United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 05 September 2006

  Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

                           July 31 - August 4, 2006



Date            Type of         Proceeding
Issued          Case (1)        or App'n No.            Party/Parties

7-31            EX              76589284                Montefiore
                                                        Medical Center


                                Opposer's/              Applicant's/
                                Petitioner's            Respondent's
                TTAB            Mark and                Mark and
Issue           Decision        Goods/Services          Goods/Services

2(d)            Refusal                                 "BRIDGING THE
                Affirmed                                GAP BETWEEN
                                                        EDUCATION AND
                                                        PRACTICE"
                                                        [educational
                                                        services, namely,
                                                        arranging and
                                                        conducting classes,
                                                        seminars, confer-
                                                        ences, demonstra-
                                                        tions and workshops
                                                        in the field of
                                                        medicine, and
                                                        distributing course
                                                        materials in con-
                                                        nection therewith]


Mark and                                        Citable as
Goods Cited by                                  Precedent
Examining Atty.                                 of TTAB

"BRIDGING THE                                   No
GAP BETWEEN
SCIENCE AND
PRACTICE"
[development and
dissemination of
educational materials
in the field of sports
medicine; educational
services, namely,
arranging and
conducting classes,
seminars, conferences
and workshops in the
field of sports
medicine; and
educational testing
services]


(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