United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 13 May 2003
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
4-11 EX 75/795,970 Baseball
Express, Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
genericness; Refusal "SOFTBALL SALES"
2(e)(1) Affirmed [retail services
featuring softball
equipment, namely,
balls, bases,
bats, belts, chest
protectors, equip-
ment bags, face
protectors,
gloves, hats,
helmets, jerseys,
leg protectors,
pants, shoes, and
socks, available
through catalogs
and a global
computer network]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
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