United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 03 January 2006
Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board November 28-December 2, 2005 Date Type of Proceeding Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties 11-28 EX 76563024 MRI Leasing Corp. 11-28 EX 76351071 Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. 11-28 OPP 91154595 Bruker (SJ) Daltonics, Inc. v. PerSeptive Biosystems, Inc. and Applied Biosystems/MDS Sciex Instruments 11-29 EX 76602722 Worldwise, Inc. Opposer's/ Applicant's/ Petitioner's Respondent's TTAB Mark and Mark and Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services 2(e)(1) Refusal "GLOBAL BROKER Affirmed SYSTEMS" [providing training in the field of operating a finance company] whether Refusal design comprising the matter Affirmed a stylized repre- applicant sentation of parts seeks to of a teddy bear, register applied to a hanger functions [toy accessories, as a mark namely, toy for its clothing] recited goods whether Opposition "TOF/TOF" applicant's Sustained [mass spectrometry mark is (Opposer's instrumentation, generic or, motion for namely, time-of- in the summary flight mass alternative, judgment spectrometers and merely granted) components there- descriptive for, and related and without software, for use distinctiveness in chemical and under biological Section 2(f) applications] 2(e)(1); Refusal "FISHBONZ" 2(d) Affirmed [cat toys] on both grounds Mark and Citable as Goods Cited by Precedent Examining Atty. of TTAB No No No "FISHBONE" No and "FISHBONE" (and design) [both marks for a wide range of goods, including dog toys] (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