United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 20 August 2002
Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
July 8-12, 2002
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
7-9 EX 76/207,423 Hartford Fire
Insurance Co.
7-9 EX 75/783,289 Hytex
Industries Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal "@VENTURE"
Reversed [risk management
information
services]
2(d) Refusal "BEDFORD"
Affirmed [decorative
vertical textiles,
namely, acoustical
panels for
vertical surfaces
for buildings sold
to the commercial
interiors market
through a
distribution net-
work of profes-
sionals who are
with interior
designers,
facility managers
and contractors in
their respective
markets]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
"AVENTURES" No
[forming strategic
alliances and joint
ventures, providing
technical assistance
and making
acquisitions and
investments in order
to develop and
promote the
commercialization of
electronic content,
products and services
via a global computer
network and other
electronic media]
2 cited registrations, No
owned by different
entities:
"BEDFORD VILLAGE"
[prefinished wall
paneling] and
"BEDFORD PARK"
[wallpaper sample;
wallpaper]
(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