United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 04 Sep 2007

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

8-3             EX              78185508                Aspen Insurance
                                                        Holdings Limited


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

2(d)            Refusal                                 "ASPEN SPECIALTY"
                Affirmed                                [Underwriting
                                                        special risk
                                                        insurance for
                                                        businesses, namely
                                                        writing insurance
                                                        for contingencies
                                                        not considered
                                                        standard property
                                                        or casualty
                                                        business insurance
                                                        risks, namely
                                                        cancellation
                                                        of events,
                                                        transportation of
                                                        valuable objects,
                                                        contingencies for
                                                        special events and
                                                        projects, terror-
                                                        ism, and surplus
                                                        coverage for unique
                                                        business assets,
                                                        namely marine,
                                                        energy, aviation
                                                        and satellite
                                                        infrastructure; all
                                                        such insurance
                                                        excluding risk
                                                        coverages for
                                                        individuals and
                                                        homeowners]


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

"ASPENCROSS"                                    No
[Insurance brokerage
services, financial
planning, financial
asset management,
estate planning,
financial consultation,
financial consultation
in the field of employee
benefits and retirement
plans, risk management,
investment advisory
services for the purpose
of funding education]


(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