SUMMARY OF FINAL DECISIONS ISSUED BY THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
March 12-16, 2007
Date Issued |
Type of Case(1) |
Proceeding or Appn. No. |
Party or Parties |
Issue |
TTAB Decision |
Opposer's or Petitioner's Mark and Goods or Services |
Applicant's or Respondent's Mark and Goods or Services |
Mark and Goods Cited by Examining Attorney |
Citable as Precedent of TTAB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3-13 |
EX |
76587046 |
Meritek Electronics Corp. |
2(d) |
Refusal Reversed in both classes |
|
"MERITEK ELECTRONICS CORPORATION" [in Class 35: wholesale distributorships featuring electronic components, etc.; providing an on-line website featuring products of others in the field of electronic components, etc.; in Class 40: custom manufacturing services in the field of electronic components] |
"MERITEC" [electrical connectors and electrical cable assemblies; electrical engineering design services] |
No |
3-13 |
CANC |
92042996 |
Nixalite of America, Inc. v. Bird Barrier America, Inc. |
issue preclusion (on the issue of genericness) |
Petition to Cancel Granted (petition-er’s motion for summary judgment granted) |
|
"BIRD BARRIER" [pest control devices, namely, non-electric metal wire attached to a structure for deterring birds from landing and perching] |
|
No |
(1) EX=Ex Parte Appeal; OPP=Opposition; CANC=Cancellation; CU=Concurrent Use; (SJ)=Summary Judgment; (MD)=Motion to Dismiss; (MR)=Motion to Reopen; (R)=Request for Reconsideration (2) *=Opinion Writer; (D)=Dissenting Panel Member