United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 14 October 2003
Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
September 8-12, 2003
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
9-8 EX 75/777,087 Universal Premium
Acceptance Corp.
9-8 EX 76/196,190 Titan Technologies
Int'l., Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal "e-PFA"
Affirmed [electronic
as to both transmission of
cited insurance premium
registrations financing
information]
2(d) Refusal "TITAN TECHNOLOGIES
Affirmed INTERNATIONAL,
INC."
[power tools,
namely, power
wrenches; wholesale
distributorships
and on-line retail
store services,
both featuring
power wrenches;
technical
consultation in the
field of power
wrenches]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
2 cited registrations, owned by two No
different entities:
"PFA EXPRESS"
[commercial premium finance
administrative services in the
nature of providing financial
rates and terms, for use by others]
and
"Epfa"
[mortgage lending services]
"TITAN TOOLS" No
(and design)
[oil field hand tools and
instruments, namely, tongs,
wrenches, swivels, flange
spreaders, pipe dollies,
and wire guide lines]
(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