United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 18 July 2006

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

6-14            EX              76467774                N.V. Organon

6-14            EX              76405802                West Agro, Inc.


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

whether         Refusal                                 the orange
the matter      Affirmed                                flavor of
applicant       on both                                 applicant's goods
seeks to        grounds                                 [pharmaceuticals
register                                                for human use,
functions as                                            namely, antidepres-
a trademark;                                            sants in quick-
2(e)(5)                                                 dissolving tablets
[functionality]                                         and pills]

whether         Refusal                                 "MILK
applicant's     Reversed                                QUALITY TEAM"
mark is         as to                                   [in Class 37:
registrable     all four                                repair and main-
on the          classes                                 tenance services
Supplemental                                            in the field of
Register                                                dairy equipment;
without a                                               in Class 39:
Section 6                                               delivery of dairy
disclaimer of                                           hygiene products,
the words                                               etc.;
"QUALITY                                                in Class 41:
TEAM"                                                   conducting work-
                                                        shops, seminars and
                                                        classes for dairy
                                                        producers in the
                                                        field of dairy farm
                                                        hygiene, etc.;
                                                        in Class 42:
                                                        consulting services
                                                        for dairy producers
                                                        in the field of
                                                        dairy farm hygiene,
                                                        etc.; and other
                                                        services]


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

                                                Yes

                                                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