Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
November 22-26, 1999
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
11-22 OPP 99,058 Arnita Y. Boswell
(R) and James W.
Clement v.
Mavety Media
Group Ltd.
[Request for
Reconsideration
by Boswell only]
11-22 OPP 105,760 Ty, Inc. v.
Polymerics, Inc.
11-23 EX 75/251,499 M C Y III Corp.
11-23 OPP 108,443 Hillerich &
Bradsby, Co. v.
Carol Anne Spils
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(a) Request for "BLACK TAIL"
[matter Reconsidera- [adult entertain-
which may tion Denied ment magazines]
disparage; [Opposition
matter which Dismissed]
may bring
persons into
contempt or
disrepute]
2(d) Opposition "BEANIE BABIES" "TEENIE BEANIES"
Dismissed and "THE BEANIE [dolls and doll
BABIES clothing]
COLLECTION"
[plush
animal toys]
genericness Refusal "ENGINE FLUSH
Reversed SYSTEM"
[distributorship
services featuring
automotive engine
flushing machines,
parts therefor,
and chemical
flushes for auto-
motive flushing
machines]
2(d) Opposition "GRAND SLAM" "GRAND SLAM"
Sustained [baseball and (and design)
softball bats [board game com-
and batting prised primarily
gloves, golf of game board
clubs, etc.] depicting a
baseball field
and four types
of category
question cards]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
No
No
No
No
(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT
USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION