United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 14 Aug 2007
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
7-11 EX 76647446 Greenwood Lake
Health Spot Inc.
7-11 OPP 91154398 Drowning Pool LLC
v. Drowning Pool
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d), 2(d) refusal "NATURAL MOTION
Disclaimer affirmed as UNIVERSAL GYM"
to all cited [exercise equipment
registrations; in the form of
Disclaimer single and multiple
Requirement station weight-
Affirmed lifting machines]
2(d); Opposition "DROWNING POOL" "DROWNING POOL"
Abandonment Sustained [prerecorded audio [series of audio
discs, tapes and records, audio
phonographic cd's, audio tapes,
records featuring and cassettes,
music; clothing; video cassettes,
and entertainment and DVD's featuring
services] music and musical
performances;
and live musical
performances]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
3 registrations owned No
by same entity:
"UNIVERSAL"
[various items of
exercise equipment,
including single and
multiple station
exercise machines];
"UNIVERSAL FITNESS"
[various items of
exercise equipment
including home gyms
and various manually
operated lift systems];
and "UNIVERSAL FITNESS"
(and design)
[various items of
exercise equipment
including weight
training machines and
various manually
operated weight lifting
machines]
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