United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 17 January 2006
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
12-14 EX 76541379 Ram International
I, LLC
12-15 EX 76269527 Viking Life-saving
Equipment A/S
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal design comprising a
Affirmed stylized
representation of a
ram's head
[restaurant and bar
services]
2(d) Refusal "VIKING"
Affirmed [life-saving
as to goods rafts, hydrostatic
in Class 9 release for life-
[Note: Refusal saving rafts, life-
as to services saving boats,
in Classes 37 protection cover
and 42 deemed for life-saving
withdrawn] boats, life
jackets, life-
saving equipment,
namely, floating
lines, excluding
diving suits;
emergency warning
lights, fire
fighting suits,
boxes specifically
designed for
carrying fire
fighting and life-
saving equipment,
boxes specifically
designed for
carrying emergency
breathing
apparatus;
emergency and
rescue flares, life
buoys, life buoy
brackets, life buoy
lights, radar
reflectors and
emergency signal
whistles]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
"RAMS HEAD" No
[restaurant and
tavern services]
3 cited registrations, No
all owned by the same
entity:
"VIKING"
(and design)
[suits for protection
against chemicals and
gases; and other goods];
"VIKING"
(and design)
[protective shoes and
boots];
"VIKING"
(and design)
[fire fighting boots for
protection against
accidents, irradiation
and fires; and other goods]
(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