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

February 2-7, 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
2-2	EX	74/321,118	EBS Nominees Ltd.	Quinn* Hohein Walters	2(d)	Refusal Affirmed (as to both cited registra-tions)		"EBS" [computer hardware, computer programs, etc., exclusively for electronic foreign exchange brokering and market trading; financial services, namely, brokerage services exclusively in the field of foreign currency exchange]	"EBS" [banking services] and "EBS" [electronic banking and interchange network services for financial institutions]	Judge	No
2-2	EX	74/287,593	Benj. Shir, Inc.	Rice* Simms Hanak	2(d)	Refusal Reversed		"RETREADS ECOLOGY FOOTGEAR" [shoes]	"I [+ heart design] ECOLOGY" [athletic footwear]	R. Clark	No
2-2	OPP OPP	77,875 77,892	Idea Courier Inc. and I.D.E. Corp. v. U. S. Robotics, Inc.	Rice Cissel* Quinn	2(d); affirmative defenses (including laches, acquiescence, and estoppel)	Oppositions Sustained	"COURIER" (both trademark and trade name use) [video display terminals]	"COURIER" [modems]; "COURIER HST" [modems]			No
2-2	EX (R)	74/411,900	Hoechst AG	Rice Cissel* Quinn	2(e)(4)	Request for Reconsid-eration Denied [Refusal Affirmed]		"HOECHST" [plastic fibers, film, and sheet and microporous film and hollow fibers, for general industrial use; synthetic fibers and filaments, such as acetate staple; acetate yarn]		Fickes	No
2-2	EX	74/404,336	Edward Shaw	Hanak* Hohein Hairston	2(d)	Refusal Affirmed		"DINOSAUR HUNTERS" [board games]	"THE GREAT DINOSAUR HUNT" (and design) [board games]	Mason	No
2-2	EX	74/373,897	Angus Brands, Inc.	Sams Simms* Walters	2(a) [deceptive]	Refusal Affirmed		"ANGUS BRAND" (and design) [processed meats, namely, roast beef, corned beef, and pastrami]		Crowe	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

February 2-7, 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
2-4	CANC	22,244	R.M.S. Ltd. N.Y.C., Inc. v. Titanic Ventures and RMS Titanic, Inc.	Rice Seeherman* Walters	abandonment [note: case decided on issue of lack of proof of standing]	Petition to Cancel Denied		"WHITE STAR" (and design) [hats, caps, and tee shirts]			No
2-4	OPP	95,721	Steven Alan Lippert dba Jinx Clothing Co. v. Bernard Thomas Dlugokeski	Rice Cissel* Seeherman	2(d)	Opposition Sustained	"JINX" and "JINX CLOTHING CO." [clothing ( including t-shirts)]	"JINX LTD." (and design) [clothing, namely, pre-assembled bandanna style headwear, jeans, t-shirts, and sweatshirts]			No
2-5	EX (R)	74/530,482	Outdoor Entertain-ment, Inc.	Rice Simms Walters*	Section 6 disclaimer requirement (of term "OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT")	Request for Reconsid-eration Denied [Refusal Affirmed]		"OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT" (and design) [entertainment services, namely, television programming]		Micheli	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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