Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
June 5-9, 2000
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
6-7 EX 74/654,345 Paradigm Health
Corp.
6-7 EX 74/235,972 The Really Useful
Group Ltd.
6-7 EX 75/036,592 The Mickyard,
Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal "PARADIGM"
Reversed [managed health
care services]
whether the Refusal "JOSEPH AND THE
specimens of Affirmed AMAZING
use show a DREAMCOAT"
"substantial- (and design)
ly exact rep- [a variety of
resentation" goods in Classes
of the mark 6, 9, 16, and 25]
shown in the
drawing-i.e.,
whether the
specimens
demonstrate
trademark use
of the mark
sought to be
registered
[mutilation]
2(d) Refusal "MICKYARD"
Reversed [promoting the
sporting events
of others in the
nature of
sponsoring racing
vehicles and
racing events]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
"PARADIGM" No
[computer software in
the fields of employee
benefit consulting and
health insurance
services]
No
"THE BRICKYARD" No
and "BRICKYARD 400"
[both marks for
promoting and
providing
entertainment services
in the form of an annual
automobile race]
(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