Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
7-18 EX 75/564,861 KB Consultants,
Inc.
7-18 EX 75/474,474 JVC Americas Corp.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
requirement Refusal "KB SYSTEMS"
for more Affirmed as to [Cl. 9: computer
definite requirement for software for use
identification more definite in fund accounting
of goods in identification applications used
Cl. 35; 2(d) of goods and as by governmental
to 2(d) refusal units,
in Cl. 35; municipalities,
Refusal public school
Reversed as to districts and
2(d) refusal in nonprofit
Cl. 9 organizations;
Cl. 35:
advertising and
marketing
services, namely,
services relating
to computer
software for use
in fund accounting
applications used
by governmental
units,
municipalities,
public school
districts and
nonprofit
organizations]
Section 6 Refusal "PLUG & PLAY"
disclaimer Affirmed (and design)
requirement [automatic set-up
(of the words feature of video
PLUG & PLAY) cassette recorder
which provides
automatic clock
setting and
automatic channel
setting and
scanning]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
"KB" No
(and circle design)
[banking and financial services,
namely, bail-bonding, financial
clearing houses, credit bureaus,
foreign money exchanging
services, financial management,
issuing of travellers' checks,
lease-purchase financing,
financing loans, mortgage banking,
mutual funds, pawn-brokerage,
safe deposit services, surety
services; insurance underwriting
services; stocks, bonds and
securities brokerage house services]
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