Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
January 8-12, 2001
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
1-8 EX 75/294,104 Tim Allyn
EX 75/294,107 Patterson
1-9 EX 75/385,414 Anchor Coin
1-9 EX 75/163,498 Mica Lamp Co.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
whether Refusal "MUSCLE WITH
applicant's Affirmed ATTITUDE" and
specimens (in both "TESTOSTERONE-
show use of applica- MUSCLE WITH
the marks he tions) ATTITUDE"
seeks to [both marks for
register on printed materials,
the goods namely, magazines
identified in and newspapers
the containing general
applications information and
articles of
interest to men,
and general
merchandise
catalogs
containing items
of interest
to men]
2(d) Refusal "BIG BUCKS BINGO"
Affirmed [currency and/or
(but only credit operated
as to the slot machines and
cited gaming devices,
registration namely gaming
for the machines]
mark BIG
BUCKS
for casino
services)
whether Refusal "MICA LAMPS"
applicant's Affirmed [electric lamps
mark is and lamp fixtures,
registrable namely, lamp
on the shades and
Supplemental lamp reflectors]
Register
(genericness)
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
No
"BIG BUCKS" No
[casino services,
namely, operation
of gaming machines];
"BIG BUCK SLOTS"
[slot machines]
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