United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 31 December 2002

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

11-21           EX              78/035,255              SYNTHES AG Chur


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

2(d)            Refusal                                 "AO"
                Affirmed                                [in Cl. 9: computer
                as to services                          programs for
                in Cl. 42;                              teaching surgical
                Refusal                                 techniques, videos
                Reversed                                featuring medical
                as to goods and                         information,
                Cls. services                           exposed x-ray films
                in 9, 10, 16,                           and slides, and a
                35, and 41                              variety of other
                                                        goods; in Cl. 10:
                                                        surgical, medical,
                                                        dental and
                                                        veterinary
                                                        implants,
                                                        artificial limbs,
                                                        and a variety of
                                                        related products,
                                                        including surgical
                                                        tools; in Cl. 16:
                                                        newspapers,
                                                        magazines, books,
                                                        and workbooks
                                                        featuring medical
                                                        information; in
                                                        Cl. 35: copyright
                                                        management;
                                                        in Cl. 41:
                                                        publication of
                                                        books and
                                                        magazines,
                                                        electronic
                                                        publication
                                                        services, in
                                                        particular,
                                                        publication of text
                                                        and graphic works
                                                        of others on
                                                        CD-ROMs featuring
                                                        medical
                                                        information, and
                                                        other services; in
                                                        Cl. 42: medical
                                                        research,
                                                        organizing and
                                                        conducting medical
                                                        clinical trials,
                                                        medical laboratory
                                                        services, medical
                                                        services, providing
                                                        medical
                                                        information,
                                                        leasing computer
                                                        facilities,
                                                        language
                                                        translations, and
                                                        medical
                                                        photography]


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

"AO P.A."                                       No
(and design)
[surgery and medical services,
namely, ear, nose and throat
as well as plastic and cosmetic
surgery]


(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