United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 04 January 2005
Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board November 29 - December 3, 2004 Date Type of Proceeding Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties 11-29 EX 76143855 The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama and Auburn University 11-29 EX 76221529 Casino Data Systems (R) 11-29 OPP 91113921 Citicorp v. Morley (R) Companies, Inc. Opposer's/ Applicant's/ Petitioner's Respondent's TTAB Mark and Mark and Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services whether the Refusal "IRON BOWL" mark applicant Affirmed (and design) seeks to in both [in Class 25: register is a classes clothing, namely, substantially t-shirts; in Class exact 41: entertainment representation services, namely, of the mark arranging and shown on its conducting athletic specimens of events] use "BIG SHOT" 2(d) Request for [gaming devices, Reconsideration namely, gaming Denied machines and (Refusal computer game Affirmed) software therefor] 2(d) Request for "CHOICE" "CHOICES UNLIMITED" Reconsideration [credit card services] [debit card Denied services] (Opposition Sustained) Mark and Citable as Goods Cited by Precedent Examining Atty. of TTAB No "BIG SHOT 21" No [apparatus for playing casino card games featuring a progressive jackpot, said apparatus comprising a modified card table, computer, computer monitors and displays, and associated computer software] 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