United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 28 November 2006

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

                              October 23-27, 2006



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

10-23           EX              76610100                Gibson Guitar Corp.

10-23           EX              78465212                Stephen A. Robbins

10-24           EX              76625510                Broome Mercer Corp.


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

2(e)(1)         Refusal                                 "THE HOME
                Affirmed                                DIGITAL JUKEBOX"
                                                        [digital music
                                                        audio recording
                                                        and playback system
                                                        consisting of a
                                                        recorder/playback
                                                        unit, speakers,
                                                        and remote control]

2(d)            Refusal                                 "A LANDMARK
                Affirmed                                WEDDING EXPERIENCE"
                in all                                  [in Class 16:
                four classes                            a wide variety of
                                                        printed materials
                                                        featuring wedding
                                                        planning;
                                                        in Class 41:
                                                        wedding planning
                                                        services, etc.;
                                                        in Class 43:
                                                        hotel services;
                                                        providing
                                                        restaurant
                                                        facilities
                                                        for special
                                                        receptions;
                                                        in Class 45:
                                                        wedding chapel
                                                        services]

2(d);           Refusal                                 "SOHO RUNWAY"
Section 6       Affirmed                                [ladies clothing,
disclaimer                                              namely, dresses,
requirement                                             blouses, slacks
(of the                                                 and fur coats]
word RUNWAY)


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

                                                No

"THE WEDDING EXPERIENCE"                        No
[wedding planning
consultation services;
travel agency services]

"RUNWAY"                                        No
[scarfs]


(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