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

			      December 7-11, 1998


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

12-7   		EX   		75/049,029   		Superior of Ohio,
		EX   		75/049,035   		Inc.

12-8   		EX   		75/121,904   		Gribetz Int'l.   

12-8   		EX   		75/162,017   		Pepi Kelman   

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

whether the 	Refusal					"CROWN
matter		Affirmed				SOVEREIGN" and
applicant 						"SOVEREIGN"
seeks to						[automobile 
register 						dealership
functions						services of
as service 						specialty 
marks for the 						vehicles, namely,
services						limousines and
recited in the						funeral coaches]
applications   
      			      	
Section 6(a)	Refusal		"SYSTEMS GROUP";	"GLOBAL SYSTEMS
disclaimer	Affirmed,	word "GLOBAL"		GROUP"
requirement	but only to	need not be 		(and design)
(of words	the extent	disclaimed		[bedding mattress
"GLOBAL		that 	 				manufacturing
SYSTEMS		applicant				machinery, 
GROUP")   	must					industrial
		disclaim words				sewing machines, 
							and quilting 
							machines]

2(d)   		Refusal	      				"RHAPSODY"
		Affirmed      				[men's and 
							women's fine
							jewelry, namely, 
							rings]

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

						No

						No

"RHAPSODY"					No
(in stylized lettering)
[watches, namely, wrist
or strap watches]   

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