United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 20 December 2005

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

11-18           EX              76219409                Alcon
                                                        Manufacturing, Ltd.

11-18           EX              78321221                Vetements Weill


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

genericness     Refusal                                 "BSS"
                Reversed                                [intraocular
                [Mark                                   irrigating
                will be                                 solutions]
                registered
                under
                Section
                2(f).]

2(d)            Refusal                                 "WEILL PARIS"
                Reversed                                (and design)
                                                        [clothing, namely,
                                                        tops, shirts,
                                                        pants, sweaters,
                                                        jackets, coats,
                                                        ties, dresses,
                                                        suits, shorts,
                                                        lingerie, sleep-
                                                        wear, swimwear;
                                                        footwear; headwear;
                                                        leather pelisses
                                                        and gloves]


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

                                                No

4 cited registrations,                          No
all owned by the same
entity:
"PARFUMS WEIL PARIS"
(in stylized form)
[perfumes, bath salts,
toilet water];
"RAYMOND WEIL"
[watches and clocks
of various types;
costume jewelry;
jewelry made wholly
or partially of
precious metals and
jewelry watches;
and other goods];
"RW RAYMOND WEIL GENEVE"
[watches];
"TANGO BY RAYMOND WEIL"
[watches]


(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