United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 22 March 2005

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

2-17            EX              76032587                Jamil, et al.

2-17            CANC            92041175                Gibson Guitar
                CANC            92041688                Corp. v. J.
                                                        D'Addario
                                                        & Co., Inc.

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

2(d)            Refusal                                 "MCHEALTH CLINIC"
                Reversed                                (and design)
                as to all                               [healthcare
                five cited                              services, namely,
                registrations                           preventative,
                                                        alternative, and
                                                        conventional
                                                        healthcare]

2(d)            Petition to     "EXP"                   "EXP" and "EXP
[priority]      Cancel Denied   [stringed musical       COATED"
                in both cases   instruments]            [both marks for
                                                        strings for
                                                        musical
                                                        instruments]

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

5 cited                                         No
registrations,
all owned by the
same entity and
all for marks
comprising or
incorporating the
words
"RONALD MCDONALD
HOUSE"
[all five marks
registered for
one or more of
the following
goods or
services:
newsletter
dealing with a
housing program
for families with
hospitalized
children;
providing
temporary lodging
and emotional
support for
families with
hospitalized
children;
providing
hospitality rooms
within hospitals
for families with
hospitalized
children]

                                                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