United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 17 October 2006

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

                         September 11-15, 2006



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

9-11            EX              78431260                Massi

9-11            EX              76589185                Oxford Global
                EX              76589186                Resources, Inc.


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

2(d)            Refusal                                 "MIELE"
                Affirmed                                [in Class 25:
                in both                                 clothing, namely,
                classes                                 jackets, sweaters,
                                                        vests, sweat
                                                        shirts, sweat
                                                        suits, jogging
                                                        suits, shirts,
                                                        skorts, dresses,
                                                        hats, and footwear,
                                                        namely, shoes,
                                                        pumps, sandals,
                                                        sneakers, and
                                                        boots; in Class 35:
                                                        retail clothing
                                                        boutiques]

2(d)            Refusal                                 "OXFORD
[Note: The      Affirmed                                INTERNATIONAL" and
examining       [Applicant's                            "OXFORD &
attorney did    marks will be                           ASSOCIATES"
not refuse      published for                           [both marks for: in
registration    its services                            Class 35:
of              in Class 42                             recruiting and
applicant's     only]                                   placement services
marks for its                                           for temporary
services in                                             employees,
Class 42]                                               permanent employees
                                                        and consultants on
                                                        a domestic and
                                                        international
                                                        scale; and services
                                                        in Class 42]


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

"CARLOS MIELE"                                  No
[clothing, namely, sweaters,
shirts, t-shirts, jackets,
dresses, skirts, jogging
suits, sweat suits;
footwear, namely, pumps,
sandals, sneakers, boots,
shoes; hats; and a number of
other goods]

"OXFORD LEGAL ASSOCIATES"                       No
(and design)
[temporary employment and
job placement services]


(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