Respondent's rope-a-dope defense proved to be successful in this cancellation proceeding aimed at a registration for the mark ONEPACKET (standard form) for computer-related services. The Board concluded that petitioner Equinix failed to ...
In an 87-page opinion issued nine days after oral argument, the Board sustained an opposition to registration of the proposed mark LIVE PHOTOS for "Computer software for recording and displaying images, video ...
The USPTO refused to register the term SWISS MILITARY for "watches of Swiss origin," on the ground of genericness. The Board, however, ruled that the Office failed to submit the requisite "clear ...
The Board dismissed this Section 2(d) opposition to registration of APPLE MUSIC for various entertainment-related services, including the production and distribution of sound recordings, finding that Apple, Inc. proved priority over Opposer ...
Petitioner DrDisabilityQuotes.com seeks cancellation of two registrations, one for the word-and-design mark shown below ("the Stethoscope Mark") and the other for the standard character mark DOCTOR DISABILITY, both for insurance brokerage ...
The USPTO issued a trifusal(TM) for the proposed mark CAVIAR & CASHMERE for "non medicated skin care and related personal care and cosmetic products," finding the mark to be deceptive under Section ...
The TTAB recently decided the appeals from the three Section 2(e)(1) mere descriptiveness refusals summarized below. Let's see how you do with them, keeping in mind that last year the ...
The USPTO refused to register the proposed mark COMPOSTA for compostable containers made of kraft paper or plastic for use in the food service industry, finding the mark to be merely descriptive ...
A TTAB judge once said to me that one can predict the outcome of a Section 2(d) case 95% of the time just by looking at the marks and the ...
American Airlines applied to register the mark RENOAIR for "air transport of passengers, cargo and freight" under Section 2(f) of the Lanham Act, claiming that acquired distinctiveness transferred to this mark from ...