United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 29 April 2003

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

3-27            OPP             118,596                 Essence
                                                        Communications,
                                                        Inc v. The Cato
                                                        Institute


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

2(d)            Opposition      3 regns. of "ESSENCE"   "BLACK ESSENCE"
[standing]      Dismissed       [(1) magazine           [cosmetics,
                                concerning matters of   namely, lipstick
                                interest to women;      and nail polish]
                                (2) women's sportswear,
                                namely, pants, skirts,
                                blouses, shirts, knit
                                tops, jackets and
                                sweaters;
                                (3) jewelry];
                                "ESSENCE STYLE"
                                (in stylized lettering)
                                [retail mail order
                                services for women's
                                clothing and
                                accessories, jewelry,
                                and home furnishing
                                accessories];
                                "ESSENCE BY MAIL"
                                [retail mail order
                                services for clothing
                                and accessories, shoes,
                                jewelry and home
                                furnishing
                                accessories];
                                "ESSENCE ART"
                                (and design)
                                [providing art
                                prints through
                                wholesale distribution
                                services and mail order
                                services];
                                "ESSENCE AWARD"
                                [entertainment/
                                educational services,
                                namely, promoting,
                                encouraging and
                                recognizing
                                exceptional
                                achievements/excellence
                                of black women
                                through presentation
                                of an award]


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

                                                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