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

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

                            July 30-August 3, 2007



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

7-31            EX              76482852                Valenite Inc.

7-31            CANC            92044366                The Christian
                                                        Broadcasting
                                                        Network, Inc. v.
                                                        ABS-CBN
                                                        International


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

Whether         Refusal                                 "VALPRO"
applicant's     Reversed                                [tools for power
web page                                                operated metal
specimen is                                             cutting machines,
acceptable                                              namely turning,
                                                        milling, grooving,
                                                        drilling, boring
                                                        and threading
                                                        tools; and cutting
                                                        inserts and tool
                                                        holders for power
                                                        operated metal
                                                        cutting machines
                                                        and tools; and
                                                        component parts
                                                        therefor]

2(d);           Petition        "CBN"                   "ABS-CBN"
laches and      Dismissed       [television             [television
acquiescence    (confusion      broadcasting            broadcasting
                likely but      services];              services via
                defenses        "CBN"                   satellite and
                applicable)     [educational            cable; telephone
                                services, namely,       calling card
                                seminars, workshops     services]
                                and conferences in
                                the fields of
                                Christian living,
                                finances, mar-
                                riages, veterans,
                                and song writing;
                                Christian evangel-
                                ical ministerial
                                services including
                                outreach, counsel-
                                ing, and disciple-
                                ship];
                                "CBN WORLREACH"
                                [Christian evangel-
                                ical ministerial
                                services including
                                outreach, coun-
                                seling, and
                                discipleship];
                                "CBN NEWS"
                                [Entertainment,
                                namely, television
                                news shows]


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

                                                Yes

                                                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