Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
April 6-10, 1998
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
4-8 EX 74/540,679 Old Ironsides
Foundation, Inc.
4-8 EX 74/212,578 Volvo Cars of
North America,
Inc.
4-9 CANC 22,815 Life Corp. v.
Carefree Trading
Corp.
4-9 CANC 23,856 Antek Instruments,
Inc. v. Sievers
Instruments, Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal "OLD IRONSIDES 200
Affirmed YEARS"
(and design)
[headwear, namely,
hats, caps,
visors, and head-
bands, t-shirts,
sweatshirts,
sweaters, jackets,
neckties, scarves]
whether the Refusal "DRIVE SAFELY"
matter sought Affirmed [automobiles and
to be regis- structural parts
tered func- therefor]
tions as a
trademark
[Secs. 1, 2,
and 45]
2(d) Petition to "LIFE," "LIFE "LIFE MASK"
Cancel CORPORATION," and [face mask for ap-
Granted "LIFE CORPORATION plying cardiac
OXYGEN PAC" pulmonary resus-
[emergency oxygen citation]
equipment, namely,
resuscitators and
inhalators]
genericness Petition to "SCD"
Cancel [sulfur chemilumi-
Granted nescence detectors
for the detection
of sulfur and non-
sulfur compounds]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
"OLD IRONSIDES" No
(and design)
[hosiery]
Yes
No
No
(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT
USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION