United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 17 October 2006
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
9-12 EX 78536363 National Affinity
Group, LLC
9-12 OPP 91159338 Giocar America,
Inc. v. Braking
Italia, s.r.l.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal "AFFINITY GROUP THE 2 cited
Affirmed RESOURCEFUL BUSINESS registrations, both
as to both PARTNERS" owned by the same
cited (and design entity:
registrations incorporating a "AFFINITY" and
stylized letter "A") "AFFINITY"
[professional services, (in stylized
namely, employment lettering)
hiring, recruiting, [both marks for:
placement, staffing and business consulting
career networking services;
services; business procurement
project management; services, namely,
business management purchasing computer
consultation; business software, telephone
consulting services services [or long
relating to distance telephone
distribution solutions] services], bill
paying services,
inventory
management
services, and
Internet
connectivity
services for
others; retail
store services in
the field of office
supplies, computer
software, and
business products;
operation of
businesses for
others, namely,
on-in retail stores
in a wide variety
of fields]
2(d) Opposition "WAVE" "WAVE"
Sustained [brake rotors for [brake discs for
vehicles] land vehicles]
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