United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 15 August 2006
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
7-14 EX 78012977 Jaffeson
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d); Refusal "NATIONAL WOMEN'S
whether Affirmed BASEBALL HALL OF
applicant's on both FAME"
recitation grounds ["l. Annual Hall
of services and as to of Fame Inductions,
is acceptable all five 2. Annual MVP and
cited Manager Awards,
registra- 3. Annual National
tions Skills Champion-
ships, 4. Recogni-
tion stories and
emblems, 5. Tour-
naments and special
events, 6. Library
and historic ar-
chives, and 7.
Related baseball
memorabilia."]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
5 cited registrations: No
"NATIONAL BASEBALL
HALL OF FAME"
[pewter figurines, key
rings, etc.; decals,
newsletters, etc.; cups,
mugs, etc.; various
clothing; souvenir
buttons and pins, etc.];
"BASEBALL HALL OF FAME"
[shirts];
"NATIONAL BASEBALL
HALL OF FAME"
[magnets and sunglasses;
pennants];
"NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL
OF FAME AND MUSEUM"
[operation of a
baseball museum and
library; organizing
and sponsoring annual
baseball games and
annual baseball
photograph contests];
"NATIONAL BASEBALL
HALL OF FAME"
(and design)
[same services as for
mark just above, plus
additional services;
mail order catalog
services featuring a
wide variety of items]
(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