United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 23 July 2002

Date            Type of         Proceeding
Issued          Case (1)        or App'n No.            Party/Parties

6-11            EX              75/533,136              The Hermitage
                                                        Group, Inc.

6-12            EX              75/832,237              Boulevard Media,
                                                        Inc.

6-12            EX              76/073,572              Trans Textiles Inc.


                                Opposer's/              Applicant's/
                                Petitioner's            Respondent's
                TTAB            Mark and                Mark and
Issue           Decision        Goods/Services          Goods/Services

2(a)            Refusal                                 "HERMITAGE"
[false          Affirmed                                [printed art
suggestion of                                           reproductions]
a connection]

2(e)(1)         Refusal                                 "CASUAL SEX
                Affirmed                                DATELINE"
                                                        [electronic voice
                                                        messaging services,
                                                        namely, recording,
                                                        storing and
                                                        subsequent
                                                        transmission of
                                                        voice messages by
                                                        telephone and
                                                        telephone
                                                        telecommunications
                                                        services]

2(d)            Refusal                                 "VALENTINO
                Affirmed                                CREATION"
                (as to all                              [sports shirts,
                cited                                   t-shirts, sweat
                registrations)                          shirts, and pants]


Mark and                                        Citable as
Goods Cited by                                  Precedent
Examining Atty.                                 of TTAB

                                                No

                                                No

8 cited registrations,                          No
all owned by the same entity:
"VALENTINO"
(in stylized, lower-case lettering)
[brassieres];
"VALENTINO"
[dresses, belts, gloves, scarves,
swimwear, and ties]
and
[fashion consultation services,
namely, creating clothing, jewelry
and accessory designs, and
selection of designs, and materials
for couture customers]
and
[retail department store services]
and
[men's clothing, namely, suits,
sport jackets, overcoats, shirts,
trousers, Bermuda shorts, and
bathing suits];
"VALENTINO"
(in lower case lettering)
[for various items of clothing];
"VALENTINO"
(in lower case lettering,
with a "V" design)
[for various clothing items];
"VALENTINO"
(in lower case lettering, with
"Miss V" and "V" design)
[for various clothing items]


(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