Gary R. Johnson

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

Jun 27, 2002

No. 75672563 (T.T.A.B. Jun. 27, 2002)

6/27/02
Paper No. 18
DEB

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
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In re Gary R. Johnson
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Serial No. 75/672,563
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Steven R. Ormiston and Jack H. McKinney of Ormiston &
McKinney for Gary R. Johnson.

Linda E. Blohm, Trademark Examining Attorney, Law Office
110 (Chris A.F. Pedersen, Managing Attorney).
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Before Hanak, Hairston and Bucher, Administrative Trademark
Judges.
Opinion by Bucher, Administrative Trademark Judge:
Gary R. Johnson sought registration of the mark GT for
goods identified as printed and electronic text.1 After
several attempts by applicant to modify the identification
of goods, the Trademark Examining Attorney issued a final
Office action, finding unacceptable each successive
identification of goods as proposed by applicant.
The brief applicant submitted on this appeal is
identical to the one filed in the companion application for
THIS DISPOSITION IS NOT
CITABLE AS PRECEDENT
OF THE TTAB
Serial No. 75/672,563
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the designation, GLIDETEXT.2 Inasmuch as the issues in this
case are indeed identical to those in the companion
application, we affirm the Trademark Examining Attorney in
summary fashion herein, based upon the entire rationale of
our February decision.
Decision: The refusal to register based upon
applicant’s failure to adopt an acceptable identification
of goods is hereby affirmed.

1 Application Serial No. 75/672,563 was filed on March 31,
1999, based upon applicant’s claim of a bona fide intention to
use the mark in commerce.
2 Application Serial No. 75/464,801 was filed on April 9,
1998.