Summary of Final Decisions
Issued by the
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
November 25-29, 1996
Type Proceeding
Date of or Party/
Issued Case (1) App'n No. Parties
11-27 EX 74/421,904 Federal Mortgage
Insurance Corp.
11-27 EX 74/415,864 Newspaper
Associaton
of America
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(e)(1) Refusal "MULTIPLE
Affirmed DISTRIBUTIONS
ANALYSIS"
[computer software
used in evaluating
loan underwriting
decisions based on
the establishment
of several
probability
distributions
containing both
dependent and
independent
probabilities of
housing asset
prices and
purchasing power of
housing seekers]
2(e)(1) Refusal "NEWSPAPER NATIONAL
Affirmed NETWORK"
[providing a single
source advertising
network from which
advertisers may buy
newspaper space in
all markets in
which they are
interested]
Mark and
Goods of Registration Recommended
Cited by for
Examining Atty. Publication
No
No
(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT
USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION