The USPTO refused registration of the mark BAJATUSEGURO.COM, in standard character form, for "insurance brokerage and reinsurance underwriting services offered via a global computer network," deeming the mark merely descriptive ...
It was a tough week for National Presto Industries. First, the Board pulled the plug on its popcorn popper configuration mark, and yesterday its electronic skillet configuration mark was short-circuited. ...
The USPTO refused registration of the mark MORO in the design form shown below left, for "olive oil," finding the mark likely to cause confusion with the registered marks MORO ...
The USPTO today filed a petition for a writ of certiorari (here) to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, seeking Supreme Court review of the CAFC's decision ...
Further to the note yesterday, SCA Hygiene v. First Quality Baby has been moved up a notch to Top Ten No. (6a), joined by new Top Ten No. (6b) Medinol ...
A divided panel of the Board affirmed a refusal to register the mark NO EXCUSES DIET for "Books in the field of food in health and wellness," on the ground ...
Today in Sport Dimension, Inc. v. Coleman Co., Inc., __ F.3d __ (Fed. Cir. 2016)(Stoll, J.), the court provides a tour de force exposition of the law of design patent ...
Today is Marathon Monday, at least in New England. Remember the recent TTAB case involving the mark MARATHON MONDAY? Here is a link to a recent article about that case, ...
The Board affirmed a Section 2(e)(5) refusal to register the product configuration shown below as a trademark for "electric popcorn poppers," finding the design to be de jure functional. The ...
Is Top Ten No. (7) SCA Hygiene Prods. Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Prods.,LLC, S.Ct. No. 15-927, on the road to Supreme Court merits review? SCA Hygiene is scheduled for Conference ...