United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 13 March 2007

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

2-6             EX              78508708                Oregon Aero, Inc.

2-6             EX              76612005                Debowa Polska De
                                                        Chene Polska


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

2(d)            Refusal                                 "SOFTSEAT"
                Affirmed                                [portable posture-
                                                        correcting,
                                                        ergonomic seat
                                                        cushions, including
                                                        cushion bases with
                                                        or without
                                                        optional, lumbar-
                                                        support cushion
                                                        back, useable on
                                                        existing cushioned
                                                        aircraft seats,
                                                        other vehicle
                                                        seats, and office-
                                                        chair seats]

whether         Refusal                                 "DEBOWA POLSKA
applicant's     Affirmed                                FLAVORED VODKA"
amended         on all                                  (and design)
drawing is      grounds                                 [vodka]
acceptable      asserted,
(two            with the
deficiencies    exception
noted);         of the
whether         amended
applicant's     drawing's
mark in its     being
amended         "insufficiently
drawing and     clear"
supported by
its specimens,
is a material
alteration of
the mark as
shown in the
original
application


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

"SOF-SEAT"                                      No
[furniture, namely
chairs]

                                                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