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 ...
The Board dismissed this petition for cancellation of a 2009 registration for the mark ZEN SPA & Design, shown below, for "Health spa services for health and wellness of the ...
I think I've been making these TTABlog Tests too easy. I'm not giving any hints on this one. Here are three recent decisions in appeals from Section 2(d) refusals. How do ...
The Board denied petitioner's claims of abandonment and fraud aimed at a registration for the mark DEVIL'S CANYON VINEYARD for wine. Petitioner Brew4U claimed that Respondent Icon Design never sold any ...
The USPTO refused registration of the mark DARBYSHIRE for audio books, fictional works, and digital on-demand printing services, deeming the mark to be primarily merely a surname under Section 2(e)(4). The ...
The Board dismissed Applicant NfoSnap's counterclaim alleging that the mark SNAPCHAT is generic for "computer application software for mobile phones, portable media players, and handheld computers, namely, software for sending digital ...