Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
August 10-14, 1998
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
8-10 EX 74/436,521 Klein Bicycle Corp.
8-11 CANC 21,309 Allied-Sysco
(R) Food Services,
CANC 21,321 Inc. v. The
(R) Pizza Maker
8-12 OPP 96,631 Conopco, Inc. v.
Shangrila, Inc.
8-13 EX 74/599,446 JB Oxford
Holdings, Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal "PRIME"
Affirmed [high technology
bicycle tire rims]
abandonment Request for "THE PIZZA MAKER"
Reconsidera- (and design)
tion Denied [franchising
[Petitions to services, namely,
Cancel offering technical
Granted] assistance in the
establishment
and/or operation
of pizza
restaurants;
restaurant
services];
"THE PIZZA MAKER!"
[pizza]
genericness; Opposition "CERAMIDEA"
mere descrip- Dismissed [a complete line
tiveness of nonmedicated
skin care prep-
arations]
2(d) Refusal "JB OXFORD
Reversed HOLDINGS"
[securities
brokerage serv-
ices, namely,
brokerage services
at reduced prices
featuring low com-
missions, flat
rate commissions,
and commission-
free trading]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
"PRIME AERO" No
(in stylized lettering)
[bicycles and structural
parts, namely, frames,
brakes, chains,
handlebars, saddles,
gears, wheels, and gear
shifters]
No
No
"OXFORD" No
(in stylized lettering)
[investment management services,
namely, investing the
funds of others by
purchasing stock in
order to gain managing
control of the acquired
companies]
(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT
USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION