United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 05 March 2002

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

                              January 21-25, 2002


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

1-23            EX              75/580,063              Joe Driskill, Jr.

1-24            OPP             109,207                 Tiger Press, L.L.C.
                                                        v. Dorothy J.
                                                        Patterson

1-24            EX              75/429,062              Cafe Management,
                                                        LLC

1-24            OPP             110,545                 Sansegal
                                                        Sportswear, Inc. v.
                                                        Edward Conna


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

2(d); whether   Refusal                                 the configuration
the             Affirmed                                of the body of
configuration   (on both                                applicant's guitars
of applicant's  grounds)                                [musical
goods has                                               instruments,
acquired                                                namely, guitars]
distinctive-
ness as a
trademark

2(d)            Opposition      "GOD CAN"               "GOD CAN"
                Sustained       [slotted and metal      (in stylized
                                containers used for     lettering)
                                depositing written      [plastic prayer can
                                personal thoughts]      to be used for
                                                        inserting prayer
                                                        requests]

2(e)(2)         Refusal
                Affirmed                                "CLEVELAND SPORTS
                                                        HALL OF FAME CAFE"
                                                        [restaurant
                                                        services]

2(d)            Opposition      "ATTITUDE" and          "SEVERE ATTITUDE"
                Sustained       "ATTITUDE ANYWEAR"      (and design)
                                [both marks for         [clothing, namely,
                                clothing and            t-shirts, hats,
                                sportswear, namely,     shorts, jackets,
                                jackets, sweatsuits,    sweatshirts, sweat
                                shorts, swimwear, and   pants, boots,
                                shirts, t-shirts,       shoes, gloves, and
                                sweatshirts, hats and   socks]
                                tanktops]


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

the configuration of the                        No
body of registrant's
guitars [musical
instruments, namely,
guitars and basses, and
parts therefor]

                                                No

                                                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