United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 05 March 2002

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

1-25            EX              75/197,291              Spectrum
                (R)                                     Distributors, Inc.,
                                                        assignee of
                                                        Industrial Design &
                                                        Mfg., Inc.


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

2(d)            Request for                             "PRO-LINE DECK
                Reconsideration                         EQUIPMENT"
                Denied                                  (and design)
                (Refusal                                [swimming pool deck
                Affirmed)                               equipment made
                                                        primarily of metal
                                                        for commercial and
                                                        institutional pool
                                                        complexes, namely,
                                                        starting platforms
                                                        and anchors,
                                                        lifeguard stands
                                                        and anchors, diving
                                                        board stands and
                                                        anchors, ladders,
                                                        pool steps, and
                                                        pool railings]


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

"PROLINE"                                       No
(and design)
[various products for use in
connection with swimming pools,
including: leaf rakes and hand
operated debris skimmers; water
temperature thermometers;
chlorine dispensing units;
water cleaning and filtering
units; swimming pool lights;
decorative fountains; synthetic
resin hoses for swimming pool
pumps and vacuums; hand
operated cleaning brushes;
portable leaf collecting nets


(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