			  Summary of Final Decisions

				 Issued by the

		       Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

			      April 21 - 25, 1997


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

4-23   		OPP		85,244			Fabila Foods, 
		OPP		86,365			Inc. v. Alex 
		CANC		20,434			Foods, Inc.   
		CANC		20,435 
							
4-23            EX              74/505,121   		Farmland Foods, 
							Inc.  
		       
4-23            OPP             94,781    		American Life 
							Ins. Co. v.    
							Americo Life, 
							Inc.  

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

2(d)   		Oppositions	"LA HACIENDA"		"HACIENDA"
		Sustained and	[Mexican foods]		and "HACIENDA"
		Petitions to 				(and design)
		Cancel Granted				[both marks for
  							Mexican-type food
							products, namely, 
 							chili con carne, 
							burritos, corn 
							tortillas and corn
							tortilla strips];
							"HACIENDA"
							(and design)
							[burritos, fa-
							jitas, enchiladas,
							and tamales];
							"HACIENDA"
							[lard, fried pork 
							skin, nixtamal, 
							masa, salsa, 
							chili, tostada  
							shells, tortilla 
							chips, taco chips,
							tortilla strips,
        						cheese enchiladas,
    							tamales, burritos,
							Mexican pan and
							cake] 

2(e)(1)        	Refusal					"GOURMET RIB
		Affirmed				BITES"
      							[cooked 
							barbecue ribs]

2(d)   		Opposition	"AMERICAN LIFE		"AMERICO LIFE
		Sustained  	INSURANCE		INC."
 				COMPANY"		(and design)
				(in stylized let-	[life insurance
				tering)			underwriting 
				[underwriting life	services]      
				insurance and
				annuities];
				"ALICO"
				[underwriting life
				and accident and 
				health insurance 
				and annuities];
				"AMERICAN LIFE
				INSURANCE
				COMPANY"
				(and design)
				[underwriting life
				and accident and 
				health insurance 
				and annuities]   

Mark and		                Recommended		
Goods of Registration	  		for
Cited by Examining Atty.  		Publication

					No

					No

					No

(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT 
USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION 

   
