United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 08 August 2006
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
7-7 OPP 91158096 ESPN, Inc. v.
Kurt Luttermoser
7-7 OPP 91156646 America Online,
(SJ) Inc. v.
Franklin Loufrani
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d); 2(a) Opposition "X GAMES" and "X "A GAMES"
(false Dismissed GAMES" and design [entertainment
suggestion [both registrations services in the
of a for organizing and nature of a live
connection); conducting competi- sporting event
and 2(f), tions featuring a featuring aggres-
43(c) wide variety of sive in-line
(dilution) sports; an ongoing skating, skate-
television series boarding, sky-
featuring a wide diving, motor cross
variety of sports racing, barefoot
events]; water skiing, wake-
"X GAMES" and "X boarding, wave
GAMES" and design runner racing and
[both registrations mountain biking]
for a wide variety
of clothing items;
and "X GAMES"
[computer game and
video game
software]
whether Opposition "SMILEY" and design
mark is sustained of smiling face
non-dis- on all [wide range
tinctive, claims but of goods and
merely only as to services in
descriptive, services numerous classes]
or generic; deleted
fraud from
application
by applicant
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