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 OPP 91119656 Bell South Intellectual Property Corporation v. VCS Technologies Inc. 6-30 EX 76255445 The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund Opposer's/ Applicant's/ Petitioner's Respondent's TTAB Mark and Mark and Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services 2(d); Opposition "THE REAL "REALCOMMERCE" dilution Dismissed WHITE PAGES" [dissemination of [telephone advertising for directories]; others via on-line "THE REAL electronic commun- YELLOW PAGES" ications and (in typed format business marketing and in stylized consulting services lettering) in the field of [classified e-commerce; directories; computer services, promoting the namely, designing goods and services and implementing of others through network web pages consulting on and websites for directory others, hosting advertising the web sites of programs; etc.]; others on a "REAL HELP FOR computer server THE REAL WORLD" for a global [on-line computer network; classified and technical directories down- consultation and loadable from the research in the Internet]; field of and a number of electronic other "REAL" marks commerce] for related services 2(e)(1) Refusal "ON-LINE Affirmed MARKETPLACE" [online retail services featuring clothing, novelty gift items, books, home furnishings, computers, and computer peripherals] 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