Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
January 24-28, 2000
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
1-28 EX 75/201,215 eFusion, Inc.
1-28 EX 75/197,155 Hanta Yo Co.,
Inc.
1-28 OPP 105,415 Interstate Brands
Corp. and
Interstate Brands
West Corp. v.
McKee Foods
Corp.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(e)(1) Refusal "PUSH TO TALK PTT"
Reversed [computer
hardware, namely,
global computer
network
communication
servers that allow
users various
telecommunication
connection and
routing options;
computer
peripherals and
computer software
for facilitating
connection to a
global computer
network]
2(d) Refusal "TOPOGUIDE"
Affirmed [computer software
for the creation,
storage,
retrieval and
manipulation of
geographic data
bases and related
demographic,
commercial,
topographical,
geologic, natural
resource,
recreational,
educational,
travel, and
navigational
data, and
accompanying
instruction
manuals]
2(d) Opposition "YO-YO'S"
Sustained [snack cakes]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
No
"TOPO" No
(in stylized lettering)
[computer mapping
software for editing,
printing, and annotating
topographical maps of
various regions of the
world]
"HOHOS" Yes
[cakes]
(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT
USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION; (MD)=MOTION
TO DISMISS; (MR)=MOTION TO REOPEN