Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

                              December 7-11, 1998



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

12-7            EX              75/049,029              Superior of Ohio,
                EX              75/049,035              Inc.

12-8            EX              75/121,904              Gribetz Int'l.

12-8            EX              75/162,017              Pepi Kelman

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

whether the     Refusal                                 "CROWN
matter          Affirmed                                SOVEREIGN" and
applicant                                               "SOVEREIGN"
seeks to                                                [automobile
register                                                dealership
functions                                               services of
as service                                              specialty
marks for the                                           vehicles, namely,
services                                                limousines and
recited in the                                          funeral coaches]
applications

Section 6(a)    Refusal         "SYSTEMS GROUP";        "GLOBAL SYSTEMS
disclaimer      Affirmed,       word "GLOBAL"           GROUP"
requirement     but only to     need not be             (and design)
(of words       the extent      disclaimed              [bedding mattress
"GLOBAL         that                                    manufacturing
SYSTEMS         applicant                               machinery,
GROUP")         must                                    industrial
                disclaim words                          sewing machines,
                                                        and quilting
                                                        machines]

2(d)            Refusal                                 "RHAPSODY"
                Affirmed                                [men's and
                                                        women's fine
                                                        jewelry, namely,
                                                        rings]

Mark and                                        Citable as
Goods Cited by                                  Precedent
Examining Atty.                                 of TTAB

                                                No

                                                No

"RHAPSODY"                                      No
(in stylized lettering)
[watches, namely, wrist
or strap watches]

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