Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

                               July 10-14, 2000



Date            Type of         Proceeding
Issued          Case (1)        or App'n No.            Party/Parties

7/11            EX              74/603,891              Indena S.p.A.

7/11            EX              74/719,023              Platinum
                                                        Technology, Inc.

7/12            EX              75/022,955              First Brands
                                75/022,957              Properties, Inc.
                                75/022,958

7/12            EX              75/130,696              Auto Wax Co.,
                                (R)                     Inc.

                                Opposer's/              Applicant's/
                                Petitioner's            Respondent's
                TTAB            Mark and                Mark and
Issue           Decision        Goods/Services          Goods/Services

Genericness     Refusal                                 "PHYTOSOME"
(Supplement-    Affirmed                                [complexes
al Register)                                            of vegetable
                                                        substances with
                                                        phospholipids for
                                                        use in the
                                                        manufacture of
                                                        cosmetics,
                                                        pharmaceuticals
                                                        and health foods]

2(e)(1)         Refusal                                 "MERGE/MODIFY"
                Affirmed                                [computer software
                                                        for use in
                                                        database design,
                                                        implementation,
                                                        administration and
                                                        management, etc.]

2(d)                                                    "the color . . .
                                                        as applied to
                                                        the closure seal
                                                        on the goods"
                                                        [plastic bags for
                                                        packaging, namely,
                                                        food storage,
                                                        sandwich and
                                                        freezer bags,
                                                        sold empty]

Section 6       Disclaimer                              "THE PROFESSIONAL
disclaimer      Approved;                               DETAILERS' SECRET"
                Board                                   [cleaning
                Decision of                             preparations,
                04/28/00                                waxes, and
                set aside                               polishes for use
                                                        on the surface of
                                                        vehicles, boats
                                                        and airplanes]

Mark and                                        Citable as
Goods Cited by                                  Precedent
Examining Atty.                                 of TTAB

                                                No

                                                No

"horizontal stripe                              No
adjacent the bag top
lined for the color red
[but] no claim is made
to any specific color"
[plastic bags]

                                                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