Summary of Final Decisions
Issued by the
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
February 2-6, 1998
Type Proceeding
Date of or Party/
Issued Case (1) App'n No. Parties
2-2 EX 74/651,834 Valley Dental, Inc.
2-2 EX 74/582,029 Metaltec Steel
Abrasive Co.
2-3 EX 74/661,944 Cavco Industries,
EX 74/661,770 Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
whether, as Refusal "BERTHA BISCUSPID"
evidenced by Reversed [promoting dental
the specimens services and
of record, dental health to
the matter children through
sought to be the use of cartoon
registered is characters dis-
being used as played upon promo-
a service tional materials
mark for the including bal-
services re- loons, pins, era-
cited in the sers, puppets,
application; pencils, stickers,
whether a magnets, certifi-
more definite cates, and club
recitation of membership identi-
services is fication cards]
required
2(d) Refusal "METALTEC STEEL
Reversed ABRASIVE CO."
[abrasive polish
compositions used
in connection with
shot peening and
blasting, for gen-
eral industrial
purposes]
2(a) Refusal "CEDAR SPRINGS"
[deceptive- Reversed and "CEDAR COURT"
ness] (in both [both marks for
cases) prefabricated
residential and
commercial build-
ings manufactured
primarily of
non-metallic ma-
terials]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
No
"METAL-TECH" No
[protective coatings,
namely, compounds
used for repairing,
patching or sealing
surfaces subject to
abrasion, erosion or
corrosion]
No
(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT
USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION