United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 31 October 2006

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

9-28            OPP             91164233                Dole Fresh Fruit
                (SJ)                                    Company v. Economy
                                                        Cash and Carry,
                                                        L.P.

9-28            OPP             91124302                S.S. White Burs,
                                                        Inc. v. S.S.
                                                        White Technologies,
                                                        Inc.


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

2(d)            Opposition      "TROPICAL GOLD"         "TROPICAL GOLD"
                Sustained       [fresh papaya and       [nonalcoholic
                (Opposer's      pineapple delivered     beverages, namely,
                motion for      to retail customers     noncarbonated
                summary         in airports; fresh      flavored drinks and
                judgment        fruits]                 fruit juices]
                granted)

2(d)            Opposition      "SS WHITE"              "S.S. WHITE"
                Sustained       [dental and medical     [hand operated
                                products, including     medical tools and
                                burs and gloves         instruments used
                                used for dental and     in orthopedics,
                                other medical           namely, pin
                                procedures; and         pullers, hammers,
                                other goods]            mallets, ratchets
                                                        and sockets,
                                                        wrenches, quick
                                                        disconnects, drill
                                                        chucks, torque
                                                        instruments, screw-
                                                        drivers, universal
                                                        nail and rod
                                                        extraction sets,
                                                        and the following
                                                        custom designed
                                                        tools: bone and
                                                        stem inspectors,
                                                        femoral head
                                                        extractors, bone
                                                        taps, reamers,
                                                        drill bits, spinal
                                                        fixation tools,
                                                        cutting blocks,
                                                        and bone screws]


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