United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 20 February 2007

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

                          January 15-19, 2007



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

1-16            EX              76549215                American Vegetable
                                                        Oils, Inc.

1-16            EX              76589822                Industrial Zapatera
                                                        JR S.A. De C.V.


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

2(d)            Refusal                                 "CAFE DEMONTE"
                Affirmed                                (and design)
                                                        [coffee]

2(d)            Refusal                                 "BRANTANO"
                Affirmed                                (in stylized form)
                                                        [footwear for men,
                                                        women, and
                                                        children, namely,
                                                        shoes, slippers,
                                                        mules, and sandals,
                                                        athletic shoes,
                                                        beach footwear,
                                                        and sneakers]


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

"DEMONTE"                                       No
[confectionery
products, namely,
chocolates and candy]

"BRENNTANO"                                     No
[men's, women's,
and children's
clothing, namely,
suits, skirts,
sport coats,
overcoats, jackets,
sweaters, dress
and sports shirts,
jumpers, sport
uniforms, stockings,
socks, trousers, vests,
blouses, undershirts,
neckties, hats, and
headbands]


(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