Summary of Final Decisions
Issued by the
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
December 16-20, 1996
Type Proceeding
Date of or Party/
Issued Case (1) App'n No. Parties
12-17 EX 74/206,894 Franklin Miller,
Inc.
12-17 EX 74/346,491 The Lane Co., Inc.
12-17 EX 74/507,920 Gary Klein and
Darrell Voss,
dba Spartan
12-17 EX 74/553,555 Jado Bathroom and
Hardware Mfg.
Corp.
12-18 EX 74/307,611 Universal Furni-
ture Industries,
Inc.
12-18 EX 74/468,369 American Cereal
Corp.
12-18 EX 74/498,406 Norwest Financial,
Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
whether the Refusal "DELUMPER"
term sought Affirmed [cutting and
to be (as to both sizing units,
registered is issues) comprising
generic, and, shredding, chopping
if not, and/or crushing
whether it devices particu-
has acquired larly used for
distinctive- size reduction
ness and of agglomerates
hence is for use in fluid
registrable pipelines]
under
Sec. 2(f)
2(e)(1) Refusal "CEDAR BOUTIQUE"
Affirmed [retail furni-
ture store
services]
2(d) Refusal "SPARTAN"
Affirmed [bicycles]
2(e)(1) Refusal "PATINA COLLEC-
Reversed TION"
[toilet paper and
paper towel
dispensers,
toilet brushes,
towel rings,
towel racks, towel
bars, etc.]
2(d) Refusal "FORM 45"
Affirmed [furniture,
namely, modular
sections of a
sofa]
2(e)(1) Refusal "GOOD 'N HEARTY"
Affirmed [breakfast
cereals]
2(d) Refusal "BUYLINE"
Affirmed [debit card
services in
association with
revolving lines of
credit]
Mark and
Goods of Registration Recommended
Cited by for
Examining Atty. Publication
No
No
"SPARTAN" No
[vehicle tires]
No
"FORM" No
[office furniture, and
furniture for enclosing
electronic equipment]
and "FORM14"
[furniture for enclosing
electronic equipment]
No
"BUYLINE" No
[personal banking
services consisting of a
revolving line of credit
that is activated by
overdrafts and checking
accounts]
(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT
USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION