Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
December 20-24, 1999
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
12-20 EX 75/272,603 Mrs. United
States National
Pageant, Inc.
12-22 OPP 96,402 Sierra On-Line,
Inc. v. Sierra
Club
12-22 EX 74/638,085 Lattice
Semiconductor
Corp.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal "MISS TEEN UNITED
Affirmed STATES PAGEANT"
(in stylized
lettering)
[entertainment
services in the
nature of beauty
and talent
pageants]
2(d) Opposition "SIERRA" "SIERRA CLUB"
Sustained (and design) [computer programs
[prerecorded for use in screen
computer saving
programs for use applications]
in business
and educational
applications;
computer game
programs recorded
on magnetic disks
and tapes on
cartridges and
ROMs];
"SIERRA DISCOVERY"
[computer game
programs on floppy
discs and CD-
ROMs];
"SIERRA"
[screen saver
programs]; et al.
whether Refusal "ISP"
"ISP" is Affirmed (in stylized
generic as lettering)
applied to [integrated
applicant's circuits and
goods; computer programs
whether the for use with
stylized integrated
display of circuits]
applicant's
mark is
registrable
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
"MISS TEEN USA" No
[entertainment
services, namely,
promoting and
conducting beauty
pageants]
No
No
(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT
USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION