Summary of Final Decisions
Issued by the
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
April 22-26, 1996
Type Proceeding
Date of or Party/
Issued Case (1) App'n No. Parties
4-22 OPP 92,025 Lane Ltd. v.
Jackson Int'l.
Trading Co.
4-23 EX 74/405,921 American Needle
EX 74/405,922
4-23 EX 74/351,296 Gordon Daly
4-23 EX 74/452,456 Putman Publishing
Co.
4-24 EX 74/435,348 Chosun Brewery
Co., Ltd.
4-25 EX 74/425,770 Seattle's Best
Coffee, Inc.
4-25 EX 74/390,323 Orange
Communications,
Inc.
4-26 EX 74/226,078 Laser Engineering,
Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Opposition "CAPTAIN BLACK" "SMUGGLER"
Dismissed (and sailing ship (and sailing ship
design) design)
[pipe tobacco] [tobacco, matches,
cigarette holders
and cases, pipes,
cigarette lighters
and tobacco jars]
whether the Refusal designs consisting
designs Affirmed of a series of
sought to be (in each case) crown panels that
registered as are
trademarks distinguishable
function as by color and/or by
trademarks or, reason of the
instead, panels' being
function only separate and
as non- joined to each
distinctive other along a
product seam, as by
ornamentation sewing, to
cooperatively
define the crown
[headwear]
2(d) Refusal OFCOURSE!"
Affirmed (and design)
[sportswear,
namely, golf
shirts, golf
gloves, fleece
slacks and shorts]
2(e)(1) Refusal "FOOD &
Affirmed BEVERAGE ON-LINE"
[a news and
information
service updated
daily for the food
processing
industry,
contained in a
database]
2(e)(4) Refusal "HITE"
Affirmed [beer]
2(e)(2) Refusal "SEATTLE'S BEST
Affirmed ESPRESSO"
[coffee]
whether the Refusal the words "25
matter sought Reversed LONG DISTANCE 25 "
to be (although placed vertically
registered is applicant was inside a
capable of required to rectangular stripe
functioning as submit an on a pay telephone
a trademark amended hand set, with the
(and is drawing) rectangular stripe
therefore, and the hand set
registrable on rendered in
the Supplemental contrasting colors
Register) [coin operated pay
telephones]
2(d) Refusal "VECTOR"
Affirmed (and design)
[medical
equipment, namely,
laparoscopic
couplers]
Mark and Recommended
Goods Cited for
by Examining Atty. Publication
No
No
"OF COURSE" No
(in stylized lettering)
[footwear]
No
No
No
No
"VECTOR" No
[medical ultrasound
equipment for use in
diagnosing and
monitoring soft tissue
conditions]
(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; C=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT USE;
(R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION
Summary of Final Decisions
Issued by the
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
Type Proceeding
Date of or Party/
Issued Case (1) App'n No. Parties
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
Mark and
Goods of Registration Recommended
Cited by for
Examining Atty. Publication
(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; C=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT USE;
(R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION