Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
May 22-26, 2000
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
5-22 OPP 88,475 Joseph Davis
(R) Suthern v. Federal
Ideas, Inc.
5-23 EX 75/312,367 Brass-Craft Mfg.
Co.
5-23 EX 75/308,771 Empire Funding
Corp.
5-23 EX 75/268,823 Advance Paradigm,
Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Request for "DRUGBUSTERS" "DRUGBUSTERS"
Reconsidera- [posters; associa- [toy playsets for
tion Denied tion services, use with action
[Opposition namely, promoting figures and
Sustained] drug awareness and containing action
opposition to drug figures, toy
abuse via miniature barn,
educational and toy vehicles, toy
entertainment guns and toy
programs featuring police badge]
instruction,
speeches, music,
distribution of
literature and
recordings, and
the like]
2(d) Refusal "SPEEDI PLUMB
Affirmed PLUS"
[connector
hose for plumbing
products primarily
of non-metal
material]
2(d) Refusal "EMPIRE FUNDING"
Affirmed [financial
services, namely,
providing secured
and unsecured
consumer and home
improvement loans]
2(d) Refusal "ADVANCE
Reversed PARADIGM"
(and design)
[providing
cost management
programs and
services for
health benefit
plans for others]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
No
"PLUMB PLUS" No
[valves for use in
conjunction with
plumbing tubing and
supply tubes for
plumbing]
"THE EMPIRE No
NATIONAL BANK"
[banking services]
"PARADIGM" No
[computer software in
the fields of employee
benefit consulting and
health insurance
services]
(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