Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
May 24-28, 1999
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
5-26 OPP 96,813 Mattec Corp. v.
Charles Anthony
Czarnecki
5-26 EX 75/229,424 Nova Clothing
Co., L.L.C.
5-26 EX 75/066,101 Joseph Edward Page
5-26 EX 74/574,596 Virginia Rhodes
EX 74/574,597
EX 74/574,598
EX 74/574,599
5-26 EX 73/664,444 Peet Packing Co.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Opposition "MATTEC" "MATTECH"
Sustained (and design) [computer software
[computer programs for material waste
for monitoring prevention and
industrial plant user manuals sold
production; etc.] therewith]
2(d) Refusal "NOVA"
Affirmed [women's dresses,
(as to blouses, skirts,
both cited jackets and pants]
registra-
tions)
2(e)(1); Refusal "888 PATENTS"
whether Affirmed [legal services,
applicant (on both namely, patent
must provide grounds) research, prose-
additional cution and
information, enforcement;
under Rule patent searching]
2.61(b)
2(d) Refusal "BLACK HILLS
Affirmed MOTOR CLASSIC,"
(in all "BLACK HILLS
four cases) MOTORCYCLE
RALLY AND RACES,"
"STURGIS RALLY
AND RACES," "BLACK
HILLS RALLY AND
RACES"
[all four marks
for clothing,
namely, t-shirts
and caps]
2(d) Refusal "BONANZA"
Affirmed [hams]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
No
"NOVA SHEERS" No
[pantyhose];
"HAGGAR NOVA"
[men's and boys'
slacks]
Yes
"BLACK HILLS No
MOTOR CLASSIC-
STURGIS-RALLY &
RACES BLACK
HILLS S.D."
(and design)
"BONANZA" No
(and design)-three
different marks-
[restaurant services]
(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT
USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION