United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 12 March 2002

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

1-29            EX              75/649,382              St. Clair
                                                        Apparel, Inc.

1-29            EX              75/717,887              LAWORLD
                EX              75/768,871



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

2(d)            Refusal                                 "ST. CLAIR
                Affirmed                                APPAREL"
                (as to all                              [men's, women's
                three cited                             and children's
                registra-                               clothing, namely,
                tions)                                  tops, sport
                                                        shirts, t-shirts]

2(d)            Refusal                                 "LAWORLD" and
                Affirmed                                "LAWORLD"
                (in both                                (and design)
                cases)                                  [both marks for
                                                        legal services
                                                        performed by the
                                                        members of the
                                                        applicant
                                                        (collective
                                                        service marks)]



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

3 cited registrations,                          No
owned by 3 different
registrants:
"CARLY ST. CLAIRE"
[clothing,
namely, sweaters];
"MARIE ST. CLAIRE"
[women's
clothing, namely,
dresses];
"NINA ST. CLAIRE"
(in stylized
lettering)
[women's clothing, namely,
skirts, pants, shorts,
culottes, jackets, vests,
jumpsuits, blouses,
shirts, tops, belts and
scarves]

"LAWWORLD"                                      No
[providing access to an
on-line computer
database and bulletin
board service featuring
advertisement and
marketing information
for legal products and
services offered to
users of a global
computer network;
on-line computerized
ordering of legal
products and services]


(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