In this 23-year old proceeding involving the mark COHIBA for cigars, the Board rejected a supplemental expert report submitted by respondent on the same day as its pretrial disclosures. The Board ...
The Board affirmed a refusal to register BORN IN THE USA for "bottoms as clothing; footwear; headwear; tops as clothing," finding that the phrase fails to function as a trademark. The ...
The USPTO refused to register the mark SALTY BULL BREWING & Design (shown below) for "Restaurant and bar services; Taproom services; Taproom services featuring beer brewed on premises" [BREWING disclaimed], finding ...
A TTAB judge once said to me that one can predict the outcome of a Section 2(d) case 95% of the time just by looking at the marks and the ...
The Board denied TMC's motion to re-open this 1997 concurrent use proceeding involving the mark ON THE RUN for retail convenience store services. TMC obtained a concurrent use registration for the ...
A TTAB judge once said to me that one can predict the outcome of a Section 2(d) case 95% of the time just by looking at the marks and the ...
The Board affirmed a bifusal of the mark BOCCA DOLCE for "chocolate confections," upholding the USPTO's requirement of a disclaimer of DOLCE and finding a likelihood of confusion with the registered ...
On September 1st from 12 to 1 PM Pacific Coast Time, Ted Davis and Yours Truly will provide a review of recent trademark cases in a webinar aptly titled "Trademark ...
The Board affirmed a Section 2(a) refusal of the purported mark SIKSILK for a laundry list of clothing items -- including T-shirts, track suits, and top hats -- finding the mark ...
A TTAB judge once said to me that one can predict the outcome of a Section 2(d) case 95% of the time just by looking at the marks and the ...