Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
May 10-14, 1999
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
5-11 OPP 100,233 First Financial
(R) Management
Corp. v. Postal
Buddy Corp.
5-11 OPP 103,719 Plyboo America,
Inc. v. Smith &
Fong Co.
5-11 EX 74/617,867 Hydron
Technologies, Inc.
5-11 EX 75/134,516 Bayne Medicine
Works, Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d); Request for "OPINIONGRAM" "OPINIONGRAM"
counterclaim Reconsidera- [telegraph [providing
asserting tion Denied transmission and computer terminals
abandonment [Opposition communications for use by the
Sustained; services, in- public to create
Counterclaim cluding the interactively
for Cancella- sending of recommended
tion Denied] messages by opinion corres-
customers to pondence and to
public officials] recommend selected
policy and
decision makers
to receive such
correspondence]
2(e)(1) Opposition "PLYBOO"
Dismissed [bamboo laminate
flooring and
plywood made of
bamboo]
whether the Refusal "HYDRON MAKES
specimens of Reversed THE DIFFERENCE"
record [facial, skincare,
demonstrate hair, bath, and
trademark use beauty prepara-
of appli- tions, namely,
cant's mark moisturizers,
for the goods cremes, toners,
recited in clarifiers, ex-
the appli- foliation masques,
cation lotions, sun-
screens, sunless
tanning cremes and
non-medicated hair
care preparations]
2(e)(4) Refusal "BAYNE"
Affirmed [hydraulic trash
can dumpers and
adapter kits for
hydraulic trash
can dumpers]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
No
Yes
Yes
No
(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT
USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION