Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board February 24-28, 1997 Type Proceeding Date of or Party/ Issued Case (1) App'n No. Parties 2-25 EX 74/511,849 Strippit, Inc. 2-26 EX 74/498,247 Brian Santone 2-26 EX 74/101,177 EBSCO Industries, (R) Inc. 2-26 EX 74/453,230 John Michaels, Inc. Opposer's/ Applicant's/ Petitioner's Respondent's TTAB Mark and Mark and Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services 2(e)(1) Refusal "SMART TOOL" [deceptively Reversed [tooling for punch misdescrip- presses] tive] whether Refusal "SANTONE LURES" applicant is Affirmed [manufacture of using the fishing lures to mark sought the order and/or to be regis- specification of tered in con- others] nection with the services recited in the applica- tion whether the Request for configuration of a configura- Reconsider- fishing lure tion of ation Denied [fishing lures] applicant's [Refusal goods, which Affirmed configuration (on both applicant grounds)] claims as its trademark, is de jure func- tional and, if not, whether the configuration is inherently distinctive 2(d) Refusal "MICHAEL'S" Affirmed [frozen custard] Mark and Goods of Registration Recommended Cited by for Examining Atty. Publication No No No "MICHAEL'S" No (and design) [restaurant services] (1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION