United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 04 December 2001

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

10-22           EX              75/621,184              Compagnie Gervais
                                                        Danone

10-24           CANC            25,095                  Kenra, Inc. v. Belt
                                                        Distributors, Inc.


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

whether         Refusal                                 configuration of
applicant's     Affirmed                                applicant's
packaging                                               product packaging
design is                                               (i.e., a bottle
inherently                                              configuration)
distinctive                                             [a wide variety of
                                                        goods, including a
                                                        wide range of
                                                        dietary food
                                                        supplements, fruits
                                                        and vegetables,
                                                        dairy products,
                                                        beverages, etc.]

2(d);           Petition to     "KENRA" and other       "KENYA"
affirmative     Cancel          marks incorporating     [non-medicated hair
defenses of     Granted         the word "KENRA"        care preparations
laches,                         [hair care              for retail, over-
acquiescence,                   preparations]           the-counter sale to
and estoppel                                            the ethnic hair
                                                        care market only]


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

                                                No

                                                No

(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT
USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION; (MD)=MOTION
TO DISMISS; (MR)=MOTION TO REOPEN