Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
July 24-28, 2000
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
7/24 EX 74/709,496 Comsat Video
74/709,736 Enterprises, Inc.
7/24 EX 75/292,948 University of
Florida Tissue
Bank, Inc.
7/24 EX 75/392,673 Retail Royalty
Co.
7/24 EX 74/689,389 BARRISTO,
LTD.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal "COLORADO
Affirmed AVALANCHE"
in both cases [clothing items
commemorative of
and intended to
show support for a
professional hockey
team]
2(e)(1); Refusals "REGENERATION
proper Affirmed TECHNOLOGIES,
classification INC."
[distributorships
featuring medical
products made from
human bone and
other tissues;
custom manufacture
of medical
products made from
human bone and
other tissues]
2(d) Refusal "BE WHAT YOU
Affirmed WANT . . . DO WHAT
YOU WANT . . . LIVE
YOUR LIFE"
[retail clothing
and footwear store
services]
2(e)(1) Refusal "SMOOTH AND
Affirmed SHINE"
[nail care buffing
boards]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
"AVALANCHE" No
[clothing items,
including outerwear
and sportswear]
No
"LIVE YOUR LIFE" No
[hats, shirts, shorts,
jackets, pants,
sweatshirts, T-shirts,
visors]
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