The CAFC dismissed an appeal from the TTAB's May 3, 2019 decision [here] dismissing the Royal Crown parties' consolidated opposition to sixteen trademarks containing the term ZERO. In the opposition, RC ...
Petitioner Anand K. Chakayala, rather than respond to Praise Broadcastings's discovery requests, filed a motion for summary judgment in this proceeding for cancellation of a registration for the mark PRAISELIVE ...
Conceding that the phrase GUARANTEED RATE is merely descriptive of its services, Applicant Guaranteed Rate, Inc. sought to register the phrase, and the word-plus-design mark shown below, for various mortgage lending ...
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Tee-Tee-Ā-Bee) has scheduled eight (8) oral hearings for the month of August 2020. Many, if not all, of the hearings will be held via ...
The USPTO refused to register, on the Supplemental Register, the term D'AVOCADO for "high pressure pasteurized avocado based chocolate confections, mousses, spreads, puddings and frozen desserts," on the ground of genericness. ...
ip-hop collective Pro Era applied to register the mark PRO ERA for various clothing items, including hats and caps, but was foiled by Opposer New Era Cap, who for decades has extensively used, ...
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Tee-Tee-Ā-BEE) has scheduled nine (9) oral hearings for the month of June 2020. All of the hearings will be held via video conference. Briefs ...
Here are three ex parte appeals decided yesterday by the Board: a Section 2(d) likelihood of confusion case, a Section 2(e)(1) mere descriptiveness refusal, and a Section 2(e)(4) surname ruling. How ...
In a rare case involving a geographic certification mark (sometimes called a certification mark of regional origin), the Board affirmed a Section 2(d) refusal of the mark REAL MICHIGAN for hard ...
Nokia saw no jokia when Somasundaram Ramkumar applied to register the mark JIOKIA for electronic mail and other online services. Claiming that its mark NOKIA is famous, Nokia opposed on the ground of ...