United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 09 September 2003
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
8-7 OPP 71,706 Shen Mfg. Co. Inc.
OPP 72,817 v. Ritz Hotel Ltd.
OPP 72,818
OPP 73,756
OPP 74,517
OPP 74,778
OPP 75,003
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Opposition "RITZ"
Nos. [providing courses
72,818, of instruction in
74,778, cooking, meal
and preparation and
75,003 wine selection
sustained; (Opp. No. 72,818)
the other and threads for
four use in textiles
oppositions (Opp. No. 74,778);
dismissed "THE RITZ KIDS"
[gloves, etc.
(Opp. No.
75,003)];
"RITZ PARIS RITZ
HOTEL"
(and design)
[dinner plates
of porcelain or
earthenware, cups,
saucers and
serving pieces of
porcelain, hair
combs, household
sponges, household
brushes, steel
wool, household
glassware, namely,
tumblers, goblets
and juice glasses
(Opp. No. 73,756)
and carpets, rugs,
floor mats and
matting, linoleum
for covering
existing floors,
wall covering made
of vinyl and
plastic (Opp. No.
74,517)];
"PUTTING ON THE
RITZ"
[shower curtains
(Opp. No.
71,706)];
"CESAR RITZ"
[educational
services, namely,
conducting courses
of instruction in
cooking
(Opp. No. 72,817)]
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