United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 17 January 2006
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
12-12 EX 76561691 Crossroads LLC
EX 78405956
12-14 EX 76177195 UTi Worldwide Inc.
(R)
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal "XROADS CONSULTING"
Affirmed and
in both cases "XROADS SOLUTIONS
as to both GROUP"
classes of [both marks for:
services in Class 35:
business consulting
services; business
consulting related
to operations
management
services; in Class
36: financial
analysis and
consulting]
2(d) Request for "EMPOWER"
Reconsideration (in stylized format
Denied with design)
(Refusal [in Class 39:
Affirmed providing
in both information
classes) relating to
applicant's storage
and forwarding of
freight, such
information
provided on-line
and otherwise to
staff and customers
with a password; in
Class 42: providing
tracking
information
relating to
applicant's
shipment of
freight, such
information
provided on-line
and otherwise to
staff and customers
with a password]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
"CROSSROADS FINANCIAL GROUP" No
[insurance brokerage in the
field of life, health, and
annuity insurance products]
"IMPOWER" No
[in Class 9: computer
programs for use in
the shipping industry,
namely, a customs
regulation and import
information database
for cargo, entry, and
billing data; in Class
39: transportation of
goods of others by air,
rail, ship or truck;
in Class 42: computer
services, namely,
providing a database
containing shipping and
freight information]
(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