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

   Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

                        September 27 - October 1, 2004

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

9-28            EX              76264819                Junior
                                                        Achievement, Inc.

9-28            OPP             91117391                Minnesota
                                                        Timberwolves
                                                        Basketball
                                                        Limited
                                                        Partnership
                                                        v. Paul R.
                                                        Mikus

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

2(d)            Refusal                                 "NATIONAL
                Reversed                                BUSINESS
                                                        HALL OF FAME"
                                                        [promoting
                                                        excellence in
                                                        young people
                                                        through the
                                                        issuance and
                                                        presentation
                                                        of an annual
                                                        award in the
                                                        field of
                                                        business to
                                                        selected
                                                        individuals
                                                        who have
                                                        distinguished
                                                        themselves as
                                                        leaders within
                                                        the private
                                                        enterprise
                                                        system and
                                                        whose efforts
                                                        have
                                                        contributed
                                                        to the
                                                        advancement of
                                                        the nation]

2(d)            Opposition      mark comprising         mark comprising
                Sustained       the letters "M"         the letters "T"
                                and "T" in a            and "M" in a
                                design format           stylized form
                                [various items          [headgear,
                                of clothing,            namely, hats; and
                                including               clothing, namely,
                                t-shirts,               shirts]
                                sweatshirts,
                                sport shirts,
                                rugby shirts,
                                caps, etc.;
                                entertainment
                                services, namely,
                                rendering live
                                basketball games,
                                etc.;
                                various
                                publications
                                and printed
                                matter in the
                                field of
                                basketball;
                                pre-recorded
                                audio, video, and
                                laser discs, etc.
                                featuring
                                basketball;
                                computer
                                software, namely,
                                screensavers and
                                multimedia
                                programs
                                relating to
                                basketball]

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

"ANBHF                                          No
AMERICAN
NATIONAL
BUSINESS HALL
OF FAME"
(and design)
[educational
services,
namely,
recognizing
and celebrating
leaders in
American
business]

                                                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