United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 09 September 2003

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

8-8             EX              76/296,618              The Arthritis
                                                        Foundation, Inc.

8-8             EX              75/712,594              Stout
                                                        Industries, Inc.


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

2(e)(1)         Refusal                                 "ARTHRITIS WALK"
                Affirmed                                [charitable
                (but mark                               fundraising
                will                                    services; organ-
                proceed to                              izing, arranging,
                registration                            and conducting
                on Supp. Reg.)                          charitable fund-
                                                        raising events]

whether         Refusal                                 "STOUT.COM"
applicant's     Affirmed                                [providing an
specimens                                               on-line computer
show use of                                             database providing
its mark as a                                           information in the
service mark                                            field of custom
in                                                      design and
connection                                              manufacture of
with the                                                signs and sign
services                                                bearing fascia]
recited in its
application


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