United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 19 September 2006
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
8-17 EX 78240383 Conversive, Inc.
EX 78240385
8-17 EX 78404542 Merrell
EX 78404543 Pharmaceuticals
Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(e)(1) Refusal "ASSISTED RESPONSE
Affirmed AGENT" and
in both "ASSISTED RESPONSE"
cases [both marks for
computer programs,
namely, an
interactive natural
language processing
knowledge base
used to build and
customize
interactive
conversational
mechanisms in the
form of an animated
or virtual
character which
assist, answer
questions, and
provide information
to users of web
sites, for use
in real-time
Internet relay
communications
platforms]
Section 6 Refusal "CITRUCEL
disclaimer Affirmed FIBERSHAKE"
requirement in both and
(of FIBER- cases "FIBERSHAKE"
SHAKE) [both marks for
[as to laxatives and
78404542]; fiber dietary
2(e)(1) supplements]
[as to
78404543]
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