I have once again reviewed the TTAB's FOIA page in an attempt to estimate the percentage of Section 2(d) likelihood-of-confusion refusals that were affirmed by the Board during the last calendar year ...
The Board affirmed a refusal to register the mark #covfefe (in standard character form) for "hats; T-shirts; wristbands as clothing; hoodies; jackets; jerseys; ties as clothing; tops as clothing," ruling that the ...
In a 52-page opinion, the Board reversed a refusal to register the mark shown below right, comprising a green circle on a white cup, for coffee, tea, and restaurant services, ...
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 ...