Summary of Final Decisions

                                 Issued by the

                       Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

                             November 25-29, 1996


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

11-25           EX              74/439,739              Steiner Co., Inc.

11-25           EX              74/530,908              Home Tutor, Inc.

11-26           EX              74/544,094              Hobart Brothers of
                                                        Canada Ltd.

11-26           EX              74/557,073              On Technology Corp.

11-26           EX              74/457,135              Pillowtex Corp.

11-27           EX              74/414,612              Watkins Mfg. Corp.

11-27           EX              74/654,507              ITT Sheraton Corp.
                                74/654,527

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

2(d)            Refusal                                 "SOFT TOUCH"
                Affirmed                                [liquid soap for
                                                        hands, face, and
                                                        body, sold
                                                        exclusively to
                                                        commercial and
                                                        industrial
                                                        accounts;
                                                        liquid soap
                                                        dispensers]

2(d)            Refusal                                 "HOME TUTOR"
                Affirmed                                [computer software
                                                        in the field of
                                                        information design-
                                                        ed to teach
                                                        students,
                                                        such as those in
                                                        elementary school,
                                                        how to take
                                                        standardized tests]

2(e)(1)         Refusal                                 "GREEN SPOOL"
                Affirmed                                [spool for feeding
                                                        welding wire]

2(e)(1)         Refusal                                 "AUDITTRACK"
                Reversed                                [computer software
                                                        for monitoring
                                                        activity
                                                        on a computer
                                                        network]

2(d)            Refusal                                 "LIFESTYLE THROWS"
                Affirmed                                [blankets]

2(e)(1)         Refusal                                 "SPLIT-TOP"
                Affirmed                                [fitted hot tub
                                                        covers]

2(e)(1);        Refusal                                 "CUISINE OF THE
requirement     Affirmed                                AMERICAS" and
for disclaimer  (in both                                "CUISINE OF THE
of all          cases)                                  AMERICAS"
wording                                                 (and design)
wording                                                 [restaurant
                                                        services]

Mark and
Goods of Registration                           Recommended
Cited by                                        for
Examining Atty.                                 Publication

"SOFT TOUCH"                                    No
(and design)
[shampoo];
"SOFT TOUCH"
[and design)
[scalp conditioner and
hair dress]

"HOME TUTOR VIDEO"                              No
[prerecorded videocassettes
to teach children reading skills]

                                                No

                                                No

"LIFESTYLE"                                     No
[seamless mattress pad]

                                                No

                                                No

(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT
USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION
















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