Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
November 6-10, 2000
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
11-6 EX 75/333,163 Hoover Precision
Products, Inc.
11-6 EX 75/625,646 John A.
Galbreath
11-8 EX 75/344,221 CAT Scale Co.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
whether the Refusal design of a ball
specimen of Affirmed bearing
use shows a [precision semi-
"substantially precision and
exact specialty balls for
representation" use as pen tips]
of the mark
shown in the
drawing-i.e.,
whether
specimens
demonstrate
trademark use
of the mark
sought to be
registered
[mutilation]
2(e)(1) Refusal "SAFE-T-BUCKLE"
Affirmed [plastic buckle
fasteners for use
in child strollers,
high chairs, child
carriers, changing
stations, shopping
cart restraint
systems and similar
articles]
whether Refusal "CERTIFIED
applicant's Affirmed AUTOMATED TRUCK
mark has SCALE"
acquired [truck weighing
distinctiveness services]
under Section
2(f)
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