In a non-predecential opinion, the CAFC reversed the Board's decision (TTABlogged here) that found the mark DOT BLOG to be merely descriptive of the service of "providing specific information as ...
The TTAB issued three dozen (XXXVI) precedential opinions in calendar 2016. Among the more interesting ones, the Board considered the registrability of a rare “motion mark,” concluding that the gripping, ...
The TTAB ruled that an applicant, when seeking registration based upon acquired descriptiveness under Section 2(f), may rely on a "family of marks" argument to support its claim. Nonetheless, the ...
The New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA) will host a CLE seminar on the upcoming TTAB rule changes. The seminar will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at ...
Yours truly, The TTABlogger, will present a webinar entitled "Friendly Shores: A Guide to TTAB Practice for Foreign Trademark Owners," on Thursday, January 19th from 10 to 11 AM EST, ...
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has scheduled eight (VIII) oral hearings for the month of January 2017. The hearings will be held in the East Wing of the Madison ...
Supposedly one can predict the outcome of a Section 2(d) case 95% of the time just by looking at the marks and the goods. Here are three recent Section 2(d) ...
The Board granted this petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark CHEESE ZOMBIES for "filled bakery products" [CHEESE disclaimed], finding the term to be merely descriptive of the ...
Yours truly, The TTABlogger, will present a webinar entitled "Friendly Shores: A Guide to TTAB Practice for Foreign Trademark Owners," on January 19th from 10 to 11 AM EST, sponsored ...
The USPTO refused registration of the "label" mark shown below left, finding it likely to cause confusion with the mark shown below right, both for energy drinks. Applicant pointed to ...