United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 29 October 2002

  Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

                             September 16-20, 2002



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

9-17            EX              75/899,518              Ruffin Gaming,
                                                        LLC

9-17            CANC            25,538                  Philthy McNasty's
                                                        Sports Tap &
                                                        Grill, Inc. v.
                                                        Filthy McNasty


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

2(e)(1)         Refusal                                 "COIT TOWER"
                Affirmed                                [entertainment
                                                        services, namely,
                                                        live performances
                                                        by a musical band,
                                                        amusement arcades,
                                                        casino services,
                                                        theatrical per-
                                                        formances, vaude-
                                                        ville and comedy
                                                        performances;
                                                        hotel services,
                                                        restaurant serv-
                                                        ices, nightclub
                                                        services, cafe
                                                        services and pro-
                                                        viding convention
                                                        facilities]

abandonment     Petition        "PHILTHY                "FILTHY McNASTY'S"
                to Cancel       McNASTY'S" and          [cabaret services]
                Denied          "PHILTHY
                                McNASTY'S SPORTS
                                TAP & GRAND
                                SLAM GRILL"
                                [both marks for
                                restaurant and
                                bar services]


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