United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 25 October 2005

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

9-21            EX              75826909                Saey N.V.

9-21            OPP             91155117                Nissan North
                                                        America, Inc. and
                                                        Nissan Jidosh
                                                        Kabushiki Kaisha v.
                                                        Zimmer Neo-Classic
                                                        Motor Car Company


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

whether the     Refusal                                 two holes and a
matter          Affirmed                                handle on a tubular
applicant seeks in both                                 section of
to register     classes                                 applicant's goods,
functions as                                            the holes and
a mark and,                                             handle designed to
if so, whether                                          give the appearance
it is                                                   of the eyes and
registrable                                             nose features of a
under                                                   face [in Class 6:
Section 2(f)                                            common or base
                                                        metals and their
                                                        alloys in sheet,
                                                        rod, bar and/or
                                                        billet form;
                                                        portable metal
                                                        building; metal
                                                        tubes for general
                                                        industrial use;
                                                        metal chimney pots;
                                                        in Class 11:
                                                        barbecue grills and
                                                        replacement parts
                                                        therefor, namely,
                                                        flues and lighting
                                                        units; gas or
                                                        electric cooking
                                                        tables and built-in
                                                        ovens; gas pressure
                                                        cookers and
                                                        electric pressure
                                                        cookers]

2(d)            Opposition                              "Z"
                Sustained                               [automobiles and
                                                        structural parts
                                                        thereof] and
                                                        "300ZX"
                                                        [automobiles and
                                                        structural parts
                                                        thereof]
                                                        "Z"
                                                        (and design)
                                                        [motor car and
                                                        structural
                                                        components thereof]


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