Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board August 4-8, 1997 Type Proceeding Date of or Party/ Issued Case (1) App'n No. Parties 8-5 CANC 21,800 Pennington Enterprises, Inc. v. Monsanto Co. 8-5 EX 74/596,434 Creativity, Inc. 8-5 OPP 96,152 U.S. Surgical Corp. v. Acuderm, Inc. 8-5 CANC 23,859 Texas Turkeys, Inc. v. William Terry Albea 8-6 CANC 23,919 Lucrecia v. Physicians Aesthetic Re- search, Inc. 8-6 EX 74/633,855 Superconductor Technologies, Inc. Opposer's/ Applicant's/ Petitioner's Respondent's TTAB Mark and Mark and Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services 2(d) Opposition "COLOR YOUR "COLOR YOUR [priority] Sustained GARDEN" GARDEN" [flower seeds] [flower seeds] 2(d); 2(e)(1) Refusal "IN PLAIN Affirmed ENGLISH" (on both [books concerning grounds) computers and technology] 2(d) Opposition "AUTO SUTURE" "ACU-SUTURE" Dismissed [surgical stapling [surgical devices, instruments and namely, disposable staples therefor] devices for sewing or stiching surgi- cal sites] 2(d); fraud; Petition to "ARMADILLO "ARMADILLO laches de- Cancel WILLY'S" and WILLY'S CAFE" fense Granted "ARMADILLO (and fanciful [on 2(d) WILLY'S BARBECUE armadillo design) ground EST. 1983" [restaurant and only] (and fanciful ar- catering madillo design) services] [restaurant and catering services] abandonment Petition to "LUCRECE" Cancel Denied (and design) [skin care products] 2(e)(1) Refusal "SUPERFILTER" Reversed [filters, namely, cryogenic elec- tronic filters and cooled electronic filters formed from superconduc- tive materials] Mark and Citable as Goods Cited by Precedent Examining Atty. of TTAB No "PLAIN ENGLISH" No [computer programs] No No No No (1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION