United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 20 April 2004

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

3-16            CANC            92031323                Republic Tobacco,
                                                        L.P. v. Jesus
                                                        Javier Ruiz Zuazu

3-16            EX              76404246                Regina M. Stocco


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

2(d)            Petition        3 pleaded               "JOY"
                to Cancel       registrations:          [cigarette papers]
                Granted         "JOB," "JOB"
                (based on       (in a stylized
                petitioner's    design format),
                proof of        and "JOB"
                priority        (and a design
                and             incorporating
                likelihood      lions and a
                of confusion    shield)
                as to 4 of      [all three marks
                the 6           for cigarette
                registered      papers]; and 3
                marks on        registrations
                which it        tried by implied
                relied)         consent:
                                "JOB," "JOB"
                                (in stylized
                                lettering) and
                                "JOB"
                                (in stylized
                                lettering with
                                oval design)
                                [all three marks
                                for cigarette
                                tubes; injector
                                machines for
                                filling cigarette
                                tubes and machines
                                for rolling
                                cigarettes, all
                                such machines
                                being for personal
                                use; filter tips
                                for cigarettes]

2(d)            Refusal                                 "DINING TO
                Affirmed                                MEET YOU"
                                                        [social
                                                        introduction
                                                        agency services]


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

                                                No

"DINE TO MEET YOU"                              No
[dating services where
dinners are arranged for
groups of people at
restaurants]


(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