United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 02 November 2004

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

9-29            OPP             91152588                Red Bull GmbH
                                                        v. Carl Cochran

9-29            CANC            92026835                Excaliber Trading
                                                        Corp. v. Akai
                                                        Electric Co. Ltd.

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

2(d)            Opposition      various marks           "RED RAVE"
                Dismissed,      comprising or           [sports drinks]
                but application incorporating
                remanded for    the words
                determination   "RED BULL"
                of whether      [sports drinks
                application is  and other
                void ab initio  products]
                (i.e., whether
                applicant's
                mark was in use
                in commerce
                prior to the
                filing date
                of its
                application)

abandonment     Petition to     "AKAI"                  "AKAI"
                Cancel          [home and               [video tape
                Dismissed       automobile audio        recorders; TV
                                systems]                cameras; TV
                                (bona fide              receivers; parts
                                intention to use)       and accessories
                                                        therefor, namely,
                                                        converters,
                                                        earphones,
                                                        connecting cords,
                                                        batteries,
                                                        headphones,
                                                        leather cases and
                                                        tripods; and
                                                        loudspeakers,
                                                        audio frequency
                                                        amplifiers, and
                                                        FM receivers]


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