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

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

                             November 14-18, 2005



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

11-14           OPP             91125855                Biogen, Inc. and
                                                        Biogen Idec  Ma,
                                                        Inc. v. Atlana
                                                        Pharma AG

11-15           EX              78217228                The Topline
                EX              78975345                Corporation


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

2(d)            Opposition      "AMEVIE"                "AMAVIO"
                Sustained       [pharmaceutical         [pharmaceutical
                                preparations for        preparations for
                                use in the              the treatment of
                                treatment of            gastrointestinal
                                dermatological          and respiratory
                                disorders;              diseases]
                                pharmaceutical
                                preparations for
                                use in the
                                treatment of
                                autoimmune
                                disorders;
                                pharmaceutical
                                preparations for
                                use in the
                                treatment of
                                inflammatory
                                disorders; and
                                pharmaceutical
                                preparations for
                                use in the
                                treatment of
                                psoriasis]

2(d);           Refusal                                 "REPORT SEATTLE"
Section 6       Affirmed                                for
disclaimer      in both                                 [footwear]
requirement     cases on                                and
(of word        both                                    [apparel, namely,
SEATTLE)        grounds                                 shirts, pants,
                                                        jeans, sweaters,
                                                        skirts, dresses,
                                                        suits, lingerie,
                                                        shorts, coats,
                                                        jackets, and
                                                        swimwear; fashion
                                                        accessories,
                                                        namely, hosiery,
                                                        belts, hats,
                                                        gloves, and
                                                        scarves]


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

                                                No

"REPORT COLLECTION"                             No
[clothing and
accessories, namely,
shirts, polos, t-shirts,
sweatshirts, sweaters,
cardigans, wind
resistant jackets,
coats, underwear,
belts, socks]


(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