United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 18 June 2002

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

5-7             OPP             110,688                 Choice Hotels
                                                        Int'l., Inc.
                                                        v. Frank Sutelan


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

2(d);           Opposition      "SLEEP," "SLEEP         "SLEEPERS"
whether         Sustained       INN," "SLEEP INN"       [hotel and
applicant       (under          (and design),           motel services,
had a bona      Section         "THE SLEEP INN          namely, providing
fide intent     2(d) only)      CHOICE,"                temporary lodging
to use its                      "1-800-62-SLEEP,"       in transportable
mark at the                     and "WAKE UP!           sleeping
time it                         GO TO SLEEP"            compartments]
filed its                       [all marks for
application                     hotel and motel
to register                     services];
                                "FREQUENT SLEEPER"
                                [hotel and motel
                                services featuring
                                a benefit award
                                program for use of
                                hotels and motels];
                                "SLEEP - SLEEP
                                LEADERSHIP
                                EDUCATIONAL
                                ENHANCEMENT
                                PROGRAM"
                                (and design)
                                [educational
                                services, namely,
                                conducting
                                seminars and
                                classes in the
                                field of hotel
                                management]


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

                                                No


(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