Summary of Final Decisions
Issued by the
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
June 12-16, 1995
Type Proceeding
Date of or Party/
Issued Case (1) App'n No. Parties
6-12 EX 74/359,847 Entertainment
Communications,
Inc.
6-12 OPP 80,294 Towle Mfg. Co. v.
Godinger Silver
Art Co., Ltd.
6-12 OPP 84,913 Norstrilia
Software Inc. v.
LaCie Ltd.
6-14 OPP 81,551 Continental
Baking Co.
v. Lammes Candies
Since 1885, Inc.
6-14 EX 74/196,511 Little Caesar
Enterprises, Inc.
6-15 OPP 89,559 E. I. du Pont de
Nemours &
Co. v. Sunlyra
Int'l., Inc.
6-15 EX 74/294,309 Richard Saunders
Int'l., Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal "REBEL"
Reversed [radio
broadcasting]
2(d) Opposition "PAUL REVERE" "PAUL REVERE
Sustained and "PR" SILVERSMITHS"
[sterling silver [silverplated
flatware and candlesticks]
hollowware]
2(d) Opposition "TSUNAMI PRESS" "TSUNAMI"
Sustained [prerecorded compact [disk drives for
discs featuring computer
digitized color workstations and
photographic personal
images and associated computers]
program codes suited
for retrieving the
images in conjunction
with a disc drive]
2(d) Opposition "CHOC'ADILLOS"
Sustained [candy]
2(d) Refusal "LOTSA!LOTSA!"
Affirmed [pizza for
consumption on
and off the
premises]
2(d) Opposition "LYCRA" "LYRA"
Sustained [synthetic fibers; [children's
apparel containing clothing]
synthetic fibers]
whether the Refusal "NEW PRODUCT
term sought Reversed PHYSICS"
to be [conducting
registered classes,
is being seminars and
used as a lectures in the
service mark field of
for the developing the
services ability
recited to generate
in the breakthrough
application ideas and to
use the mind
more effectively]
Mark and
Goods of Registration Recommended
Cited by for
Examining Atty. Publication
"TEXAS REBEL No
RADIO"
[radio programming]
No
No
"CHOCO-DILES" No
[cake]
"LOTSA HOTSA" No
[restaurant services]
Yes
No
(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; C=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT USE;
(R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION