Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
December 14-18, 1998
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
12-15 OPP 99,024 Miguel Torres S.A.
v. Casa Vinicola
Gerardo Cesari
S.R.L.
12-15 EX 75/060,774 American Home
Improvement
Products, Inc.
12-15 EX 75/043,780 Gabriel Castillo
12-16 EX 75/043,190 Delta Homes, Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Opposition "TORRES" "DUE TORRI"
Sustained [wines and (and design)
brandy]; [wines)
"TORRES"
(and design)
[wines and
brandy];
"TRES TORRES"
(in stylized
lettering)
[brandy)
Section 6 Refusal "AMERICAN
disclaimer Affirmed HOMEPRO"
requirement [replacement doors
(of the word made of metal,
"American") patio covers in
the nature of a
metal roof, re-
placement windows
not made of metal,
vinyl siding,
patio covers in
the nature of a
non-metal roof]
2(e)(1) Refusal "LATIN AMERICAN
Affirmed PEOPLE
DEVELOPMENTS"
[magazines in the
field of providing
information
regarding Latin
Americans]
2(d); whether Refusal "DELTA"
the specimens Affirmed [manufactured
of record (on both housing, namely,
demonstrate grounds) mobile family
trademark use homes with kit-
of appli- chen, bedrooms,
cant's mark and living rooms]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
Yes
No
No
"DELTA STEEL No
BUILDING
COMPANY DALLAS,
TEXAS"
(and background
design)
[prefabricated steel
buildings]
(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT
USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION