United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 18 March 2003

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

2-12            OPP             113,941                 Sharp Kabushiki
                                                        Kaisha v.
                                                        Lee A. Namisniak
                                                        and Dianna L.
                                                        Namisniak

2-12            EX              76/052,746              Jane Kittle


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

2(d)            Opposition      "SHARP"                 "SHARP KITCHEN"
                Sustained       [a wide                 [food storage
                                range of products,      tracking system
                                including micro-        consisting of
                                wave and electron-      electronic timers,
                                ic ovens, vacuum        inventory lists,
                                cleaners, air con-      LCDs, database
                                ditioners, washing      featuring common
                                machines, elec-         food item names,
                                tronic organizers,      estimated food
                                telephones, tele-       lifetimes and
                                visions, radios,        recipes, warning
                                stereo systems,         devices, namely
                                camcorders,             flashing charac-
                                copiers, printers,      ters in a LCD, for
                                calculators,            use in monitoring
                                facsimile               the storage and
                                machines, LCD           replenishment of
                                screens, and            perishable food]
                                semiconductors]
                                and other marks
                                incorporating the
                                word "SHARP" for a
                                wide variety of
                                electric and elec-
                                tronic products

2(d)            Refusal                                 "A PET'S WORLD"
                Affirmed                                (and design)
                                                        [animal carriers,
                                                        pet collars, pet
                                                        leashes and pet
                                                        clothing]


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

                                                No

"PET WORLD"                                     No
[wholesale and retail
pet and tropical fish
store services]


(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