Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
May 1-5, 2000
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
5-1 EX 75/183,251 QUALCOMM Inc.
5-2 EX 74/659,784 Global Caps, Inc.
5-2 EX 75/362,651 Research and
Education
Association
5-2 EX 75/049,193 Ziff-Davis
Publishing Co.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(e)(1) Refusal "PUREVOICE"
Reversed [computer hardware
signal compression
and decompression
vocoders, namely,
voice coders and
decoders sold as
components of
telephones;
computer software
for signal
compression and
decompression]
2(d) Refusal "GLOBAL CAPS"
Reversed [caps and shirts]
2(d);2(e)(1) Refusal "THE VERY BEST
Affirmed COACHING & STUDY
COURSE FOR THE SAT
I"
[a series of
educational books
featuring college
entrance test
preparation
materials]
2(e)(1) Refusal "INTERNET
Reversed COMPUTING"
[providing
information on a
global computer
network in the
fields of on-line
marketing, adver-
tising and
business, includ-
ing providing
marketing
statistics, and
marketing and
advertising
trends]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
No
"GLOBAL GEAR" No
[t-shirts, shirts, tank
tops, sweatshirts and
shorts]
"SAT" No
[printed tests and test
booklets]
No
(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT
USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION; (MD)=MOTION
TO DISMISS; (MR)=MOTION TO REOPEN