United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 31 October 2006

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

9-28            OPP             91156666                Optimize
                OPP             91158331                Technologies, Inc.
                                                        v. Wicom GmbH


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

2(d)            Opposition      "OPTI"                  "OPTIFLOW"
                Sustained       [liquid transfer        [laboratory filters
                in both         components of           for purification
                cases and       chemical analysis       and cleaning of
                as to all       equipment, namely       fluid laboratory
                classes         high-performance        samples, sold
                                liquid chromato-        separately] and
                                graphy (HPLC) -         "OPTI-LIGHT"
                                pistons and plunger     [in Class 1:
                                seals for pumps;        chromatography
                                solvent reservoir       chemicals;
                                filters; in-line        in Class 9:
                                filters; tubing;        analytical devices
                                check valves; prime     and systems for use
                                and purge valves;       in the chemical and
                                pump heads,             physical analysis
                                precolumn filters;      of solid, liquid
                                and fittings and        and gaseous
                                tubing];                compounds and
                                "OPTI-GUARD"            mixtures and
                                [precolumn filters      structural and
                                and guard columns       replacement parts
                                for HPLC];              therefor]
                                "OPTI-MAX"
                                [check valves
                                for HPLC];
                                "OPTI-SEAL"
                                [piston and plunger
                                seals for
                                HPLC pumps];
                                "OPTIMIZE
                                TECHNOLOGIES"
                                [liquid transfer
                                components of
                                chemical analytical
                                equipment, namely,
                                HPLC, etc.];
                                "OPTI-PAK"
                                [capillary trap
                                cartridges for
                                HPLC, etc.];
                                "OPTI-SOLV"
                                [filters for HPLC,
                                etc.]


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

                                                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