Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
April 30-May 4, 2001
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
4-30 EX 75/559,756 Siemens AG
4-30 EX 75/512,827 Xomed Surgical
Products, Inc.
4-30 EX 75/566,625 O'Sullivan
Industries, Inc.
4-30 EX 75/519,495 Zanova, Inc.
EX 75/571,710
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal "ABM"
Affirmed [electronic
components, namely,
integrated
circuits]
2(d) Refusal "P.C.S."
Affirmed [suction cutting
instruments for use
in head and neck
surgery and
accessories and
parts therefor]
2(d) Refusal "XPRESSIONS"
Affirmed [furniture]
2(e)(1) Refusal "ITOOL"
Affirmed [computer services,
(in both namely, providing
cases) custom services for
web sites and
design of web sites
for others;
computer software
for use in creating
web pages]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
"ABM2" No
[optical fiber cables]
"PCS" No
[automated blood collection and
separation units for a wide
variety of medical uses]
"EXPRESSIONS" No
[manufacture of upholstered furniture
to the order and/or specification of
others;
retail furniture stores services]
Yes
(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