Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
December 11-15, 2000
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
12-12 OPP 113,802 National Hockey
(SJ) League v.
Yisreal
Jakobovits
12-12 OPP 103,919 Michelin North
America, Inc. v.
Max-Trac Tire
Co., Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Opposition "NHL" "WNHL"
Sustained [entertainment [entertainment
[Opposer's services, namely, services, namely,
motion for providing profes- providing profes-
summary sional hockey sional female
judgment games; etc.] hockey
granted] exhibitions]
2(d) Opposition "X," "LTX," and "MTX"
Sustained "MSX4" [tires]
(as to [all three
opposer's marks for tires];
marks MXT, "MXV" and "MXT"
MXX, and [both marks for
MXV only) pneumatic tires
and tubes for
vehicle wheels];
"MX"
[pneumatic tires,
tubes for vehicle
wheels and treads
for retreading
tires];
"MXX"
[tires for vehicle
wheels]; whether
opposer proved
ownership of a
"family" of marks,
all incorporating
the letter "X"
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
No
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