Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
September 25-29, 2000
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
9-25 CANC 22,218 Mankind
Research
Foundation, Inc.,
et al. v. Essiac
Products
Services, Inc.
9-26 EX 75/410,355 Rubie's Costume
Co., Inc.
9-26 EX 75/243,677 Trident Energy
Corp.
9-26 EX 75/410,279 A. Croteau Lte'e
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d); fraud; Petition to "ESSIAC" "ESSIAC"
misrepresenta- Cancel [food supplements] [food supplements]
tion of Denied
source under
Sec. 14(3);
2(a) [false
suggestion of a
connection and
deceptiveness]
2(a) Refusal "RUBIESILK"
[deceptive- Affirmed [fabric used in the
ness] manufacture of
masquerade
costumes]
2(d) Refusal design mark
Reversed incorporating a
triangle and
stylized
representation of a
flame
[business
management service
in the field of oil
and gas
exploration]
2(e)(3) Refusal "AUSTRALIAN
Affirmed KINGDOM"
[clothing, namely,
hats, shirts,
blouses, dresses,
etc.]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
No
No
"CASCADE No
NATURAL GAS
CORPORATION"
(and design
incorporating a triangle
and stylized
representation of a
flame]
[storage of natural gas,
and transportation of
natural gas by pipeline;
retail and/or wholesale
distribution services in
the field of natural gas]
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