United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 15 April 2003

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

3-13            EX              75/578,830              Nordson Corp.

3-13            OPP             91116754                Havana Club
                (SJ)                                    Holding S.A. v.
                                                        Jimmy Buffett

3-13            EX              76/106,266              Gates-Mills, Inc.


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

whether the     Refusal                                 two rings or
matter          Affirmed                                grooves, spaced
applicant                                               from one another
claims as its                                           and encircling a
trademark is                                            portion of appli-
inherently                                              cant's goods
distinctive                                             [metal nozzles for
                                                        hot melt adhesive
                                                        guns; metal
                                                        nozzles for
                                                        modules; and metal
                                                        nozzles for
                                                        dispensers, all
                                                        used for
                                                        dispensing hot
                                                        melt adhesives]

whether         Opposition      "HAVANA CLUB"           "HAVANAS
opposer has     Dismissed       [rum]                   AND BANANAS"
standing to                                             [menu items,
assert                                                  namely, prepared
grounds for                                             alcoholic
opposition                                              cocktails]
under
2(e)(3), 2(a)
[disparagement
and false
suggestion of
a connection],
and/or
dilution

2(d)            Refusal                                 "CAMO-TEK"
                Affirmed                                [sportsman's
                                                        hunting bags]


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

                                                No

                                                No

"TEK"                                           No
[briefcases,
pocketbooks,
handbags, purses and
luggage, namely,
traveling bags, tote
bags, carry-on bags,
garment bags,
overnight bags, and
shoulder bags]


(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