Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
December 28, 1998 - January 1, 1999
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
12-29 EX 74/651,835 Valley Dental,
Inc.
12-30 EX 75/162,788 William H. Eilberg
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
whether, as Refusal "CENTRAL SALLY"
evidenced by Reversed [promoting dental
the specimens services and
of record, dental health to
the matter children through
sought to be the use of cartoon
registered is characters dis-
being used as played upon pro-
a service motional materials
mark for the including bal-
services re- loons, pins,
cited in the erasers, puppets,
application; pencils, stickers,
whether a magnets, certifi-
more definite cates, and club
recitation of membership identi-
services is fication cards]
required
whether the Refusal "WWW.EILBERG.COM"
matter asser- Affirmed [legal services
ted for reg- in the field of
istration, intellectual
when used in property]
the manner
shown on
applicant's
specimens, is
capable of
functioning
as a service
mark for the
services re-
cited in the
application
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
No
Yes
(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT
USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION