United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 16 Oct 2007

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

9-13            EX              78533852                Vaisala Oyj

9-13            EX              78679228                JJI International,
                                                        Inc.

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

2(d)            Refusal                                 "VAISALA METCAST"
                Affirmed                                [meteorological
                                                        measurement
                                                        apparatus, namely,
                                                        electronic signal
                                                        transmitters and
                                                        electronic signal
                                                        receivers, computer
                                                        hardware, computer
                                                        operational software
                                                        programs, microprocessor
                                                        based automatic
                                                        meteorological
                                                        weather station
                                                        and computer link
                                                        therefor, all for
                                                        use in sending,
                                                        receiving, and
                                                        interpreting
                                                        weather data
                                                        from and between
                                                        meteorological
                                                        and environmental
                                                        observation
                                                        systems]

2(d)            Refusal                                 "SPLASHES &
                Affirmed                                SPARKLES"
                                                        [wholesale
                                                        distributorships
                                                        featuring
                                                        collectibles,
                                                        novelties,
                                                        totes, jewelry
                                                        and gift items]

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

"METACAST"                                      No
[computer software
for presenting
meteorological
information;
scientific and
industrial products
research and
development; computer
programming for
others; rental of
computer programs;
licensing of
intellectual
property;
meteorological
forecasting;
consultancy in the
field of
engineering]

"SPLASH N                                       No
SPARKLE"
[paint kits
comprising
umbrellas
with preprinted
line art panels,
screen printed
ponchos, waterproof
glitter paints and
brushes]

(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