United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 15 March 2005
Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
February 7-11, 2005
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
2-7 EX 76400500 Gospel Music
EX 76400501 Association
2-8 EX 76530298 Anything
Goes, Inc.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal "GMA" and "GMA"
Affirmed (and design)
in both [both marks
cases, for educational
based on services, namely,
the conducting semi-
Class 41 nars, exhibitions,
services conferences, and
in the workshops in the
cited field of gospel
registration music; entertain-
ment services,
namely, organizing
and conducting
entertainment
exhibitions in the
nature of gospel
music shows;
and providing
incentives to
people to demon-
strate excellence
in the field of
gospel music
through the
issuances of
awards]
2(d) Refusal "HT"
Affirmed [mail order catalog
services featuring
jewelry and online
retail services
featuring jewelry]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
"GMA" No
[in Class 41:
arranging and
conducting
educational
conferences and
seminars; and
services in
Class 42]
"HT" No
(enclosed within
a triangle)
[jewelry made of
precious metals with
or without precious or
semi-precious stones]
(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