United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 24 February 2004
Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
January 19-23, 2004
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
1-22 EX 75738326 Ferrellgas,
(R) L.P.
1-22 EX 76088749 Charles C. Tennin
1-22 CANC 92028027 L. Woerner, Inc.
v. Healthcare
Retirement Corp.
of America
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
genericness; Examining "FUELGAS"
whether, if Attorney's [propane gas;
not generic, Request transportation
applicant's for Recon- of propane gas
mark is sideration by truck and
registrable Denied pipeline]
under (Refusal
Section 2(f) Reversed)
2(d) Refusal "BIG FISH MUSIC"
Reversed [music publishing
services]
2(d); Petition "HCR" "HCR"
affirmative to Cancel [home health aide (in stylized
defense of Denied services, such as lettering)
laches yard work, [educational
shopping, trans- services, namely,
portation, meal conducting
planning and classes, seminars,
preparation, and workshops for
companionship, health care
housecleaning, training; health
laundry and other care; physical and
similar non- occupational
medical services] rehabilitation;
transitional
health care;
nursing home care]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
No
"BIG FISH FILMS" No
[film production
services]
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