Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
August 21-25, 2000
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
8-21 EX 75/287,766 Mighty Enterprises,
Inc.
8-21 EX 75/486,276 Nartron Corp.
8-24 EX 75/291,485 Cambridge
Management Corp.
8-24 EX 75/252,506 Wayne Peters
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal "ACURA SEIKI"
Affirmed [computer numerical
control (cnc)
machines, namely,
cnc vertical
machine centers,
cnc horizontal
machine centers,
cnc lathes, cnc
mills; and metal
working machines,
namely, lathes,
grinders, and
mills]
2(e)(1) Refusal "SMART VOV"
Affirmed [refrigerant
metering valves
for use in motor
vehicles]
2(e)(1) Refusal "VISION EXPERT"
Reversed [computer
processors and
computer software
to perform real
time,
computationally
intensive
procesing of data
in order to
create images
representative of
the data]
2(d) Refusal "VIRTUAL BIT"
Reversed [development of
software and
global computer
information network
applications, and
computer consulting
services]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
"AKIRA-SEIKI" No
[machine tools,
namely, computerized
numerical control
machining centers and
turning centers]
No
No
"BIT" and "BIT" No
(and design)
[both marks for
computer software
consulting 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