Summary of Final Decisions
Issued by the
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
January 22-26, 1996
Type Proceeding
Date of or Party/
Issued Case (1) App'n No. Parties
1-22 CANC 19,157 X-Isle Corp. v.
Allegra,
Inc. and
U.S. Optical
Merchants, Inc.
1-25 EX 74/396,628 U.S. Tennis Corp.
1-25 OPP 92,796 Mirror Lite Co.
v. Eagle Eyes
Traffic Industrial
Co., Ltd.
1-25 EX 74/325,613 American Needle,
(R) Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
counterclaim Counterclaim Mark subject of Counterclaimant's
for for counterclaim: mark: "X-ISLE"
cancellation cancellation "XISLE" [optical goods,
on 2(d) granted [retail store namely,
grounds services eyeglasses,
featuring the eyeglass cases,
sale of eyeglass frames,
skateboards, sunglasses and
surfboards, shields]
and beachwear]
2(e)(2) Refusal "UNITED STATES
Affirmed TENNIS
CORPORATION"
[novelty item,
namely, a tennis
ball carrier]
2(d) Opposition "EAGLE" "EAGLE EYES"
Sustained [vehicle mirrors] (and eagle's head
design)
[lights for
vehicles,
namely,
headlights,
directional
lights, corner
lamps, fog
lights, and
rear lamps]
whether the Request for a design within
matter Reconsideration one of the curved
asserted for Denied triangular
registration [Refusal Affirmed] panels on a
functions as cap, the
a trademark design
for consisting of
applicant's tapered
goods or lettering (of,
is, instead, for example,
mere a sports
ornamentation team name)
declining
in size from
the base
to the crown
of the cap
[caps]
Mark and
Goods of Registration Recommended
Cited by for
Examining Atty. Publication
No
No
No
No
(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; C=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT USE;
(R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION