The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has scheduled five (5) oral hearings for the month of September 2016. The hearings will be held in the East Wing of the Madison ...
The Board reversed a Section 2(e)(1) mere descriptiveness refusal of WATERCRAFT SUPERSTORE for "Online retail store services featuring personal watercraft parts and accessories" [SUPERSTORE disclaimed]. Applicant convinced the Board that ...
Applicant Jimmy Moore LLC struck out in its attempt to register the mark pitchingsmart (in standard character form) for "entertainment in the nature of baseball games" in Class 41. Recognizing ...
The Board affirmed the USPTO's refusal to register the mark HEMP HOME HEALTH for "home health care services" because Applicants, in their appeal, failed to address the three grounds of ...
The USPTO refused registration of the mark PRO. in the form shown below, finding it to be merely descriptive of "consulting services in the field of architectural design." Applicant Pic ...
The USPTO refused registration of the mark RENTED.COM for "Computer services, namely, providing search platforms to allow users to request content from and receive content to a computer or mobile ...
People are saying that one can predict the outcome of a Section 2(d) case about 95 percent of the time just by looking at the marks and the goods/services. In ...
The Board granted applicant's Rule 2.132 motion for involuntary dismissal in this opposition to registration of the mark SHENANDOAH VALLEY CAMPGROUND for "providing campground facilities." Opposer alleged that the mark ...
By my estimation, somewhere around 85% of all Section 2(e)(1) mere descriptiveness refusals that reach the TTAB are affirmed on appeal. Well, here are three appeals that were decided during ...
The Board affirmed this Section 2(d) refusal to register the mark RED LABEL for "chicken for sale to foodservice institutions," finding it likely to cause confusion with the identical mark ...