The USPTO refused registration of the mark 100 PERCENT WINE, finding it likely to cause confusion with the registered mark CENTO PER CENTO, both for wine. The English translation of ...
Effective February 17, 2017, the USPTO is amending its rules concerning the examination of affidavits or declarations of continued use or excusable nonuse filed under Section 8 or Section 71 ...
The recent TTAB decision regarding the TEQUILA certification mark [TTABlogged here] may have whet (or wet) your appetite for a more extensive discussion of certification marks. Professor Jeanne C. Fromer ...
In this unusual factual situation involving two geographically descriptive terms, the Board granted a petition for cancellation of a Supplemental Registration for the mark CHICAGO STAGEHAND, in standard character form, ...
The TTAB affirmed the USPTO's refusals to register six design marks - comprising the color green applied to the top portion of a sprinkler head and contrasting with an adjoining ...
The Board affirmed a refusal to register THE LAUNDRY CAFE on the Supplemental Register, finding the term to be generic for "providing washing and drying laundry facilities," in International Class ...
The Board sustained an opposition to registration of the slogan I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL WIN! for “Bottoms; Caps; Hats; Jackets; Shirts; Sweatshirts; T-shirts; Tops," on the ground that the ...
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has scheduled four (4) oral hearings for the month of February 2017. The first of the four hearings will be held at Southwestern Law ...
The USPTO refused to register the mark MERLIN for "timepieces and chronometric instruments," finding it confusingly similar to the identical mark registered for various articles of clothing. The Examining Attorney ...
In a 75-page opinion that includes a 12-page Appendix summarizing the record, the Board dismissed this opposition to registration of the mark TEQUILA as a certification mark for "distilled spirits, ...