United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 12 April 2005
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
3-8 EX 76121702 Direct Response
Corp.
3-8 OPP 91159413 Cheeseburger In
OPP 91161263 Paradise, Inc. v.
(SJ) Jimmy Buffett
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
genericness Refusal "TEACHERS'
Affirmed INSURANCE PLAN"
[insurance
services, namely,
underwriting
insurance in the
fields of
property,
casualty, and
automobile
insurance;
insurance claim
administration
and processing;
insurance
consultation and
insurance
brokerage
services]
whether, Opposition "CHEESE BURGER IN "CHEESEBURGER IN
because of a Dismissed PARADISE" PARADISE"
settlement in both (and design) (and design)
agreement in cases as to [restaurant and [in Class 14:
a civil action all opposed bar services]; jewelry, lapel
between the applications "CHEESE BURGER" pins and watches;
parties, (applicant's (and design) in Class 21:
opposer has motion for [pots, frying beverage
standing to summary pans, spatulas, glassware, shot
oppose judgment serving spoons, glasses and foam
registration granted and mixing spoons; drink holders;
of applicant's [Note: containers for in Class 25:
marks Opposer given household use or clothing, namely,
time to respond kitchen use; shirts, t-shirts,
to applicant's trivets; coasters sweatshirts and
motion to amend not of paper or baseball caps;
its answer to table linen; in Class 41:
assert a dishes; beverage nightclub services
counter-claim glassware; water and providing
to cancel bottles sold information in
opposer's empty; and mugs; the field of
registrations] promotional nightclub
merchandise, services, namely,
namely, live entertainment
ornamental novelty event calendars,
pins, ornamental location
buttons]; information and
"CHEESE BURGER" driving directions
[restaurant and via the Internet;
bar services; in Class 45:
headwear; restaurant and bar
footwear, and services, and
clothing, namely, providing
caps, shirts, information in the
t-shirts, field of
tanktops, blouses, restaurant and bar
jackets, coats, services, namely,
sweaters, food and drink
sweatshirts, menus, location
shorts, pants, information and
beachwear, driving directions
swimwear, via the Internet]
swimsuits, pareos, and
caps, visors, and "CHEESEBURGER IN
hats] PARADISE"
(and design)
[the same goods
listed above
in Classes 14, 21
and 25]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
No
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