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 EX 76382384 Open Bible
EX 76382385 Standard
Churches
9-29 EX 76425929 41 Saxon Avenue
Corp.
9-30 EX 76036465 Antisense Pharma
GmbH
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d); Section 6 Refusal "OPEN BIBLE"
disclaimer Affirmed and
requirement as to "OPEN BIBLE
(of word BIBLE) disclaimer STANDARD"
requirement [both terms
only identified as
collective
membership marks
used to indicate
membership in an
organization of
churches]
2(d) Refusal "SC LABORATORIES"
Affirmed [in Class 15:
(Note: music and audio
Registration was accessories,
not refused in namely, guitar
Class 9 of this audio picks]
multiple class
application.)
genericness Mark found "ANTISENSE
[whether registrable PHARMA"
applicant's on Supp. Reg. [pharmaceutical
mark is capable if applicant preparations for
of registration submits the treatment of
on the disclaimer vascular,
Supplemental of word inflammatory,
Register] ANTI-SENSE neoplasm,
degenerative,
infectious,
congenital,
autoimmune,
traumatic, and
endocrine
diseases and
disorders;
veterinary
preparations for
the treatment of
the above
diseases and
disorders in
bovines, sheep,
horses, cats and
dogs]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
2 cited No
registrations,
both owned by
the same entity:
"THE OPEN BIBLE"
[a Bible series]
and
"THE NEW OPEN
BIBLE"
[Bibles]
"SC" No
[musical
instruments,
namely, guitars
and bass guitars]
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