United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 24 October 2006

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

9-19            EX              78430194                Thoroughbred
                                                        Legends, LLC

9-20            EX              78294931                Topping

9-20            EX              78384757                Royalty Carpet
                                                        Mills, Inc.


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

2(d)            Refusal                                 "CITATION"
                Affirmed                                [clothing, namely,
                                                        hats, caps, visors,
                                                        aprons, shirts,
                                                        t-shirts, jackets,
                                                        vests, sweatshirts,
                                                        sweatpants, pants,
                                                        and shorts, all
                                                        sold in connection
                                                        with the sport of
                                                        thoroughbred horse
                                                        racing]

2(d)            Refusal                                 "THE MORTGAGE
[Note: The      Affirmed                                DOCTORS"
examining       [Note: Mark                             [in Class 36:
attorney did    will be                                 residential
not enter a     published for                           mortgage brokerage
refusal as to   opposition as                           services; mortgage
the services    to the                                  lending
in Class 41.]   services in                             consultation
                Class 41.]                              services for
                                                        residential
                                                        properties; in
                                                        Class 41: providing
                                                        radio programming
                                                        services in the
                                                        field of mortgages
                                                        and mortgage
                                                        related issues]

2(d); Section   Refusal                                 "MILAN A TRADITION
6 disclaimer    Affirmed                                IN FINE CARPET
requirement     as to both                              QUALITY COLOR
(of the words   cited                                   CONTENT"
QUALITY COLOR   registrations                           (and design)
CONTENT);       and as to all                           [residential tufted
requirement     requirements                            carpet and rugs]
to submit a     made
color claim
and
description
of the colors
in the mark


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

"CITATION"                                      No
[jackets, sweaters,
shirts and hats]

"DOCTOR MORTGAGE"                               No
[mortgage brokering,
lending, purchasing
and selling]

2 cited registrations,                          No
owned by different
entities:
"THE MILAN STYLE"
[ceramic wall and
floor tiles]
and
"A TRADITION IN CARPET"
[rug and carpet delivery
services]


(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