Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
January 10-14, 2000
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
2-28 OPP 98,910 Sara Lee Corp v.
(R) Dawn Marie
Chaikin
2-29 EX 75/026,413 SMJ Group, Inc.
EX 75/026,414
EX 75/052,422
2-29 EX 74/582,574 Southwest
(R) Student Services
Corp.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d); Opposition "COOLKNIT" "COOL FIT"
fraud Sustained [fabric] [clothing]
(Opposer's
cross- motion
for summary
judgment, on
fraud ground,
granted)
2(e)(3) Refusal "BROOKLYN DINER
Affirmed USA - - THE FINER
(in all three DINER," "BROOKLYN
cases) DINER USA - - THE
FINER DINER"
(with two
different designs)
[all three marks
for restaurant
services]
2(e)(1) Request for "COLLEGECARD"
[genericness] Reconsideration [financial
Denied services, namely,
(Refusal providing to
Affirmed) students enrolled
at participating
institutions of
post-secondary
education a
low-cost line of
credit accessed by
a transaction card
for payment of
education-related
expenses to the
institution and to
participating
merchants
affiliated with
the institution]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
No
No
No
(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