United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 22 August 2006
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
7-20 EX 76590006 Mariner Seafood
Marketing, Inc.
7-20 EX 76393303 Trico Products
EX 76394238
7-20 EX 76438849 Crow Marcrum, Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal "MARINER SELECT"
Affirmed [frozen fish and
seafood]
whether Refusal design of an
applicant is Affirmed automobile
seeking in both windshield wiper
registration cases on blade featuring a
of "phantom grounds that stripe running
marks"; marks are longitudinally on
whether the ornamental, the sidewall of the
features not inherently blade and
applicant distinctive contrasting color
claims as and used on a stripe on
marks are without the wiping element
merely acquired of an automobile
ornamental, distinctiveness, windshield wiper
not inherently but reversed as blade
distinctive, to "phantom
and without mark" refusals [both marks for
acquired automobile
distinctiveness windshield wiper
blades]
whether Refusal "SUBSTATION
applicant's Affirmed SERVICE COMPANY"
mark is [repairs and
registrable installation of
under Section electrical
2(f) equipment]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
2 cited registrations, No
both owned by the
same entity:
"MARINERS" and
"MARINERS"
(and design)
[both marks for
frozen seafood]
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