United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 31 January 2006
Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board December 26-30, 2005 Date Type of Proceeding Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties 12-27 EX 76543788 IdeaStream Consumer Products LLC 12-30 EX 78290485 Edward D. Binkowski 12-30 EX 78223503 Waterstone Capital Management, L.P. Opposer's/ Applicant's/ Petitioner's Respondent's TTAB Mark and Mark and Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services 2(e)(4) Refusal "VAULTZ" Reversed [purses] 2(d) Refusal "GRIP-N-RIP-IT" Affirmed [training device for learning to play golf] 2(d) Refusal "WATERSTONE" Reversed [financial services, namely, hedge fund manage- ment services] Mark and Citable as Goods Cited by Precedent Examining Atty. of TTAB No "GRIPP & RIPP" No [golf training aids and golf swing aids] "WATERSTONE BENEFIT No ADMINISTRATORS" (and design) [administration of self-insured employee benefit plans] (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