United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 15 May 2007

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

4-13            OPP             91153141                Motion Picture
                                                        Association of
                                                        America, Inc. v.
                                                        Respect Sportswear,
                                                        Inc.


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

2(d)            Opposition      "RATED R"               "RATED R
                Sustained       [certification          SPORTSWEAR"
                                mark for certifying     [men's and ladies'
                                that a motion           shirts, pants,
                                picture film is an      ladies' dresses,
                                adult film in some      shorts and jackets]
                                of its aspects and
                                treatment so far as
                                language, violence,
                                nudity, and
                                sensuality are con-
                                cerned and that no
                                one under 17 should
                                be admitted unless
                                accompanied by a
                                parent or
                                guardian]; and
                                other certification
                                marks incorporating
                                the letter R, for
                                certification simi-
                                lar to that
                                described above


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

                                                Yes


(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