United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 20 January 2004

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

                             December 15-19, 2003


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

12-16           EX              76351777                Lafarge Road
                EX              76351778                Marking, Inc.

12-16           EX              75328593                Transistor Devices,
                                                        Inc.

12-17           OPP             91112035                Serta, Inc. v.
                (R)                                     S Industries, Inc.
                                                        and
                                                        Central Mfg. Co.


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

2(d)            Refusal                                 "SAHARA WATERMIX"
                Affirmed                                and
                in both                                 "SAHARA WATERDRY"
                applications                            [both marks for
                                                        road and traffic
                                                        marking paint]

genericness     Refusal                                 "TRANSISTOR
                Reversed                                DEVICES"
                                                        [electrical power
                                                        supplies]

2(d)            Request for     "SERTA"                 "SENTRA"
                Reconsideration [mattresses, mattress   [furniture,
                Denied          foundations, mattress   mirrors, picture
                (Opposition     pads and pillows];      frames, sleeping
                Sustained)      "SERTA"                 bags, seat
                                (and design)            cushions, non-metal
                                [mattresses and         trophies, key rings
                                mattress foundations];  with plastic fobs,
                                "SERTA"                 pillows, folding
                                [furniture convertible  stadium seats, air
                                into beds];             cushions, wooden
                                "SERTA"                 figurines, wall
                                (and design)            plaques, director's
                                [mattresses];           chairs, plastic
                                "SERTA"                 name badges,
                                (in stylized lettering) upholstered
                                [mattresses]            furniture, wall
                                                        mirrors; children's
                                                        furniture, namely,
                                                        seats, toy boxes,
                                                        bedroom furniture,
                                                        and chests]


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

1 registration cited                            No
against both marks:
"SAHARA"
[masonry waterproofing
coating]

                                                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