United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 07 May 2002
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
3-27 EX 75/868,073 SonoSite, Inc.
3-27 EX 75/708,354 The Biltmore
Company
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(e)(1) Refusal "ONSITE"
Affirmed [providing
educational
services, namely,
conducting
classes, seminars,
conferences and
workshops in the
use of medical
diagnostic
devices, including
ultrasound
devices; and
training in the
use and operation
of medical diag-
nostic devices,
including ultra-
sound devices]
2(d) Refusal "INN ON
Reversed BILTMORE ESTATE"
as to [hotel services]
both cited
registrations
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
No
2 cited registrations, No
owned by different entities:
"FOUR SEASONS BILTMORE"
[resort innkeeping services]
and "THE BILTMORE LOS ANGELES"
(and design)
[hotel 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