United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 18 November 2003

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

                              October 13-17, 2003



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

10-15           EX              76251522                Atico Int'l.
                (R)                                     USA Inc.

10-15           EX              76359028                Lafarge Road
                                                        Marking, Inc.


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

2(d)            Request                                 "ALCO"
                for Recon-                              [scissors and
                sideration                              utility knives;
                Denied                                  pocket calculators
                (Refusal                                and protractors,
                Affirmed)                               graduated rulers;
                                                        a wide range of
                                                        stationery items
                                                        in Class 16;
                                                        tote bags and
                                                        backpacks;
                                                        locker acces-
                                                        sories, namely,
                                                        personal organi-
                                                        zers, non-metal
                                                        locks, picture
                                                        frames, mirrors;
                                                        locker acces-
                                                        sories, namely,
                                                        lunch boxes;
                                                        artist aprons;
                                                        children's play
                                                        mats]

2(d)            Refusal                                 "SAHARA SAND"
                Reversed                                [drying agent
                                                        used in the
                                                        manufacture of
                                                        road and traffic
                                                        marking paint,
                                                        and during the
                                                        formation of
                                                        markings on
                                                        roadways]


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

"ALCO"                                          No
[retail services in
connection with variety
and discount stores]

"SAHARA"                                        No
[masonry
waterproofing coating]

(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