SUMMARY OF FINAL DECISIONS ISSUED BY THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
August 11-15, 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 |
| 8-12 | OPP | 90,118 | Software AG v. A-BAS, Inc. | Sams Cissel* Seeherman |
2(d) | Opposition Sustained | "ADABAS" et al. [financial management database management system software] | "A-BAS" [computer software for use by accountants] | No | ||
| 8-12 | OPP | 90,496 | Foseco Intl. Ltd. v. Ashland Oil, Inc. | Cissel Quinn* Hohein |
2(d) | Opposition Dismissed | "ECOLOTEC" [chemical products, namely, binders for use in the preparation of cores and molds for the foundry industry] | "ECOSET" [binders for making cores and molds for use in the manufacturing of metal castings] | No | ||
| 8-12 | EX | 74/499,516 | Nucor Corp. | Sams Seeherman Hanak* |
2(e)(2) | Refusal Reversed | "HI-TEC" [steel sheet and strip, and lengths of steel sheet and strip formed into rolls and coils] | Micheli | No | ||
| 8-13 | CANC | 21,824 | Jules Jurgensen/ Rhapsody, Inc. v. Fabrica di Orologi Sindaco S.A. et al. | Simms Hohein* Hairston |
abandonment | Petition to Cancel Granted | "URBAN JURGENSEN" [wrist watches] | "URBAN" [mechanical watches with manual or automatic winding; electrical and electronic watches; watch parts, movements, and dials; watch cases; diving watches; and chronometers] | No |
(1) EX=Ex Parte Appeal; OPP=Opposition; CANC=Cancellation; CU=Concurrent Use; (SJ)=Summary Judgment; (MD)=Motion to
Dismiss; (MR)=Motion to Reopen; (R)=Request for Reconsideration
(2) *=Opinion Writer; (D)=Dissenting Panel Member

Last Modified: 8/12/98