United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 14 December 2004
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
11-10 EX 78145553 Edward Lowe
(corrected Foundation
copy mailed
11-12)
11-10 OPP 91122676 Miss Universe
OPP 91124156 L.P., LLLP v.
Rainbow
Productions and
Publications, Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(e)(1) Refusal "PEERNET"
Affirmed [providing
computerized
online databases
featuring online
peer group
directories in
the field of
entrepreneurs,
business surveys
used to understand
the needs and
issues of
entrepreneurial
peer groups,
directories of
those wishing to
ask entrepreneurial
and business
related questions
of each other; and
articles and
information in the
field of and
relating to
entrepreneurial and
business
development issues]
2(d) Opposition a family of marks, "MISS T-GIRL USA"
Sustained including [entertainment
in both cases "MISS USA," services in the
(by default "MISS TEEN USA, nature of promoting
in 91124156) and variants of and conducting gay
these marks having beauty pageants]
fifty state and
designations, e.g., "MISS DRAGQUEEN
"MISS [STATE] USA" USA"
[all marks for [entertainment
beauty pageants services in the
and promotional nature of
goods related to conducting gay
beauty pageants] beauty pageants]
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