Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
October 4-8, 1999
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
10-5 EX 75/191,403 Republic New
York Corp.
10-5 EX 75/183,789 ZD Inc.
10-5 EX 74/715,185 Wildfire
Communications,
Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal "NEW HORIZONS"
Affirmed [educational
services, namely,
a program for
teller training
and general job
search skills
designed for
economically
deprived and
unemployed
individuals]
2(e)(1); Refusal "HOMESHOPPER"
requirement Reversed [entertainment in
for the field of on-
additional going television
information programming pro-
under viding information
Rule 2.61(b); of general
requirement interest to
for a more consumers]
particular
identifica-
tion of
services
2(e)(1) Refusal "VIRTUAL
Reversed INTERCOM"
[computer programs
for implementing a
computer based
messaging system
by opening a com-
munications
channel to a
remote party based
upon a spoken
command]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
"NEW HORIZONS" No
[educational services,
namely, conducting
courses in the operation
of computer systems] and
"NEW HORIZONS"
(and design)
[educational services,
namely, conducting
classes dealing with
computer operations]
No
No
(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT
USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION