United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 20 November 2001

  Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

                              October 8-12, 2001



Date            Type of         Proceeding
Issued          Case (1)        or App'n No.            Party/Parties

10-10           EX              75/657,065              HII, Inc.

10-11           EX              75/539,620              William B. Siegel
                (R)

10-11           EX              75/659,877              Anton/Bauer, Inc.
                (R)


                                Opposer's/              Applicant's/
                                Petitioner's            Respondent's
                TTAB            Mark and                Mark and
Issue           Decision        Goods/Services          Goods/Services

whether the     Refusal                                 "BEASTMASTER"
specimens of    Affirmed                                [production of
use show use                                            motion pictures,
of applicant's                                          pre-recorded
marks in                                                videotapes, and
connection                                              television
with its                                                programs, and
recited                                                 distribution of
services                                                motion pictures
                                                        and television
                                                        programs]

2(d)            Request for                             "CLEAR ADVANTAGE"
                Reconsideration                         [tennis rackets]
                Denied
                [Refusal
                Affirmed
                (but only
                as to cited
                registrations
                for tennis
                rackets,
                racquetball
                rackets and
                tennis balls)]

2(d)            Request for                             "MAXX"
                Reconsideration                         [batteries for use
                Denied                                  with portable video
                [Refusal                                equipment]
                Affirmed]


Mark and                                        Citable as
Goods Cited by                                  Precedent
Examining Atty.                                 of TTAB

                                                No

"ADVANTAGE"                                     No
(six registrations)
[tennis rackets; racquetball
rackets; tennis balls;
golf balls; golf clubs;
soccer balls]

"MAX"                                           No
(and design)
[batteries]

(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