United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 08 July 2003
Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
June 2-6, 2003
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
6-2 EX 76/166,175 East Penn Mfg.
Co., Inc.
6-2 OPP 123,285 John O. Butler Co.
(SJ) v. Dental
Treatment
Systems Ltd.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal "MARINE MASTER"
Affirmed [electric storage
(as to both batteries]
cited
registrations)
2(d) Opposition "GUM" "GUMPIX"
Sustained [toothbrushes] [toothbrushes,
(opposer's and "GUM" electric tooth-
motion for (in various brushes; toothpick
summary stylized forms) holders, tooth-
judgment [toothbrushes, picks, sub-
granted) dental floss gingival tooth-
threaders, floss picks, holders
handles and mouth for interdental
mirrors; inter- brushes, inter-
dental equipment, proximal brushes,
namely, handles, holders for
brushes, stimu- interproximal
lator handles and brushes]
tips, for home
use; toothpaste]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
2 cited registrations, No
both owned by the
same entity:
"MARINEMASTER"
[steering controls and
assemblies for marine
use] and
"MARINEMASTER"
[push-pull controls,
throttle controls,
shift controls, and
parts thereof for
marine use]
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