Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
January 11-15, 1999
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
1-11 CANC 25,190 Brown & Bigelow,
Inc. v. William L.
Commins, III
1-11 EX 74/529,244 Animatics Corp.
1-11 EX 74/656,481 E-2 Brokers, Inc.
1-11 OPP 99,081 The Good Earth
Corp. v. Donald
C. Volk
1-11 OPP 104,527 Rexair, Inc. v.
Beamco, Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Petition to "MAVERICK" "MAVERICK"
Cancel [playing cards] [entertainment
Granted services in the
nature of magic
acts]
2(e)(1) Refusal "SMARTMOTOR"
Affirmed [apparatus for
controlling robot-
ic machines, name-
ly, electric
motors with built-
in controls]
Section 6 Refusal "DAILY PURE"
disclaimer Affirmed [teas]
requirement
(of the word
"PURE")
2(d) Opposition "PLANET BURGER" "EARTHBURGER"
Sustained [vegetarian [vegetable protein
(but only sandwiches]; food product in
with respect "GOOD EARTH the nature of a
to opposer's BURGER" hamburger]
mark "PLANET (hamburger
BURGER" sandwiches sold in
licensee
restaurants];
"EARTH BURGER"
[hamburger
sandwiches sold in
one of applicant's
licensee's
restaurants]
2(d) Opposition "REXAIR" "RX AIR"
Sustained (in stylized (and design)
lettering) [stationary and
[vacuum cleaners portable vacuum
and parts and cleaners incorpor-
attachments ating small
therefor] particle filtra-
tion components
and parts
therefor]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
No
No
No
No
No
(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT
USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION