United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 23 July 2002
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
6-13 EX 75/288,084 LTJ Diffusion
6-14 EX 75/519,001 American Pie LLC
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal "ARTHUR"
Affirmed (in stylized
lettering)
[clothing, namely,
t-shirts, panties,
long johns, bathing
suits, underpants,
shorts, socks,
sweatshirts,
sweatpants, sweat
shorts, sweat
suits, pajamas,
sleep suits,
bathrobes, dressing
gowns, night-gowns,
night shirts,
night-dresses,
overalls, jackets,
over garments,
namely, raincoats
and overcoats;
brassieres, shirts,
old style shirts,
robes, pyjashorts,
track suits,
slippers; underwear
for babies]
2(d) Refusal "AMERICAN PIE"
Affirmed [pie shells]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
2 cited registrations, owned No
by the same entity, for:
"ARTHUR"
[clothing, namely, plush slippers;
knit slipper socks; vinyl and/or
patent leather dress shoes; suede,
ultrasuede, leather-like and/or
canvas casual shoes; vinyl
rainboots; lace-up hiking boots
with rubber soles; vinyl and/or
plastic sandals; cotton knit socks;
embroidered woven cotton baseball
caps; silk-screened printed t-shirts;
pajamas, footed pajamas] and
"ARTHUR"
[clothing, namely, sweatshirts] No
"RBI AMERICAN PIE"
(and design)
[pies]
(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