United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 26 October 2004
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
9-24 EX 76401721 Rovanco Piping
EX 76408554 Systems, Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) as Refusal "RHINOCOAT"
to both Affirmed [corrosion
applications; in both cases inhibitants
as to under 2(d) in the nature
Ser. No. on the basis of a coating for
76401721 of all three insulated pipe]
only: cited regi-
whether strations and
applicant's as to Ser. "RHINOFLEX"
specimens No. 76401721 [flexible
show use of on the insulated pipe,
its mark on additional not of metal]
its recited basis asserted
goods
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
3 cited registrations, No
all owned by the
same entity:
"RHINOTUBE NORTH
AMERICAN STEEL WORKS"
(and design)
[metal pipes, posts
and tubing];
"RHINOSHIELD"
(and design)
[protective coatings
in the nature of rust
inhibitors for use on
metal pipes, posts,
and tubing];
"RHINOTUBE"
[metal pipes, metal
posts, metal tubing;
metal pipes and
protective coatings
sold as a unit; metal
posts and protective
coatings sold as a
unit; metal tubing and
protective coatings
sold as a unit]
(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