United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 27 April 2004

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

                               March 22-26, 2004



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

3-23            EX              75932206                H. E. Butt
                                                        Grocery Co.

3-23            EX              76086468                Burlington
                                                        Coat Factory
                                                        Warehouse Corp.


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

2(d)            Refusal                                 "BIG COOL BAG"
                Affirmed                                [thermal insulated
                                                        tote bags for food]

2(d)            Refusal                                 "BCF BURLINGTON
                Reversed                                COAT FACTORY"
                                                        (and design)
                                                        [clothing, namely,
                                                        sweatshirts,
                                                        sweatpants,
                                                        t-shirts, baseball
                                                        caps and shorts;
                                                        retail department
                                                        store services]


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

"COOLBAG"                                       No
(in design format)
[thermal insulated
containers and tote
bags for food or beverage]

2 cited registrations,                          No
owned by related companies:
"BURLINGTON"
(in stylized form)
[clothing, namely,
suits, sport coats,
blazers, coats, jackets,
slacks, shorts, shirts,
blouses, skirts,
dresses, uniforms,
sweaters, overalls,
vests, jeans, jumpers,
ties, rainwear, parkas,
headwear, scarves,
mufflers, activewear,
sweatshirts,
sweatpants, warmup
suits, cloth bibs,
gloves, swimwear, ski
apparel, lingerie,
boxer shorts,
pajamas, sleepwear,
robes and underwear]
and
"BURLINGTON"
[hosiery]


(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