United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 14 January 2003

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

12-4            EX              76/202,319              Howard Publishing
                                                        Co.


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

2(d)            Refusal                                 "HUGS"
                Affirmed                                [religious and
                                                        inspirational
                                                        books]


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

"HUGS"                                          No
[educational books and
educational newsletters, all
relating to personal guidance
of the user to better
individual mental and physical
health through mental
discipline, physical exercise,
and choice of food; and
educational prerecorded video
tapes sold as a unit with books
and newsletters relating to
personal guidance of the user
to better individual mental and
physical health through mental
discipline and physical exercise]


(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