I've heard it said (by a TTAB judge) that one can predict the outcome of a Section 2(d) appeal 95% of the time just by looking at the marks and ...
The Board affirmed a refusal to register the purported mark INVESTING IN AMERICAN JOBS for "promoting public awareness for goods made or assembled by American workers" and for various retail and online ...
The CAFC vacated the TTAB's decision affirming a Section 2(d) refusal of the mark GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY & Design for "mortgage banking services, namely, origination, acquisition, servicing, securitization and brokerage of mortgage ...
This is the second of two posts; the first five selections were posted here. Additional commentary on each case may be found at the linked TTABlog posting. The cases are not necessarily listed ...
The TTABlogger has once again bravely (?) chosen the ten TTAB decisions that he considers to be the most important and/or interesting from the previous calendar year (i.e., 2018). This is the ...
The USPTO refused registration of the mark INCOGNITO for "footwear; footwear for men; footwear for women; shoes; shoes for men and women," finding it likely to cause confusion with the registered mark STS ...
On remand from the CAFC, the Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark ALEX BRADLEY STAR INSIGNIA for "cigars, tobacco, cigar boxes, cigar cutters and ...
The Board affirmed a refusal to register the color "copper" for "flexible, plastic tubes used in subsurface drip irrigation systems," finding the proposed mark to be aesthetically functional under Section ...
Concluding that Applicant Scott Stawski was not entitled to concurrent use registrations for the marks PROSPER ESTATE and PROSPER RIDGE for wines, the Board dissolved this concurrent use proceeding. Stawski ...
Respondent Firebrand LLC moved to dismiss this petition for cancellation of its registration for the mark FIREBRAND for a "newsletter dealing with brand and product development" and for "business consultation ...