United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 29 January 2002
Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
December 17-21, 2001
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
12-19 EX 75/513,342 Gibson Guitar Corp.
12-19 EX 75/843,132 Zarak Systems Corp.
12-19 EX 75/606,002 Star Bridge
Systems, Inc.
12-19 EX 75/738,233 Microspot USA, Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(e)(5) Refusal configuration of
[de jure Affirmed the body of a
functional]; (on both guitar
whether, even grounds) [guitars]
if not de jure
functional,
applicant's
product
configuration
is distinctive
as a trademark]
2(d) Refusal "ABACUS"
Affirmed [computer hardware
and software for
testing
communications
systems and
equipment by
generating and
switching
telephone traffic]
whether Refusal "IIADL"
applicant's Affirmed [supercomputer
original software
and/or development tools
substitute for describing
specimens algorithms for use
show on reconfigurable
trademark use parallel processing
of its mark in supercomputers]
connection
with the
goods recited
in the
application
2(e)(1) Refusal "PCDRAFT"
Affirmed [two-dimensional
computer aided
design (CAD)
software for
personal computers]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
No
"ABACUS" No
[computer software for automatic
call distribution management]
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