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SUMMARY OF FINAL DECISIONS ISSUED BY THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD

February 10-14, 1997

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
2-11 EX 74/289,505 S & K Famous Brands, Inc. Rice

Quinn

Hairston*

 Section 6 disclaimer requirement (of words "FAMOUS BRANDS") Refusal Affirmed   "S & K FAMOUS BRANDS" [retail store services in the field of men’s clothing]   Atchison No
2-11 EX 74/471,886 Neuro-biological Technolo-gies, Inc. Seeherman

Hanak*

Hohein

 2(e)(1) Refusal Affirmed (but decision will be set aside upon submission of disclaimer of word "NEURO-BIOLOGI-CAL")   "NEUROBIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES" [pharmaceutical preparations for the treatment of human neurological, immunological, and inflammatory diseases and addictions]   L. Smith No
2-11 EX

(R)

 74/420,488 Carl Heyer, Inc. Cissel*

Seeherman

Hairston

 whether applicant has used the mark it seeks to register (i.e., whether the specimens support registration of the mark shown in applicant’s drawing] Request for Recon-sideration Denied [Refusal Affirmed]   "VALUE FOR MONEY--VFM" [manicure instruments, namely, scissors, toe nail and finger nail nipper, and nail file and pusher and tweezers]   Cole 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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