United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 12 November 2002

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

                        September 30 - October 4, 2002



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

9-30            EX              75/799,927              Johnson & Johnson

9-30            OPP             97,805                  Vincent's of Mott
                                                        Street, Inc. and
                                                        Vincent Generoso
                                                        v. Quadami, Inc.

9-30            EX              75/931,409              Microcell Corp.


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

2(e)(1)         Refusal                                 "SMARTVAC"
                Affirmed                                [surgical device,
                                                        namely, a vacuum
                                                        used in breast
                                                        biopsies]

2(d)            Opposition      "VINCENT'S CLAM         "THE ORIGINAL
                Sustained       BAR,", "THE             VINCENT'S
                (as to both     ORIGINAL                ESTABLISHED 1904"
                opposed         VINCENT'S" and          (and design) and
                applications)   related marks that      "FROM LITTLE
                                include additional      ITALY TO LONG
                                wording and design      ISLAND VINCENT'S
                                features                CLAM BAR"
                                [restaurant             (and design)
                                services]               [both marks for
                                                        restaurant
                                                        services]

2(e)(1)         Refusal                                 "FIBERCELL"
                Affirmed                                [electrochemical
                                                        fuel cells,
                                                        batteries, and
                                                        power supplies]


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