United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 18 December 2001
Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
November 5-9, 2001
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
11-7 CANC 28,715 Avon Products, Inc.
v. Something Old,
Something New, Inc.
11-7 OPP 110,696 U.S. Olympic
Committee v.
Calcados Azaleia
S.A.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
fraud; non- Petition to "BIRTHSTONE"
use of mark cancel [perfumes and
as of either granted, perfume toilet
the time of but only on soaps]
filing of the bases of
statement of non-use
use or as of and mere
the descrip-
registration tiveness
date);
genericness
or mere
descriptive-
ness
2(d); 2(a) Opposition "OLYMPIC"
[false Sustained [a variety of
suggestion of (but only goods, not
a connection]; as to 2(d) including clothing
applicability ground for or footwear];
of the 1998 opposition "OLYMPIAN"
Olympic and and only as [golf clubs;
Amateur Sports to use of magazines];
Act amendment opposer's "OLYMPICAP"
to the Amateur pleaded [caps, hats and
Sports Act of mark for visors];
1978 footwear) "OLYMPICS USA"
(and design)
[footwear, namely,
shoes]
"OLYMPIKUS"
[footwear]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
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