United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 04 Dec 2007
Date Type of Proceeding
Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties
10-29 EX 78449413 The Coca-Cola
Company
10-29 EX 78157550 Piano
[Redesignation Factory
as a Group Inc.
Precedent
of
TTAB]
Opposer's/ Applicant's/
Petitioner's Respondent's
TTAB Mark and Mark and
Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services
2(d) Refusal "SPRITE QUENCH"
Reversed [drinking waters,
as to all flavored waters,
cited mineral and
registrations aerated waters,
other non-alcoholic
beverages, namely,
soft drinks,
energy drinks and
sports drinks;
fruit drinks
and juices;
syrups,
concentrates and
powders for
making beverages,
namely, flavored
waters, mineral
and aerated
waters, soft
drinks, energy
drinks, sports
drinks, fruit
drinks and
juices]
2(e)(4) Refusal "VOSE & SONS"
Affirmed [pianos,
namely, upright
pianos, grand
pianos, and
digital pianos;
piano keyboard
instruments]
Mark and Citable as
Goods Cited by Precedent
Examining Atty. of TTAB
6 cited registrations, No
the first five owned by
the same entity:
"QUENCH"
(and design) and
"QUENCH"
(in stylized lettering)
[both marks for: carbonated
citrus-flavored soft
drink and the
concentrate from which
the same is made];
"QUENCH"
(and design)
[grapefruit and
lemon flavored soft
drinks and concentrates
for making the same];
"DIET QUENCH" and
"DIET QUENCH"
(and design)
[both marks for:
soft drinks];
"QWENCH"
[soft drink]
Yes
[Originally issued
as non-precedential
on 9-15-06]
(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