United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 24 September 2002

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

8-13            EX              76/188,553              RRF Industries

8-13            EX              75/816,791              Grande Foods

8-13            EX              75/703,296              A & I Supply Co.


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

2(d)            Refusal                                 "HEMINGWAY
                Affirmed                                TRADERS"
                                                        [men's
                                                        sportswear,
                                                        namely, shirts
                                                        with front pockets
                                                        and plackets with
                                                        stitching details]

2(d)            Refusal                                 "LAURA SCUDDER'S
                Affirmed                                GRANDE"
                as to                                   [potato chips,
                applicant's                             and dried dip
                goods in                                mixes composed
                class 30                                primarily of
                (but only                               herbs, vegetables
                as to cited                             and spices
                registration                            (in class 29);
                for mark                                tortilla chips,
                LAURA                                   corn chips and
                SCUDDER'S for                           cheese flavored
                pretzels                                puffed corn snack
                and bread-                              (in class 30)]
                sticks);
                Refusal
                Reversed
                as to
                applicant's
                goods in
                class 29

2(e)(1)         Refusal                                 "GREEN STRAND"
                Reversed                                [wire rope]


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

"HEMINGWAY"                                     No
[men's and women's
outdoor clothing,
namely, underwear,
swimwear, pajamas,
nightgowns, robes,
socks, shirts, t-shirts,
sweatshirts, sweaters,
pants, sweatpants,
dresses, skirts, shorts,
jumpsuits, jackets,
raincoats, vests, hats,
gloves, ties and
scarves]

2 cited registrations                           No
for the mark
"LAURA SCUDDER'S"
[one registration
for pretzels and
breadsticks and the
other for peanut
butter]

                                                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