Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
April 24-28, 2000
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
4-25 EX 75/312,958 LICO Brands, Inc.
4-25 EX 75/115,589 Bernd Hummel,
GmbH
4-26 OPP 101,101 Miguel Torres,
(R) S.A. v. Advantage
Wine Group
4-27 EX 75/267,780 Greenwood
Mop & Broom,
Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal "SAPORITO"
Reversed [processed meats,
including dry
sausage,
prosciutto ham,
soppresata salami]
2(d) Refusal "GEO NATUR WARE"
Affirmed (and design)
[but only as to [Class 25 goods:
cited marks sports and leisure
"GEO" (with garments, namely,
respect to shirts, pants,
applicant's hats, socks, head
Class 25 goods) wear, footwear,
and "GEO-GEAR" belts, coats; Class
(with respect to 18 goods: suit and
applicant's carry-on suitcases,
Class 18 goods)] sports, travel and
carry bags, sport
bags, backpacks,
handbags,
billfolds, wallets,
key cases, brief
cases, attache
cases]
2(d) Request for "VINA SOL" and "DONA SOL"
Reconsideration "GRAN VINA SOL" [wine]
Denied [both marks for wine]
[Opposition
Dismissed]
2(d); Refusal "EZY SWEEPER"
Section 6 Affirmed [brooms]
disclaimer (on both grounds)
requirement
(of word
SWEEPER)
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
"TASTY" No
(and design)
[processed meats
products, including
ham and various
sausages]
"LIFEFORMS No
NATUREWEAR"
[t-shirts] and
"LIFEFORMS
NATUREWEAR"
(and design)
[t-shirts];
"GEO"
[footwear];
"GEO-GEAR"
(in stylized form)
[fanny packs and roll
bags]
No
"EAZY SWEEP" No
[brooms]
(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