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