Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
February 22-26, 1999
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
2-22 OPP 98,713 Arbor Software
Corp. v.
Zellweger
Information
Systems, Inc. and
ArborWay
Electronic
Publishing, Inc.
2-22 EX 75/039,811 Western Wireless
EX 75/039,813 Corp.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Opposition "ARBOR" "ARBORWAY"
Sustained [computer software [computer software
for use in used to create and
business database distribute stand-
and spreadsheet alone information
applications, management
namely, financial systems]
consolidation and
reporting, product
line analysis,
sales analysis,
performance and
variance report-
ing, planning
and budgeting and
enterprise infor-
mation systems];
"ARBOR SOFTWARE"
[computer software
for use in data-
base and spread-
sheet applications
and instruction
and user manuals
sold in connection
therewith]
2(e)(1) Refusal "TEXTSTREAM"
Affirmed [computer soft-
(in both ware, namely,
cases) disks, diskettes
and CD-ROMS for
use in the trans-
mission of data
between pagers and
computer
terminals;
telecommunications
services, namely,
wireless voice and
data transmision]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
No
No
(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT
USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION