Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
September 18-22, 2000
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
9-18 EX 75/165,479 Royal Appliance
Mfg. Co.
9-18 OPP 105,213 SmithKline
Beecham
Pharmaceuticals
Co. v. L.
Molteni & C. dei
F.lli Alitti S.p.A.
9-18 EX 75/478,598 Everex Systems,
Inc.
9-18 EX 75/489,741 Gamma-Metrics
9-18 EX 75/573,200 Food Venture
EX 75/573,202 Capital Group,
Ltd.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
genericness Refusal "SWIVEL CASTERS"
[whether Affirmed [electric vacuum
matter is cleaners for
registrable domestic use]
on Supp.
Reg.]
2(d) Opposition "DYAZIDE" "DIABREZIDE"
Dismissed [diuretics and [pharmaecutical
antihypertensive preparations for
pharmaceuticals] diabetes]
2(d) Refusal "FREESTYLE"
Affirmed [computers, namely,
portable and hand
held computers]
2(e)(4) Refusal "RAMOS"
Affirmed [computer software
for use in a raw
materials
processing system
for proportioning
raw materials to
produce an optimal
raw mix chemistry
and user manuals
and printed
documentation
pertaining thereto]
2(d) Refusal "SERAFINA
Affirmed FABULOUS GRILL"
(in both cases) and
"SERAFINA
FABULOUS PIZZA"
[both marks for
restaurant
services]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
No
No
"FREESTYLE" No
(in stylized lettering)
[computer software for
recognition of
handwritten characters
and images of
characters]
No
"SERAFINI'S" No
(in stylized lettering)
[restaruant services]
(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