United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 02 April 2002
Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
February 18-22, 2002
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
2-20 EX 75/829,997 Action Staffing
Group, Inc.
2-20 EX 75/793,904 DeeDee Traylor Taft
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal "ACTION STAFFING
Reversed GROUP"
[employment agency
services]
2(d) Refusal "SPIN
Affirmed COMMUNICATIONS"
(in stylized
lettering)
[public relations
services]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
3 cited registrations owned by No
3 different entities:
"ACTION TEMPORARIES"
(and design)
[temporary employment placement
services];
"ACTION LABOR"
(and design)
[personnel placement and
recruitment services];
"ACTION PLUS INDUSTRIAL LABOR"
[temporary employment agency
services]
"SPINS" No
[market research, analysis
and study 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