Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board July 15-19, 1996 Type Proceeding Date of or Party/ Issued Case (1) App'n No. Parties 7-16 EX 74/243,193 Canadian Agra Corp. 7-16 EX 74/362,907 Custom Towels, Inc. 7-16 OPP 89,309 Hard Rock Cafe Licensing Corp. v. Rock Hard Sportswear, Inc. 7-16 OPP 91,340 Morton 91,457 International, Inc. v. Asahi Denka Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha 7-17 EX 74/449,910 Tomco Auto Products, Inc. 7-18 EX 74/392,047 Carolyn C. Weissberg and Steven Weissberg 7-18 OPP 92,996 Miguel Torres, S.A. v. Cantine Mezzacorona S.C.A.R.L. 7-19 EX 74/319,605 TJC, Inc. 7-19 EX 74/458,353 Krueger GmbH & Co. KG 7-19 EX 74/528,198 The Jolt Company, Inc. Opposer's/ Applicant's/ Petitioner's Respondent's TTAB Mark and Mark and Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services 2(e)(1) Refusal "MACHINERY RING" Affirmed [brokering of farm services between farmers and farm labourers and owners and operators of farming equipment] 2(e)(1); Refusal "CUSTOM TOWELS" whether mark Affirmed [beach towels, has acquired (on both bath towels and distinctiveness issues) sport towels] and is, therefore, registrable under Sec. 2(f) 2(d) Opposition "HARD ROCK CAFE" "ROCK HARD" Sustained and "HARD ROCK [clothing, CAFE" (and design) particularly [restaurant services, clothing made of t-shirts, sweatshirts, leather and/or polo shirts, sport denim fabrics, shirts, jackets, hats, namely, jeans, etc.]; T-shirts, hats, "HARD ROCK TIMES" jackets, (and design) sweatshirts and [t-shirts] sweatpants] 2(d) Opposition "ADVASTAB" "ADEKA STAB" and Sustained [stabilizers for "ADK STAB" vinyl resins] [chemicals, namely, stabilizers and additives for plastics] 2(d) Refusal "TOMCO Affirmed CARBURETORS" (and design) [automotive carburetors] 2(e)(1) Refusal "VIRTUAL PAPER" Affirmed [computer services, namely, configuring and designing software and hardware to facilitate the flow of information among disparate users] 2(d) Opposition "GRAN CORONAS" "MEZZACORONA" Sustained (in stylized form) and (and design) "CORONAS" [wines and (and design) sparkling wines] [wine] 2(e)(3) Refusal "BOGOTA BAGS" Affirmed [garment bags for travel, carry-on bags, backpacks and travel kits sold empty] 2(d) Refusal "CHOCOCINO" Affirmed [preparations for making flavored drinks, namely, a drink having the flavor of cocoa and coffee] 2(e)(1) Refusal "BLU BOTOL" Reversed [water, namely, sparkling water, spring water, and mineral water] Mark and Goods of Registration Recommended Cited by for Examining Atty. Publication No No No No "TOMCO TI" No (and design) [vehicle parts, namely, carburetor floats; carburetor couplings; carburetor dashpots; carburetor choke pull- offs; carburetor valves; etc.]; "TOMCO TI INC." (and design) [replacement emission reduction parts for land vehicles] No No No "CHOCK O'CCINO" No [iced coffee with milk and sugar and iced tea] No (1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION