Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
June 12-16, 2000
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
6-12 EX 75/225,701 Drakon Int'l., Inc.
6-12 EX 75/229,157 Taylor & Francis
(Publishers), Inc.
6-12 EX 75/286,177 Agri-solutions
EX 75/286,178 Inc.
EX 75/286,179
EX 75/286,180
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal "Z VODKA"
Affirmed [vodka]
Section 6 Refusal "PSYCHOLOGY
disclaimer Affirmed PRESS - ALERE
requirement FLAMMUM"
(of the words (and design)
PSYCHOLOGY [series of non-
PRESS) fiction books in
the field of
psychology]
2(e)(1) Refusal (in all four cases)
Affirmed "BEEF OFFICE,"
"CROPS OFFICE,"
"COTTON OFFICE,"
and "RICE OFFICE"
[personal computer
software for
providing
information
management
of accounting, tax
preparation,
production
scheduling,
education,
training, and
consultation for
use by,
respectively,
(i) the
agricultural cattle
farming businesses,
(ii) the
agricultural
produce
industry, (iii) the
agricultural cotton
farming businesses,
and (iv) the
agricultural rice
farming business]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
"Z - REFRESHING No
ALCOHOL
BEVERAGE"
(and design)
[clear alcohol beverage
produced from a
brewed malt base]
Yes
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