Summary of Final Decisions

                                 Issued by the

                       Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

                              April 21 - 25, 1997


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

4-23            OPP             85,244                  Fabila Foods,
                OPP             86,365                  Inc. v. Alex
                CANC            20,434                  Foods, Inc.
                CANC            20,435

4-23            EX              74/505,121              Farmland Foods,
                                                        Inc.

4-23            OPP             94,781                  American Life
                                                        Ins. Co. v.
                                                        Americo Life,
                                                        Inc.

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

2(d)            Oppositions     "LA HACIENDA"           "HACIENDA"
                Sustained and   [Mexican foods]         and "HACIENDA"
                Petitions to                            (and design)
                Cancel Granted                          [both marks for
                                                        Mexican-type food
                                                        products, namely,
                                                        chili con carne,
                                                        burritos, corn
                                                        tortillas and corn
                                                        tortilla strips];
                                                        "HACIENDA"
                                                        (and design)
                                                        [burritos, fa-
                                                        jitas, enchiladas,
                                                        and tamales];
                                                        "HACIENDA"
                                                        [lard, fried pork
                                                        skin, nixtamal,
                                                        masa, salsa,
                                                        chili, tostada
                                                        shells, tortilla
                                                        chips, taco chips,
                                                        tortilla strips,
                                                        cheese enchiladas,
                                                        tamales, burritos,
                                                        Mexican pan and
                                                        cake]

2(e)(1)         Refusal                                 "GOURMET RIB
                Affirmed                                BITES"
                                                        [cooked
                                                        barbecue ribs]

2(d)            Opposition      "AMERICAN LIFE          "AMERICO LIFE
                Sustained       INSURANCE               INC."
                                COMPANY"                (and design)
                                (in stylized let-       [life insurance
                                tering)                 underwriting
                                [underwriting life      services]
                                insurance and
                                annuities];
                                "ALICO"
                                [underwriting life
                                and accident and
                                health insurance
                                and annuities];
                                "AMERICAN LIFE
                                INSURANCE
                                COMPANY"
                                (and design)
                                [underwriting life
                                and accident and
                                health insurance
                                and annuities]

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

                                        No

                                        No

                                        No

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