United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 30 March 2004

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

2-24            CANC            92030319                Master Builders,
                CANC            92030392                Inc. ChemRex,
                CANC            92030394                Inc., and MBT
                CANC            92030502                Holding AG v.
                CANC            92030579                Polymerica, Inc.


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

2(d);           Petition        a family of marks       "MASTERPROOF"
affirmative     to Cancel       containing the          (and design)
defenses of     Dismissed       term "MASTER,"          [waterproofing
laches,         in all five     used on cement,         compound for
acquiescence    cases           concrete, mortar,       application to
and equitable                   grout, and masonry      concrete floors
estoppel                        related goods,          and decks];
                                including the           "MASTERQUARTZ"
                                following marks:        (and design) and
                                "MASTERSEAL"            "MASTERSHIELD"
                                [material to be         (and design)
                                applied to the          [both marks for
                                surface of masonry      epoxy compound
                                to form a color-        applied as a
                                less surface            surface coating
                                waterproofing           to restore and
                                coating thereon];       protect concrete
                                "MASTERPLATE"           slabs and floors];
                                [material to be         "MASTERSPEC"
                                used as an              (and design)
                                ingredient for          [epoxy material
                                concrete, mortar,       for bonding skid
                                and the like to         resistant
                                improve hardness        materials to
                                and resistance to       hardened
                                wear and                concrete]; and
                                corrosion, and to       "MASTERPIECE"
                                lengthen the life       [decorative
                                of structures made      thin-set
                                therefrom]; and         epoxy surfacing
                                the marks               compound]
                                "MASTERKURE,"
                                "MASTER
                                BUILDERS,"
                                "MASTERCRON,"
                                "MASTERFLOW,"
                                "MASTERTOP,"
                                "MASTERFILL,"
                                "MASTERPAVE,"
                                "MASTER TITE,"
                                and
                                "MASTERPATCH"
                                [all for the same
                                or related goods]


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