The Board affirmed a refusal to register the mark HERBAL ACCESS for "retail store services featuring herbs," on the ground that the mark is being used in connection with the ...
The Board dismissed an opposition to registration of the mark BOXME for "storage services for archiving data bases, images, and other electronic data," finding the mark not likely to cause ...
Mike Meller was a well known international patent attorney of the twentieth century who practiced in New York City. He was active in several professional associations, and known throughout the ...
The New York Intellectual Property Association will host a seminar entitled "Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law" on Wednesday July 20, 2016, from noon to 5 PM, at the Princeton ...
Professor McCarthy responds below to the comments on this TTABlog post regarding his criticism of the TTAB's dilution analysis. I don’t agree with the commenters who argue that the T.T.A.B. ...
I once heard a TTAB judge say that the outcome of most Section 2(d) likelihood of confusion cases can be predicted just by looking at the marks and the identified ...
The Board affirmed a Section 2(e)(1) refusal of the mark BEST PROTEIN, finding it merely descriptive of "dietary and nutritional supplements" [PROTEIN DISCLAIMED]. Applicant BPI Sports asserted that some imagination ...
The Board affirmed a Section 2(a) refusal of the mark SEAL TEAM PHYSICAL TRAINING, INC., in the stylized form shown below, for "consulting services in the field of fitness and ...
Today in The Medicines Co. v. Hospira, Inc., __ F.3d __(Fed. Cir. July 11, 2016)(O’Malley, J.)(en banc), a unanimous twelve member Federal Circuit ruled on whether a supply agreement created ...
The Board issued a 98-page opinion in this consolidated opposition and cancellation proceeding, commenced in 2003, involving Defendant's marks 1.0, 1.25, 1.5, and 2.0, in standard character and/or design forms, ...