United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 03 August 2004

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

6-30            EX              76386279                The General
                                                        Assembly of the
                                                        Christian Church
                                                        (Disciples
                                                        of Christ)

6-30            EX              76097189                Naturally
                EX              76130605                Scientific, Inc.


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

2(d)            Refusal                                 "THE DISCIPLE"
                Affirmed                                [a periodically
                                                        distributed publi-
                                                        cation, namely, a
                                                        religious magazine]

2(d)            Refusal                                 "STRESS MENDER"
                Affirmed                                and
                in both                                 "SLEEP MENDER"
                cases                                   [both marks
                                                        for nutritional
                                                        and dietary
                                                        supplements]


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

2 cited registrations,                          No
both owned by the
same entity and both
registrations for the
mark
"THE DISCIPLE"
[bi-weekly religious
magazine] and
[providing Internet
access to an
electronically
distributed newsletter
for transfer and
dissemination of
information in the
field of religion]

"MOOD MENDER"                                   No
[health and
performance foods,
namely, ready-to-eat
food bars, chewing
gum and tea-based
beverages]


(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