SUMMARY OF FINAL DECISIONS ISSUED BY THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
November 24-28, 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 |
| 11-24 | EX | 74/435,113 | San Pasquals, Inc. | Hanak Hohein Hairston* |
2(d) | Refusal Affirmed (but only as to those three cited registra-tions that include restaurant services in the recitation of services) | "PASQUALS SALSARIA" [restaurant takeout and catering services featuring Southwestern, Santa Fe and Mexican foods; and retail store services featuring Southwestern, Santa Fe and Mexican foods and food-related items, namely, corn husks, pots, pans, and utensils] | two registrations for the mark "PASQUALES" (in stylized lettering), plus a graphic representation of a chef [one registration for restaurant services and one for various food items]; two registrations for the mark "PASQUALES" (in stylized lettering) [one registration for restaurant services and one for various food items]; and one registration for the mark "PASQUALES" (in different stylized lettering from the cited registrations, above) [pizzas, spaghetti, pasta and Italian-style sandwiches for consumption on and off the premises and restaurant services] | Dunn | No | |
| 11-25 | EX | 74/620,198 | Sports Heritage, U.S.A. Inc. | Sams Seeherman Hanak* |
2(d) | Refusal Affirmed | "PHILADELPHIA BLAZERS" [clothing, namely, t-shirts, sweatshirts, jerseys, hats/caps, and sport shirts] | "BLAZERS" [a wide array of apparel including t-shirts, sweat shirts, jerseys, hats and sport shirts] | Saito | 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
SUMMARY OF FINAL DECISIONS ISSUED BY THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
November 24-28, 1997 (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 |
| 11-26 | EX | 74/032,585 | Sambado & Son, Inc. | Sams Rice Cissel Seeherman Quinn Hohein Hairston* Walters |
whether the Board will review the Examining Organi-zations determination that there was "clear error" in the initial examination of this intent-to-use application ("clear error" being the standard for issuance of a new substantive refusal once the statement of use was submitted); whether the matter sought to be registered is capable of registration on the Supplemental Register [genericness] | Refusal Affirmed (on the basis of generic-ness), but the Board refused to review (i.e., "second guess") the Examining Organiza-tions "clear error" deter-mination | "FRUTTA FRESCA" (in stylized lettering) [fresh deciduous fruits] | Evanko | Yes |
(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
*=Opinion Writer; (D)=Dissenting Panel Member
Last Modified: 10/13/98