Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
December 13-17, 1999
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
12-14 EX 75/347,040 BSB Bank & Trust
12-14 EX 75/247,109 The Peak
Technologies
Group, Inc.
12-14 EX 75/293,016 Kartal Besin
Maddeleri
Pazarlama Ve
Ticaret A.S.
12-14 OPP 104,859 George H. Fuller &
Son Co. v.
Thomas A. Wheeler
12-14 EX 75/006,702 Stanley D.
Ference III
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal "BSB TELEPHONE
Affirmed TELLER"
(and design)
[banking services
by phone]
2(d) Refusal "NUCLEUS STOCK
Affirmed AUDIT"
(as to both [computer software
cited marks) designed to manage
warehouse inven-
tories and
computer hardware
used therewith,
namely, baar code
readers and user
manuals sold
therewith]
2(d) Refusal "VERDE"
Affirmed (in stylized
lettering)
[processed
olives, olive oil
and pickles; raw
olives]
2(d) Opposition stylized letter stylized letter
Dismissed "F" inside a "F" in a
stylized letter circle design
"O" [jewelry [hand crafted
findings] jewelry and custom
designed jewelry]
2(a) Refusal "BLITZBURGH"
[false Reversed [hats, t-shirts,
suggestion of and sweatshirts]
a connection]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
"BSB" No
(in stylized form with
design)
[banking services]
"NUCLEIS" No
[computer programs
used in connection with
managing information
for equipment tracking,
maintenance
processing and material
processing];
"NUCLEUS"
[computer programs
and computer programs
with data processing
apparatus, all for use
with a computer for
data management]
"VERDI" No
[specialty vinegar]
No
No
(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT
USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION