United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 08 March 2005

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

                         January 31 - February 4, 2005



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

2-1             EX              76463959                Lacretia R.
                                                         Charlton

2-1             EX              75558087                Menard,
                                                        Inc.


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

2(e)(4)         Refusal                                 "MARAJ"
                Affirmed                                [entertainment
                                                        and performing
                                                        arts services
                                                        in the nature
                                                        of audio-visual
                                                        performances,
                                                        namely, live
                                                        performances by
                                                        a musical artist,
                                                        dance performances
                                                        and theater pro-
                                                        ductions; and song
                                                        writing services]

2(d)            Refusal                                 "COMMANDER"
                Affirmed                                [doors, door
                                                        panels, door
                                                        frames, door
                                                        casings and door
                                                        units of metal
                                                        sold exclusively
                                                        through applicant's
                                                        home improvement
                                                        retail stores]


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

                                                No

"WEATHER                                        No
COMMANDER"
[building materials,
namely, non-metal doors]


(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