Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board July 6-10, 1998 Date Type of Proceeding Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties 7-8 EX 75/017,413 Lancer Ortho- dontics, Inc. 7-8 OPP 101,856 General Electric Co. v. Asha Records, Inc. 7-8 EX 74/693,416 Volk Art, Inc. 7-8 EX 74/635,846 Raceway Lube Inc. 7-8 EX 74/241,020 Fonovisa, Inc. Opposer's/ Applicant's/ Petitioner's Respondent's TTAB Mark and Mark and Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services 2(d) Refusal IN ADVANCE and reversed design [dental abrasives and polishes] 2(d) Opposition design of dog with ASHA RECORDS and sustained phonograph player fanciful rabbit [sound recordings design with phono- and various elec- graph player tronic products] [pre-recorded tapes, phonograph records and com- pact discs featuring music] 2(a) (decep- Refusals BLANC DE CHINE tive) and affirmed [porcelain, name- 2(e)(1) ly, lamp bases, [deceptively pots and fig- misdescrip- urines] tive] 2(d) Refusal RACEWAY LUBE affirmed [vehicle lubrica- tion and oil change services] 2(d) Refusal MELODY and design reversed [cassette tapes, compact discs and phonograph records bearing musical sound recordings in the Spanish language] Mark and Citable as Goods Cited by Precedent Examining Atty. of TTAB ADVANCE No [dental restorative materials] No No RACEWAY No [motor oil] The word "MELODY" No in Russian Cyrillic [phonograph records, audio cassettes and compact discs, all for musical recordings] (1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION