United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 26 February 2002

  Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

                          January 14-18, 2002



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

1-14            EX              75/597,830             Guardian Int'l.,
                                                       Inc.

1-14            EX              75/024,851             Tritex Corp.

1-15            EX              74/451,390             Century Mfg. Co.


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

2(d)            Refusal                                 "SECURITY BY
                Reversed                                GUARDIAN
                                                        INTERNATIONAL"
                                                        (and design
                                                        incorporating the
                                                        letter `G')
                                                        [installation and
                                                        maintenance of
                                                        burglar alarms,
                                                        fire alarms, home
                                                        and commercial
                                                        security systems,
                                                        voice intercom
                                                        systems and closed
                                                        circuit television
                                                        (CCTV) and card
                                                        access systems;
                                                        monitoring of
                                                        burglar alarms,
                                                        fire alarms and
                                                        home and commercial
                                                        security systems]

2(d)            Refusal                                 "CONTOUR"
                Affirmed                                [foundation
                                                        garments for women,
                                                        namely, body
                                                        shapers]

2(e)(1)         Refusal                                 "BOOSTER PAC"
[genericness]   Affirmed                                [cordless
                                                        rechargeable
                                                        portable power
                                                        supply for
                                                        automotive, home,
                                                        and leisure]


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

Two cited registrations, owned                  No
by different entities:
"PROTECTED BY GUARDIAN
BURGLAR ALARM
1-800-STAY-OUT"
(and design)
[installation of burglar alarms
and burglar alarm protection
services] and
"GUARDIAN PROTECTION SERVICES"
(and design)
[monitoring of security systems;
installation of security systems]

"CONTOURS"                                      No
[women's clothing,namely, panties]

                                                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