United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 10 December 2002
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
10-29 EX 75/002,400 S.A. G.H.
Martel et Cie.
10-29 EX 75/439,223 Shah Trading Corp.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal body and neck
Affirmed labels applied
to the bottles for
applicant's goods,
such labels
bearing the words
"G. H. MARTEL &
CO.," "CHAMPAGNE,"
"BRUT," "EPERNAY,"
and other words
and designs
[wines from
France, namely,
Champagne]
2(d) Refusal "SUGAM"
Affirmed [Indian lentils;
Indian pastes,
namely, garlic
paste, ginger
paste, ginger and
garlic pastes,
green chili paste;
Indian chutneys,
namely, coriander
chutney, garlic
chutney, and red
pepper chutney;
Indian flours,
namely, rice
flour, corn flour;
Indian spices,
namely, mustard
seeds, fenugreek
seeds, nutmeg
powder, cloves]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
10 cited registrations, No
all owned by the
same entity:
nine registrations for
labels applied to the
bottles for
registrant's goods, all
nine labels bearing the
word "MARTELL"
and other words
and/or designs; and
one registration for
the mark "COGNAC.
THE ART OF MARTELL"
[all ten
registrations for
"cognac," "cognac
brandy," or "brandy"]
"SAGAM" and "SAGAM No
(and design)
[both marks for
pepper-based hot
sauce, vinegar, honey
and salt]
(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