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Precedential No. 31: In an Accelerated Decision, TTAB Sustains Schick Opposition to "SLICK ULTRA PLUS" for Disposable Razors

One suspects that this rather straightforward Section 2(d) decision was deemed precedential because the parties agreed to resolve the matter via the Board's Accelerated Case Resolution (ACR) procedure. The Board found Green Planet's mark SLICK ULTRA PLUS for disposable razors likely to cause confusion with the famous, registered mark SCHICK for "razors and razor blades," and so it sustained the opposition. Eveready Battery Company, Inc. v. Green Planet, Inc., Opposition No. 91180015 (July 21, 2009) [precedential].On February 9, 2009, after the Board had denied Schick's motion for summary judgment, the parties signed on to ACR and agreed to "forego trial and proceed directly to briefing the case on the merits." They stipulated to Schick's priority, agreed that the summary judgment evidence would serve in lieu of trial evidence, and allowed submission of additional evidence with each party's trial brief...continue to full post

Full post as published by The TTABlog on August 04, 2009 (boomark / email).