Summary of Final Decisions

                                 Issued by the

                       Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

                             February 16-20, 1998


                Type            Proceeding
Date            of              or                      Party/
Issued          Case (1)        App'n No.               Parties

2-17            EX              74/651,845              Valley Dental, 
                                                        Inc.   

2-19            EX              74/254,945              Controls Corp. of
                                                        America 

2-20            EX              74/677,107              WoodenBoat
                                                        Publications, Inc. 

2-20            EX              74/586,109              La Salsa Holding   
                                                        Co.   

                                Opposer's/              Applicant's/
                                Petitioner's            Respondent's
                TTAB            Mark and                Mark and
Issue           Decision        Goods/Services          Goods/Services

whether, as     Refusal                                 "TOOTH TOTS CLUB"
evidenced by    Reversed                                [promoting 
the specimens                                           dental health to 
of record,                                              children]      
the matter      
sought to be    
registered is
being used 
as a service 
mark for the 
services re-
cited in the 
application;
whether a 
more definite
recitation of
services is
required 

de jure func-   Refusal                                 configuration of
tionality (of   Affirmed                                applicant's goods
a product                                               [a seat and filter
configura-                                              assembly for gas
tion)                                                   regulators] 

2(d)            Refusal                                 "HOPE MAGAZINE"
                Affirmed                                (and design)
                                                        [magazines of
                                                        inspirational 
                                                        stories and 
                                                        information]

whether the     Refusal Af-                             "FRESH MEXICAN 
matter sought   firmed, in                              GRILL"
to be regis-    the absence                             [restaurant 
tered is        of disclaimer                           services]     
capable of      of the words
registration    "MEXICAN
on the Sup-     GRILL"
plemental       [matter found
Register        capable of
                registration
                on the Supp. 
                Reg. upon
                submission of
                required
                disclaimer] 

Mark and                                        Citable as
Goods Cited by                                  Precedent
Examining Atty.                                 of TTAB

                                                No

                                                Yes

"HOPE MAGAZINE"                                 No
[magazines dealing
with homelessness]   

                                                No

(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT 
USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION