United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 29 June 2004

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

5-26            OPP             91156074                Principal
                (SJ)                                    Financial
                                                        Services,
                                                        Inc. v.
                                                        Beacon Bank


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

2(d)            Opposition      a family of marks       "BEACON BANK"
                Sustained       that consist of or      (and design
                (Opposer's      incorporate a black     incorporating a
                motion for      triangle design,        black triangle)
                summary         including:              [business and
                judgment        a design mark           consumer banking
                granted)        consisting of a         services]
                                black triangle
                                [financial
                                analysis and
                                consulting,
                                financial invest-
                                ment in the field
                                of securities
                                for others and
                                securities broker-
                                age services;
                                life, health,
                                accident and
                                casualty insurance
                                and reinsurance
                                underwriting;
                                commercial and
                                residential real
                                estate services;
                                administration of
                                healthcare plans
                                and insurance
                                claims administra-
                                tion for health
                                care plans; and
                                a variety of other
                                services];
                                "PRINCOR"
                                (and design)
                                [administering
                                and marketing
                                mutual funds and
                                securities];
                                "THE PRINCIPAL"
                                (and design)
                                [health care
                                services rendered
                                through PPOs and
                                HMOs and other
                                services]; and
                                several other
                                similar "black
                                triangle" marks
                                for related
                                services


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