Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
April 2-6, 2000
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
4-3 EX 75/478,091 Manhattan
(R) Scientifics, Inc.
4-3 EX 75/359,413 Calcar Advertising
Inc.
4-3 EX 75/635,291 Robbins Industries,
Inc.
4-3 EX 75/591,493 Ridmark Corp.
4-3 EX 75/370,316 WIXT TV, Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(e)(1); Request for "GREEN CELL"
whether Reconsideration [fuel cells, fuel
applicant's Denied cell fuel tanks,
identification [Refusal and fuel cell fuel]
of goods is Affirmed
sufficiently (on both
definite grounds)]
2(e)(1) Refusal "911 DIGITAL
Affirmed REQUEST"
[the electronic
transmission of
emergency service
requests containing
latitude and
longitude
information and
personalized data
to a global
computer network]
2(e)(1) Refusal "VEGGIE VISE"
Reversed [cutting boards]
whether Refusal "RIDDELL"
applicant's Affirmed [interactive video
surname mark is game programs]
registrable
under Sec. 2(f)
in view of its
ownership of
prior
registrations
[Rule 2.41(b)]
genericness Refusal "NEWS CHANNEL 9"
Affirmed [television program
services]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
No
No
No
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