Friday, November 02, 2012

TTAB Posts November 2012 Hearing Schedule

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has scheduled an oral hearing for November 29th in the three consolidated cases listed below. The hearing will be held in the East Wing of the Madison Building, in Alexandria, Virginia. The hearing schedule and other details regarding attendance may be found at the TTAB website (lower right-hand corner)]. Briefs and other papers for these cases may be found at TTABVUE via the links provided.


November 29, 2012 - 10 AM: Central Garden & Pet Company v. Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc., Opposition No. 91188816 [Section 2(d) opposition to DOGZILLA  & Design for "dog toys" in view of the registered mark ZILLA for  "vivariums, terrariums, and aquariums for small animals; accessories for vivariums, terrariums, and aquariums, namely, tanks and artificial landscapes, stands, canopies, covers, hoods, air stones, aquarium fish nets" and for "pet food; pet treats." Applicant Doskocil raised the affirmative defense of laches and counterclaimed to cancel Central's pleaded registration on the basis of an allegedly illegal assignment of the underlying Section 1(b) application, in violation of Section 10].


November 29, 2012 - 10 AM: Central Garden & Pet Company v. Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc., Opposition No. 91190058 [Section 2(d) opposition to PETZILLA for pet toys, in view of the registered mark ZILLA for  "vivariums, terrariums, and aquariums for small animals; accessories for vivariums, terrariums, and aquariums, namely, tanks and artificial landscapes, stands, canopies, covers, hoods, air stones, aquarium fish nets" and for "pet food; pet treats"].


November 29, 2012 - 10 AM: Central Garden & Pet Company v. Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Cancellation No. 92050852 [Petition for cancellation of a registration for DOGZILLA for dog toys in view of the registered mark ZILLA for  "vivariums, terrariums, and aquariums for small animals; accessories for vivariums, terrariums, and aquariums, namely, tanks and artificial landscapes, stands, canopies, covers, hoods, air stones, aquarium fish nets" and for "pet food; pet treats"].


Text Copyright John L. Welch 2012.

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