United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 17 October 2006
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
9-14 EX 76291030 L.VAD Technology,
Inc.
9-14 OPP 91162564 DC Shoes, Inc. v.
John Melnick
9-14 EX 76588517 Advanced
Neuro-modulation
Systems, Inc.
9-14 EX 76330764 Fabrica de Jabon La
Corona, S.A. de
C.V.
9-15 EX 78360389 Xcaliber
International Ltd.,
L.L.C.
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
genericness Refusal "PERMANENT BALLOON
(whether Affirmed PUMP"
applicant's [medical and
mark is surgical procedure
registrable products, namely,
on the permanent
Supplemental implantable, left
Register) ventricular assist
devices and
permanent
intra-aortic
balloon pumps and
parts therefor,
namely a blood
pump, skin
connector and drive
unit]
2(d) Opposition "DC" "DC N ME"
[priority]; Dismissed [a wide range of goods [various goods and
dilution as to all and services] services in Classes
eleven classes 6, 14, 16, 18, 21,
24, 25, 28, 35, 41
and 42]
2(e)(1) Refusal "ULTRACATH"
Reversed [catheters]
2(d) Refusal "MONARCA PURE CORN
Affirmed OIL"
(and design)
[corn oil]
2(e)(4) Refusal "CHISOLM"
Affirmed [smokeless tobacco]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
No
No
No
2 cited registrations, No
both owned by the same
entity:
"MONARCH" and "MONARCH"
(and design)
[both marks for: butter]
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