that is activated by overdrafts and checking accounts] | 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
December 16-20, 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 |
| 12-18 | EX | 74/527,372 | Aquagen International Inc. | Simms Hairston* Walters | 2(d) | Refusal Reversed | "AQUAGEN" [dietary supplements, namely, oxygen stabilizing supplements for human consumption] | "AQUAGEN" [pharmaceutical preparation for the diagnosis and treatment of allergies] | Charlon | No | |
| 12-19 | EX | 74/204,050 | Shana Knitwear, Inc. | Simms Cissel* Seeherman | 2(d) | Refusal Reversed | "DECOSPORT" (and design) [womens and childrens wearable art blank sportswear and unconstructed apparel sold to the craft industry, namely, shirts, pants, skirts, shorts, sweaters and jackets] | "DECO" (and design) [clothing, namely, trousers, shorts, skirts, suits, dresses, jerseys, undershirts, shirts, singlets, waistcoats, cardigans, t-shirts and foulards] | Krebs | No | |
| 12-19 | EX | 74/449,477 | Farmland Dairies | Simms Cissel* Walters | 2(d) | Refusal Affirmed | "FARMLAND DAIRIES" (and design) [light cream] | "FARMLAND" (and design) [bacon, ham and sausage]; "FARMLAND EXTRA TENDER" [pork products]; "FARMLAND" (and design) [pork products; meat products; beef products; turkey products; etc.] | Bullock | No | |
| 12-19 | EX | 74/473,662 | Baldwin Hardware Corp. | Rice Simms Walters* | 2(d) | Refusal Affirmed | "ESTATE COLLECTION" [door metal hardware, namely, mortise locks and interior levers and knobs] | "ESTATE SERIES" (and design) [metal storm doors] | Smith | 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
December 16-20, 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 |
| 12-20 | EX | 74/431,340 | Joshua Leichtberg | Cissel Hairston* Walters | 2(d) | Refusal Affirmed | "BUTT BUSTER" [manually operated exercise equipment for firming portions of the body, namely the buttocks, upper legs, hips and abdomen] | "GUT BUSTER" [manually operated exercise equipment]; "THIGH BUSTER" [manually operated resistance-type exercise equipment] | Horrall | No | |
| 12-20 | EX | 74/551,220 | Robert E. Bowen | Seeherman Hanak* Quinn | 2(e)(1) | Refusal Affirmed | "CELLULAR DATA" [computer software for storing and analyzing data in a data base] | Blohm | 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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