United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 23 March 2004

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

2-19            OPP             91111517                Applebee's
                (R)                                     International,
                                                        Inc. v. Societe
                                                        Des Produits
                                                        Nestle S.A.

2-19            OPP             91150409                Arabica Funding,
                OPP             91150575                Inc. v. Ryan Bros.
                OPP             91150426                Coffee, Inc.


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

2(d)            Request         "SKILLET                "SKILLET
                for Recon-      SENSATIONS"             SENSATIONS"
                sideration      (in stylized form)      [frozen prepared
                Denied          [prepared entrees       dinner mix
                (Opposition     served in               consisting of
                Sustained)      restaurants, con-       meat, vegetables
                                sisting primarily       and potatoes with
                                of meats, poultry       rice or pasta]
                                or fish with
                                vegetables]

2(d)            Opposition      "LIFE IS SHORT.         3 applications to
                Dismissed       STAY AWAKE FOR          register the mark:
                in all          IT."                    "LIFE IS TOO SHORT
                three cases     [restaurant             TO BE BITTER" for:
                                services and            [coffee];
                                retail store            [coffee mugs and
                                services in the         coffee cups]; and
                                field of coffee;        [shirts, hats,
                                t-shirts]               jackets, and
                                                        sweatshirts]


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

                                                No

                                                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