United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 25 June 2002
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
5-14 EX 75/707,361 Advanced
Cardio-vascular
Systems, Inc.
5-14 EX 75/709,532 Tower Tech, Inc.
5-14 EX 75/568,851 The Holland
Company Inc.
of the Carolinas
5-15 EX 76/082,254 American Library
Association
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal "VERSASAIL"
Affirmed [dilation
catheters]
2(e)(1) Refusal "SMARTTOWER"
Affirmed [commercial and
industrial cooling
towers and acces-
sories therefor,
sold as a unit]
whether the Refusal the configuration
matter Affirmed of applicant's
applicant goods, "featuring
seeks to an octagonal
register has housing with dual
acquired chimneys thereon"
distinctive- [outdoor cooking
ness as a grills]
trademark
2(d) Refusal "ALA EDITIONS"
Affirmed (and design)
[series of fiction
and non-fiction
books on a variety
of topics]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
"VERSASEAL" No
[trocar seal
components]
Yes
No
"ALA" No
[educational
services, namely,
providing instruction
by classes, residential
school programs and
the like, to others for
development of
English language skills
and cultural
background, and the
training of teachers
and development of
multi-media materials
for such instruction]
(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