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