United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 04 January 2005
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
12-1 EX 76296698 Midland Mortgage
Co.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal "MIDLAND MORTGAGE"
Affirmed [financial
as to both services, namely,
cited mortgage
registrations origination and
servicing of loans
for others]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
2 cited registrations, both No
owned by the same entity:
"MIDLAND COMMERCIAL FUNDING"
[financial services, namely,
commercial mortgage loan
program that originates,
purchases and aggregates
mortgage loans secured by
commercial and multi-family
real estate for sale in
securitizations using
capital markets]
and
"MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES"
[financial services, namely,
servicing mortgage loans
secured by commercial and
multi-family real estate;
originating, purchasing, and
securitizing mortgage loans;
and asset management for
portfolios of commercial and
multi-family real estate
owned by third parties,
namely, etc.]
(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